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Ernest Borgnine

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

 
Johnny GuitarJohnny Guitar (1953) Recommended
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden
Cowgirls Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge come head to head over the men they love in this wild Western soap opera, brimming with quirky…
From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity (1953) Recommended
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr
Frank Sinatra established himself an actor alongside Burt Lancaster in this account of life at a Honolulu barracks at the time of Pearl Harbour.…
Bad Day at Black RockBad Day at Black Rock (1955) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin
An unflappable Spencer Tracy arrives in a desolate town to investigate a dormant missing–persons report, but the surly locals don't take to…
MartyMarty (1955) Recommended
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Karen Steele
Sweeping the Oscars on its release, Paddy Chayefsky's (NETWORK) well–scripted vernacular lifted Ernest Borgnine to a career best in an…
Violent SaturdayViolent Saturday (1955)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally
Crisp southern noir in which a bank robbery gone wrong ignites trouble in amongst the morally corrupt citizens of a small town. Ripping dialogue and…
JubalJubal (1956) Recommended
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger
Vivid Western melodrama from visually gifted director Delmer Daves (3:10 TO YUMA), telling a Shakespearean tale of jealousy and betrayal between two…
Vikings, TheVikings, The (1958)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine
Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Ernest Borgnine sport their Nordic apparel to conduct a brutal dispute over the throne of Northumbria. Elegant…
BarabbasBarabbas (1962)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Jack Palance, Arthur Kennedy
Lavish, literate and thrilling by equal measure, this Hollywood Roman speculation follows the wanderings of the legendary thief (Quinn) who was saved…
McHale's Navy (TV Series)McHale's Navy (TV Series) (1962-1965)
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim Conway
Predating MASH, Borgnine and Flynn engage in naval nonsense in this fondly remembered maritime comedy of hierarchical hi–jinks and seaman…
McHale's NavyMcHale's Navy (1964)
Dir. Edward Montagne
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn
War–time comedy where marines are embroiled in a gambling misadventure, based on the 60's TV sitcom of the same name.
Flight of the Phoenix, TheFlight of the Phoenix, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch
One of the great survival–adventure films has an all–star cast crash landing their cargo plane deep in the Sahara, with no obvious means…
Dirty Dozen, TheDirty Dozen, The (1967) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
A group of hardened criminals redeem themselves when recruited for a suicide mission during World War 2. An exciting adventure classic.
Ice Station ZebraIce Station Zebra (1968)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Ernest Borgnine
Good old–fashioned Cold War intrigue based on the Alistair Maclean novel. An all–bloke ensemble battle against human and natural force,…
Wild Bunch, TheWild Bunch, The (1969) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan
Sam Peckinpah's uncompromising Western bloodbath with William Holden and Ernest Borgnine leading the famous band of unruly marauders. Astonishing in…
Bullet for SandovalBullet for Sandoval (Vengeance is Mine) (1969)
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, George Hilton
Reasonable foray into the Spaghetti Western genre for splatter king Fulci and as always with Fulci narrative is secondary to violent…
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameSuppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
Dir. Hy Averback
Feat. Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette
Tensions rise to boiling point between an Army base and a neighbouring redneck town in this off–beat satire.
WillardWillard (1971) Recommended
Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Borgnine
Superb persecuted–teen–gets–revenge picture about a young nerd who identifies more with rodents than people. The sequel, BEN, is…
Hannie CaulderHannie Caulder (1971)
Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Christopher Lee
Raquel Welch dons poncho and six–shooters in this violent quasi–spoof Western, playing the victim of a gang rape who, with the help of a…
Poseidon Adventure, ThePoseidon Adventure, The (1972)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Gene Hackman, Shelley Winters
One of the better 70s disaster movies has an ocean–liner 'turned turtle' and the survivors trying to find a way out. Often unintentionally…
Emperor of the NorthEmperor of the North (1973)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine
Depression set actioner with Borgnine as a violent train conductor determined to prevent hobo Marvin bumming a ride.
ConvoyConvoy (1978)
Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine
Derived from the eponymous pop anthem, Kris Kristofferson's 'Rubber Duck' musters a band of disgruntled truckees to wage a protest. 
Black Hole, TheBlack Hole, The (1979)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster
Maniacal scientist Maximilian Schell plans to dive into a vast ‘black hole’ in space – this is the compelling idea of one of…
All Quiet on the Western Front  All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Richard Thomas, Donald Pleasence
While the 1930's film of Erich Maria Remarque's exceptional anti–war novel is undoubtedly a masterpiece, this later version should not be…
Escape from New YorkEscape from New York (1981) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
Deadly BlessingDeadly Blessing (1981)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Ernest Borgnine
Blacklisted by a quasi–Amish farming community for marrying one of their own, city girl Martha (Jensen) and her two college friends fend off…
Airwolf (TV Series)Airwolf (TV Series) (1984-1987)
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord
Eighties television series centered on a high–tech military helicopter and its crew as they undertake various missions of espionage, often with…
MistressMistress (1992)
Dir. Barry Primus
Feat. Martin Landau, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello
A movie movie about a struggling Hollywood writer whose ethics are violated on the hellish road to production by hack producers Martin Landau, Robert…
11'09'0111'09'01 (September 11) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Ken Loach, Claude Lelouch, Sean Penn
Feat. Ernest Borgnine
A consistently intriguing omnibus of 11 short films made by various top directors about the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001 in New York –…
REDRED (R.E.D.) (2010) Recommended
Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren
Entertaining cannon fodder, this is yet another comic book adaptation of assassins on the lam, but one distinguished by its dynamite cast and…

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