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Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Acting
09 Jan 1925
16 Dec 1989
Somerville, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) 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. Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had 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 sk...

Also Known As

Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr., 李·范克里夫, 리 밴 클리프

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