10.0
10.0
The Master Ninja 5
1985
as John Peter McAllister
Lee Van Cleef
Also known as: Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr.
Nationality:United States
Height:6'2" (188 cm)
Education:Somerville High School
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Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of spaghetti Westerns, holding starring roles in the Sergio Leone-directed Dollars Trilogy films, For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). In 1983, he received a Golden Boot Award for his contribution to the Western film and television genre. Van Cleef served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the minesweeper USS Incredible, earning a Bronze Star for his actions. After acting on stage in regional theatre, he made his film debut in the Oscar-winning Western High Noon (1952) in a non-speaking outlaw cast role. With distinctive, angular features and a taciturn screen persona, Van Cleef was typecast as minor villain and supporting player in Westerns and Crime Dramas. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef's acting career started to decline. He achieved stardom when Leone gave him the co-leading role in For a Few Dollars More (1965). Van Cleef later appeared in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), The Big Gundown (1967), Death Rides a Horse (1967), Day of Anger (1967), Beyond the Law (1968), Sabata (1969) and its sequel Return of Sabata (1971), Barquero (1970), El Condor (1970), Captain Apache (1971),The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972), The Grand Duel (1972), Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973), The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974), Take a Hard Ride (1975), The Hard Way (1980), The Octagon (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and Armed Response (1986). He played the lead role of John Peter McAllister on the martial-arts television series The Master (1984).
Filmography (89 movies)
8.5
8.5
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
as Sentenza / Angel Eyes
8.0
8.0
For a Few Dollars More
1965
as Col. Douglas Mortimer
8.0
8.0
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2024
as Self (archive footage)
7.8
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Reese
7.7
7.7
High Noon
1952
as Jack Colby
7.3
7.3
The Big Gundown
1967
as Jonathan Corbett
7.2
7.2
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Dave Chittun
7.2
7.2
Dawn at Socorro
1954
as Earl Ferris
7.1
7.1
Kansas City Confidential
1952
as Tony Romano
7.1
7.1
Escape from New York
1981
as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
7.0
7.0
The Big Combo
1955
as Fante
7.0
7.0
The Tin Star
1957
as Ed McGaffey
7.0
7.0
Day of Anger
1967
as Frank Talby
7.0
7.0
Master Ninja II
1984
as John Peter McAllister
7.0
7.0
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Fat Jones
7.0
7.0
Death Rides a Horse
1967
as Ryan
7.0
7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Ed Bailey
6.8
6.8
The Young Lions
1958
as 1st Sgt. Rickett
6.7
6.7
Ride Lonesome
1959
as Frank
6.6
6.6
Pardners
1956
as Gus
6.6
6.6
The Bravados
1958
as Alfonso Parral
6.6
6.6
The Desperado
1954
as Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton
6.6
6.6
The Lawless Breed
1952
as Dirk Hanley
6.5
6.5
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Corp. Stone
6.5
6.5
Day of the Badman
1958
as Jake Hayes
6.4
6.4
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Doug Sadler
6.4
6.4
Jack Slade
1953
as Bolt Mackay
6.4
6.4
The Road to Denver
1955
as Pecos Larry
6.3
6.3
Joe Dakota
1957
as Adam Grant
6.3
6.3
Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Ace Winton
6.3
6.3
Sabata
1969
as Sabata
6.3
6.3
Gypsy Colt
1954
as Hank
6.2
6.2
Barquero
1970
as Travis
6.2
6.2
Posse from Hell
1961
as Leo
6.1
6.1
Tumbleweed
1953
as Marv
6.1
6.1
The Naked Street
1955
as Harry Goldish (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Grand Duel
1972
as Sheriff Clayton
6.0
6.0
China Gate
1957
as Maj. Cham
6.0
6.0
White Lightning
1953
as Brutus Allen
6.0
6.0
I Cover the Underworld
1955
as Flash Logan
6.0
6.0
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957
as Shad Donaphin
6.0
6.0
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
as Fire Knife
5.9
5.9
The Lonely Man
1957
as Faro
5.9
5.9
Return of Sabata
1971
as Sabata / Major
5.9
5.9
Machete
1958
as Miguel
5.8
5.8
Beyond the Law
1968
as Billy Joe Cudlip
5.8
5.8
Arrow In The Dust
1954
as Tillotson Henchman
5.8
5.8
Ten Wanted Men
1955
as Al Drucker
5.8
5.8
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Nerva
5.8
5.8
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
1959
as Mike Bennett
5.7
5.7
Vice Squad
1953
as Pete Monty
5.7
5.7
The Hard Way
1980
as McNeal
5.7
5.7
A Man Alone
1955
as Clanton
5.6
5.6
Commandos
1968
as MSgt. Sullivan
5.5
5.5
The Commander
1988
as Col. Mazzarini
5.5
5.5
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
as Marshal Chris Adams
5.5
5.5
El Condor
1970
as Jaroo
5.3
5.3
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
1974
as Dakota
5.2
5.2
Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Kiefer
5.2
5.2
The Squeeze
1978
as Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan
5.2
5.2
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984
as Archie 'China' Travers
5.2
5.2
God's Gun
1976
as Father John / Lewis
5.1
5.1
Kid Vengeance
1976
as McClain
5.0
5.0
The Octagon
1980
as McCarn
5.0
5.0
Nowhere to Hide
1977
as Ike Scanlon
4.8
4.8
It Conquered the World
1956
as Dr. Tom Anderson
4.7
4.7
Arena
1953
as Smitty
4.7
4.7
Raiders of Old California
1957
as Damon Pardee
4.7
4.7
Master Ninja
1984
as John Peter McAllister
4.7
4.7
Armed Response
1986
as Burt Roth
4.6
4.6
Gun Battle at Monterey
1957
as Kirby
4.5
4.5
Accused of Murder
1956
as Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey
4.5
4.5
Killing Machine
1984
as Julot
4.5
4.5
Bad Man's River
1971
as Roy King
4.5
4.5
Captain Apache
1971
as Capt. Apache
4.3
4.3
Last Stagecoach West
1957
as Steve Margolies
4.1
4.1
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
as Frankie
4.0
4.0
The Vanishing American
1955
as Jay Lord
4.0
4.0
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
as Frank Emmett
3.7
3.7
Jungle Raiders
1985
as Warren
3.4
3.4
The Conqueror
1956
as Chepei
3.0
3.0
The Perfect Killer
1977
as Harry Chapman
2.7
2.7
Thieves of Fortune
1990
as Sergio Danielo Christophero
2.7
2.7
The Nebraskan
1953
as Pvt. Reno Benton
2.0
2.0
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Sam Bass
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
2014
as (archive footage)
Octagon : le combat des maîtres
2003
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000
as Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage)
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