Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine died last night at the age of 95. Borgnine was an Oscar Winner for his role in "Marty" in 1955. Borgnine was also honored with a SAG award in 2010.
Borgnine began playing bad guys in movies like "From Here To Eternity" playing Sgt. "Fatso" Judson who beats Frank Sinatra's character to death.
In 1955 he played Marty a lovesick butcher in the bronx who finds love with a wallflower named Clara(Betsy Blair). Borgnine won the Oscar for Best Actor and his career would never be the same.
He would go on to play many different characters with good hearts in "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Escape From New York".
His most beloved character besides "Marty" was Lt. Commander Quentin McHale in "McHale's Navy" which ran on ABC from 1962-1966.
During his career, Mr. Borgnine appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows during his 70 years in the business. He was a true star. For a true in-depth article, please read this piece at CBS NEWS.
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