Ernest Borgnine: The Award-Winning Character Actor Who Captivated Audiences

* Borgnine won the Academy Award as best actor for portraying a lonely, socially awkward butcher in "Marty" in 1955. The movie was named best picture and also won Oscars. Yet Ernest Borgnine won a woman's love and an Academy Award in one of the great lonelyhearts roles in "Marty," a highlight in a workhorse career that spanned nearly seven decades and more than... Ernest Borgnine first made a major impact when he played the sadistic Sergeant “Fatso” Judson, who persecutes and later beats to death an Italian private, played by Frank. Ernest Borgnine was a larger-than-life figure in the world of film and television, captivating audiences with his powerful performances and distinct voice. Over a career that. Ernest Borgnine, the Oscar-winning star, multiple Emmy nominee and much-loved character actor whose work endured across decades of film and television, has passed away.

Ernest Borgnine was a larger-than-life figure in the world of film and television, captivating audiences with his powerful performances and distinct voice. Over a career that. Ernest Borgnine, the Oscar-winning star, multiple Emmy nominee and much-loved character actor whose work endured across decades of film and television, has passed away. Ernest Borgnine was one of those rarities, an actor who not only starred in a classic TV series McHale's Navy but was also a huge (and Oscar-winning) movie star. Ernest. Despite being cast early in his career as a villain or “a heavy,” Borgnine ultimately defeated James Cagney, James Dean, Frank Sinatra, and Spencer Tracy for a best-actor. Ernest Borgnine first made a major impact when he played the sadistic Sergeant “Fatso” Judson, who persecutes and later beats to death an Italian private, played by Frank. * Borgnine won the Academy Award as best actor for portraying a lonely, socially awkward butcher in "Marty" in 1955. The movie was named best picture and also won Oscars.

Despite being cast early in his career as a villain or “a heavy,” Borgnine ultimately defeated James Cagney, James Dean, Frank Sinatra, and Spencer Tracy for a best-actor.