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{{quote|''"Hey! Who stole my collection of used bandages? And they also got away with my nude pictures of Ernest Borgnine!"''|[[George Carlin]]}}
Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012)
His most famous film roles include the title character in ''[[Marty]]'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''.
His best-known role on TV amongst the younger set is Dominic Santini in ''[[Airwolf]]''.
Around here, though, he's perhaps best known for being the [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]] in ''[[Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders]],'' and in one of the all-time great triumphs of celebrity licensing, his daughter produces a tie-in coffee soda named "Borgnine's". The younger generation knows him best as the voice of Mermaid Man on ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (and appeared as himself in an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', if that interests you.)
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* ''[[From Here to Eternity]]''
* ''[[Demetrius and The Gladiators]]''
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* ''[[RED (film)]]''
* ''[[The Single Guy]]''
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Large Ham]] (Not always
** ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants|EVIIIIIIL!]]''
* [[Springtime for Hitler]]: Borgnine sometimes says he owes his career to one of these. Burt Lancaster and his business partner decided to produce ''Marty'' thinking the movie (which was based off of a popular Telefilm) would lose money at the box office and they could use the expenses as a tax write-off, and they figured casting a fat, unattractive actor best known for playing heavies would ensure its demise. It ended up winning Borgnine the Best Actor Oscar (not to mention the movie itself winning Best Picture) and becoming one of the most profitable films of all time.
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{{Golden Globe Award Best Actor Drama}}
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