Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine dies

Google News / The Associated Press ^ | July 8, 2012 | Bob Thomas

[2ndDivisionVet]

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....

[dfwgator]

RIP Mermaid Man.

[RckyRaCoCo]

The Ghost of Flight 401 & Emperor of the North

RIP.

[2ndDivisionVet]

He was also great in his small part as the centurion in Jesus of Nazareth in 1977, remember?

[Coleus]

Ermes Effron Borgnine, RIP

95, lived a good life, good Italian Catholic from CT. I’m glad he didn’t change his name into some waspy name like: Brad, Dillon or Blake...

so, they die in 3’s, Andy Griffith was first, now Ernest, I wonder who is next?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Andy Dick?

[justiceseeker93]

I heard whispers that Ernest Borgnine was a rare conservative in Hollywood, but never really came out of the proverbial "closet" as such.

Nothing in the posted obit indicates this at all.

[Viking2002]

RIP, Cabbie..............

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[Brown Deer]

I enjoyed chatting with him a couple times. He was a regular visitor at our company picnic.

[urtax$@work]

I thought one of best TV lines ever:

McHales Navy, Ep1 Season 1

Capt. Binghamton pointing to a wall map
of the “Taratua Island” area is explaining his
command “is surrounded by “Japs”, but none of that
mattered...., because he knew exactly where McHale was
located” !

[Brown Deer]

• Name: Ernest BORGNINE
• Sex: M
• ALIA: Ermes Effron /Borgnino/
• Birth: 24 JAN 1917 in Hamden, New Haven Co., CT
• Event: Military service BET 1935 AND 1945 U.S. Navy
• Event: Pic 2004
• Death: 8 JUL 2012 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., CA
• Occupation: Actor

[knarf]

Just shows t’go ya’ how much I pay attention.

[Brown Deer]

Video: Ernie Borgnine, Lead Clown, Milwaukee Circus Day Parade 1995

[Sidebar Moderator]

The wild bunch was my favorite....

[Excellence]

Well, really, it has nothing to do with his acting ability. I thought he was a wonderful (though not great) actor.

[W. W. SMITH]

Fair winds and following seas Gunners Mate Borgnine.

Rest in peace shipmate.

[GenXteacher]

RIP.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Nowhere Man]

RIP, Mr. Borgnine, may you rest in peace.

[stylin19a]

Pike Bishop: He gave his word.
Dutch Engstrom: He gave his word to a railroad.
Pike Bishop: It’s his word.
Dutch Engstrom: That ain’t what counts! It’s who you give it to!

[ExSoldier]

Yeah, I loved him in The Wild Bunch, but he was a good second banana in the series "Airwolf."