Editing Ernest Borgnine

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| image         = Ernest Borgnine McHale McHale's Navy 1962.JPG
| caption       = Publicity photo for ''[[McHale's Navy]]'', 1962
| birth_name    = Ermes Effron Borgnino
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1917|1|24}}
| birth_place   = [[Hamden, Connecticut]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2012|7|8|1917|1|24}}
| death_place   = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okula|first=Christopher|title=U.S. Navy renders honors at funeral of Ernest Borgnine|url=https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/quarterdeck/u-s-navy-renders-honors-at-funeral-of-ernest-borgnine/article_f9c4491a-975d-5358-8f12-35cfef80981e.html|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Military News|date=July 19, 2012 |language=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128003419/https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/quarterdeck/u-s-navy-renders-honors-at-funeral-of-ernest-borgnine/article_f9c4491a-975d-5358-8f12-35cfef80981e.html |archive-date=Nov 28, 2024 }}</ref>
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1947–2012
| spouse        = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|Rhoda Kemins|1949|1958|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Katy Jurado]]|1959|1963|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Ethel Merman]]|1964|1964|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|Donna Rancourt|1965|1972|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Tova Borgnine|Tova Traesnaes]]|1973|<!--Year omitted when marriage ends with death of article subject-->}}
  }}
| children      = 4
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   |branch       = {{flag|United States Navy}}
   |serviceyears = 1935–1945
   |rank         = [[Gunner's mate]] [[Petty officer first class|first class (Chief Petty Officer (Honorary 2004))]]
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*[[World War II]]
**[[Battle of the Atlantic]]
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* [[File:United States Navy Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Navy Good Conduct Medal]] (2)
* [[File:American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[American Defense Service Medal]] with [["A" Device]]
* [[File:American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[American Campaign Medal]]
* [[File:World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|30px]] [[World War II Victory Medal]]}}
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'''Ernest Borgnine''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɔr|ɡ|n|aɪ|n}} {{respell|BORG|nyne}}; born '''Ermes Effron Borgnino'''; January 24, 1917&nbsp;– July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed [[Cheshire Cat]] grin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/161124|title=Ernest Borgnine Biography|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref> A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.

Borgnine's film career began in 1951 and included supporting roles in ''[[China Corsair]]'' (1951), ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' (1953), ''[[Vera Cruz (film)|Vera Cruz]]'' (1954), ''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]'' (1955), and ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his role in ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'' (1955), which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. Borgnine starred as the title character in the sitcom ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' (1962–1966) and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series ''[[Airwolf]]'' (1984–1986).

Borgnine earned his third [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. He was also known as the original voice of [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy#Mermaid Man|Mermaid Man]] on ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' from 1999 until his death in 2012.

== Early life and education ==
Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino ({{IPA|it|borˈɲiːno|lang}}) on January 24, 1917, in [[Hamden, Connecticut]],<ref name="dictionary">{{cite encyclopedia| title=Ernest Borgnine| encyclopedia=International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th Ed.| volume=3: Actors and Actresses| publisher=St. James Press| year=2000| place=Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI| author=Thomson Gale|quote=Born: Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut, January 24, 1917 (some sources say 1915 or 1918)}}</ref><ref name="clooney">{{cite book| title=The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen| first=Nick| last=Clooney| publisher=Simon and Schuster| year=2003| isbn=0-7434-1044-0| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1rkA5nHOOuQC&pg=PA114| page=114}}</ref> the son of Italian immigrants. His mother, Anna ({{nee|Boselli}}) hailed from [[Carpi, Emilia-Romagna|Carpi]], near [[Modena]], while his father Camillo Borgnino was a native of [[Ottiglio]] near [[Alessandria]].<ref name="filmref">{{cite web| title=Ernest Borgnine Biography (1917– )| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Ernest-Borgnine.html| publisher=filmreference.com| access-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref> Borgnine's parents separated when he was two years old, and he then lived with his mother in Italy for about four and a half years. By 1923, his parents had reconciled, the family name was changed from Borgnino to Borgnine, and his father changed his first name to Charles. Borgnine had a younger sister, Evelyn Borgnine Velardi (1925–2013).<ref>{{cite web|title=Evelyn Velardi Obituary: View Obituary for Evelyn Velardi by Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA|url=http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Evelyn-Velardi&lc=4227&pid=164177752&mid=5494016|access-date=October 10, 2013}}</ref> The family settled in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], where Borgnine graduated from [[James Hillhouse High School]]. He took to sports while growing up, but showed no interest in acting.<ref name="fantle">{{cite book| last1=Fantle| first1=David| last2=Johnson| first2=Tom| title=Reel to Real: 25 Years of Celebrity Interviews from Vaudeville to Movies to TV| publisher=Badger Books| year=2004| isbn=978-1932542042| pages=106–113}}</ref>

== Military service ==
[[File:Ernest-Borgnine 2004.JPEG|thumb|right|upright|Borgnine wearing a chief petty officer's cap in October 2004]]
Borgnine joined the [[United States Navy]] in October 1935, after graduation from high school.<ref name="ctmag">{{cite news| title=Q & A: Ernest Borgnine| url=http://www.connecticutmag.com/Connecticut-Magazine/October-2010/Q-amp-A-Ernest-Borgnine/| work=Connecticut magazine| date=October 2010| author=Pat Grandjean| access-date=November 8, 2012| archive-date=March 31, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331084200/http://www.connecticutmag.com/connecticut-magazine/october-2010/q-amp-a-ernest-borgnine| url-status=dead}}</ref> He served aboard the [[destroyer]]/[[minesweeper]] {{USS|Lamberton|DMS-2|6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/0902.htm|title=DMS-2 Lamberton|work=navsource.org}}</ref> and was honorably discharged from the Navy in October 1941.<ref name="navy.mil">{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/borgnine_e.htm |title=Biography - Ernest Borgnine |access-date=March 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003182554/http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/borgnine_e.htm |archive-date=October 3, 2008 }}</ref> In January 1942, he reenlisted in the Navy after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]. During [[World War II]], he patrolled the Atlantic Coast on an [[antisubmarine warfare]] ship, the patrol yacht {{USS|Sylph|PY-12|6}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - Sylph|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s21/Sylph-iv.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040314011849/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s21/Sylph-iv.htm|archive-date=2004-03-14|access-date=2021-07-08|publisher=[[United States Navy]]}}</ref> In September 1945, he was once again honorably discharged from the Navy. He served a total of almost 10 years in the Navy and obtained the grade of [[gunner's mate]] first class. His military awards include the [[Good Conduct Medal (United States)|Navy Good Conduct Medal]], [[American Defense Service Medal]] with [["A" Device]], [[American Campaign Medal]] with {{frac|3|16}}" bronze star, and the [[World War II Victory Medal (United States)|World War II Victory Medal]].<ref name="navy.mil"/>

===Later honors===
In 1997, Borgnine received the United States Navy Memorial, [[Lone Sailor Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navymemorial.org/lone-sailor-award-recipients|title=Lone Sailor Award Recipients|work=navymemorial.org|access-date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016214216/http://www.navymemorial.org/lone-sailor-award-recipients|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 7, 2000, Borgnine was named the Veterans Foundation's Veteran of the Year.

In October 2004, Borgnine received the honorary title of [[chief petty officer]] from [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy]] [[Terry D. Scott]]. The ceremony for Borgnine's naval advancement was held at the [[United States Navy Memorial|U.S. Navy Memorial]] in Washington, DC. He received the special honor for his naval service and support of naval personnel and their families worldwide.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/08/showbiz/obit-borgnine/index.html| title=Actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95| publisher=[[CNN]]| date=July 8, 2012| access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name="chief">{{cite press release| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ernest-borgnine-makes-chief-74378102.html| title=Ernest Borgnine Makes Chief| publisher=U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation| date=October 18, 2004| access-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

==Acting career==
===1946–1952: Theatre and television roles ===
Borgnine returned to his parents' house in Connecticut after his Navy discharge without a job to go back to and no direction. In a British Film Institute interview about his life and career, he said:

{{blockquote|After World War II, we wanted no more part in war. I didn't even want to be a Boy Scout. I went home and said that I was through with the Navy and so now, what do we do? So I went home to mother, and after a few weeks of patting me on the back and "You did good," and everything else, one day she said, "Well?" like mothers do. Which meant, "All right, you gonna get a job or what?"<ref name="bfi.org.uk">{{cite web| url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/live/video/12| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012063225/http://www.bfi.org.uk/live/video/12| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 12, 2010| title=Marty + Ernest Borgnine in Conversation| publisher=[[British Film Institute]]| date=10 October 2007| access-date=2012-11-08}}</ref>}}

He took a local factory job, but was unwilling to settle down to that kind of work. His mother encouraged him to pursue a more glamorous profession, and suggested to him that his personality would be well suited for the stage. He surprised his mother by taking the suggestion to heart, although his father was far from enthusiastic. In 2011, Borgnine remembered,

{{blockquote|She said, "You always like getting in front of people and making a fool of yourself, why don't you give it a try?" I was sitting at the kitchen table and I saw this light. No kidding. It sounds crazy. And 10 years later, I had [[Grace Kelly]] handing me an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]].}}

He studied acting at the Randall School of Drama in Hartford, then moved to Virginia, where he became a member of the [[Barter Theatre]] in [[Abingdon, Virginia]].<ref name="NYTobit">{{Cite news|first=Anita|last=Gates|title=Ernest Borgnine, Oscar-Winning Actor, Dies at 95|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/movies/ernest-borgnine-tough-but-tender-actor-is-dead-at-95.html| work=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=subscription|date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102092441/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/movies/ernest-borgnine-tough-but-tender-actor-is-dead-at-95.html|archive-date=2 January 2023|access-date=27 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> It had been named for the director's allowing audiences to barter produce for admission during the cash-lean years of the [[Great Depression]]. In 1947, Borgnine landed his first stage role in ''[[State of the Union (play)|State of the Union]]''. Although it was a short role, he won over the audience. His next role was as the Gentleman Caller in [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://patch.com/connecticut/clinton/north-havens-own-ernest-borgnine-dies-at-95-ad33b448 | title=Ernest Borgnine Grew up in North Haven | date=July 10, 2012 }}</ref>

In 1949, Borgnine went to New York, where he had his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the role of a nurse in the play ''[[Harvey (play)|Harvey]]''. Borgnine made his TV debut as a character actor in ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers]]'', beginning in 1951. These two episodes led to countless other television roles that Borgnine would gain in ''[[Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'', ''[[The Ford Television Theatre]]'', ''[[Fireside Theatre]]'', ''[[Frontier Justice (TV series)|Frontier Justice]]'', ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'', ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'', and ''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run for Your Life]]''. An appearance as the villain on TV's ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]]'' led to Borgnine's casting in the motion picture ''[[The Whistle at Eaton Falls]]'' (1951) for Columbia Pictures.<ref>Kisseloff, Jeff; THE BOX: An Oral History of Television, 1929–1961; Viking Penguin, 1995</ref> Later on, in 1957, he would appear in the first episode of the TV series ''[[Wagon Train]]''.

===1953–1961: Film stardom ===
[[File:Ernest Borgnine-Betsy Blair in Marty trailer.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Borgnine and [[Betsy Blair]] in a trailer for ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'', 1955]]
[[File:Ernest Borgnine-oscar.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Grace Kelly]] presents the Oscar for Best Actor to Borgnine, for his performance in ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'', 1956 ]]
Borgnine moved to Los Angeles, California, where he eventually received his big break in Columbia film directed by [[Fred Zinnemann]], the romantic war drama ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' (1953), playing the sadistic Sergeant "Fatso" Judson, who beats a stockade prisoner in his charge, Angelo Maggio (played by [[Frank Sinatra]]). The film received critical acclaim including the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]. The following year he acted in four films, three of them Western dramas, ''[[Johnny Guitar]]'' starring [[Joan Crawford]], ''[[The Bounty Hunter (1954 film)|The Bounty Hunter]]'' with [[Randolph Scott]], ''[[Vera Cruz (film)|Vera Cruz]]'' starring [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Gary Cooper]], he also starred in the Biblical drama ''[[Demetrius and the Gladiators]]''. Borgnine built a reputation as a dependable character actor, and played villains in early films, including movies such as ''Johnny Guitar'' and ''Vera Cruz''.

In 1955 he starred as a villain in the [[John Sturges]] neo-Western ''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]'' starring [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Lee Marvin]], and [[Walter Brennan]]. He also starred as warmhearted butcher in ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'', the 1955 film version of [[Marty (teleplay)|the television play of the same title]]. The film debuted at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] where it received acclaim and the [[Palme D'Or]]. Borgnine won numerous accolades including the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] beating Frank Sinatra, [[James Dean]] (who had died by the time of the ceremony), and former Best Actor winners [[Spencer Tracy]] and [[James Cagney]]. He also received the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]], the [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor]], and the [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]].

Borgnine travelled to Australia to play the lead in a role originally intended for Burt Lancaster, the cane cutter Roo, in ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll''.<ref name="natural">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|date=27 February 2025|access-date=27 February 2025|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/wrecking-australian-stories-summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll/?fbclid=IwY2xjawItNeFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdfjoDKKNPRwIUw_CpwHxvsx-Nwe0Ux0vs54ici1NORlcxM0tGnZAIlpIg_aem_B57Gkzk7qzqgKn0YaklBwA|title=Wrecking Australian stories: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll}}</ref>

=== 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>

=== 1967–1982: Continued success ===
[[File:Ernest Borgnine in McHales Navy 1962.JPG|thumb|left|upright|With Rochelle Rac and [[Jane Dulo]] in 1962]]
Borgnine's film career flourished for the next three decades, including roles in ''[[The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)|The Flight of the Phoenix]]'' (1965), ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' (1967) with [[Lee Marvin]], ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]'' (1968), ''[[Willard (1971 film)|Willard]]'' (1971) ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1972), ''[[Emperor of the North]]'' (1973), ''[[Convoy (1978 film)|Convoy]]'' (1978), ''[[The Black Hole (1979 film)|The Black Hole]]'' (1979), ''[[Super Fuzz]]'' (1980) and ''[[Escape from New York]]'' (1981). One of his most famous roles was that of Dutch in the Western classic ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969) from director [[Sam Peckinpah]]. Of his role in ''The Wild Bunch'', Borgnine later said, "I did [think it was a moral film]. Because to me, every picture should have some kind of a moral to it. I feel that when we used to watch old pictures, as we still do I'm sure, the bad guys always got it in the end and the good guys always won out. Today, it's a little different. Today, it seems that the bad guys are getting the good end of it. There was always a moral in our story".<ref name="bfi.org.uk"/>

During this time he also appeared on numerous television shows such as ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' (a two-part episode entitled "The Lord is My Shepherd"), ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'', ''[[Highway to Heaven]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'', ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', the final episodes of ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', and many others.

=== 1983–2011: Final appearances ===
[[File:President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan with Ernest Borgnine and Tova Borgnine.jpg|thumb|right|220px|upright|Borgnine, [[Nancy Reagan]], [[Tova Borgnine]] and President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1987]]
Borgnine returned to Universal Studios in 1983, for a co-starring role opposite [[Jan-Michael Vincent]], on ''[[Airwolf]]''. After he was approached by producer [[Donald P. Bellisario]], who had been impressed by Borgnine's guest role as a wrestler in a 1982 episode of ''Magnum, P.I.'', he immediately agreed to join the series. He played Dominic Santini, a helicopter pilot, which became an immediate hit. Borgnine's strong performances belied his exhaustion due to the grueling production schedule, and the challenges of working with his younger, series lead. The show was canceled by [[CBS]] in 1986.

In 1989, Borgnine went to [[Namibia]] to shoot the film ''[[Laser Mission]]'', starring [[Brandon Lee]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 29, 1989|title=Borgnine to play scientist|work=The Courier-Journal}}</ref> It was released in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hartl|first=John|date=August 17, 1990|title=Chong's 'Far Out, Man!' is en route to rental stores|work=York Daily Record|volume=229}}</ref>  

in 1995 he appeared with [[Jonathan Silverman]] in ''[[The Single Guy]]'' as doorman Manny Cordoba, which lasted two seasons. According to Silverman, Borgnine came to work with more energy and passion than all other stars combined. He was the first person to arrive on the set every day and the last to leave. 

In 1996, Borgnine starred in the televised fantasy/thriller film ''[[Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders]]'' (partially adapted from the 1984 horror film ''[[The Devil's Gift]]''). As narrator and storyteller, Borgnine recounts a string of related supernatural tales, his modern-day fables notably centering on an enchanted and malicious [[cymbal-banging monkey toy]] stolen from the wizard [[Merlin]]. The film was later featured in the parodical television series ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', and has since gained a prominent cult following.<ref name="mstk.info">{{cite web|url=http://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=5768|title=Episode guide: 1003 – Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders|publisher=Satellite News|access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref> Also in 1996, Borgnine toured the United States on a bus to meet his fans and see the country. The trip was the subject of a 1997 documentary, ''[[Ernest Borgnine on the Bus]]''. He also served one year as the chairman of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, visiting patients in many [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] medical centers.

[[File:Ernest Borgnine 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|left|200px|Borgnine at the Creative Arts Emmys, in 2009]]
In 1997, Borgnine appeared in the big-screen adaptation comedy film ''[[McHale's Navy (1997 film)|McHale's Navy]]'', where he played Rear Admiral Quinton McHale, who was also the father of Tom Arnold's character, Quinton McHale Jr. In 1998, Borgnine appeared in the [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]] comedy ''[[BASEketball]]'' as entrepreneur Ted Denslow. Starting in 1999, Borgnine provided his voice talent to the [[animated sitcom]] [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] as the elderly superhero Mermaid Man (where he was paired up with ''McHale's Navy'' co-star Tim Conway as the voice of Mermaid Man's sidekick Barnacle Boy). He expressed affection for this role, in no small part for its popularity among children. After his death, Nickelodeon reaired all of the episodes in which Mermaid Man appeared, in memoriam. Borgnine also appeared as himself in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]", in addition to a number of television commercials. In 2000, he was the executive producer of ''[[Hoover (film)|Hoover]]'', in which he was the only credited actor.

In 2007, Borgnine starred in the [[Hallmark Cards|Hallmark]] original film ''[[A Grandpa for Christmas]]''. He played a man who, after his estranged daughter ends up in the hospital because of a car accident, discovers that he has a granddaughter he never knew about. She is taken into his care, and they soon become great friends. Borgnine received a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture made for Television for his performance. At 90, he was the oldest Golden Globe nominee ever. In 2010 he costarred in ''[[The Wishing Well (film)|The Wishing Well]]''. Borgnine's autobiography ''Ernie'' was published by [[Citadel Press]] in July 2008. ''Ernie'' is a loose, conversational recollection of highlights from his acting career and notable events from his personal life. On April 2, 2009, he appeared in several episodes of the final season of the long-running medical series ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''. His role was that of a husband dealing with the decline of his wife, who would die in the final episode of the series. In his final scene, his character is in a hospital bed lying beside his just-deceased wife. His performance garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, his third nomination and his first in 29 years (since being nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in 1980 for ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'').

In 2009, at age 92, he starred as Frank, the main character of ''[[Another Harvest Moon]]'', directed by Greg Swartz and also starring [[Piper Laurie]] and [[Anne Meara]]. On October 2, 2010, Borgnine appeared as himself in a sketch with [[Morgan Freeman]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. On October 15, 2010, he appeared in ''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]'', which was filmed earlier that year. In late 2011, Borgnine completed what was his last film, playing Rex Page in ''[[The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez]]''.

==Personal life and death ==
[[File:Jurado-Borgnine-Badlanders.jpg|thumb|upright|Borgnine with future wife, [[Katy Jurado]], in 1958]]
Borgnine married five times. His first marriage, from 1949 to 1958, was to Rhoda Kemins, whom he met while serving in the Navy.<ref name="schmidt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/marty-ar.html| title=Ernest Borgnine: Fiendish 'Fatso' to Meek 'Marty'|author=M. A. Schmidt| date=April 10, 1955|access-date=November 8, 2012| work=The New York Times}}</ref> They had one daughter, Nancee (born May 28, 1952). He was then married to actress [[Katy Jurado]] from 1959 to 1963. Borgnine's rancorous marriage to actress and singer [[Ethel Merman]] in 1964 lasted only 42 days. Merman's description of the marriage in her autobiography was a solitary blank page. Borgnine's friend [[Tim Conway]] later said: "Ernie is volatile. I mean, there's no question about that, and Ethel was a very strong lady. So you put two bombs in a room, something is going to explode, and I guess it probably did."<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2004 |title=Question: As I remember, ... |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/question-remember-66699/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727215002/https://www.tvguide.com/amp/news/question-remember-66699/ |archive-date=27 July 2023 |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>

From 1965 to 1972, Borgnine was married to Donna Rancourt, with whom he had a son, Cristopher (born August 9, 1969), and two daughters, Sharon (born August 5, 1965) and Diana (born December 29, 1970). His fifth and final marriage was to [[Tova Borgnine|Tova Traesnaes]]; they remained married from February 24, 1973 until his death.

In 2000, Borgnine received his 50-year pin as a [[Freemason]] at Abingdon Lodge No. 48 in [[Abingdon, Virginia]]. He joined the [[Scottish Rite]] Valley of Los Angeles in 1964, received the Knights Commander of the Court of Honor (KCCH) in 1979, was crowned a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983 and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottishrite.org/2011/04/dedication-of-long-beach-scottish-rite-theatre-to-actor-brother-ernest-borgnine|title=Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A.: Dedication of Long Beach Scottish Rite Theatre to Actor & Brother Ernest Borgnine|publisher=Scottishrite.org|date=May 7, 2011|access-date=January 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510063626/http://scottishrite.org/2011/04/dedication-of-long-beach-scottish-rite-theatre-to-actor-brother-ernest-borgnine/|archive-date=May 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Borgnine was a heavy smoker until 1962.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/chesterton/chesterton-town-manager-remembers-borgnine/article_8fb1e74d-8ee5-55f9-8da0-90a0e884d879.html |title=Chesterton town manager remembers Borgnine |author=Heather Augustyn |work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] |date=July 15, 2012 |location=Munster, Indiana}}</ref>

At the age of 95, Borgnine died of [[renal failure]] on July 8, 2012 at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]]. He had undergone surgery a month prior to his death and had been to the hospital days before it for a [[physical examination|medical checkup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ernest-borgnine-was-in-excellent-health-until-recent-illness/ | title=Ernest Borgnine was "in excellent health" until recent illness - CBS News | website=[[CBS News]] | date=July 9, 2012 }}</ref> He was cremated and given a [[military funeral]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/quarterdeck/u-s-navy-renders-honors-at-funeral-of-ernest-borgnine/article_f9c4491a-975d-5358-8f12-35cfef80981e.html | title=U.S. Navy renders honors at funeral of Ernest Borgnine | date=July 19, 2012 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
[[File:Ernest Borgnine (Old Milwaukee Days, June 1973) (retouched).jpg|thumb|upright|Borgnine as "Grand Clown" in Milwaukee's annual Great Circus Parade in 1973]]

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1951 || ''[[China Corsair]]'' || Hu Chang ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Whistle at Eaton Falls, The" | ''[[The Whistle at Eaton Falls]]'' || Bill Street ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Mob, The" | ''[[The Mob (film)|The Mob]]'' || Joe Castro ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1953 || ''[[Treasure of the Golden Condor]]'' || Bit part ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Stranger Wore a Gun, The" | ''[[The Stranger Wore a Gun]]'' || Bull Slager ||
|-
| ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' || Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1954 || ''[[Johnny Guitar]]'' || Bart Lonergan ||
|-
| ''[[Demetrius and the Gladiators]]'' || Strabo ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Bounty Hunter|dab=1954 film}}'' || Bill Rachin ||
|-
| ''[[Vera Cruz (film)|Vera Cruz]]'' || Donnegan ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1955 || ''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]'' || Coley Trimble ||
|-
| ''[[Violent Saturday]]'' || Stadt, Amish Farmer ||
|-
| ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'' || Marty Piletti || 
|-
| ''[[Run for Cover (film)|Run for Cover]]'' || Morgan ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Last Command|dab=1955 film}}'' || Mike Radin ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Square Jungle, The" | ''[[The Square Jungle]]'' || Bernie Browne ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1956 || ''[[Jubal (film)|Jubal]]'' || Shep Horgan ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Catered Affair}}'' || Tom Hurley ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Best Things in Life Are Free|dab=film}}'' || Lew Brown ||
|-
| ''[[Three Brave Men]]'' || Bernard F. "Bernie" Goldsmith ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1958 || ''{{sortname|The|Vikings|dab=film}}'' || Ragnar ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Badlanders}}'' || John "Mac" McBain ||
|-
| ''[[Torpedo Run]]'' || Lt. Commander Archer "Archie" Sloan ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1959 || data-sort-value="Rabbit Trap, The" | ''[[The Rabbit Trap]]'' || Eddie Colt || 
|-
| ''[[Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959 film)|Summer of the Seventeenth Doll]]'' || Roo Webber ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1960 || ''[[Man on a String]]'' || Boris Mitrov ||
|-
| ''[[Pay or Die]]'' || Police Lieutenant [[Joseph Petrosino]] || 
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1961 || ''[[Go Naked in the World]]'' || Pete Stratton ||
|-
| ''[[Black City (film)|Black City]]''<!-- Originally ''Il re di Poggioreale'' --> || Peppino Navarra ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Last Judgement|dab=1961 film}}'' || Pickpocket ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Italian Brigands, The" | ''[[I briganti italiani|The Italian Brigands]] ''<!-- Originally ''I briganti italiani'' --> || Sante Carbone || 
|-
| ''[[Barabbas (1961 film)|Barabbas]]'' || Lucius ||
|-
| 1964 || ''[[McHale's Navy (1964 film)|McHale's Navy]]'' ||Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, Sr|| Spin-off of the series [[McHale's Navy|of the same name]]
|-
| 1965 || ''{{sortname|The|Flight of the Phoenix|dab=1965 film}}'' || Trucker Cobb ||
|-
| 1966 || ''{{sortname|The|Oscar|dab=film}}'' || Barney Yale ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1967 || ''[[Chuka (film)|Chuka]]'' || Sergeant Otto Hansbach ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Dirty Dozen}}'' || Major General Sam Worden ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1968 || ''{{sortname|The|Man Who Makes the Difference|nolink=yes}}'' || Himself || Documentary short film
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Legend of Lylah Clare}}'' || Barney Sheean ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Split|The Split (film)}}'' || Bert Clinger ||
|-
| ''[[Ice Station Zebra (film)|Ice Station Zebra]]'' || Boris Vaslov ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1969 || ''{{sortname|The|Wild Bunch}}'' || Dutch Engstrom ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Bullet for Sandoval}}'' || Don Pedro Sandoval ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1970 || ''{{sortname|The|Adventurers|dab=1970 film}}'' || Fat Cat ||
|-
| ''[[Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?]]'' || Sheriff Harve ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1971 || ''Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster?'' || Deputy Sam Hill ||
|-
| ''[[Willard (1971 film)|Willard]]'' || Al Martin ||
|-
| ''[[Bunny O'Hare]]'' || Bill Green / William Gruenwald ||
|-
| ''[[Hannie Caulder]]'' || Emmett Clemens ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Trackers, The" | ''[[The Trackers (film)|The Trackers]]'' || Sam Paxton ||
|-
| ''[[Rain for a Dusty Summer]]'' || The General ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1972 || ''{{sortname|The|World of Sport Fishing|nolink=yes}}'' || rowspan="2" | Himself || rowspan="2" | Documentary
|-
| ''[[Film Portrait]]''
|-
| ''[[Ripped Off]]'' || Captain Perkins ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Revengers|dab=film}}'' || Hoop ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Poseidon Adventure|dab=1972 film}}'' || Det. Lt. Mike Rogo ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1973 || ''[[Emperor of the North Pole]]'' || Shack ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Neptune Factor}}'' || Chief Diver Don MacKay ||
|-
| ''Legend in Granite'' || [[Vince Lombardi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1974 || ''Twice in a Lifetime'' || Vince Boselli ||
|-
| ''[[Law and Disorder (1974 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' || Cy ||
|-
| ''[[Sunday in the Country]]'' || Adam Smith ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1975 || ''{{sortname|The|Devil's Rain|dab=film}}'' || Jonathan "John" Corbis ||
|-
| ''[[Hustle (1975 film)|Hustle]]'' || Santuro ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976 || ''Holiday Hookers'' || Max ||
|-
| ''[[Shoot (film)|Shoot]]'' || Lou ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1977 || ''[[Fire! (1977 film)|Fire!]]'' || Sam Brisbane ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Greatest|dab=1977 film}}'' || Angelo Dundee ||
|-
| ''[[Crossed Swords (1977 film)|Crossed Swords]]'' || John Canty ||
|-
| ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (TV series)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' || Roman Centurion ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1978 || data-sort-value="Ghost of Flight 401, The" | ''[[The Ghost of Flight 401]]'' || Dom Cimoli ||
|-
| ''Cops and Robin'' || Joe Cleaver ||
|-
| ''[[Convoy (1978 film)|Convoy]]'' || Sheriff Lyle 'Cottonmouth' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1979 || ''[[Ravagers (1979 film)|Ravagers]]'' || Rann ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Double McGuffin}}'' || Mr. Firat ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Black Hole|The Black Hole (1979 film)}}'' || Harry Booth ||
|-
| ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' || Stanislaus "Kat" Katczinsky ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980 || ''[[When Time Ran Out]]'' || Detective Sergeant Tom Conti ||
|-
| ''[[Super Fuzz]]'' || Sergeant Willy Dunlop ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1981 || ''[[High Risk (1981 film)|High Risk]]'' || Clint ||
|-
| ''[[Escape from New York]]'' || Cabbie ||
|-
| ''[[Deadly Blessing]]'' || Isaiah Schmidt || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983 || ''[[The Graduates of Malibu High|Young Warriors]]'' || Lieutenant Bob Carrigan ||
|-
| ''[[Carpool (1983 film)|Carpool]]'' || Mickey Doyle ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984 || ''[[Code Name: Wild Geese]]'' || Fletcher ||
|-
| ''Love Leads the Way: A True Story'' || Senator Brighton ||
|-
| ''[[Man Hunt (1985 film)|Man Hunt]]'' || Ben Robeson ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1985 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || [[The Lion and the Unicorn|The Lion]] ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1988 || ''[[Skeleton Coast (film)|Skeleton Coast]]'' || Colonel Smith ||
|-
| data-sort-value="Opponent, The" | ''[[The Opponent (1988 film)|The Opponent]]'' || Victor ||
|-
| ''[[Spike of Bensonhurst]]'' || Baldo Cacetti ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Big Turnaround|nolink=yes}}'' || Father Lopez ||
|-
| ''[[Moving Target (1988 Italian film)|Moving Target]]'' || Captain Morrison ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 || ''[[Gummibärchen küßt man nicht]]'' || Bischof ||
|-
| ''[[Laser Mission]]'' || Professor Braun ||
|-
| ''[[Jake Spanner, Private Eye]]'' || Sal Piccolo ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990 || ''[[Any Man's Death]]'' || Herr Gantz ||
|-
| ''[[Appearances (1990 film)|Appearances]]'' || Emil Danzig ||
|-
| ''Tides of War'' || Doctor ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991 || ''{{sortname|The|Last Match|nolink=yes}}'' || Coach ||
|-
| ''Mountain of Diamonds'' || Ernie ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Mistress (1992 film)|Mistress]]'' || Himself || Cameo
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993 || ''Tierärztin Christine'' || Dr. Gustav Gruber ||
|-
| ''{{ill|Hunt for the Blue Diamond|de|Der blaue Diamant}}''<!-- Originally ''Der blaue Diamant'' --> || Hans Kroger ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart]]'' || Sheriff Laughton ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995 || ''Tierärztin Christine II: The Temptation'' || Dr. Gustav Gruber ||
|-
| ''Captiva Island'' || Arty ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1996 || data-sort-value="Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage, The" | ''[[The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage]]'' || Himself || Voice; Documentary
|-
| ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven 2]]'' || Carface Carruthers || Voice
|-
| ''[[Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders]]'' || Grandfather ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997 || ''[[Ernest Borgnine on the Bus]]'' || Himself || Documentary
|-
| ''[[McHale's Navy (1997 film)|McHale's Navy]]'' || Admiral Quinton McHale Sr. || Based on the series [[McHale's Navy|of the same name]]
|-
| ''[[Gattaca]]'' || Caesar ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1998 || ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' || Kip Killigan || Voice
|-
| ''[[BASEketball]]'' || Ted Denslow ||
|-
| ''[[12 Bucks]]'' || Lucky ||
|-
| ''[[Mel (film)|Mel]]'' || Grandpa ||
|-
| ''[[An All Dogs Christmas Carol]]'' || Carface Carruthers || Voice
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999 || ''[[Abilene (film)|Abilene]]'' || Hotis Brown ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island|nolink=yes}}'' || Ben Quinn ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Last Great Ride|nolink=yes}}'' || Franklin Lyle ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''Castle Rock'' || Nate ||
|-
| ''[[Hoover (film)|Hoover]]'' || [[J. Edgar Hoover]] || Also executive producer
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Kiss of Debt|nolink=yes}}'' || Godfather Mariano ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[11'09"01 September 11]]'' || Pensioner || Segment: "United States of America"
|-
| ''Whiplash'' || Judge DuPont ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''{{sortname|The|American Hobo}}'' || Narrator || Documentary
|-
| data-sort-value="Long Ride Home, The" | ''[[The Long Ride Home]]'' || Lucas Moat ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || ''[[Blueberry (film)|Blueberry]]'' || Rolling Star ||
|-
| ''Barn Red'' || Michael Bolini ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Trail to Hope Rose|nolink=yes}}'' || Eugene ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Blue Light|nolink=yes}}'' || Faerie King ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005 || ''That One Summer'' || Otis Garner ||
|-
| ''3 Below'' || Grandpa ||
|-
| ''Rail Kings'' || Steamtrain ||
|-
| 2006 || data-sort-value="Bodyguard's Cure, The" | ''[[The Bodyguard's Cure]]'' || Jerry Warden ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || ''Oliviero Rising'' || Bill ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Grandpa for Christmas}}'' || Bert O'Riley ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Strange Wilderness]]'' || Milas ||
|-
| ''{{Interlanguage link|I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell|it|3=Chinaman's Chance|lt=I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell}}''<!--Originally ''Chinaman's Chance''--> || Judge Holliday ||
|-
| ''[[Frozen Stupid]]'' || Frank Norgard ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010 || ''Enemy Mind'' || Command || Voice
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Genesis Code}}'' || Carl Taylor ||
|-
| ''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]'' || Henry Britton / Recordskeeper ||
|-
| ''[[Another Harvest Moon]]'' || Frank ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2011 || ''[[Night Club (2011 film)|Night Club]]'' || Albert ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Lion of Judah}}'' || Slink || Voice
|-
| ''[[Love's Christmas Journey]]'' || Nicolas ||
|-
| ''[[Snatched (2011 film)|Snatched]]'' || Big Frank Baum ||
|-
| 2012 || data-sort-value="Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez, The" | ''[[The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez]]'' || Rex Page ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1951 || ''[[Captain Video and His Video Rangers]]'' || Nargola || 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Goodyear Playhouse]]'' || Sgt. Lenahan || Episode: "The Copper"
|-
| 1951, 1952 || data-sort-value="Philco Television Playhouse, The" | ''[[The Philco Television Playhouse]]'' || Mathew O'Rourke || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1954 || data-sort-value="Lone Wolf, The" | ''[[The Lone Wolf (TV series)|The Lone Wolf]]'' || Saks || Episode: "The Avalanche Story (a.k.a. The Reno Story)"
|-
| data-sort-value="Danny Thomas Show, The" | ''[[The Danny Thomas Show]]'' || Cop || Episode: "Rusty Runs Away"
|-
| ''[[Ford Theatre]]'' || Gus White || Episode: "Night Visitor"
|-
| ''Waterfront'' || Jack Bannion || 2 episodes
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Navy Log]]'' || Host || Episode: "Human Bomb"
|-
| 1957–61 || ''[[Wagon Train]]'' || Willy Moran / Earl Packer / Estaban Zamora || 4 episodes
|-
| 1957, 1960 || ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre]]'' || Willie / Big Jim Morrison || rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
|-
| 1959, 1960 || ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' || Boone Caudie / Major Prescott 
|-
| 1961 || ''{{sortname|The|Blue Angels|dab=TV series}}'' || Unknown || Episode: "The Blue Leaders"
|-
| 1962–1966 || ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' || Lt. Commander Quinton McHale || 4 seasons; 138 episodes
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run for Your Life]]'' || Harry Martin || Episode: "Time and a Half on Christmas Eve"
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Get Smart]]'' || Guard, TV Viewer || 2 episodes
|-
| 1971 || data-sort-value="Trackers, The" | ''The Trackers'' || Sam Paxton || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 1973 || ''Legend in Granite'' || [[Vince Lombardi]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1974 || ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' || Jonathan || Episode: "The Lord is my Shepherd"
|-
| ''Twice in a Lifetime'' || Vince Lombardi || Television film
|-
| 1976–1977 || ''[[Future Cop (TV series)|Future Cop]]'' || Cleaver || 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977 || ''[[Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)|Jesus of Nazareth]]'' || [[Cornelius the Centurion|Roman Centurion]] || Miniseries
|-
| ''[[Fire! (1977 film)|Fire]]'' || Sam Brisbane || rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| 1978 || data-sort-value="Ghost of Flight 401, The" | ''The Ghost of Flight 401'' || Dom Cimoli 
|-
| 1979 || ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' || Stanislaus Katczinsky 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982 || ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'' || Earl "Mr. White Death" Gianelli || Episode: "Mr. White Death"
|-
| data-sort-value="Love Boat, The" | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' || Dominic Rosselli || Episode: "The Italian Cruise"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1983 || ''[[Blood Feud (1983 film)|Blood Feud]]'' || [[J. Edgar Hoover]] || Television film
|-
| ''[[Masquerade (TV series)|Masquerade]]'' || Jerry || Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| ''[[Carpool (1983 film)|Carpool]]'' || Mickey Doyle || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''{{sortname|The|Last Days of Pompeii|dab=TV miniseries}}'' || Marcus || Miniseries
|-
| ''Love Leads the Way: A True Story'' || Senator Brighton || Television film
|-
| 1984–1986 || ''[[Airwolf]]'' || Dominic Santini || Main role (seasons 1–3)
|-
| 1985 || ''{{sortname|The|Dirty Dozen: Next Mission}}'' || Major General Sam Worden || Television film
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Highway to Heaven]]'' || Guido Liggio || Episode: "Another Kind of War, Another Kind of Peace"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1987 || ''[[Treasure Island in Outer Space]]'' || Billy Bones ||
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission}}'' || Major General Sam Worden || Television film
|-
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Cosmo Ponzini || Episode: "Death Takes a Dive"
|-
| 1988 || data-sort-value="Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, The" | ''[[The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission]]'' || Major General Sam Worden || Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 || ''Ocean'' || Pedro El Triste || Miniseries
|-
| ''[[Jake Spanner, Private Eye]]'' || Sal Piccolo || Television film
|-
| ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' || Col. Tom Cody || Episode: "My Shining Hour"
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' || Eddie Phillips || Episode: "Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor"
|-
| 1993 || ''{{sortname|The|Simpsons}}'' || Himself || Voice, episode: "[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]"
|-
| 1993–1994 || data-sort-value="Commish, The" | ''[[The Commish]]'' || Frank Nardino || 2 episodes
|-
| 1995–1997 || ''{{sortname|The|Single Guy}}'' || Manny || 43 episodes
|-
| 1996–1998 || ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series]]'' || Carface Caruthers || Voice, 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' || Artemus Sullivan || Episode: "Yesterday's Heroes"
|-
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'' || Father || Voice, episode: "The Third Mouse/The Visit"
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Early Edition]]'' || Antonio Birelli || Episode: "The Last Untouchable" 
|-
| 1999–2012 || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' || [[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy|Mermaid Man]] || Voice, 17 episodes 
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'' || Eddie Ryan || Episode: "The Avenging Angel"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' || Max Blandish || Episode: "The Blue Angel"
|-
| ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' || Joe || Episode: "The Known Soldier"
|-
| ''[[Family Law (American TV series)|Family Law]]'' || Frank Collero || Episode: "Alienation of Affection"
|-
| 2003 || ''{{sortname|The|District}}'' || Uncle Mike Murphy || Episode: "Last Waltz"
|-
| 2004 || data-sort-value="Trail to Hope Rose, The" | ''The Trail to Hope Rose'' || Eugene || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 2007 || data-sort-value="Grandpa for Christmas, A" | ''[[A Grandpa for Christmas]]'' || Bert O'Riley 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 || ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' || Paul Manning || Episodes: "Old Times" and "[[And in the End...]]"
|-
| ''[[Aces 'N' Eights]]'' || Thurmond Prescott || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Wishing Well, The" | ''[[The Wishing Well (film)|The Wishing Well]]'' || Big Jim 
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Himself || Episode: "[[Bryan Cranston]]/[[Kanye West]]", "[[What Up with That?]]" sketch
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Love's Christmas Journey]]'' || Nicholas || Television film
|-
|}

=== Theatre ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Playwright
! Venue 
! Ref. 
|-
|1952 || ''Mrs. McThing'' || Nelson || [[Mary Chase (playwright)|Mary Chase]] || [[Martin Beck Theatre]], Broadway || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/mrs-mcthing-martin-beck-theatre-vault-0000008279|title= Mrs. McThing|website= Playbill|access-date= August 25, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref. 
|-
| 2001 || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge]]''|| rowspan=3|[[Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy|Mermaid Man]] || rowspan=3|Voice only || <ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Ernest Borgnine (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ernest-Borgnine/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=15 July 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> 
|-
| 2009 || ''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square (video game)|SpongeBob's Truth or Square]]'' || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2010 || ''[[SpongeBob's Boating Bash]]'' || 
|}

== Awards and honors ==
Borgnine won the 1955 [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his portrayal of Marty Piletti in the film ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]''.<ref name="NYTobit"/> At the time of his death, he was the oldest living recipient of the Best Actor Oscar.<ref name=cbs>{{cite news| title=Ernest Borgnine's death makes Sidney Poitier the oldest living best actor Oscar winner| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ernest-borgnines-death-makes-sidney-poitier-the-oldest-living-best-actor-oscar-winner/| publisher=[[CBS News]]| access-date=November 8, 2012| author=Lauren Moraski|date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> For his contributions to the film industry, Borgnine received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion pictures star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1960. The star is located at 6324 [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/ernest-borgnine |title=Hollywood Walk of Fame – Ernest Borgnine |website=walkoffame.com |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |access-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> In 1998, the [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]] dedicated a Golden Palm Star to Borgnine.<ref name="PS">{{cite web |title=List by Date Dedicated |url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |publisher=Palm Springs Walk of Stars}}</ref> He was honored with the [[Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award]] at the [[17th Screen Actors Guild Awards]], held January 30, 2011.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11021875| title=Actor Ernest Borgnine to receive lifetime award| date=August 19, 2010|work=[[BBC News]] Online| access-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

Borgnine's hometown of [[Hamden, Connecticut]], where he enjoyed a large and vocal following, named a park and a small road in his honor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erwin |first1=Rebecca Baker |title=Hamden to honor hometown star, Borgnine |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Hamden-to-honor-hometown-star-Borgnine-11687806.php |access-date=January 28, 2021 |work=New Haven Register |date=October 15, 2003}}</ref> From 1972 to 2002, Borgnine marched in [[Milwaukee]]'s annual [[Great Circus Parade]] as the "Grand Clown".<ref name="mjs">{{cite news| title=Circus Parade secures funding, will return July 12| url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/41376997.html| author=Jackie Loohauis-Bennett| work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]| publisher=JSonline.com| date=March 17, 2009| access-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref> In 1994, Borgnine received the [[Ellis Island Medal of Honor]] from the [[National Ethnic Coalition]] of Organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neco.org/|title=NECO|access-date=July 1, 2014|archive-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041149/http://www.neco.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1996, he was inducted into the [[Hall of Great Western Performers]] at the [[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]] in [[Oklahoma City]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/4/6/19235223/murphy-and-borgnine-ride-into-cowboy-hall-of-fame
 |title=MURPHY AND BORGNINE RIDE INTO COWBOY HALL OF FAME
 |last=Klinka |first=Karen |date=April 5, 1996 |work=Deseret News |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>

In 2000, Borgnine received his 50-year pin as a [[Freemason]] in Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Virginia. He joined the [[Scottish Rite]] Valley of Los Angeles (in the Southern Jurisdiction of the U.S.A) in 1964, received the KCCH in 1979, was crowned a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983, and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991.<ref name="masons">{{cite web| url=http://scottishrite.org/2011/04/dedication-of-long-beach-scottish-rite-theatre-to-actor-brother-ernest-borgnine| title=Dedication of Long Beach Scottish Rite Theatre to Actor & Brother Ernest Borgnine| publisher=Scottishrite.org| date=May 7, 2011| access-date=November 8, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510063626/http://scottishrite.org/2011/04/dedication-of-long-beach-scottish-rite-theatre-to-actor-brother-ernest-borgnine/| archive-date=May 10, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also a member of the [[Loyal Order of Moose]] at that organization's Lodge in [[Junction City, Oregon]]. He volunteered to be [[Stories of Service]] National spokesman, urging his fellow World War II vets to come forward and share their stories.

In 2007, Borgnine was presented with California's highest civilian honor, the Commendation Medal.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Kate|last=Maher|title=Ernest Borgnine's family 'shocked' by actor's 'sudden passing'|date=9 July 2012|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/ernest-borgnine-dies-family-shocked-sudden-passing.html|website=Los Angeles Times – L.A. NOW|access-date=27 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523120104/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/ernest-borgnine-dies-family-shocked-sudden-passing.html|archive-date=23 May 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/07/ernest-borgnine-dies-oscar-winner-trivia|title=Remembering Ernest Borgnine with His 1955 Oscar-Winning Performance (and His Best Trivia)|last=Miller|first=Julie|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=July 9, 2012|language=en|access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
! class=unsortable| Ref. 
|-
|rowspan="5" | 1955 || [[Academy Award]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]] || rowspan="5" | ''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'' || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[BAFTA Award]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Foreign Actor]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|National Board of Review Award]] || [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Award]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| 1959 || [[Locarno International Film Festival]] || [[Best Actor Award (Locarno International Film Festival)|Best Actor]] || ''[[The Rabbit Trap]]'' || {{won}} || 
|-
| 1962 || rowspan="2" | [[Primetime Emmy Award]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)]] || ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' || {{nom}} || 
|-
| 1979 || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special]] || ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| 1981 || [[Golden Raspberry Award]] || [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]] || ''[[Deadly Blessing]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1988 || [[Independent Spirit Award]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male|Best Supporting Male]] || ''[[Spike of Bensonhurst]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| 1999 || [[Daytime Emmy Award]] || [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]] || ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| 2007 || [[Golden Globe Award]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]] || ''[[A Grandpa for Christmas]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| 2009 || [[Primetime Emmy Award]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] || ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]: [[And in the End...]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| 2009 || [[Rhode Island International Film Festival]] || colspan=2|Lifetime Achievement Award || {{won}} ||
|-
| 2011 || [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] || colspan=2|[[Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award]] || {{won}} ||
|-
|}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web|access-date=March 23, 2008|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/borgnine_e.htm|title=Ernest Borgnine|date=March 8, 2008|work=Biographies in Navy History|publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003182554/http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/borgnine_e.htm|archive-date=October 3, 2008}}
* Wise, James. ''Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services''. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1997. {{ISBN|1557509379}}. {{OCLC|36824724}}.

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