Lee Van Cleef
Birthday: 9 January 1925, Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name: Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr.
Height: 188 cm
One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were both of Dutch ancest ...Show More
Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.
Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.
I believe in showing real violence, not toy violence. Real violence turns you off because you know i Show more
I believe in showing real violence, not toy violence. Real violence turns you off because you know it's not the thing to do. If you show violence realistic enough people don't want to do it. Hide
Bad guys have always been my bag . . . I look mean without even trying. Audiences just naturally hat Show more
Bad guys have always been my bag . . . I look mean without even trying. Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part. Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain. Hide
[6/12/81 interview in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, on his pierced left ear] I started wearing it when Show more
[6/12/81 interview in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, on his pierced left ear] I started wearing it when I was a kid in the Navy. I sailed all over the world, and somewhere along I started wearing an earring as a symbol of respect for all of the different cultures and people. I've worn it, off and on, ever since. Lately, when directors and producers see the bloody thing, they ask me to wear it on camera. Hide
Lee Van Cleef's FILMOGRAPHY
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