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"I came into this town in a stage play called Mister Roberts. Stanley Kramer saw it and put me in a picture called High Noon. The first time I went into his office he told me to go fix my nose and I told him to go fuck himself.

A lot of actors think that the more words they have, the more attention they get. That's bullshit. I make people look at me. I don't have to say a lot of words."

One of the first faces that come to mind when you think of the phrase "western villain". He started out as one of the villain's henchmen in High Noon (a bit part he apparently got because the director thought he had an evil-looking face) and went on playing mooks in various westerns and films noirs during the 1950s. Then his career gradually fizzled out, partly because he'd injured his leg badly in a car accident but likely also because he had a drinking problem. In the mid-60s, Sergio Leone resurrected Van Cleef's career by giving him major supporting roles in For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, which brought him to stardom in Europe. He continued to star in spaghetti westerns for much of his subsequent career.

Van Cleef reportedly claimed to be faster on the draw than Clint Eastwood in real life. He's also one of relatively few actors to appear in more than one movie on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (he was in both It Conquered the World and Master Ninja).

Characters based on Van Cleef's appearance and/or the type of character he tended to play include Revolver Ocelot, Lee Scoresby, Cad Bane, and Rattlesnake Jake.

Lee Van Cleef has performed in the following roles:

Lee Van Cleef provides examples of the following tropes:

Badass Mustache
Bald of Awesome/Bald of Evil
Good Eyes, Evil Eyes (the latter)
Joisey
Piercing Stare
Pipe Smoking Is Cool
Red Right Hand: Missing finger joint (he accidentally sawed it off while building a playhouse for his daughter)
Villainous Cheekbones

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-{{quote| ''"I came into this town in a stage play called ''[[Mister Roberts]]''. Stanley Kramer saw it and put me in a picture called ''[[High Noon]]''. The first time I went into his office he told me to go fix my nose and I told him to go fuck himself.''}}
+{{quote|''"I came into this town in a stage play called ''[[Mister Roberts]]''. Stanley Kramer saw it and put me in a picture called ''[[High Noon]]''. The first time I went into his office he told me to go fix my nose and I told him to go fuck himself.''}}
-{{quote| ''A lot of actors think that the more words they have, the more attention they get. That's bullshit. I make people ''look'' at me. I don't have to say a lot of words."''}}
+{{quote|''A lot of actors think that the more words they have, the more attention they get. That's bullshit. I make people ''look'' at me. I don't have to say a lot of words."''}}
 One of the first faces that come to mind when you think of the phrase "[[The Western|western]] villain". He started out as one of the villain's henchmen in ''[[High Noon]]'' (a bit part he apparently got because the director thought he had an evil-looking face) and went on playing [[Mook|mooks]] in various westerns and films noirs during the 1950s. Then his career gradually fizzled out, partly because he'd injured his leg badly in a car accident but likely also because he had a drinking problem. In the mid-60s, [[Sergio Leone]] resurrected Van Cleef's career by giving him major supporting roles in ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' and ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'', which brought him to stardom in Europe. He continued to star in [[Spaghetti Western|spaghetti westerns]] for much of his subsequent career.
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 Characters based on Van Cleef's appearance and/or the type of character he tended to play include [[Metal Gear Solid|Revolver Ocelot]], [[His Dark Materials|Lee Scoresby]], [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|Cad Bane]], and [[Rango|Rattlesnake Jake]].
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+* ''[[High Noon]]''
+* ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]''
+* ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]''
+* ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''
+* ''[[Escape from New York]]''
+{{creatortropes}}
 * [[Badass Mustache]]
 * [[Bald of Awesome]]/[[Bald of Evil]]
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 * [[Red Right Hand]]: Missing finger joint (he accidentally sawed it off while building a playhouse for his daughter)
 * [[Villainous Cheekbones]]
-=== Selected filmography: ===
-* ''[[High Noon]]''
-* ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]''
-* ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]''
-* ''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]''
-* ''[[Escape from New York]]''
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