Lee Van Cleef
American actor (1925–1989)
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United StatesThe gaunt outlaw from High Noon who spent a decade playing forgettable heavies until Sergio Leone handed him a squint, a poncho, and co-billing opposite Clint Eastwood—turning a B-movie journeyman into the coldest face in spaghetti Westerns.
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Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. earned a Bronze Star aboard a Navy minesweeper in World War II, then drifted through regional theatre before landing a wordless outlaw bit in High Noon in 1952. His angular features locked him into villain roles across Westerns and noir through the fifties and early sixties, a career starting to fade after a serious car crash. Leone's For a Few Dollars More in 1965 gave him the co-lead, and suddenly the journeyman was a star. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly followed in 1966, then a decade-long run through European Westerns—The Big Gundown, Day of Anger, Sabata, Barq…
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- Golden Boot Awards
- Bronze Star Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
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