Ernest Borgnine
Naissance : 24/01/1917
Hamden, Connecticut, États-Unis
Décès : 08/07/2012
(95 ans)
Los Angeles, California, États-Unis
Biographie
Ernie's parents emigrated from Italy to Hamden, Connecticut, where Ernie was born on January 24, 1917. That Italian heritage has always been part of Ernie's magic. His mother took him back to Italy when he was two, but several years later they returned to Connecticut, this time New Haven, where he completed his education through high school.
From high school he went into the Navy, starting out at the bottom. Rising through the ranks to come out ten years later as a Gunner's Mate 1st Class. He rode destroyers and was well liked and respected by his shipmates. The sincerity was already there.
He knew he wanted to be an actor, and enrolled in the Randall School of Dramatic Arts in Hartford. From there, he broke into the professional ranks at the famous Barter Theatre in Virginia, where he painted scenery and drove a truck as well as acted. His staggering number of outstanding film roles, now close to 200, has made him something of an icon in the motion picture community. Reading titles like "Bad Day At Black Rock," "The Vikings," "Torpedo Run," "Ice Station Zebra," "Wild Bunch," "Flight Of The Phoenix," "The Dirty Dozen," and "The Poseidon Adventure" give only a sample of the dozens of films Ernie has starred in. No wonder fellow actors revere his achievements.
In the animation field he can be heard on the hit children's TV series based on the animated feature "All Dogs Go To Heaven II" for which he was nominated for an Emmy. And he has a recurring role on the Saturday morning hit "Sponge Bob Square Pants."
In January 2011, at age 94, the Screen Actors Guild honored him with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Later that year he finished photography on what would be his final film performance staring as Rex Page in THE MAN WHO SHOOK THE HAND OF VICENTE FERNANDEZ.
Ernie died of kidney failure in July of 2012, but his memory lives on as the world celebrates the life and work of this supreme entertainer and inspirational human.