Ernest Borgnine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 24, 1917
- Died
- Jul 8, 2012 (aged 95)
- Place of birth
- Hamden, Connecticut, USA
- Credits
- 236
Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.
Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles.
Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).
Known for
The Simpsons
1989TV
Ernest Borgnine (voice)
RED
2010Movie
Henry, The Records Keeper
Gattaca
1997Movie
Caesar
Escape from New York
1981Movie
Cabbie
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999TV
Mermaid Man (voice), Himself, Mermaid Man / Mermaid Man Doll (voice)
Small Soldiers
1998Movie
Kip Killagin (voice)
Filmography
Rat Pack
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Naples '44
2016Movie
Self
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
2013Movie
Self
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
2012Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
2012Movie
Rex Page
Love's Christmas Journey
2011Movie
Nicholas
The Lion of Judah
2011Movie
Slink (voice)
Night Club
2011Movie
Albert
National Lampoon's Snatched
2011Movie
Big Frank Baum
RED
2010Movie
Henry, The Records Keeper
Another Harvest Moon
2010Movie
Frank
The Genesis Code
2010Movie
Carl Taylor
The Wishing Well
2009Movie
Big Jim
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009Movie
Self
Oliviero Rising
2009Movie
Bill
Frozen Stupid
2008Movie
Frank Norgard
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008Movie
Judge Holliday
Aces 'N' Eights
2008Movie
Thurmond Prescott
Strange Wilderness
2008Movie
Milas
Red and White: Gone with the West
2008Movie
Himself / Narrator
A Grandpa for Christmas
2007Movie
Bert O'Riley
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007Movie
Self
La cura del gorilla
2006Movie
Jerry
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006Movie
Self
Rail Kings
2005Movie
Steamtrain
3 Below
2005Movie
Grandpa
That One Summer
2005Movie
Otis Garner
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005Movie
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Blueberry
2004Movie
Rolling Star
The Trail to Hope Rose
2004Movie
Eugene
Barn Red
2004Movie
Michael Bolini
The Blue Light
2004Movie
Faerie King
The Long Ride Home
2003Movie
Lucas Moat
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
2003Movie
Mermaid Man (voice) (archive footage)
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
2003Movie
Self
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
2003Movie
Himself - Narrator
September 11
2002Movie
Old Man (segment "USA")
Hoover
2000Movie
J. Edgar Hoover
The District
2000TV
Uncle Mike Murphy
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000Movie
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000Movie
Self
Everyone Loves Mel
2000Movie
Grandpa
Castle Rock
2000Movie
Nate
The Kiss Of Debt
2000Movie
Godfather Mariano
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
1999Movie
Ben Quinn
Family Law
1999TV
Frank Collero
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999TV
Mermaid Man (voice), Himself, Mermaid Man / Mermaid Man Doll (voice)
Abilene
1999Movie
Hotis Brown
The Last Great Ride
1999Movie
Franklin Lyle
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
1998Movie
Carface Carruthers (voice)
BASEketball
1998Movie
Ted Denslow
Small Soldiers
1998Movie
Kip Killagin (voice)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997Movie
Self
Gattaca
1997Movie
Caesar
McHale's Navy
1997Movie
Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
1997Movie
Self
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
1996Movie
Self
Early Edition
1996TV
Antonio Birelli
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
1996TV
Carface (voice)
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
1996Movie
7th Heaven
1996TV
Joe
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
1996Movie
Carface (voice)
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996Movie
Self (archive footage)
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
1995Movie
Dr. Gustav Gruber
JAG
1995TV
Artemus Sullivan
The Single Guy
1995TV
Manny Cordoba
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
1995Movie
Sheriff Laughton
Captiva Island
1995Movie
Arty
The Spirit of the Season
1994Movie
Grandpa
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Max Blandish
La Classe américaine
1993Movie
Ernest (archive footage)
Tierärztin Christine
1993Movie
Dr. Gustav Gruber
Der blaue Diamant
1993Movie
Hans Kroger
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Eddie Ryan
Mistress
1992Movie
Himself
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992TV
Mountain of Diamonds
1991Movie
Ernie
Mountain of Diamonds
1991TV
Ernie
The Commish
1991TV
Frank Nardino
Home Improvement
1991TV
Eddie Phillips
飞狼国语公映版
1991TV
The Burning Shore
1991TV
Ernie
Appearances
1990Movie
Emil Danzig
Any Man's Death
1990Movie
Herr Gantz
The Last Match
1990Movie
Coach
Tides of War
1990Movie
Doctor
The Simpsons
1989TV
Ernest Borgnine (voice)
Hoodwinked
1989Movie
Sal Piccolo
Laser Mission
1989Movie
Prof. Braun
Oceano
1989TV
Pedro El Triste
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989Movie
Bischof
Spike of Bensonhurst
1988Movie
Baldo Cacetti
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988Movie
Gen. Sam Worden
The Opponent
1988Movie
Victor
Skeleton Coast
1988Movie
Colonel Smith
Moving Target
1988Movie
Captain Morrison
The Big Turnaround
1988Movie
Father Lopez
Treasure Island in Outer Space
1987TV
Billy Bones
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Col. Tom Cody
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
1987Movie
Gen. Sam Worden
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986Movie
Self (archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland
1985TV
Lion
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985Movie
Gen. Worden
Man Hunt
1984Movie
Ben Robeson
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984Movie
Sen. Brighton
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984Movie
Frank Fletcher
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Cosmo Ponzini
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Guido Liggio
Airwolf: The Movie
1984Movie
Dominic Santini
The Last Days of Pompeii
1984TV
Marcus
Airwolf
1984TV
Dominic Santini
Masquerade
1983TV
Jerry
Carpool
1983Movie
Mickey Doyle
Young Warriors
1983Movie
Lt. Bob Carrigan
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983Movie
Self
Blood Feud
1983Movie
J. Edgar Hoover
Matt Houston
1982TV
Buster Ryan
Deadly Blessing
1981Movie
Isaiah
Escape from New York
1981Movie
Cabbie
High Risk
1981Movie
Clint
Magnum, P.I.
1980TV
Earl Gianelli / 'Mr. White Death'
Super Fuzz
1980Movie
Willy Dunlop
When Time Ran Out...
1980Movie
Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
The Black Hole
1979Movie
Harry Booth
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979Movie
Stanislaus Katczinsky
Ravagers
1979Movie
Rann
The Double McGuffin
1979Movie
Firat
The Horror Show
1979Movie
(archive footage)
Convoy
1978Movie
Lyle Wallace
Cops and Robin
1978Movie
Joe Cleaver
The Ghost of Flight 401
1978Movie
Dom Cimoli
Superstunt
1977Movie
Self
The Love Boat
1977TV
Dominic Rosselli
The Prince and the Pauper
1977Movie
John Canty
The Greatest
1977Movie
Angelo Dundee
Fire!
1977Movie
Sam Brisbane
Jesus of Nazareth
1977TV
The Centurion
Future Cop
1977TV
Joe Cleaver
Shoot
1976Movie
Lou
Future Cop
1976Movie
Officer Joe Cleaver
Holiday Hookers
1976Movie
Max
Hustle
1975Movie
Santuro
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited)
The Devil’s Rain
1975Movie
Jonathan Corbis
Sunday in the Country
1974Movie
Adam Smith
Law and Disorder
1974Movie
Cy
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Jonathan
Sandy in Disneyland
1974Movie
Self
Twice in a Lifetime
1974Movie
Vince Boselli
Legend in Granite
1973Movie
Vince Lombardi
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973TV
Self
The Neptune Factor
1973Movie
Chief Diver Don MacKay
Emperor of the North
1973Movie
Shack
The Poseidon Adventure
1972Movie
Mike Rogo
The Revengers
1972Movie
Hoop
The Boxer
1972Movie
Captain Perkins
The Trackers
1971Movie
Sam Paxton
Hannie Caulder
1971Movie
Emmett Clemens
Bunny O'Hare
1971Movie
Bill Green - Gruenwald
Rain for a Dusty Summer
1971Movie
The General
Willard
1971Movie
Al Martin
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971Movie
Deputy Sam Hill
Great Performances
1971TV
Self
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970Movie
Sheriff Harve
The Adventurers
1970Movie
Fat Cat
A Bullet for Sandoval
1969Movie
Don Pedro Sandoval
The Wild Bunch
1969Movie
Dutch Engstrom
The Split
1968Movie
Bert Clinger
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968Movie
Barney Sheean
Ice Station Zebra
1968Movie
Boris Vaslov
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self
The Jerry Lewis Show
1967TV
Self
The Dirty Dozen
1967Movie
Maj. Gen. Worden
Chuka
1967Movie
Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
Hollywood Squares
1966TV
The Center Square, Self, Self - Center Square
The Oscar
1966Movie
Barney Yale
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965Movie
Trucker Cobb
Get Smart
1965TV
TV Viewer (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Show
1965TV
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Harry Martin
McHale's Navy
1964Movie
Quinton McHale
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Melvin Freebie
The Ray Anthony Show
1963TV
himself
McHale's Navy
1962TV
Quinton McHale
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
Barabbas
1961Movie
Lucius
Seduction Of The South
1961Movie
Sante Carbone
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Last Judgment
1961Movie
Pickpocket
Black City
1961Movie
Peppino Navarra
Go Naked in the World
1961Movie
Pete Stratton
Pay or Die!
1960Movie
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Man on a String
1960Movie
Boris Mitrov
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959Movie
Roo
Laramie
1959TV
The Rabbit Trap
1959Movie
Eddie Colt
Torpedo Run
1958Movie
Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
The Badlanders
1958Movie
John McBain
The Vikings
1958Movie
Ragnar
Wagon Train
1957TV
Willy Moran, Indian Brave (uncredited), Earl Packer, Estaban Zamora
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957TV
Self
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957TV
Buck
Three Brave Men
1956Movie
Bernard F. Goldsmith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Big Jim Morrison, Willie
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956Movie
Lew Brown
The Catered Affair
1956Movie
Tom Hurley
Jubal
1956Movie
Shep Horgan
The Square Jungle
1955Movie
Bernie Browne
The Last Command
1955Movie
Mike Radin
Run for Cover
1955Movie
Morgan
Marty
1955Movie
Marty
Violent Saturday
1955Movie
Stadt, Amish Farmer
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955Movie
Coley Trimble
Vera Cruz
1954Movie
Donnegan
The George Gobel Show
1954TV
Self
The Bounty Hunter
1954Movie
Bill Rachin
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954Movie
Strabo
Johnny Guitar
1954Movie
Bart Lonergan
The Lone Wolf
1954TV
Saks
From Here to Eternity
1953Movie
Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953Movie
Bull Slager
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Matty Moran, Major David Orlovsky
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Gus White
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Stanislaus Katczinsky
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Hully Brown
The Mob
1951Movie
Joe Castro
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951Movie
Bill Street
China Corsair
1951Movie
Hu Chang
The Bob Hope Show
1950TV
Self
Ford Theatre
1948TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948TV
Mathew O'Rourke
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Audience Member
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Movie
Officer Joe Cleaver