Ernest Borgnine Dead: Oscar-Winning Actor Dies At Age 95
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BOB THOMAS
07/08/12 - AP


Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in Marty in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95.

His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife and children at his side.





Borgnine, who endeared himself to a generation of Baby Boomers with the 1960s TV comedy "McHale's Navy", first attracted notice in the early 1950s in villain roles, notably as the vicious Fatso Judson, who beat Frank Sinatra to death in From Here to Eternity.

Then came Marty, a low-budget film based on a Paddy Chayefsky television play that starred Rod Steiger. Borgnine played a 34-year-old who fears he is so unattractive he will never find romance. Then, at a dance, he meets a girl with the same fear.





From 1962 to 1966, Borgnine – a Navy vet himself – starred in "McHale's Navy" as the commander of a World War II PT boat with a crew of misfits and malcontents. Obviously patterned after Phil Silvers' popular Sgt. Bilko, McHale was a con artist forever tricking his superior, Capt. Binghamton, played by the late Joe Flynn.

The cast took the show to the big screen in 1964 with a "McHale's Navy" movie.

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:rip:

WOW, that's THREE classic TV stars we've said goodbye to in the last couple of weeks:

:rip: Don Grady
:rip: Andy Griffith
:rip: Ernest Borgnine

Wow that's so sad. I've been getting reacquainted with McHale's Navy on Antenna TV lately. Borgnine was also great in Marty. IMO that was one of the most underrated best picture winners of all time. R.I.P. Ernest. :(

I've never seen Marty, but I probably should.

I've never seen Marty, but I probably should.
It's a wonderful movie Monika. It's sweet and charming. :)

I'll see if my library system has it. :cool:

R.I.P Ernest 95 is a good long life.Ive always thought he was very funny.I can't remember what all i have seen him in.But i know in a few different movies through out the years.

:rip:

WOW, that's THREE classic TV stars we've said goodbye to in the last couple of weeks:

:rip: Don Grady
:rip: Andy Griffith
:rip: Ernest Borgnine

Thanks :( and 4 counting Doris Singleton.

Amazing Life!

Not only to live to 95, but to still be working just about til the end, that's something!!! Take a look at his imdb page.

:rip:, Mr. Borgnine!

Wow that's so sad. I've been getting reacquainted with McHale's Navy on Antenna TV lately. Borgnine was also great in Marty. IMO that was one of the most underrated best picture winners of all time. R.I.P. Ernest. :(

I'm making my first acquaintance with it on DVD. I just recently purchased the #2 and #3 releases from the Books-A-Million in Greenville. McHale's seems to be very well living up to its legacy.

I'm making my first acquaintance with it on DVD. I just recently purchased the #2 and #3 releases from the Books-A-Million in Greenville. McHale's seems to be very well living up to its legacy.

didnt he also do Airwolf

didnt he also do Airwolf
Yea he was on Airwolf. Didn't you just get that DVD Mike?

I'm glad they got him to play Mermaid Man on Spongebob Squarepants. Besides that, he was an amazing actor. RIP






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Yea he was on Airwolf. Didn't you just get that DVD Mike?

yeah all 4 seasons i hurt my hand 2 broken boned hard tink right may he rip

Ernest Borgnine was also in 'From Here to Eternity' as the guy who was so mean to Frank Sinatra. RIP.

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Rest in peace Ernest. You were a great entertainer.

Rest in peace.

he was a great mermaidman on spongebob squarepants. he was also good on a catered affair movie.i wonder who will be the voice oce of mermaid man now ernest borgnine is gone.

Ernest Borgnine On-Air Tributes

Antenna TV
McHale's Navy currently airs on Antenna TV weekdays at 1:00pm & 1:30pm, late Friday nights at 1:00am & 1:30am, and Sunday mornings at 10:00am & 10:30am. Antenna TV will commemorate the life of Ernest Borgnine this Sunday, July 15 with "21 Hour Salute to Ernest Borgnine: McHale's Navy Marathon." The 21-hour marathon will begin at 7a ET and run through 4a ET and will feature 42 episodes from the 1962–1966 ABC series starring Ernest Borgnine as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale. We'll post the episode details when they become available.

TCM
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will remember the life and career of Academy Award(R)-winning actor Ernest Borgnine with a 24-hour marathon of his films on Thursday, July 26. Borgnine, who passed away Sunday at the age of 95, was a dear friend to the TCM community through his appearances at the TCM Classic Film Festival, on the TCM Classic Cruise and during TCM's annual Road to Hollywood tour.
TCM's 10-film memorial tribute is set to begin at 6 a.m. (ET) with The Catered Affair (1956). The daytime lineup will include such films as Torpedo Run (1958), Ice Station Zebra (1968) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Primetime will kick off with an encore presentation of TCM's 2009 special Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine, an hour-long, in-depth interview with the actor and TCM host Robert Osborne. It will be followed by Borgnine's Oscar(R)-winning performance in Marty (1955), as well as memorable roles in films like From Here to Eternity (1953), The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955).

MeTV Network
Saturday, July 14, 2012 5pm ET: McHale's Navy: The Movie (1964)

MeToo Chicago (WMEU)
MeToo in Chicago will also air a tribute stunt! They'll air a "Tribute to Ernest Borgnine," Tuesday (tomorrow), July 10, 2012 from 7pm-11pm CT. His Magnum P.I. episode "Mr. White Death" will air at 7pm CT leading into a block of McHale's Navy from 8-11pm CT. McHale's Navy normally broadcasts on MeToo Sundays at 4:30 am and Magnum P.I. Sundays at 4:00 pm. See the episode info on their website.

Read more: http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/07/abc-family-acquires-reba-remembering.html