Lee Marvin Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Much like Humphrey Bogart before him, Lee Marvin rose through the ranks of movie stardom as a character actor, delivering expertly nasty and villainous turns in a series of B movies before finally graduating to more heroic performances. Regardless of which side of the law he traveled, however, he projected a tough as nails intensity and a two fisted integrity which elevated even the slightest material. Born February 1. 9, 1. New York City, Marvin quit high school to enter the Marine Corps and while serving in the South Pacific was wounded in battle. Watch The Calling Online Mic. Watch Bride &Amp; Prejudice Download Full. He spent a year in recovery before returning to the U. S. to begin working as a plumbers apprentice. After filling in for an ailing summer stock actor, his growing interest in performing inspired him to study at the New York based American Theater Wing. Upon making his debut in summer stock, Marvin began working steadily in television and off Broadway. He made his Broadway bow in a 1. Billy Budd and also made his first film appearance in Henry Hathaways Youre in the Navy Now. The following year, Hathaway again hired him for The Diplomatic Courier, and was so impressed that he convinced a top agent to recruit him. Soon Marvin began appearing regularly onscreen, with credits including a lead role in Stanley Kramers 1. Eight Iron Men. A riveting turn as a vicious criminal in Fritz Langs 1. The Big Heat brought Marvin considerable notice and subsequent performances opposite Marlon Brando in the 1. The Wild One and in John Sturges Bad Day at Black Rock cemented his reputation as a leading screen villain. He remained a heavy in B movies like 1. I Died a Thousand Times and Violent Saturday, but despite starring roles in the 1. Western Seven Men from Now and the smash Raintree County, he grew unhappy with studio typecasting and moved to television in 1. M Squad. As a result, Marvin was rarely seen in films during the late 5. The Missouri Traveler squeezed into his busy TV schedule. He returned to cinema in 1. John Wayne in The Comancheros, and starred again with the Duke in the John Ford classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a year later. Marvin, Wayne, and Ford reunited in 1. Donovans Reef. A role in Don Siegels 1. The Killers followed and proved to be Marvins final performance on the wrong side of the law. Under Stanley Kramer, Marvin delivered a warm, comic turn in 1. Breaking news, weather, radar, traffic, sports from FOX 5 DC for Washington, DC, Maryland and northern Virginia WTTGTV. Directed by Elliot Silverstein. With Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman. A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman. 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Considering retirement, he did not reappear onscreen for two years, but finally returned in 1. Paul Newman in the caper film Pocket Money. After turning down the lead in Deliverance, Marvin then starred in Prime Cut, followed in 1. Emperor of the North Pole and The Iceman Cometh. Poor reviews killed the majority of Marvins films during the mid 7. When The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday the last of three pictures he released during 1. Avalanche Express. However, his return to films was overshadowed by a high profile court case filed against him by Michelle Triola, his girlfriend for the last six years when they separated, she sued him for palimony 1,8. The landmark trial, much watched and discussed by Marvins fellow celebrities, ended with Triola awarded only 1. In its wake he starred in Samuel Fullers 1. The Big Red One, which was drastically edited prior to its U. S. release. After 1. Death Hunt, Marvin did not make another film before 1. Gorky Park. 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