The man lived a great life and was a wonderful actor who often made light of his own considerable talents. He did wonderful characters that made you believe and nothing marks a better actor than that quality. "Marty" was the role of a lifetime but he had others that stood out including "Bad Day at Black Rock" and "The Poseidon Adventure." Another great role came in "The Wild Bunch" which changed movies in many ways.

One of my personal favorites was once again with Lee Marvin in a sort of throw off film called "Emperor of the North." Borgnine as a sadistic and mean train conductor with a passion for kicking the hell out of hoboes......He was magnificent. Especially since in real life Ernest Borgnine was a Teddy Bear.   And let's not forget his role in "Sponge Bob!"

Saw him with Bob Osborne on TMC awhile back and thoroughly enjoyed his stories. What a sad day...............


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