Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine Trivia
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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 auditioned for the role of Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
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Ernest was the first center square on "The Hollywood Squares" on it's premiere, October 17, 1966.
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Ernest is 5 feet 9 inches tall.
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Ernest's license plate reads "BORG9".
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Ernest speaks fluent Italian.
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Ernest's middle name, Charles, was taken from the doctor who delivered him, Charles Gerson.
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Ernest is a registered Democrat and supporter of the party.
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Ernest was nominated for the Worst Supporting Actor Razzie award for Deadly Blessings (1981).
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Ernest has his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 6324 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Ernest won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for Marty (1955).
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Ernest was awarded the Golden Boot for Country/Western performers in 1985.
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Ernest won his first and only Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1956 for Marty (1955).
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Ernest had a techno song named after him, "Theme From Ernest Borgnine," by Squarepusher on their "Feed Me Weird Things" album.
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Ernest was made an honorary Chief Petty Officer on October 15, 2004, by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry Scott.
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Ernest's son, Chris, is also an actor.
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Ernest is a 33rd Degree Master Mason.
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Ernest was inducted in 1996 into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
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Ernest is good friends with George Lindsey.
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Ernest is a World War II veteran, he served in the Navy for 10 years, from 1935-1945.
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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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