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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, film noir, and crime dramas. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef's acting career started to decline.

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1 Early life
2 Military service
3 Acting career
3.1 Supporting actor
3.2 Stardom
4 Personal life
5 Death
6 Legacy
7 Filmography
7.1 Film
7.2 Television
8 References
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Lee Van Cleef

American actor (1925–1989)

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Instance of
human
Place of birth
Somerville
Place of death
Oxnard
Citizenship
United States
Occupation
film actor, military personnel, television actor, actor
Educated at
Somerville High School
Genre
Western film, Spaghetti Western, drama film, action film
Date of birth
1925-01-09
Date of death
1989-12-16
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