Van Cleef Actor

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Van cleef actor. Clarence leroy van cleef jr. Escape from new york. In the 1980s he moved easily into action and martial arts movies and starred in the master 1984 a tv series featuring almost non stop martial arts action. Other classic western movies he played a minor role in gunfight at the o k.

Clarence leroy lee van cleef jr. Born in somerville new jersey u s his first roles were the villain jack colby in the western classic high noon 1952 with gary cooper and the sci fi movie the beast from 20 000 fathoms 1953 as corp. Was a famous yesteryear american actor best known for his negative roles in films like the good the bad and the ugly and for a few dollars more. Corral 1957 as ed.

January 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american actor whose sinister features overshadowed his acting skills and typecast him as a minor villain for a decade before he achieved stardom in spaghetti westerns such as the good the bad and the ugly hatchet faced with piercing eyes he declined to have his hook nose altered to play a sympathetic. Was born in somerville new jersey to marion lavinia van fleet and clarence leroy van cleef sr. Van cleef started out as an accountant. Navy aboard minesweepers and sub chasers during world war ii.

His parents were both of dutch ancestry. January 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american actor best known for his roles in spaghetti westerns such as for a few dollars more and the good the bad and the ugly he declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut high noon and was relegated to a non speaking outlaw as a result. One of the great movie villains clarence leroy van cleef jr. Lee van cleef january 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american actor.

A new career as a western hero or at least anti hero opened up and van cleef became an international star though in films of decreasing quality.