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Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine has been in show business for more than 50 years. His credits include more than 80 feature-film roles and hundreds of performances on stage and television.
Born to Italian-immigrant parents in Hamden, Conn., Borgnine moved to Italy with his mother at the age of 2. When they returned to the United States several years later, they settled in New Haven, Conn., where Borgnine completed his education through high school.
After serving 10 years in the Navy, where he became chief gunner's mate on a destroyer, he returned home and enrolled in the Randall School of Dramatic Arts in Hartford. From there he broke into the professional ranks at the Barter Theatre in Virginia, where he painted scenery, drove a truck, and acted in various productions.
Borgnine made his Broadway debut as a hospital attendant in "Harvey," and in 1951 he made his motion-picture debut in Louis de Rochemont's "Whistle at Eaton Falls." Just four years later, he won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of a Bronx butcher in "Marty."
Among his additional feature-film credits are "From Here to Eternity," "Torpedo Run," "Vera Cruz," "The Vikings," "The Dirty Dozen," "The Wild Bunch," "Emperor of the North," "The Poseidon Adventure," "All Dogs Go to Heaven II," "The Catered Affair," and "Bad Day at Black Rock." He recently completed production on the feature films "The Eighth Day" with Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, and "McHale's Navy" with Tom Arnold.
Borgnine is perhaps best known for starring as Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale on "McHale's Navy," a TV comedy series originally broadcast between 1962 and 1966. He later starred for three seasons on the drama "Airwolf." He guest-starred on series such as "The Commish," "The Simpsons," "Home Improvement," "Highway to Heaven," "Murder, She Wrote" and "Little House on the Prairie," not to mention his hundreds of live performances in the early days of TV on such shows as "General Electric Theater" and "Philco Playhouse." In 1980, Borgnine received an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actor for his work in the TV movie "All Quiet on the Western Front."
The actor resides in Beverly Hills with his wife, Tova, who owns a cosmetics company. Until recently, Borgnine served as the Honorary Mayor of Universal City Studios. His leisure time is spent playing golf, traveling across the country in a customized bus and doing a variety of charity work. Borgnine often visits veterans hospitals across the United States and is active in maintaining opportunities for the physically disadvantaged and for senior citizens. His birthday is January 24.
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