What is Lee Van Cleef?
{{No sources}}{{Infobox person | name = | image = Lee Van Cleef - Death Rides A Horse (1).jpg | caption = Van Cleef in ''[[Death Rides a Horse]]'' (1967) | birth_name = Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|1|9}} | birth_place = [[Somerville, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|1989|12|16|1925|1|9}}}} | death_place = [[Oxnard, California]], U.S. | resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]] | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1952–1989 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Patsy Ruth Kahle|1943|1958|reason=div}} * {{marriage|Joan Marjorie Drane|1960|1974|reason=div}} * {{marriage|Barbara Havelone|1976}} }} | children = 4 }} '''Clarene LeRoy Van Cleef Jr.''' (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. == Acting career == Born in [[Somerville]], [[New Jersey]], [[U.S.]]. His first roles were the villain Jack Colby in the western classic ''High Noon'' (1952) with [[Gary Cooper]], and the sci fi movie ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' (1953) as Corp. Stone. Other classic western movies, he played a minor role in ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957), as Ed Bailey, and ''The Tin Star'' (1957), as Ed McGaffey. Lee Van Cleef jumped to fame in the spaghetti westerns, directed by [[Sergio Leone]], ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1965) and ''[[The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]]'' (1966), with [[Clint Eastwood]] in the title role. He had great success in European cinema in [[Italy]] is the protagonist of Spaghetti Westerns: ''The Big Gundown'' (1966) - ''Death Rides a Horse'' (1967) - ''Day of Anger'' (1967) - ''Beyond the Law'' (1968) - ''Sabata'' (1969) - ''Return of Sabata'' (1971) - ''Bad Man's River'' (1971) - ''The Grand Duel '' (1972) - ''Mean Frank and Crazy Tony'' (1973) - ''The Stranger and the Gunfighter'' (1974) - ''Take a Hard Ride'' (1975) - ''God`s Gun'' (1976). In the United States, Van Cleef als