Ernest Borgnine

Borgnine është ilindur si Ermes Effron Borgnino në Hamden,të Connecticut, si fëmijë i Anne dhe Charlesa B. Borgninit, të cilët emigruan në SHBA nga Modene e Italisë. Prindërit e tij u ndanë kur i kishte vetëm dy vjet, ndërsa ky bashkë me nënën shkojnë të jetojnë në Itali, por pesë vite më vonë kthehen në qytetin e lindjes, ku edhe u shkollua.

Borgnine më 1935., pas përfundimit të shkollës së mesme, i bashkohet marinës amerikane. Lëshohet më 1941., po përsëri i bashkohet kur SHBA hynë në Luftën e dytë botrore dhe shërben deri më 1945. (gjithsej dhjetë vjetë).

Pas pesë viteve pa punë, Borgnine regjistrohet në Randall School of Drama në Hartfordu, Connecticut. Pas diplomimit fillon aktrimin në Barter Theatreu në Abingdon, të Virginias. Roli i tij i pare ishte i zotëri Callera në Menaxheri i qelqtë i Tennessee Williamsit. Më 1949 debyton në Broadway në hit dramën Harvey.

Më 1951 shpërngulet në Los Angeles, ku arritë suksese të një pasnjëshme në karierën e tij filmike.

Më 1970 ai luan në filmin The Adventurers, bashkë me atorin tone Bekim Fehmiu në rolin kryesor. Për të arriturat e tij në film e ka fituar edhe yllin e fames në Stazën e të famshmëve në Holivud, më 1996 dhe është pranuar në Shtëpinë e aktorëve të famshëm vestern.

Borgnine është i martuar katër herë.

• Rhoda Kemins (1948.-1959.), me të cilën u njohtua në marinë; Ka një vajzë, Ginen.
• Aktorja Katy Jurado (1959.-1963.)
• Këngtarja Ethel Merman (1964.): bashkëshortësia ka zgjatë vetëm disa muaj.
• Donna Rancourt (1965.-1972.), me të cilën ka një djalë, Christopherin, dhe vajzën, Sharon.
• Tova Traesnaes (1972.-)

• China Corsair (1951)
• The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
• The Mob (1951)
• From Here to Eternity (1953)
• The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
• Johnny Guitar (1954)
• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
• The Bounty Hunter (1954)
• Vera Cruz (1954)
• Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
• Marty (1955)
• Run for Cover (1955)
• Violent Saturday (1955)
• The Last Command (1955)
• The Square Jungle (1955)
• Jubal (1956)
• The Catered Affair (1956)
• The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
• Three Brave Men (1956)
• The Vikings (1958)
• The Badlanders (1958)
• Torpedo Run (1958)
• Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959)
• The Rabbit Trap (1959)
• Man on a String (1960)
• Pay or Die (1960)
• Black City (1961)
• The Italian Brigands (1961)
• Go Naked in the World (1961)
• The Last Judgement (1961)
• Barabbas (1961)
• McHale's Navy (1964)
• The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
• The Oscar (1966)
• McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
• The Dirty Dozen (1967)
• Chuka (1967)
• The Man Who Makes the Difference (1968) (short subject)
• The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
• Ice Station Zebra (1968)
• The Split (1968)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• A Bullet for Sandoval (1969)
• The Adventurers (1970)
• Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
• Murder in the Ring (1971)
• Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)
• Willard (1971)
• Bunny O'Hare (1971)
• Hannie Caulder (1971)
• The World of Sport Fishing (1972) (documentary)
• Film Portrait (1972) (documentary)
• The Revengers (1972)
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
• Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
• The Neptune Factor (1973)
• Law and Disorder (1974)
• Vegeance Is Mine (1974)
• The Devil's Rain (1975)
• Hustle (1975 film) (1975)
• Shoot (1976)
• The Greatest (1977)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
• Crossed Swords (1978)
• Convoy (1978)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
• Ravagers (1979)
• The Double McGuffin (1979)
• The Black Hole (1979)
• When Time Ran Out... (1980)
• Super Fuzz (1980)
• High Risk (1981)
• Escape from New York (1981)
• Deadly Blessing (1981)
• Young Warriors (1983)
• Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
• The Manhunt (1985)
• Skeleton Coast (1987)
• Isola del tesoro (1987) (treasure island) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179577/)
• The Opponent (1987)
• The Big Turnaround (1988)
• Moving Target (1988)
• Any Man's Death (1988)
• Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
• Dirty Dozen: Fatal Mission (1988)
• Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears (1989)
• The Last Match (1990)
• Tides of War (1990)
• Laser Mission (1990)
• Mistress (1992) (Cameo)
• The Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
• Captiva Island (1995)
• The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996) (documentary)
• Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (voice)
• Ernest Borgnine On the Bus (1997)
• McHale's Navy (1997)
• Gattaca (1997)
• 12 Bucks (1998)
• Small Soldiers (1998) (voice)
• BASEketball (1998)
• Mel (1998)
• The Last Great Ride (1999)
• Abilene (1999)
• The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999)
• The Kiss of Debt (2000)
• Castlerock (2000)
• Hoover (2000) (also executive producer)
• Whiplash (2002)
• 11'9"September 1xx11 (2002)
• Rail Kings (2002)
• Barn Red (2003)
• The American Hobo (2003) (documentary) (narrator)
• The Long Ride Home (2003)
• Blueberry (2004)
• 3 Below (2005)
• Rail Kings (2005)
• Chinaman's Chance (2006)
• Cura del gorilla, La (2006)
• Strange Wilderness (2008)
• Another Harvest Moon (2008)

• McHale's Navy (1962-1966)
• Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971)
• The Trackers (1971)
• Legend in Granite (1973)
• Twice in a Lifetime (1974)
• Holiday Hookers (1976)
• Future Cop (1976) (pilot for series)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (miniseries)
• Fire! (1977)
• Future Cop (1977) (canceled after 7 episodes)
• Little House on the Prairie ("The Lord is my Shepherd" episode)
• The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
• Cops and Robin (1978)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
• Magnum, P.I. in "Mr. White Death" (Season 3-Episode 49) (1982)
• Blood Feud (1983)
• Carpool (1983)
• Masquerade (1983) (pilot for series)
• Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984)
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (miniseries)
• Airwolf (1984-1986)
• The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission (1985)
• Alice in Wonderland (1985)
• Space Island (1987) (miniseries)
• The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
• The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
• Ocean (1989) (miniseries)
• Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989)
• Appearances (1990)
• Home Improvement (1991)
• Mountain of Diamonds (1991)
• Tierarztin Christine (1993)
• Hunt for the Blue Diamond (1993)
• The Simpsons - Boy-Scoutz n the Hood (voice) (1993)
• Tierarztin Christine II: The Temptation (1995)
• The Single Guy (1995-1997)
• JAG in "Yesterday's Heroes" of Season 3 (1998)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996-1999) (voice, Carface)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (voice, Mermaid Man) (1999-present)
• 7th Heaven (2002)
• The Blue Light (2004)
• The Trail to Hope Rose (2004)
• A Grandpa for Christmas (2007)
• Aces 'n Eights (2008)