PHOTOS: Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine, of Hamden, dead at 95

Posted Jul 08, 2012

By asmith

LOS ANGELES (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.

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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2008, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine displays for a television crew, his Golden Globe, right, and Oscar awards he received in 1956 for the movie 'Marty' in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)
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FILE - In this July 1, 1969, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine poses in front of his home in the mountains above Hollywood, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine poses for a portrait at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2005, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine arrives for the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2011, file photo, Ernest Borgnine poses backstage after receiving the life achievement award at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 29, 1980, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine arrives with his wife, Tova, at the American Film Institute's salute to actor Jimmy Stewart in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/ Lennox McLendon, File)
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FILE - In this April 4, 1963, file photo, Ernest Borgnine acts in a scene for ABC-TV's "McHale's Navy." A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/File)
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FILE - This June 1, 1973, file photo, shows Ernest Borgnine in New York. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 1983, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Tova, attend NBC's Laugh-in party in Los Angeles. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
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FILE - In this March 21, 1956, file photo, award presenter Grace Kelly poses with Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine at the 28th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., where Borgnine won best actor for his role in "Marty." A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/File)
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Sharon Borgnine, 3½ years old, tells dad a secret as he reviews upcoming movie script, "Suppose they gave a war and nobody came in 1969" (AP Photo/ George Brich)
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Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine holds up his Friars Club membership card Thursday, Oct. 21, 1988 in New York. Borgnine was in New York for an all-male Friars Club roast to him which became controversial when attorney Gloria Allred was denied access. Allred is promising to file sex discrimination charges against the club. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
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Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine is surrounded by Universal Studios characters as he blows out candle on his birthday cake after being inaugurated as mayor on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1990 in Universal City, Calif. Partially hidden behind Borgnine
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Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine laughs while sitting for a portrait in his Los Angeles home, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1995. Borgnine is currently in the cast of the NBC sitcom, “The Single Guy.” (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Scene from movie "Marty" showing which stars Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair from 1955. This film was awarded the grand prize at the International Film Festival at Cannes, France. (AP Photo)
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Actor Ernest Borgnine, right, holding one award, is about to receive another from A.H. Weiler, of the New York Times and chairman of the New York film critics in New York, on Jan. 21, 1956. Borgnine was honored for the best performance by an actor in 1
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Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Rhoda couple at left, and Harold Hecht and his wife, are jubilant after the men received awards on Jan. 21, 1956 in New York, from the New York film critics. Borgnine was honored for his performance in “Marty” and he was n
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Ernest Borgnine and Susan Hayward give each other a hug on Feb. 18, 1956 after they were nominated by the Motion Picture Academy for awards to be presented on March 21. Borgnine was nominated for the best actor award for his role in “Marty,” while Miss
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Ernest Borgnine, a nominee for best actor Oscar at the Academy Awards in Hollywood arrives with his wife, Rhoda, on March 21, 1956 at Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
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Award presenter Grace Kelly poses with Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine at the 28th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on March 21, 1956. Borgnine won best actor for his role in "Marty." (AP Photo)
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Mrs. Rhoda Borgnine tells her Oscar-winning husband, Ernest, to “say every word, that’s what they’re written for,” as he studies the script for his next film assignment on March 24, 1956. She spends hours cuing him on his lines and he gives her a lot of credit for his success. (AP Photo/Ed Widdis)
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Ernest Borgnine and his wife, Rhoda, proudly admire the Oscar he won on March 21 when the Motion Picture Academy named his performance as a bashful butcher in “Marty” as the best by an actor in 1955. When his name was announced, Borgnine turned and kissed his wife before going to the stage. Behind the Borgnines are a portrait of the actor burned in wood a citation from an organization of butchers. They are pictured in their Van Nuys, Calif., home on March 24, 1956. (AP Photo/Ed Widdis)
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Mexican actress Katy Jurado and actor Ernest Borgnine embrace as she joined him at his studio on Dec. 9, 1959 in Hollywood after flying here from her home in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She told newsmen she made the trip to find out when she and the Oscar-winning actor are going to marry. Borgnine explained he wants to make their home in Calif., but she prefers Mexico. She invited those present at the reunion to “look at that man. I sure love him.” (AP Photo)
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Katy Jurado and her estranged husband, actor Ernest Borgnine, posed with smiles after the Mexican actress arrived at Rome Airport on Feb. 9, 1961. The meeting had all the aspects of a reconciliation. Miss Jurado held roses presented her by Borgnine. C
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Whatever is bothering Ernest Borgnine, he's sitting pretty between two TV-South Pacific girls on the set of "McHale's Navy," the new comedy series, shown Sept. 27, 1962, which makes its debut October 11 on ABC-TV. This navy, in which Borgnine is a lieutenant commander, bears little resemblance to the one in which non-acting Borgnine served 10 years before and during World War II. (AP Photo)
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Three actors who won Academy Awards get together at Hollywood's Revue Studios in Los Angeles, May 2, 1963, while working on television shows. They are, left to right, Ernest Borgnine ("Marty" - 1955), who stars in the "McHale's Navy" series now, Ed Begley ("Sweet Bird of Youth" - 1962), who is guest starring with Broderick Crawford, rear, ("All The King's Men" - 1949) in an episode of the studio's Kraft Mystery Theater called "Double Indemnity." (AP Photo)
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Singer Ethel Merman and actor Ernest Borgnine are all smiles at the Hollywood reception which followed their marriage in the garden of his home on June 27, 1964 in Hollywood. At left is Mrs. Ethel Geary, 21, Ethel Merman?s daughter by a previous marriage. At right is Nancy Borgnine, 12, Ernest Borgnine?s daughter by a previous marriage. (AP Photo/Harold Matosian)
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Actor Ernest Borgnine with his wife, Ethel Merman at their wedding reception with Gypsy Rose Lee, who attended the reception on June 27, 1964. (AP Photo)
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Singer Ethel Merman and actor Ernest Borgnine are all smiles at the Hollywood reception which followed their marriage in the garden of his home on June 27, 1964 in Hollywood. At left is Mrs. Ethel Geary, 21, Ethel Merman?s daughter by a previous marriage. At right is Nancy Borgnine, 12, Ernest Borgnine?s daughter by a previous marriage. (AP Photo)Harold Matosian)
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Dan Duryea, Hardy Krueger, James Stewart and Ernest Borgnine, stroll at Piccadilly, January 18, 1966, London, England, after giving a press interview for the upcoming premiere of their movie "The Flight of the Phoenix", January 20. (AP Photo)
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American actor Ernest Borgnine and his wife Donna arrive for the world premiere of his latest film, The Flight of the Phoenix, at the Carlton Theatre, London, on Jan. 20, 1966. (AP Photo/Harris)
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American actor Ernest Borgnine gestures during an interview at his London Hotel on Jan. 26, 1966. He is in London for the world premiere of his latest film, The Flight of the Phoenix, at the Carlton Theatre. (AP Photo)
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American actor Ernest Borgnine and his wife Donna arrive for the world premiere of his latest film, The Flight of the Phoenix, at the Carlton Theatre, London, on Jan. 20, 1966. (AP Photo/Harris)
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American actor Ernest Borgnine and his wife Donna having lunch at their hotel in London, after they arrived for the world premiere of his latest film, The Flight of the Phoenix, showing at the Carlton Theatre, London, on Jan. 26, 1966. (AP Photo/Harris)
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Hollywood actor Ernest Borgnine and his wife Donna arrive at a downtown Rome theater Oct. 3, 1968 for a gala performance during which Borgnine will receive the Italian "Silver Mask" award. The coveted Italian yearly "Silver Masks" are sponsored by the Italian Association of entertainment critics and awarded to prominent personalities within the show business, fashion and sport. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio)
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Ernest Borgnine is a happy man these days. The actor, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of the unhandsome hero in "Marty" in 1959, is just about to start his seventh movie in 23 months and his 40th in 16 years. But, happiness starts at home, as is shown by the photograph of him with his wife, Donna, and children, Sharon aged 3˝ (left) and Cristofer aged 2 on July 1, 1969 at home in California. (AP Photo/ George Brich)
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Actor Ernest Borgnine climbs aboard an old steam engine in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 26, 1973 at the start of a two-day trip sponsored by railroad enthusiasts. The trip will include stops in Binghamton, N.Y. and Scranton, Pa. for the 23-car train of steam age vintage cars. Borgnine is starring in a new film which deals with hobos riding freight trains in the 30'S, "Emperor of the North." (AP Photo)
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Actor-director John Houseman holds his Oscar as he poses with actor Ernest Borgnine and actress Cybill Shepherd, right, at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Ca., Tuesday night, April 2, 1974. Houseman won best supporting actor for his role in "The Paper Chase." (AP Photo)
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Actor-director John Houseman holds his Oscar as he poses with actor Ernest Borgnine and actress Cybill Shepherd, right, at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Ca., Tuesday night, April 2, 1974. Houseman won best supporting actor for his role in "The Paper Chase." (AP Photo)
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Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, center, listens to actors Ernest Borgnine, left, and John Marley, right, at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach, Fl., Oct. 6, 1976. Filming began this morning on "The Greatest," the story of Ali. (AP Photo)
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Actor Ernest Borgnine and wife Tova pose on May 11, 1983 in their Beverly Hills, Calif. home recently. The actor, who won an Academy Award in 1955 for best actor, has found himself cast in a new role as husband of the operator of a blossoming cosmetic company known as "Tova9." Some of Mrs. Borgnine's customers have included Ali MacGraw and former First Lady Betty Ford. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Ernest Borgnine actor shown dressed as a clown and holding a giant cupcake on June 18, 1985 in Los Angeles. He will appear in the revival of the Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Robert Gabriel)
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Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine mocks giving a kiss on the cheek to comedian Buddy Hackett on Thursday, Oct. 21, 1988 in New York. The two were in town for an all-male Friars Club roast for Borgnine which became controversial when attorney Gloria Allred was denied access. Allred is promising to file sex discrimination charges against the club. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)