Editing Ernest Borgnine (section)

=== 1962–1966: ''McHale's Navy'' ===
[[File:Ernest Borgnine McHale McHale's Navy dress whites 1962.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Publicity photo of Borgnine in ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' in 1963]]
[[File:McHale and Crew McHales Navy 1962.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Borgnine, Tim Conway, [[Gary Vinson]] and [[Carl Ballantine]] (in top bunk) in ''McHale's Navy'' in 1962]]
In 1962, Borgnine signed a contract with [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] for the lead role as the gruff but lovable skipper, Quinton McHale, in what began as a serious one-hour 1962 episode called "[[Seven Against the Sea]]" for ''Alcoa Premiere'', and later reworked to a comedy called ''McHale's Navy'', a World War II sitcom, which also co-starred unfamiliar comedians [[Joe Flynn (American actor)|Joe Flynn]] as Capt. Wally Binghamton and [[Tim Conway]] as Ens. Charles Parker. The insubordinate crew of PT-73 helped the show become an overnight success during its first season, landing in the top 30 in 1963.

He thrived on the adulation from fans for their favorite navy man, and in 1963 received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. At the end of the fourth season, in 1966, low ratings and repetitive storylines brought ''McHale's Navy'' to an end. At the time ''McHale's Navy'' began production, Borgnine was married to actress [[Katy Jurado]]. Her death in 2002 drew Borgnine and Conway much closer; about his acting mentor's long career, Conway said: "There were no limits to Ernie. When you look at his career—Fatso Judson to Marty, that's about as varied as you get in characters and he handled both of them with equal delicacy and got the most out of those characters."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryclairekendall/2012/10/11/remembering-ernest-borgnine-on-50th-anniversary-of-mchales-navy-premiere/|title=Remembering Ernest Borgnine on 50th Anniversary of McHale's Navy Premiere|magazine=Forbes|date=October 11, 2012 |access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>