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Biography

Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine began his acting career after his 10 year service as Gunner's Mate 1st Class aboard the USS Lamberton…more

Born

1/24/1917, Hamden, CT

Birth Name

Ermes Effron Borgnino

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- All Dogs Go to Heaven
  Carface Caruthers
  - S 3: Ep 15 An All Dogs Christmas Carol
    11/17/98
  - S 3: Ep 14 He Barked, She Barked
    11/6/98
  - S 3: Ep 13 Haunted Is as Haunted Does
    10/30/98
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Wrong Stuff
    10/16/98
  - S 3: Ep 11 When Hairy Met Silly
    10/9/98
  - + 38 More Credits
- The Single Guy
  Manny Cordoba
  - S 2: Ep 21 Vegas Finale
    4/16/97
  - S 2: Ep 20 Au Pair
    4/9/97
  - S 2: Ep 19 Jonathan Hollywood
    4/2/97
  - S 2: Ep 18 Grandfather Clause
    3/26/97
  - S 2: Ep 17 Big Baby
    2/20/97
  - + 39 More Credits
- Airwolf
  Dominic Santini
  - S 3: Ep 22 Birds of Paradise
    3/29/86
  - S 3: Ep 21 Tracks
    3/22/86
  - S 3: Ep 20 The Girl Who Fell from the Sky
    3/15/86
  - S 3: Ep 19 Break-In at Santa Paula
    2/22/86
  - S 3: Ep 18 Hawke's Run
    2/15/86
  - + 51 More Credits
- Future Cop
  Joe Cleaver
  - S 1: Ep 8 Cops and Robin
    3/28/78
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Kansas City Kid
    4/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Carlisle Girl
    4/22/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Girl on the Ledge
    4/7/77
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Mad Mad Bomber (2)
    3/25/77
  - + 3 More Credits
- McHale's Navy
  Lt. Cdr. Quinton McHale
  - S 4: Ep 30 Wally For Congress
    4/12/66
  - S 4: Ep 29 Binghamton, At 20 Paces
    4/5/66
  - S 4: Ep 28 An Ensign's Best Friend
    3/29/66
  - S 4: Ep 27 The McHale Grand Prix
    3/22/66
  - S 4: Ep 26 Who Was That German I Saw You With?
    3/15/66
  - + 136 More Credits
- This Is Your Life
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 7 Ernest Borgnine
    10/24/56
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- SpongeBob SquarePants
  Mermaid Man
  - S 7: Ep 20 Back to the Past / The Bad Guy Club for Villains
    2/15/10
  - S 6: Ep 23 Shuffleboarding / Slide Whistle Stooges
    2/16/09
  - S 6: Ep 21 Krusty Krushers / The Card
    11/28/08
  - S 6: Ep 22 Ditchin' / Dear Vikings
    11/28/08
  - S 5: Ep 13 Blackened Sponge / Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob
    8/3/07
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (83)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 113 Episode #5.113
    1/13/12
  - S 5: Ep 28 Episode #5.028
    10/6/11
  - S 3: Ep 62 Episode #3.062
    11/17/09
  - S 2: Ep 245 Episode #2.245
    6/19/09
  - S 1: Ep 297 August 20, 2008
    8/20/08
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 2 Bryan Cranston/Kanye West
    10/2/10
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 2 Wednesday 22nd April
    4/22/09
- ER
  Paul Manning
  - S 15: Ep 22 And In the End...
    4/2/09
  - S 15: Ep 19 Old Times
    3/12/09
- Private Screenings
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 1 Ernest Borgnine
    1/26/09
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 18: Ep 27 Carradine and Borgnine
    4/8/08
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 11: Ep 100 Show #2131
    2/26/04
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
    4/3/78
- The District
  Mike Murphy
  - S 3: Ep 16 Last Waltz
    2/22/03
- TVography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Tim Conway: Just Clowning Around
    8/12/02
- Family Law
  Frank Collero
  - S 3: Ep 21 Alienation of Affection
    5/27/02
- 7th Heaven
  Joe
  - S 6: Ep 20 The Known Soldier
    5/6/02
- Touched By an Angel
  Max
  - S 8: Ep 14 The Blue Angel
    2/2/02
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Eddie Ryan
  - S 9: Ep 4 The Avenging Angel
    10/28/00
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 1 2000 MTV Movie Awards
    6/3/00
- Early Edition
  Antonio Berelli
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Last Untouchable
    1/16/99
- JAG
  Artemus Sullivan
  - S 3: Ep 15 Yesterday's Heroes
    2/24/98
- Pinky and the Brain
  voice of Father
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Visit
    5/12/96
- The Commish
  Frank Nardino
  - S 4: Ep 11 A Christmas Story
    12/17/94
  - S 3: Ep 6 Rising Sun
    11/6/93
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
    11/18/93
- Home Improvement
  Eddie Phillips
  - S 1: Ep 20 Birds Of A Feather Flock To Taylor
    3/3/92
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 86 January 12, 1990
    1/12/90
- Jake and the Fatman
  Col. Tom Cody
  - S 3: Ep 9 My Shining Hour
    11/29/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 72 Show #1047
    10/20/88
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 33 October 19, 1988
    10/19/88
- Murder, She Wrote
  Cosmo Ponzini
  - S 3: Ep 16 Death Takes a Dive
    2/22/87
- Highway to Heaven
  Guido Liggio
  - S 3: Ep 4 Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace
    10/15/86
- Hee-Haw
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 12 Ernest Borgnine / Ray Stevens / Shelly West
    12/7/85
  - S 6: Ep 1 Ernest Borgnine / George Lindsey / Lulu Roman
    9/14/74
- Matt Houston
  Buster Ryan
  - S 1: Ep 18 Here's Another Fine Mess
    3/6/83
- Magnum, P.I.
  Earl Cepikis
  - S 3: Ep 9 Mr. White Death
    11/18/82
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 2 Italian Cruise: Venetian Love Song/Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/Gigolo (2)
    10/2/82
  - S 6: Ep 1 Italian Cruise: Venetian Love Song/Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/Gigolo (1)
    10/2/82
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Stanislaus Katczinsky
  - S 29: Ep 1 All Quiet on the Western Front
    11/14/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 25 October 5, 1979
    10/5/79
  - S 17: Ep 17 October 12, 1978
    10/12/78
  - S 13: Ep 221 Week of August 18, 1975
    8/18/75
  - S 12: Ep 191 Week of May 27, 1974
    5/27/74
  - S 12: Ep 147 March 26, 1974
    3/26/74
  - + 1 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 5 George Burns
    5/17/78
  - S 5: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    2/7/78
  - S 3: Ep 1 Evel Knievel
    11/10/75
  - S 2: Ep 6 Michael Landon
    5/15/75
  - S 2: Ep 2 Telly Savalas
    11/15/74
  - + 1 More Credits
- Jesus of Nazareth
  The Centurion
  - S 1: Ep 1 Part I
    4/3/77
- Celebrity Bowling
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 11 November 8, 1975
    11/8/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 January 16, 1971
    1/16/71
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 June 28, 1975
    6/28/75
- Little House on the Prairie
  Jonathan
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Lord is My Shepherd (2)
    12/18/74
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 20 Show #2020
    12/27/73
  - S 11: Ep 15 730118
    1/18/73
  - S 9: Ep 72 710513
    5/13/71
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 3 Ed McMahon (Celebrity Roast)
    9/28/73
  - S 8: Ep 14 Ernest Borgnine / O.C. Smith
    12/28/72
  - S 7: Ep 7 Ernest Borgnine / Elaine Stritch / Norm Crosby / Leonard Barr
    10/28/71
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 6: Ep 24 Episode #140
    3/12/73
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 6: Ep 20 Episode #136
    2/12/73
- The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 9, 1972
    9/9/72
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 September 24, 1970
    9/24/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 150 March 27, 1970
    3/27/70
- The Lone Wolf
  Joe Saks
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Avalanche Story (a.k.a. The Reno Story)
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 95 December 30, 1969
    12/30/69
  - S 6: Ep 63 November 27, 1968
    11/27/68
  - S 4: Ep 212 June 27, 1967
    6/27/67
  - S 14: Ep 24 October 7, 1976
    10/7/76
  - S 13: Ep 171 May 18, 1976
    5/18/76
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 152 April 4, 1969
    4/4/69
  - S 2: Ep 19 October 17, 1967
    10/17/67
- The Jerry Lewis Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 February 6, 1968
    2/6/68
- Get Smart
  Man on Sofa
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Little Black Book (2)
    2/3/68
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Little Black Book (1)
    1/27/68
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 5 December 14, 1967
    12/14/67
- The Woody Woodbury Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 August 28, 1967
    8/28/67
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 34 June 5-9, 1967
    6/5/67
  - S 14: Ep 77 June 9-13, 1980
    6/9/80
  - S 14: Ep 46 February 18-22, 1980 (NBC-TV)
    2/18/80
  - S 14: Ep 8 October 1-5, 1979 (NBC-TV)
    10/1/79
  - S 10: Ep 86 July 26-30, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    7/26/76
  - + 26 More Credits
- Run for Your Life
  Harry
  - S 2: Ep 14 Time and a Half on Christmas Eve
    12/19/66
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Melvin Feebie
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Blue-Eyed Horse
    11/23/66
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  The Center Square
  - S 1: Ep 1 October 17-21, 1966 (Debut on NBC-TV).
    10/17/66
- McHale's Navy
  Giuseppe Maggiore [Uncredited]
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Return of Giuseppe
    12/21/65
- McHale's Navy
  Cousin Giuseppe [Uncredited]
  - S 4: Ep 4 Guiseppe McHale
    10/5/65
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself, host
  - S 1: Ep 4 Host: Ernest Borgnine
    1/25/64
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 3 October 29, 1963
    10/29/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 27 This Will Kill You
    4/11/63
- General Electric Theater
  Major David Orlovsky
  - S 10: Ep 28 The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky
    4/15/62
- Alcoa Premiere
  Capt. Quentin McHale
  - S 1: Ep 21 Seven Against the Sea
    4/3/62
- General Electric Theater
  Matty Moran
  - S 9: Ep 20 The Legend That Walks Like a Man
    2/12/61
- Wagon Train
  Earl Packer
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Earl Packer Story
    1/4/61
- Zane Grey Theater
  Willie
  - S 5: Ep 1 A Gun For Willie
    10/6/60
- Wagon Train
  Estaban Zamora
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Estaban Zamora Story
    10/21/59
- Laramie
  Major Prescott
  - S 1: Ep 3 Circle Of Fire
    9/29/59
- Frontier Justice
  Jim Morrison
  - S 2: Ep 4 Black Creek Encounter
    7/27/59
- Wagon Train
  Willy Moran
  - S 2: Ep 1 Around the Horn
    10/1/58
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Willy Moran Story
    9/18/57
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 30: Ep 1 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/58
  - S 29: Ep 1 The 29th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/57
  - S 28: Ep 1 The 28th Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/56
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Academy Awards
    4/2/74
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Hully Brown
  - S 7: Ep 21 Two Lives Have I
    2/28/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, on film
  - S 11: Ep 11 The Platters / Noel Coward / Ray Peterson
    12/8/57
  - S 9: Ep 52 The Four Aces / Marion Marlowe / Brooklyn Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves
    9/16/56
- Navy Log
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 5 Lost Human Bomb
    10/16/57
- Zane Grey Theater
  Jim Morrison
  - S 1: Ep 22 Black Creek Encounter
    3/8/57
- The O. Henry Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Reformation of Calliope
    1/23/57
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 February 11, 1956
    2/11/56
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Himself / Intermission Guest
  - S 6: Ep 18 Witness to Murder
    1/26/56
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 19 January 21, 1956
    1/21/56
- Fireside Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 27 The Poachers
    3/8/55
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Gus White
  - S 2: Ep 31 Night Visitor
    4/29/54
- The Philco Television Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 7 Without Fear or Favor
    1/13/52
  - S 3: Ep 40 Operation: Airlift
    6/17/51
- Goodyear Television Playhouse
  Sgt. Lenahan
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Copper
    10/28/51
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- SpongeBob SquarePants
  MermaidMan
  - S 8: Ep 12 Mermaid Man Begins / Plankton's Good Eye
    9/23/11

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- He is best known by the public for his starring role in McHale's Navy.
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- On December 13, 2007, Ernest Borgnine was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the "Actor In A Leading Role - Mini-Series Or Television Movie" category for his performance in A Grandpa For Christmas.
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- One of Ernest's earliest starring roles was the Captain of the Praetorian Guard in Demetrius And The Gladiators (1954).
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- Ernest Borgnine: Everything I do has a moral to it. Yes, I've been in films that have had shootings. I made The Wild Bunch (1969), which was the beginning of the splattering of blood and everything else. But there was a moral behind it. The moral was that, by golly, bad guys got it. That was it. Yeah.
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