borgnine's first movie work was in a small role in "china corsair" (1951), followed by "the whistle at eaton falls" (1951). then in 1953 he would get a role in "from here to eternity" (1953). this movie had a very well known part with him and frank sinatra fighting. borgnine won an academy award and a golden globe award for his role in the movie marty (1955), one of the best movies of his career.