Birth name Ermes Effron Borgnino NationalityUSA Birth 24 january 1917 at Hamden (USA) Death 8 july 2012 (at 95 years) at Los Angeles (USA) Awards Academy Award for Best Actor
Ermes Effron Borgnino, known as Ernest Borgnine (/ˈbɔrɡnaɪn/; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American film and television actor whose career spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1955 for Marty. On television, he played Quinton McHale in the 1962–1966 series McHale's Navy and co-starred in the mid-1980s action series Airwolf, in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned an Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the series ER. He was also known for being the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 to 2012.
Biography
Né dans une famille d'origine italienne, Ernest Borgnine ne se destine pas particulièrement à la comédie dans sa jeunesse. À 18 ans, il s'engage dans la Navy, jusqu'en 1945. Ce n'est qu'à la fin de la guerre qu'il s'inscrit à la Randall School of Drama, à Hartford, Connecticut. Il fait ses débuts sur scène à Broadway, quatre ans plus tard, dans la pièce Harvey.
En 1951, Borgnine vit à Los Angeles : il décroche un petit rôle dans le film The Whistle at Eaton Falls, de Robert Siodmak. C'est en 1953 qu'il obtient son premier grand rôle, dans le film maintes fois oscarisé Tant qu'il y aura des hommes. Il y incarne le sergent Fatso Judson, violent et cruel. Il donne ensuite sa pleine mesure dans Un homme est passé (1954), Vera Cruz (1954) ou Johnny Guitare (1954), trois films qui l'imposent comme l'un des « méchants » d’Hollywood.
Ernest Borgnine obtient l'Oscar du meilleur acteur en 1955 pour le rôle de Marty Pilletti dans Marty de Delbert Mann. Ce rôle lui permet d'aborder une nouvelle facette de son travail d'acteur : il y joue un boucher timide et tendre. Par la suite, il retrouve son emploi-type de « dur », notamment dans Les Vikings (1958).
Il participe à quelques longs métrages devenus « classiques », tels Les Douze Salopards (1967) — où il campe un savoureux général — et La Horde sauvage (1969). Sa filmographie ne compte pas moins de 140 films.
Dans les années 1980 et 1990, il apparaît dans quelques fictions d'anticipation qui ont marqué le public : New York 1997 (1981), de John Carpenter ou encore Bienvenue à Gattaca (1997). De 1984 à 1986, il joue dans les trois premières saisons de la série télévisée culte Supercopter (Airwolf). En 2004, il interprète Rolling star, dans le film inspiré de la bande dessinée, Blueberry. Loin des personnages sanguinaires qui l'ont rendu célèbre, il incarne un vieil homme doux et rêveur.
Ernest Borgnine prête aussi sa voix au super-héros vieillissant « l'homme-sirène » dans le dessin-animé Bob l'éponge. Après sa mort, ils lui rendront d'ailleurs hommage en faisant mourir son personnage mais en marquant le nom d'Ernest Borgnine sur la pierre tombale.
Alors qu'il a joué très souvent des rôles de sadique et de violent, il est reconnu dans toute la profession pour sa gentillesse, son grand humour, sa jovialité et sa très grande humilité malgré une carrière exceptionnelle.
Ernest Borgnine est décédé des suites d'une insuffisance rénale au centre médical Cedars-Sinai à Los Angeles, entouré de sa famille.
Dans la revue Positif, Christian Viviani rendra hommage à l’artiste :
« Méchant ou gentil, il laisse le souvenir d’un visage familier, lié à toute une conception du cinéma et de la cinéphilie, mais aussi celle d’un acteur à la présence impressionnante et dont la filmographie se lit comme une vaste page de l’histoire du cinéma américain. »
Après son décès, il a été crématisé et ses cendres ont été dispersées dans le Forest Lawn Memorial Park de Los Angeles.
, 1h54 Directed byStig Björkman GenresDocumentary, Historical ThemesDocumentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry ActorsAlicia Vikander, Isabella Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, Liv Ullmann, Sigourney Weaver Roles Self (archive footage) Rating73% Nommée sept fois aux Oscars, Ingrid Bergman y fut récompensée trois fois. Elle fut une des actrices les plus talentueuses de l’âge d’or du cinéma hollywoodien et ses rôles dans des films comme CASABLANCA (1942), HANTISE (1944) et SONATE D’AUTOMNE (1978) sont inoubliables. En partant d’archives privées et d’interviews de ses enfants, ce film dresse un portrait personnel et offre aux spectateurs un aperçu de la vie exceptionnelle d’une jeune Suédoise qui devint l’une des plus célèbres actrices des États-Unis et du monde.
, 1h27 OriginUSA GenresComedy, Adventure, Animation ThemesFilms about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Portrayals of Jesus in film ActorsScott Eastwood, Ernest Borgnine, Anupam Kher, Michael Madsen, Alphonso McAuley, Omar Benson Miller Roles Slink (voice) Rating36% Follow the adventures of a bold lamb (Judah) and his stable friends as they try to avoid the sacrificial alter the week preceding the crucifixion of Christ. It is a heart-warming account of the Easter story as seen through the eyes of a lovable pig (Horace), a faint-hearted horse (Monty), a pedantic rat (Slink), a rambling rooster (Drake), a motherly cow (Esmay) and a downtrodden donkey (Jack). This magnificent period piece with its epic sets is a roller coaster ride of emotions. Enveloped in humor, this quest follows the animals from the stable in Bethlehem to the great temple in Jerusalem and onto the hillside of Calvary as these unlikely heroes try to save their friend. The journey weaves seamlessly through the biblical accounts of Palm Sunday, Jesus turning the tables in the temple, Peter's denial and with a tense, heart-wrenching climax, depicts the crucifixion and resurrection with gentleness and breathtaking beauty. For Judah, the lamb with the heart of a lion, it is a story of courage and faith. For Jack, the disappointed donkey, it becomes a pivotal voyage of hope. For Horace, the, well the dirty pig, and Drake the ignorant rooster, it is an opportunity to do something inappropriate and get into trouble.
, 1h28 OriginUSA GenresDrama ThemesFilms based on plays ActorsErnest Borgnine, Piper Laurie, Anne Meara, Doris Roberts, Richard Schiff, Cybill Shepherd Roles Frank Rating59% Four elderly patients at a nursing home have made friends and play cards most days when they are feeling up to it. Unfortunately Frank is slowing down and is on a lot of medication such as insulin and suffers from strokes. June has dementia and is sometimes barely able to recognise who she is talking to or holding a conversation that's inline with what is being discussed. Ella is upset from breaking her hip from merely sitting in a chair due to her old age. Alice is still bubbly and hanging on her hopes of winning the lottery.
Directed byC. Thomas Howell, Patrick Read Johnson OriginUSA GenresDrama, Romance ActorsLogan Bartholomew, Kelsey Sanders, Ernest Borgnine, Louise Fletcher, Lance Henriksen, Catherine Hicks Roles Carl Taylor Rating49% Kerry Wells (Kelsey Sanders), a college student journalist and committed Christian, has been assigned to do a story on Blake Truman (Logan Bartholomew), the college's hockey superstar. Blake struggles with personal crisis but rejects Kerry's reliance on her faith. He is convinced that modern science has disproved the Bible and especially the Genesis story of creation. Together they discover that the creation story and science may be in perfect accord.
, 1h30 Directed byDavid Jackson OriginUSA GenresDrama ThemesChristmas films ActorsJordan Ladd, Jason London, Ernest Borgnine, Sally Kellerman, Tessie Santiago, Yeardley Smith Roles Big Jim Rating61% Slow Creek est une petite bourgade du centre des Etats-Unis. Là, se trouve un puits réputé magique. Un jour, la petite Abby Jansen, qui a récemment perdu sa mère et dont le père, Mark, dirige le journal local, fait un voeu. Peu de temps après, la célèbre journaliste Cynthia Tamerline est envoyée sur place afin de conscarer un article au phénomène. Elle rentre ensuite à New York mais le lendemain se réveille dans la ville de Slow Creek où tout a changé...
, 1h27 Directed byFred Wolf OriginUSA GenresComedy ActorsSteve Zahn, Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, Robert Patrick, Justin Long, Ernest Borgnine Roles Milas Rating51% Peter Gaulke is the host of an unsuccessful nature program called Strange Wilderness. When the show is threatened with cancellation, he goes in search of the elusive bigfoot in order to restore ratings.
, 1h42 OriginUSA GenresComedy ThemesBuddy films ActorsErnest Borgnine Roles Frank Norgard Rating62% On a snowy Saturday, in a midwestern winter landscape, Tony Norgard (Joey Albright) desperately wants to go ice fishing. But he is pressured to attend his mother-in-law's birthday party on the same day. To resolve the dilemma, Tony pretends to be sick and stays in bed. While his little white lie allows him the chance for a secret outing, it comes with a heavy price. Through the day, misfortune seems to meet him at every turn. When he meets up with his dad Frank (Ernest Borgnine), things get worse. Tony's lie seems to have put a curse on what should otherwise have been a simple day of fishing for everyone. Unaware of the charade, Tony's wife Lila (Michelle Mountain) happily goes about her day, sorry that her husband is at home, sick in bed, missing a great weekend of family fun. Tony befriends the spirited and very independent Stormy, (Kimberly Norris), a beautiful, yet rugged ice fisherwoman. Stormy becomes one of the many unusual characters Tony meets in this frozen lake community of anglers. Through it all, even Tony is dwarfed by the magnitude of his compounding troubles. But he is an optimistic man and in his own way tries to put the best spin on the mess he has created. With hopeful confidence, Lila somehow manages to see past his ice-fishing antics. She remembers the honorable man she married, and armed with large amounts of grace, remains supportive. This comedy tells the tale of a cantankerous father and his bumbling but well-meaning son who share a joyous obsession for the age-old art of ice fishing.
, 1h28 Directed byCraig R. Baxley OriginUSA GenresAction, Western ActorsCasper Van Dien, Bruce Boxleitner, Ernest Borgnine, Jeff Kober, Jack Noseworthy, William Atherton Roles Thurmond Prescott Rating54% Already taking a gamble settling in the uncharted west, the peaceful settlers of a town destined for railroad greatness suddenly find themselves being ruthlessly gunned down. With no law and order to be found, justice falls onto the shoulders of an elderly rancher (played by Ernest Borgnine) and an accomplished, but retired, gunslinger (played by Casper Van Dien).
, 2h Directed byHarvey Frost OriginUSA GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama ThemesMedical-themed films, Christmas films ActorsErnest Borgnine, Juliette Goglia, Katherine Helmond, Richard Libertini, Justine Dorsey, Tracy Nelson Roles Bert O'Riley Rating67% Bert (Ernest Borgnine) is a retired Hollywood actor who has been estranged from his only daughter Marie (Tracy Nelson) for many years. When she ends up in the hospital following a car accident, Social Services places her 10-year-old daughter, Becca (Juliette Goglia), with the grandfather she has never met. The generation gap is apparent as Bert and Becca try to adjust to their new lives together.