Clarence Leroy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his "sinister" features overshadowing his acting skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef had begun to lose interest in his declining career by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More. The film made him a box-office draw, especially in Europe.
Lee Van Cleef
Active - 1952 - Present |
Birth - Jan 9, 1925 |
Death - Dec 16, 1989 |
Genres - Western, Drama, Action-Adventure, Crime, Thriller
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Subgenres - Western Film, Spaghetti Western, Film Noir, Detective Film, Heist Film
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Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr., Lee Van Cleff, Lee VanCleef-
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Western Film, Spaghetti Western, Film Noir, Detective Film, Heist Film, Treasure Hunt Film, Biographical Film, Buddy Film, Martial Arts Film, Monster Film, Prison Film, Alien Invasion, Blaxploitation Film, Dystopian Film, Epic Film, Gangster Film, Historical Film, Ninja Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Sport Film, Sword-And-Sandal Film