What is Lee Marvin?
{{Infobox person | name = Lee Marvin | image = Lee marvin 1971.JPG | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|2|19}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|8|29|1924|2|19}} | death_place = [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Heart attack]] | nationality = American | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor | years active = 1950–1986 }} '''Lee Marvin''' (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987), was an American actor. == Career == Marvin was born in [[New York City]], [[United States]]. He began his career with small roles in [[western movie]]s such as ''Cave of Outlaws'' (1951), ''The Duel at Silver Creek'' (1952), with [[Audie Murphy]], and ''Seminole'' (1953), with [[Rock Hudson]]. He was also in ''[[The Caine Mutiny]]'' (1954) with [[Humphrey Bogart]]. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Marvin continued to act in small roles in westerns, including: ''[[Seven Men from Now]]'' (1956), with [[Randolph Scott]], ''[[The Comancheros]]'' (1961), and ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962), with [[John Wayne]]. In 1965 Marvin won an [[Academy Award]] for the Western [[Comedy movie]], ''[[Cat Ballou]]'' (1965). He played a nice [[alcohol|drunken]] [[cowboy]]. He acted with [[Burt Lancaster]] in ''The Professionals'' (1966), by [[Richard Brooks]]. He became well known after playing the role of Major Reisman, in the [[Robert Aldrich]] movie ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' (1967). That same year, he starred in ''Point Blank''. At the end of the [[decade]] from 1960 Marvin had popular movies including ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968) and ''Paint Your Wagon'' (1969), with [[Clint Eastwood]]. In 1973 he had one of his best [[performances]] in ''[[Emperor of the North Pole]]'' (1973). He plays a drifter who often stows away on [[train]]s. In 1974 he played a [[sheriff]], who must deal with [[racism]] in ''The Klansman'' by [[Terence Young]]. In his later years, he worked with [