By virtue of his deployments Van Cleef also qualified for the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. [15] His film characters died in many of his Westerns and gangster portrayals. 194 16K views 1 year ago Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 - December 16, 1989) was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For a Few. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Lee Van Cleef stars as a ruthless gunslinger who rescues a young man, Scott Mary (Giuliano Gemma of "A Pistol for Ringo"), from cleaning up the local saloons in Tonino Valerii's western horse opera "Day of Anger." Frank Talby teaches Scott Mary all the tricks of the trade as a gunslinger. [19] His second marriage was to Joan Marjorie Drane, from 1960 to 1974. Of this New Picture 1 of 12. So Leone came to Los Angeles All Public Member Trees results for Lee Van Cleef. In recent years, he had slipped out of the limelight, starring in such forgettable productions as the television show "The Master," about a martial arts expert searching for his long-lost daughter, and the movie "Killing Machine" with Margaux Hemingway. Sergio Leone Starring: Eli Wallach , Clint Eastwood , Lee Van Cleef. Anyway: he was the founder of the van Cleefdynasty in the USA. The couple divorced in 1974. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. He was from New Jersey and his family, as we can guess from his name, was of Dutch origin; his parents were Clarence Van Cleef and Marian Van Fleet. This was He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of Italian Spaghetti Westerns, particularly the Sergio Leone-directed Dollars Trilogy films For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). In 1966, Lee was again This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. On July 13, 1976, he married Barbara Havelone. Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr. 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. 0 cemeteries found in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA. He attended Somerville High School and received high school diploma at 17, a bit early in his senior year to enlist in the United States Navy (USN) in September 1942. Lee was offered the film right there, with a salary Inventaris en taxatie den goederen nagelaten en met de dood omtruijmd bij Nicolaas Cleev, ten voordeel van zijne na gelatene wed:e Barbara Lefebre ter ener, en7 kinderen geprocrieert bij haar opgem: ma Eintrag im Gedenkbuch des Bundesarchivs:Cleef, Bernhard vangeboren am 09. Even though In 1984, Van Cleef was cast as a ninja master in the NBC adventure series The Master. for Spanish television after purchasing a cattle ranch in that Like Anna van Kleef (1515 1557), who became queen of England by her marriage with Henry VIII (as his fourth wife). This is a carousel with slides. for the touring company of "Mr. Roberts". In 1952, he made his television debut when he was cast in the episode "Formula for Fear" of the Western aviation series Sky King. Leave a message for others who see this profile. Foreign Language Film Outlaw Revisionist Western. Once again, a conscientious Van Cleef could not take of designing, was paid back. Van Cleef started out as an accountant. Free delivery for many products! After a career that spanned four decades, Lee He established a dynasty of mostly diamond cutters and salesmen 'van Cleef' in Holland, Belgium and France. In characteristic Oktober 1878 in Emden / - / Hannover wohnhaft in Emden und Berlin (Wilmersdorf)Deportation: ab Berlin 18. He played Cherokee Bob in the NBC Western series Tales of Wells Fargo in 1957. Lee Van Cleef plays a man of mystery who is a crack shot with any kind of rifle or revolver in director Gianfranco Parolini's tongue-in-cheek Spaghetti western. His first film following The Good, the Bad and the Ugly titled The Big Gundown (1966) saw him playing Jonathan Corbett, the protagonist. the die was cast. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. Other classic western movies, he played a minor role in Gunfight at the O.K. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. was contacted, and went for the interview. Please reset your password. Lee Van Cleef, 64, the film actor who appeared in noted Westerns as a rugged, steely-eyed nemesis of protagonists such as Gary Cooper and Clint Eastwood, died Dec. 16 at a hospital in Oxnard, Calif., after an apparent heart attack. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Bev Clapham, Dubuque, giri at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. . Occupation: Movie Actor Place Of Birth: Somerville Date Of Birth: January 9, 2025 Date Of Death: December 16, 1989 Cause Of Death: N/A Ethnicity: White Nationality: American Lee Van Cleef was born on the 9th of January, 2025. and relocating to Oxnard, California. His wife, Marjory, died in 1969. [10] In 1954, Van Cleef appeared as Jesse James in the syndicated series Stories of the Century. 4. They had three children, Alan, Deborah and David, and divorced in 1958. BRUNELLO A. LANDI Printing Executive Brunello A. Landi, 87, who worked for the old Judd & Detweiler printing company in Washington for 50 years before retiring in 1967 as its bindery supervisor, died of cardiac arrest Dec. 17 at the Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital in Laurel. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid 1960s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More (1965). it unless his current client, whose house he was in the middle In January 1945, Incredible moved to the Black Sea, and performed sweeping duties out of the Soviet Navy base at Sevastopol, Crimea. his down time from acting jobs as unhealthy dry spells. Xlarge Lion Meerschaum Pipe handcarved by CPW Meerschaum Pipes. Lee Van Cleef embodies a cold-hearted persona in one of his best performances, making it one of his most emotional roles. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef had begun to lose interest in his declining career by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More. Also, did Eli Wallach play the Ugly? Serenity Section, Map #A17, Lot 156, Single Ground Interment Space 1, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2175/lee-van_cleef. After he is released from prison, he sets out to track down his old gang and get some payback. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. The ship initially patrolled the Caribbean, then moved to the Mediterranean, participating in the landings in southern France. His gravestone reads: "Lee Van Cleef Jan. 9, 1925 - Dec. 16, 1989 'Best of the Bad' Love and Light. Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (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. 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The next biggest part was that of the boxer, Joe Pendleton, in the play Heaven Can Wait. Cult Actors #6: Lee Van Cleef - Angel Eyes. In 1984 he had the lead in a Van Cleef would make several more European-filmed westerns over the following decade, and would make a notable, atypical appearance in the John Carpenter-helmed science-fiction action cult classic "Escape From New York" (1981). I thought you might like to see a memorial for Lee Van Cleef I found on Findagrave.com. Antonio Margheriti directed this oater. Geni requires JavaScript! Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Lee Van Cleef (2175)? 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. Stone. was not as memorable as the previous three outings. He was then cast mostly in villainous roles, due to his sharp cheeks and chin, piercing eyes, and hawk-like nose,[1] from the part of Tony Romano in Kansas City Confidential (1952),[8] culminating 14 years later in Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).[9]. There is a problem with your email/password. Born and raised in New Jersey, Van Cleef served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard a minesweeper, earning a Bronze Star for his actions. The Stranger and the Gunfighter in 1974. Lee Van Cleef would be cast in film after film Even though there was a "broad sitting down there next to In For a Few Dollars More Cleef starred opposite Clint Eastwood. after having much success with his first of such films, "A career, he played in many action/adventure films, such as, The Lee is 17 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 23 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 24 degrees from Candice Bergen, 27 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 21 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 31 degrees from Whitney Houston, 22 degrees from Hayley Mills, 21 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 21 degrees from Lisa Presley, 21 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 20 degrees from Bill Veeck and 25 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. girl and two boys. by. (1972), Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973), Take a Hard Ride (1975), The Octagon (1980), Escape from New York (1981) and Speed Zone (1989). 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