Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. Although initially typecast as the "heavy" (i.e. villainous character), he later gained prominence for portraying anti-heroes, such as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger on the television series M Squad (1957–1960). Marvin's notable roles in film included Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ben Rumson in Paint Your Wagon (1969), Walker in Point Blank (1967), the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980), Jack Osborne in Gorky Park (1983) and co-starred opposite Chuck Norris in The Delta Force (1986).
Lee Marvin (February 19 1924August 29 1987) was an American film and television actor Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters Although initially typecast as the "heavy" (ie villainous character) he later gained prominence for portraying anti-heroes such as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger on the television series M Squad (1957–1960) Marvin's notable roles in film included Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964) Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966) Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967) Ben Rumson in Paint Your Wagon (1969) Walker in Point Blank (1967) the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980) Jack Osborne in Gorky Park (1983) and co-starred opposite Chuck Norris in The Delta Force (1986)