Neil
09-Jul-2012, 08:08 AM
He wasn't your classic good looking Hollywood heart throb, but he oozed charisma on screen. Can't think of a time I didn't see him, and didn't enjoy it!
If I recall he married Ethel Merman and was divorced in about a month? That went well!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18764244
Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, whose career spanned more than 60 years, has died, his spokesman has said.
He died of renal failure in a Los Angeles hospital with his family by his side, his spokesman, Harry Flynn, told the Associated Press.
Mr Borgnine, who was 95 years old, continued acting until recently with a role in the hospital drama ER in 2009.
He won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film Marty.
HIs family released a statement saying Borgnine "had been in excellent health until a recent illness".
Borgnine was also known for his roles in western The Wild Bunch and disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure.
Ernest Borgnine poses for a portrait at his home in Beverly Hills Borgnine was considered one of Hollywood's leading character actors
His TV series McHale's Navy was also a major success in the United States. He is also remembered for his role as the jovial Dominic Santini in the 1980s series Airwolf.
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If I recall he married Ethel Merman and was divorced in about a month? That went well!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18764244
Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine, whose career spanned more than 60 years, has died, his spokesman has said.
He died of renal failure in a Los Angeles hospital with his family by his side, his spokesman, Harry Flynn, told the Associated Press.
Mr Borgnine, who was 95 years old, continued acting until recently with a role in the hospital drama ER in 2009.
He won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film Marty.
HIs family released a statement saying Borgnine "had been in excellent health until a recent illness".
Borgnine was also known for his roles in western The Wild Bunch and disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure.
Ernest Borgnine poses for a portrait at his home in Beverly Hills Borgnine was considered one of Hollywood's leading character actors
His TV series McHale's Navy was also a major success in the United States. He is also remembered for his role as the jovial Dominic Santini in the 1980s series Airwolf.
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