Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine (/ˈbɔːrɡnn/; 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 relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin.[2] A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.

Ernest Borgnine
Publicity photo for McHale's Navy, 1962
Born
Ermes Effron Borgnino

(1917-01-24)January 24, 1917
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 95)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1947–2012
Spouses
  • Rhoda Kemins
    (m. 1949; div. 1958)
  • Katy Jurado
    (m. 1959; div. 1963)
  • (m. 1964; div. 1965)
  • Donna Rancourt
    (m. 1965; div. 1972)
  • Tova Traesnaes
    (m. 1973)
Children4
Military career
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1935–1945
RankPetty officer first class
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards
  • Navy Good Conduct Medal (2)
  • American Defense Service Medal with "A" Device
  • American Campaign Medal
  • World War II Victory Medal
Signature

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 in 1956, for Marty (1955), which also won the 1956 Academy Award for Best Picture. Borgnine 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 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).

Early life

Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino (Italian: [borˈɲiːno]) on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut,[3][4] the son of Italian immigrants. His mother, Anna (née Boselli; 1894–c. 1949),[5] hailed from Carpi, near Modena, while his father Camillo Borgnino (1891–1975)[6] was a native of Ottiglio near Alessandria.[7] Borgnine's parents separated when he was two years old, and he then lived with his mother in Italy for about four and a half years. By 1923, his parents had reconciled, the family name was changed from Borgnino to Borgnine, and his father changed his first name to Charles. Borgnine had a younger sister, Evelyn Borgnine Velardi (1925–2013).[8] The family settled in New Haven, Connecticut, where Borgnine graduated from James Hillhouse High School. He took to sports while growing up, but showed no interest in acting.[9]

Borgnine wearing a chief petty officer's cap in October 2004

Borgnine joined the United States Navy in October 1935, after graduation from high school.[10] He served aboard the destroyer/minesweeper USS Lamberton[11] and was honorably discharged from the Navy in October 1941.[12] In January 1942, he reenlisted in the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. During World War II, he patrolled the Atlantic Coast on an antisubmarine warfare ship, the patrol yacht USS Sylph.[13] In September 1945, he was once again honorably discharged from the Navy. He served a total of almost 10 years in the Navy and obtained the grade of gunner's mate first class. His military awards include the Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp, American Campaign Medal with 316" bronze star, and the World War II Victory Medal.[12]

In 1997, Borgnine received the United States Navy Memorial, Lone Sailor Award.[14]

On December 7, 2000, Borgnine was named the Veterans Foundation's Veteran of the Year.

In October 2004, Borgnine received the honorary title of chief petty officer from Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott. The ceremony for Borgnine's naval advancement was held at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, DC. He received the special honor for his naval service and support of naval personnel and their families worldwide.[15][16]

In 2007, he received the California Commendation Medal.[17][18]

Good Conduct Medal – Navy
American Defense Service Medal – Second award: one 316-inch bronze star
American Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Acting career

Early career

Borgnine returned to his parents' house in Connecticut after his Navy discharge without a job to go back to and no direction. In a British Film Institute interview about his life and career, he said:

After World War II, we wanted no more part in war. I didn't even want to be a Boy Scout. I went home and said that I was through with the Navy and so now, what do we do? So I went home to mother, and after a few weeks of patting me on the back and "You did good," and everything else, one day she said, "Well?" like mothers do. Which meant, "All right, you gonna get a job or what?"[19]

He took a local factory job, but was unwilling to settle down to that kind of work. His mother encouraged him to pursue a more glamorous profession, and suggested to him that his personality would be well suited for the stage. He surprised his mother by taking the suggestion to heart, although his father was far from enthusiastic. In 2011, Borgnine remembered,

She said, "You always like getting in front of people and making a fool of yourself, why don't you give it a try?" I was sitting at the kitchen table and I saw this light. No kidding. It sounds crazy. And 10 years later, I had Grace Kelly handing me an Academy Award.

Stage

He studied acting at the Randall School of Drama in Hartford, then moved to Virginia, where he became a member of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia.[20] It had been named for the director's allowing audiences to barter produce for admission during the cash-lean years of the Great Depression. In 1947, Borgnine landed his first stage role in State of the Union. Although it was a short role, he won over the audience. His next role was as the Gentleman Caller in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.

In 1949, Borgnine went to New York, where he had his Broadway debut in the role of a nurse in the play Harvey.

Films

Borgnine and Betsy Blair in a trailer for Marty, 1955

An appearance as the villain on TV's Captain Video led to Borgnine's casting in the motion picture The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951) for Columbia Pictures.[21] That year, Borgnine moved to Los Angeles, California, where he eventually received his big break in Columbia's From Here to Eternity (1953), playing the sadistic Sergeant "Fatso" Judson, who beats a stockade prisoner in his charge, Angelo Maggio (played by Frank Sinatra). Borgnine built a reputation as a dependable character actor, and played villains in early films, including movies such as Johnny Guitar, Vera Cruz, and Bad Day at Black Rock.

In 1955, the actor starred as a warmhearted butcher in Marty, the film version of the television play of the same title. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor over Frank Sinatra, James Dean (who had died by the time of the ceremony), and former Best Actor winners Spencer Tracy and James Cagney.

Borgnine's film career flourished for the next three decades, including roles in The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967) with Lee Marvin, Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Emperor of the North (1973), Convoy (1978), The Black Hole (1979), and Escape from New York (1981).

One of his most famous roles was that of Dutch in the Western classic The Wild Bunch (1969) from director Sam Peckinpah. Of his role in The Wild Bunch, Borgnine later said,

I did [think it was a moral film]. Because to me, every picture should have some kind of a moral to it. I feel that when we used to watch old pictures, as we still do I'm sure, the bad guys always got it in the end and the good guys always won out. Today, it's a little different. Today, it seems that the bad guys are getting the good end of it. There was always a moral in our story.[19]

Television and later works

Borgnine made his TV debut as a character actor in Captain Video and His Video Rangers, beginning in 1951. These two episodes led to countless other television roles that Borgnine would gain in Goodyear Television Playhouse, The Ford Television Theatre, Fireside Theatre, Frontier Justice, Laramie, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Run for Your Life, Little House on the Prairie (a two-part episode entitled "The Lord is My Shepherd"), The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., Highway to Heaven, Murder, She Wrote, Walker, Texas Ranger, Home Improvement, Touched by an Angel, the final episodes of ER, the first episode of Wagon Train, and many others.

McHale's Navy

Ron Foster with Borgnine as McHale in the original dramatic version Seven Against the Sea in 1962
With Tim Conway in McHale's Navy in 1962
Borgnine, Tim Conway, Gary Vinson and Carl Ballantine (in top bunk) in McHale's Navy in 1962
With Rochelle Rac and Jane Dulo in 1962
Publicity photo of Borgnine in McHale's Navy in 1963

In 1962, Borgnine signed a contract with Universal Studios for the lead role as the gruff but lovable skipper, Quinton McHale, in what began as a serious one-hour 1962 episode called "Seven Against the Sea" for Alcoa Premiere, and later reworked to a comedy called McHale's Navy, a World War II sitcom, which also co-starred unfamiliar comedians Joe Flynn as Capt. Wally Binghamton and Tim Conway as Ens. Charles Parker. The insubordinate crew of PT-73 helped the show become an overnight success during its first season, landing in the top 30 in 1963.

He thrived on the adulation from fans for their favorite navy man, and in 1963 received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. At the end of the fourth season, in 1966, low ratings and repetitive storylines brought McHale's Navy to an end.

At the time McHale's Navy began production, Borgnine was married to actress Katy Jurado. Her death in 2002 drew Borgnine and Conway much closer, as Conway had heard so much of the actress's death. He knew that Borgnine had once referred to her as "beautiful, but a tiger."[22] Conway thought Borgnine was more than likely to have died an Italian count, had it not been for Benito Mussolini: "I can't envision him as a count. But maybe as a king—certainly not a count." The last thing he said about his acting mentor's long career: "There were no limits to Ernie. When you look at his career—Fatso Judson to Marty, that's about as varied as you get in characters and he handled both of them with equal delicacy and got the most out of those characters."[23]

1983 to 1998: Airwolf and subsequent roles

Borgnine returned to Universal Studios in 1983, for a co-starring role opposite Jan-Michael Vincent, on Airwolf. After he was approached by producer Donald P. Bellisario, who had been impressed by Borgnine's guest role as a wrestler in a 1982 episode of Magnum, P.I., he immediately agreed. He played Dominic Santini, a helicopter pilot, in the series, which became an immediate hit. Borgnine's strong performances belied his exhaustion due to the grueling production schedule, and the challenges of working with his younger, troubled series lead. The show was cancelled by CBS in 1986.

He appeared with Jonathan Silverman in The Single Guy as doorman Manny Cordoba, which lasted two seasons. According to Silverman, Borgnine came to work with more energy and passion than all other stars combined. He was the first person to arrive on the set every day and the last to leave.

In 1989, Borgnine went to Namibia to shoot the film Laser Mission, starring Brandon Lee.[24] It was released in 1990.[25]

In 1996, Borgnine starred in the televised fantasy/thriller film Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (partially adapted from the 1984 horror film The Devil's Gift). As narrator and storyteller, Borgnine recounts a string of related supernatural tales, his modern-day fables notably centering on an enchanted and malicious cymbal-banging monkey toy stolen from the wizard Merlin. The film was later featured in the parodical television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, and has since gained a prominent cult following.[26] Also in 1996, Borgnine toured the United States on a bus to meet his fans and see the country. The trip was the subject of a 1997 documentary, Ernest Borgnine on the Bus. He also served one year as the chairman of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, visiting patients in many Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.

In 1997, Borgnine appeared in the big-screen adaptation comedy film McHale's Navy, where he played Rear Admiral Quinton McHale, who was also the father of Tom Arnold's character, Quinton McHale, Jr.

In 1998, Borgnine appeared in the Trey Parker and Matt Stone comedy BASEketball as entrepreneur Ted Denslow.

1999 to 2011: Last works

Starting in 1999, Borgnine provided his voice talent to the animated sitcom SpongeBob SquarePants as the elderly superhero Mermaid Man (where he was paired up with his McHale's Navy co-star Tim Conway as the voice of Mermaid Man's sidekick Barnacle Boy). He expressed affection for this role, in no small part for its popularity among children. After his death, Nickelodeon reaired all of the episodes in which Mermaid Man appeared, in memoriam. Borgnine also appeared as himself in The Simpsons episode "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", in addition to a number of television commercials. In 2000, he was the executive producer of Hoover, in which he was the only credited actor.

In 2007, Borgnine starred in the Hallmark original film A Grandpa for Christmas. He played a man who, after his estranged daughter ends up in the hospital because of a car accident, discovers that he has a granddaughter he never knew about. She is taken into his care, and they soon become great friends. Borgnine received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television for his performance. At 90, he was the oldest Golden Globe nominee ever. In 2010 he costarred in The Wishing Well.

Borgnine's autobiography Ernie was published by Citadel Press in July 2008. Ernie is a loose, conversational recollection of highlights from his acting career and notable events from his personal life.

On April 2, 2009, he appeared in several episodes of the final season of the long-running medical series ER. His role was that of a husband dealing with the decline of his wife, who would die in the final episode of the series. In his final scene, his character is in a hospital bed lying beside his just-deceased wife. His performance garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, his third nomination and his first in 29 years (since being nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in 1980 for All Quiet on the Western Front).

In 2009, at age 92, he starred as Frank, the main character of Another Harvest Moon, directed by Greg Swartz and also starring Piper Laurie and Anne Meara. On October 2, 2010, Borgnine appeared as himself in a sketch with Morgan Freeman on Saturday Night Live. On October 15, 2010, he appeared in Red, which was filmed earlier that year. In late 2011, Borgnine completed what was his last film, playing Rex Page in The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez.

Personal life

Borgnine with future wife Katy Jurado, 1958
Borgnine, Nancy Reagan, Tova Borgnine and President Ronald Reagan in 1987
Borgnine at the Creative Arts Emmys in 2009

Borgnine married five times. His first marriage, from 1949 to 1958, was to Rhoda Kemins, whom he met while serving in the Navy.[27] They had one daughter, Nancee (born May 28, 1952). He was then married to actress Katy Jurado from 1959 to 1963. Borgnine's marriage to singer Ethel Merman in 1964 lasted only 42 days. Their time together was mostly spent hurling profane insults at each other, and both later admitted that the marriage was a colossal mistake (Merman's description of the marriage in her autobiography was a solitary blank page). Their divorce was finalized on May 25, 1965.

From 1965 to 1972, Borgnine was married to Donna Rancourt, with whom he had a son, Cristopher (born August 9, 1969) and two daughters, Sharon (born August 5, 1965) and Diana (born December 29, 1970). His fifth and last marriage was to Tova Traesnaes, which lasted from February 24, 1973, until his death in July 2012.

In 2000, Borgnine received his 50-year pin as a Freemason at Abingdon Lodge No. 48 in Abingdon, Virginia. He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Los Angeles in 1964, received the Knights Commander of the Court of Honor (KCCH) in 1979, was crowned a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983, and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991.[28]

According to a friend of Tim Conway, who talked about their time shooting McHale's Navy: "You know, we were all guys, it was about the war, and about men, so, there weren't many women working on the show, so we can spit, talk, swear, and everything—smoke? Gosh. So, it was male oriented." Conway once referred to Borgnine making new friends off of the Universal set, "It was the beginning of the trams, going through Universal. Ernie was probably one of the few people at Universal, who would stop the trams and say, 'Hello, how are you?' He would talk to everybody at the tram." While the show McHale's Navy was going strong, Tim had also said of Borgnine's short-lived marriage to Ethel Merman, "Ernie is volatile. I mean, there's no question about that; and Ethel was a very strong lady. So, you put two bombs in a room, something is going to explode, and I guess it probably did." He also said about the cancellation of McHale's Navy was, "We had gone from the South Pacific to Italy, and then, once in a while, we got to New York or something. The storylines were beginning to duplicate themselves. So, they actually said, 'Maybe, they had its run!'". Conway kept in touch with Borgnine for more than 40 years, while living not too far from one another. In 1999, the duo reunited to lend their voices to several episodes of the popular 2000s animated comedy, SpongeBob SquarePants.

Borgnine was a heavy smoker until 1962.[29]

Death

Borgnine died of kidney failure on July 8, 2012, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[30] He was 95 years old. Borgnine was cremated. A bench dedicated to his memory was later installed at Forest Lawn Cemetery.[31]

Honors

Borgnine as "Grand Clown" in Milwaukee's annual Great Circus Parade in 1973

Borgnine's hometown of Hamden, Connecticut, where he enjoyed a large and vocal following, named a park and a small road in his honor.[32] From 1972 to 2002, Borgnine marched in Milwaukee's annual Great Circus Parade as the "Grand Clown".[33]

In 1994, Borgnine received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations.[34]

In 1996, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.[35]

In 1997, Borgnine was the commencement speaker at Lakeland College, and received an honorary doctorate in humane letters in recognition of his distinguished acting career.

In 1998, the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars dedicated a Golden Palm Star to him.[36]

In 2006, the comune of Ottiglio, Italy, his father's birthplace, gave him honorary citizenship.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) is dedicated to Borgnine.

Film awards and nominations

Borgnine won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Marty Piletti in the film Marty.[31] At the time of his death, he was the oldest living recipient of the Best Actor Oscar.[37]

For his contributions to the film industry, Borgnine received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. The star is located at 6324 Hollywood Boulevard.[38]

He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards, held January 30, 2011.[39]

Grace Kelly presents the Oscar for Best Actor to Borgnine for his performance in Marty, 1956
Year Award Category Title Result
1955Academy AwardBest Actor in a Leading RoleMartyWon
BAFTA AwardBest Foreign ActorWon
Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Motion Picture DramaWon
NBR AwardBest ActorWon
NYFCC AwardBest ActorWon
1959Locarno International Film FestivalBest ActorThe Rabbit TrapWon
1962Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)McHale's NavyNominated
1979Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a SpecialAll Quiet on the Western FrontNominated
1981Golden Raspberry AwardWorst Supporting ActorDeadly BlessingNominated
1999Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramAll Dogs Go to Heaven: The SeriesNominated
2007Golden Globe AwardBest Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionA Grandpa for ChristmasNominated
2009Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesER: And in the End...Nominated
2009Lifetime Achievement Awardfrom the Rhode Island International Film FestivalWon
2011Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Awardfrom the Screen Actors GuildWon

Awards from fraternal groups

In 2000, Borgnine received his 50-year pin as a Freemason in Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Virginia. He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Los Angeles (in the Southern Jurisdiction of the U.S.A) in 1964, received the KCCH in 1979, was crowned a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983, and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991.[40] He was also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose at that organization's Lodge in Junction City, Oregon. He volunteered to be Stories of Service National spokesman, urging his fellow World War II vets to come forward and share their stories.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1951China CorsairHu Chang
The Whistle at Eaton FallsBill Street
The MobJoe Castro
1953Treasure of the Golden CondorBit part
The Stranger Wore a GunBull Slager
From Here to EternityStaff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson
1954Johnny GuitarBart Lonergan
Demetrius and the GladiatorsStrabo
The Bounty HunterBill Rachin
Vera CruzDonnegan
1955Bad Day at Black RockColey Trimble
Violent SaturdayStadt, Amish Farmer
MartyMarty PilettiAcademy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Run for CoverMorgan
The Last CommandMike Radin
The Square JungleBernie Browne
1956JubalShep Horgan
The Catered AffairTom Hurley
The Best Things in Life Are FreeLew Brown
Three Brave MenBernard F. "Bernie" Goldsmith
1958The VikingsRagnar
The BadlandersJohn "Mac" McBain
Torpedo RunLieutenant / Lieutenant Commander Archer "Archie" Sloan
1959The Rabbit TrapEddie ColtLocarno International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Summer of the Seventeenth DollRoo Webber
1960Man on a StringBoris Mitrov
Pay or DiePolice Lieutenant Joseph PetrosinoNominated – Golden Laurel
1961Go Naked in the WorldPete Stratton
Black CityPeppino Navarra
The Last JudgementPickpocket
The Italian Brigands Sante Carbone
BarabbasLucius
1964McHale's NavyLt. Commander Quinton McHale, SrSpin-off of the series of the same name
1965The Flight of the PhoenixTrucker Cobb
1966The OscarBarney Yale
1967ChukaSergeant Otto Hansbach
The Dirty DozenMajor General Sam Worden
1968The Man Who Makes the DifferenceHimselfDocumentary short film
The Legend of Lylah ClareBarney Sheean
The SplitBert Clinger
Ice Station ZebraBoris Vaslov
1969The Wild BunchDutch Engstrom
A Bullet for SandovalDon Pedro Sandoval
1970The AdventurersFat Cat
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Sheriff Harve
1971Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster?Deputy Sam Hill
WillardAl Martin
Bunny O'HareBill Green / William Gruenwald
Hannie CaulderEmmett Clemens
The TrackersSam Paxton
Rain for a Dusty SummerThe General
1972The World of Sport FishingHimselfDocumentary
Film Portrait
Ripped OffCaptain Perkins
The RevengersHoop
The Poseidon AdventureDetective Lieutenant Mike Rogo
1973Emperor of the North PoleShack
The Neptune FactorChief Diver Don MacKay
Legend in GraniteVince Lombardi
1974Twice in a LifetimeVince Boselli
Law and DisorderCy
Sunday in the CountryAdam Smith
1975The Devil's RainJonathan "John" Corbis
HustleSanturo
1976Holiday HookersMax
ShootLou
1977Fire!Sam Brisbane
The GreatestAngelo Dundee
Crossed SwordsJohn Canty
1978The Ghost of Flight 401Dom Cimoli
Cops and RobinJoe Cleaver
ConvoyNatoosha County Sheriff Lyle 'Cottonmouth' Wallace of Arizona
1979RavagersRann
The Double McGuffinMr. Firat
The Black HoleHarry Booth
1980When Time Ran OutDetective Sergeant Tom Conti
Super FuzzSergeant Willy Dunlop
1981High RiskClint
Escape from New YorkCabbie
Deadly BlessingIsaiah SchmidtNominated – Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor
1983Young WarriorsLieutenant Bob Carrigan
CarpoolMickey Doyle
1984Code Name: Wild GeeseFletcher
Love Leads the Way: A True StorySenator Brighton
Man HuntBen Robeson
1985Alice in WonderlandThe Lion
1988Skeleton CoastColonel Smith
The OpponentVictor
Spike of BensonhurstBaldo CacettiNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
The Big TurnaroundFather Lopez
Moving TargetCaptain Morrison
1989Gummibärchen küßt man nichtBischof
Laser MissionProfessor Braun
Jake Spanner, Private EyeSal Piccolo
1990Any Man's DeathHerr Gantz
AppearancesEmil Danzig
Tides of WarDoctor
1991The Last MatchCoach
Mountain of DiamondsErnie
1992MistressHimselfCameo
1993Tierärztin ChristineDr. Gustav Gruber
Hunt for the Blue DiamondHans Kroger
1994Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. TaggartSheriff Laughton
1995Tierärztin Christine II: The TemptationDr. Gustav Gruber
Captiva IslandArty
1996The Wild Bunch: An Album in MontageHimselfVoice; Documentary
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2Carface CarruthersVoice
Merlin's Shop of Mystical WondersGrandfather
1997Ernest Borgnine on the BusHimselfDocumentary
McHale's NavyAdmiral Quinton McHale, Sr. (a.k.a. Cobra)Based on the series of the same name
GattacaCaesar
1998Small SoldiersKip KilliganVoice
BASEketballTed Denslow
12 BucksLucky
MelGrandpa
An All Dogs Christmas CarolCarface CarruthersVoice
1999AbileneHotis Brown
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth IslandBen Quinn
The Last Great RideFranklin Lyle
2000Castle RockNate
HooverJ. Edgar HooverAlso executive producer
The Kiss of DebtGodfather Mariano
200211'09"01 September 11Pensioner(Segment: "United States of America")
WhiplashJudge DuPont
2003The American HoboNarratorDocumentary
The Long Ride HomeLucas Moat
2004BlueberryRolling Star
Barn RedMichael Bolini
The Trail to Hope RoseEugene
The Blue LightFaerie King
2005That One SummerOtis Garner
3 BelowGrandpa
Rail KingsSteamtrain
2006The Bodyguard's CureJerry Warden
2007Oliviero RisingBill
A Grandpa for ChristmasBert O'RileyNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
2008Strange WildernessMilas
I Am Somebody: No Chance in HellJudge Holliday
Frozen StupidFrank Norgard
2010Enemy MindCommandVoice
The Genesis CodeCarl Taylor
RedHenry / Recordskeeper
Another Harvest MoonFrank
2011Night ClubAlbertAccolade Competition for Leading Actor
Frank Currier Actor's Award
SINY Film Festival Award for Best Actor
The Lion of JudahSlinkVoice
Love's Christmas JourneyNicolas
SnatchedBig Frank Baum
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente FernandezRex Page

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1951Captain Video and His Video RangersNargola3 episodes
Goodyear PlayhouseSgt. LenahanEpisode: "The Copper"
1951, 1952The Philco Television PlayhouseMathew O'Rourke2 episodes
1954The Lone WolfSaksEpisode: "The Avalanche Story (a.k.a. The Reno Story)"
The Danny Thomas ShowCopEpisode: "Rusty Runs Away"
Ford TheatreGus WhiteEpisode: "Night Visitor"
WaterfrontJack Bannion2 episodes
1957Navy LogHostEpisode: "Human Bomb"
1957–61Wagon TrainWilly Moran / Earl Packer / Estaban Zamora4 episodes
1957, 1960Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreWillie / Big Jim Morrison2 episodes
1959, 1960LaramieBoone Caudie / Major Prescott2 episodes
1961The Blue AngelsUnknownEpisode: "The Blue Leaders"
1962–1966McHale's NavyLieutenant Commander Quinton McHaleNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1963)
1966Run for Your LifeHarry MartinEpisode: "Time and a Half on Christmas Eve"
1967Get SmartGuardEpisode: "Where-What-How-Who Am I?"
1968Get SmartTV ViewerEpisode: "The Little Black Book: Part 2"
1971The TrackersSam PaxtonTelevision film
1973Legend in GraniteVince LombardiTelevision film
1974Little House on the PrairieJonathanEpisode: "The Lord is my Shepherd"
Twice in a LifetimeVince LombardiTelevision film
1976–1977Future CopCleaver7 episodes
1977Jesus of NazarethThe Roman Centurion
FireSam BrisbaneTelevision film
1978The Ghost of Flight 401Dom CimoliTelevision film
1979All Quiet on the Western FrontStanislaus KatczinskyNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1982Magnum, P.I.Earl "Mr. White Death" GianelliEpisode: "Mr. White Death"
The Love BoatDominic RosselliEpisode: "The Italian Cruise"
1983Blood FeudJ. Edgar HooverTelevision film
MasqueradeJerryEpisode: "Pilot"
CarpoolMickey DoyleTelevision film
1984The Last Days of PompeiiMarcusMiniseries
Love Leads the Way: A True StorySenator BrightonTelevision film
1984–1986AirwolfDominic SantiniMain role (seasons 1-3)
1985The Dirty Dozen: Next MissionMajor General Sam WordenTelevision film
1986Highway to HeavenGuido LiggioEpisode: "Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace"
1987Treasure Island in Outer SpaceBilly Bones
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionMajor General Sam WordenTelevision film
Murder, She WroteCosmo PonziniEpisode: "Death Takes a Dive"
1988The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionMajor General Sam WordenTelevision film
1989OceanPedro El TristeMiniseries
Jake Spanner, Private EyeSal PiccoloTelevision film
Jake and the FatmanCol. Tom CodyEpisode: "My Shining Hour"
1992Home ImprovementEddie PhillipsEpisode: "Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor"
1993The SimpsonsHimself (voice)Episode: "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood"
1993–1994The CommishFrank Nardino2 episodes
1995–1997The Single GuyDoorman43 episodes
1996–1998All Dogs Go to Heaven: The SeriesCarface Caruthers (voice)6 episodes
1998JAGArtemus SullivanEpisode: "Yesterday's Heroes"
1998Pinky and the BrainFather (voice)Episode: "The Third Mouse/The Visit"
1999Early EditionAntonio BirelliEpisode: "The Last Untouchable"
1999–2012SpongeBob SquarePantsMermaid Man (voice), live-action cameo man in "Mooncation"17 episodes
2000Walker, Texas RangerEddie RyanEpisode: "The Avenging Angel"
2002Touched by an AngelMax BlandishEpisode: "The Blue Angel"
7th HeavenJoeEpisode: "The Known Soldier"
Family LawFrank ColleroEpisode: "Alienation of Affection"
2003The DistrictUncle Mike MurphyEpisode: "Last Waltz"
2004The Trail to Hope RoseEugeneTelevision film
2007A Grandpa for ChristmasBert O'RileyTelevision film
2009ERPaul ManningEpisodes: "Old Times" and "And in the End..."
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Aces 'N' EightsThurmond PrescottTelevision film
The Wishing WellBig JimTelevision film
2010Saturday Night LiveHimselfEpisode: "Bryan Cranston/Kanye West", "What Up with That?" sketch
2011Love's Christmas JourneyNicholasTelevision film

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2001SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge[41]Mermaid ManVoice only
2009SpongeBob's Truth or Square[41]
2010SpongeBob's Boating Bash

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Further reading

  • "Ernest Borgnine". Biographies in Navy History. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  • Wise, James. Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1997. ISBN 1557509379. OCLC 36824724.
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