Ernest Borgnine Highlights

  • 2009: Appeared in the final episode of NBC's "ER" playing a husband whose long marriage ended with his wife's death; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor
  • 2008: Published his autobiography, Ernie
  • 2007: Played a retired showman in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "A Grandpa For Christmas"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-series or TV Movie
  • 2002: Narrated the documentray "An American Hobo"
  • 2000: Starred as the former FBI director in "Hoover"; also executive producer
  • 1999: Voiced the mermaid man in the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Nickelodeon)
  • 1997: Offered fine turn as a janitor in "Gattaca"
  • 1997: Had a cameo appearance in the big screen remake of "McHale's Navy"
  • 1995: Returned to series TV playing doorman, Manny Cordoba in "The Single Guy" (NBC)
  • 1993: Had recurring role on the ABC drama "The Commish"
  • 1985: Reprised role of General Worden in a trio of "Dirty Dozen" TV-movies for NBC
  • 1984: Played Dominic Santini, war buddy and second banana to Jan-Michael Vincent's Hawke, in the CBS series "Airwolf"
  • 1983: Portrayed FBI head J Edgar Hoover in "Blood Feud" (syndicated)
  • 1979: Delivered a fine turn as the veteran soldier in the CBS remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front"; received an Emmy nomination
  • 1977: Returned to TV as co-star of the short-lived series "Future Cop" (ABC)
  • 1977: Played the Centurion in the acclaimed NBC miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth"
  • 1977: Appeared in the Muhammad Ali biopic, "The Greatest"
  • 1973: Portrayed a railroad-riding hobo in "Emperor of the North Pole"
  • 1972: Co-starred in "The Poseidon Adventure"
  • 1971: Acted in the thriller "Willard"
  • 1971: Made TV-movie debut in "The Trackers" (ABC)
  • 1969: Had featured role as one of "The Wild Bunch"
  • 1967: Played General Worden in the feature "The Dirty Dozen"
  • 1965: Co-starred in "The Flight of the Phoenix"
  • 1962: Played the title character in the ABC sitcom, "McHale's Navy"; earned an Emmy nomination in 1962 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor
  • 1955: Breakthrough film role, playing the warmhearted butcher in "Marty"
  • 1953: First significant role, playing the cruel Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson in "From Here to Eternity"
  • 1951: Feature film debut, "China Corsair"
  • 1951: TV series debut, "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" as the archenemy of the hero
  • 1949: Made Broadway debut in "Harvey" in the role of a nurse
  • 1947: Landed first stage role in "State of the Union"
  • 1919: Lived in Italy with mother when she separated from his father
  • Played the Gentleman Caller in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"
  • Served in US Navy for a total of 10 years, including during World War II

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