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).
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naples '44 (2016) | Self | - |
| 2 | Love's Christmas Journey (2011) | Nicholas | - |
| 3 | RED (2010) | Henry, The Records Keeper | 7.4 |
| 4 | Strange Wilderness (2008) | Milas | 5.3 |
| 5 | Aces 'N' Eights (2008) | Thurmond Prescott | - |
| 6 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) | Self | - |
| 7 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) | Self (archive footage) | 6 |
| 8 | Renegade (2004) | Rolling Star | 7.3 |
| 9 | September 11 (2002) | Old Man (segment "USA") | 7 |
| 10 | BASEketball (1998) | Ted Denslow | 6.5 |
| 11 | An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) | Carface Carruthers (voice) | 7.5 |
| 12 | Small Soldiers (1998) | Kip Killagin (voice) | 7 |
| 13 | Gattaca (1997) Oscars 1998 | Caesar | 7.9 |
| 14 | McHale's Navy (1997) | Admiral Quinton McHale Sr. | 6.7 |
| 15 | The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996) | Self | 6 |
| 16 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) | Carface (voice) | 5.8 |
| 17 | La Classe américaine (1993) | Ernest (archive footage) | 6 |
| 18 | Mistress (1992) | Himself | 6 |
| 19 | Laser Mission (1989) | Prof. Braun | 10 |
| 20 | Hoodwinked (1989) | Sal Piccolo | - |
| 21 | Skeleton Coast (1988) | Colonel Smith | 2 |
| 22 | Airwolf: The Movie (1984) | Dominic Santini | 6 |
| 23 | Deadly Blessing (1981) | Isaiah | 6.3 |
| 24 | Escape from New York (1981) | Cabbie | 7.2 |
| 25 | When Time Ran Out... (1980) | Det. Sgt. Tom Conti | - |
| 26 | Super Fuzz (1980) | Willy Dunlop | 5.7 |
| 27 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) | Stanislaus Katczinsky | 6.5 |
| 28 | The Double McGuffin (1979) | Firat | - |
| 29 | The Black Hole (1979) | Harry Booth | 6.1 |
| 30 | Convoy (1978) | Lyle Wallace | 7 |
| 31 | The Greatest (1977) | Angelo Dundee | 7 |
| 32 | Hustle (1975) | Santuro | 3 |
| 33 | The Devil’s Rain (1975) | Jonathan Corbis | 5 |
| 34 | Emperor of the North (1973) | Shack | 6.3 |
| 35 | The Neptune Factor (1973) | Chief Diver Don MacKay | 6 |
| 36 | The Poseidon Adventure (1972) | Mike Rogo | 7.3 |
| 37 | Willard (1971) | Al Martin | 6.3 |
| 38 | Hannie Caulder (1971) | Emmett Clemens | - |
| 39 | The Wild Bunch (1969) | Dutch Engstrom | 7.3 |
| 40 | The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) | Barney Sheean | 3 |
| 41 | Ice Station Zebra (1968) | Boris Vaslov | 6 |
| 42 | The Dirty Dozen (1967) | Maj. Gen. Worden | 7.7 |
| 43 | The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) | Trucker Cobb | 7 |
| 44 | McHale's Navy (1964) | Quinton McHale | - |
| 45 | Barabbas (1961) | Lucius | 8 |
| 46 | The Vikings (1958) | Ragnar | 7 |
| 47 | The Catered Affair (1956) | Tom Hurley | - |
| 48 | Jubal (1956) | Shep Horgan | 6 |
| 49 | Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) | Coley Trimble | 6.3 |
| 50 | Violent Saturday (1955) | Stadt, Amish Farmer | 4 |
| 51 | Marty (1955) | Marty Piletti | 6.9 |
| 52 | Johnny Guitar (1954) | Bart Lonergan | 5.3 |
| 53 | Vera Cruz (1954) | Donnegan | 8 |
| 54 | From Here to Eternity (1953) | Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson | 6.1 |
| 55 | The Mob (1951) | Joe Castro | 3 |
