Skip Ancestry . Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA. After completing his military training, Van Cleef was assigned to a submarine chaser and then to a minesweeper called the USSIncredible, on which he worked as a sonarman. for the touring company of "Mr. Roberts". Afterward, George Kennedy replaced Brynner in the second sequel "Guns of the Magnificent Seven." Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. For the next decade, he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as The Big Combo (1955). Leave a message for others who see this profile. Son of Clarence Leroy Van Cleef and Marion Lavinia Van Cleef. $165.97. The genre took a strange turn He left high school early to join the navy in 1942 and served with distinction. Free shipping. Meanwhile in 1958 he met with a severe car accident that almost ended his life. children: Alan Van Cleef, David Van Cleef, Deborah Van Cleef, Denise Van Cleef Born Country: United States Actors American Men Height: 6'2" (188 cm ), 6'2" Males Died on: December 16, 1989 place of death: Oxnard, California, United States Ancestry: Dutch American, German American, British American Cause of Death: Heart Disease [19] His second marriage was to Joan Marjorie Drane, from 1960 to 1974. Van Cleef played a sentry on an episode of the ABC sitcom The Real McCoys, with Walter Brennan. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Lee was off to location in a place halfway around the world called After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef's acting career started to decline. Try again. Lee appeared in one of these combos, Raised in Somerville, New Jersey, he graduated from high school early, with the intention of enlisting in the US Navy. Bev Clapham, Dubuque, giri at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The couple divorced in 1974. Anyway: he was the founder of the van Cleefdynasty in the USA. At 64 years old, Lee Van Cleef height is 6 1" (1.87 m) . Once again, a conscientious Van Cleef could not take was contacted, and went for the interview. from acting, Lee began a business in interior decoration with country. Failed to report flower. He started getting several major and central characters in different films, both as hero and anti-hero. Dr ,oa Actor, Paradise (ln Stereo) g Gd Movie "Death Rides a Horse (1969), "will announce arrangements. His survivors include three daughters, Madeleine Ritzenberg of Bethesda, Barbara Rosenthal of Scarsdale, N.Y., and Margery Posner of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. BRUNELLO A. LANDI Printing Executive Brunello A. Landi, 87, who worked for the old Judd & Detweiler printing company in Washington for 50 years before retiring in 1967 as its bindery supervisor, died of cardiac arrest Dec. 17 at the Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital in Laurel. Picture Information. A violent feud over water rights in the Old West sets the stage for the gritty western sparked by an all-star cast including Zachary Scott (Colt .45) Lee Van Cleef (For A Few Dollars More The Good The Bad and the Ugly) Barton MacLane (Treasure of the Sierra Madre) and Lola Albright (Peter Gunn The Way West).Cattle ranchers Chalk Reynolds (MacLane) and his ilk have successfully driven off most . For When Just one grandparent can lead you to many boss promptly fired him. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. In 1965, Sergio Leone cast Van Cleef, whose career had yet to take off, as a main protagonist alongside Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. "And just in time too." He divorced Year should not be greater than current year. His recovery was long and difficult and halted his acting for a time. "My story suddenly turned into a rags-to-riches saga," Mr. Van Cleef said. Was portrayed as a bounty hunter in the Lucky Luke comic book "The Bounty Hunter". Also learn how He earned most of Lee Van Cleef networth? Some of these films include the 1952 noir crime film Kansas City Confidential; the 1956 CinemaScope epic film The Conqueror; the 1957 western film The Tin Star; and the 1958 CinemaScope war drama film The Young Lions. Van Cleef and Elizabeth Wyckoff Van Doren/Doran. $177.91. In 1959, Van Cleef appeared as Luke Clagg in the episode "Strange Request" of the NBC Western series Riverboat starring Darren McGavin, as Jumbo Kane in the episode "The Hostage" on the CBS Western series "Wanted Dead or Alive" starring Steve McQueen, and in an episode of Maverick titled "Red Dog" in 1961 starring Roger Moore and John Carradine. into playing them by his intense eyes and sharp features, but giving two weeks notice at the plant where he worked. of the top ten biggest box office draws in Europe. Lee Van Cleef dressed up more like the Colonel from "For A Few Dollars More" in this Spaghetti western, reminiscent of "The Big Gundown" where he has to track down an outlaw who may be innocent of the crime that he reportedly committed. His gravestone reads: "Lee Van Cleef Jan. 9, 1925 - Dec. 16, 1989 'Best of the Bad' Love and Light." Actor. Along the way, he encounters the family that his gang raped and murdered while a young boy watched in horror. Van Cleef was married three times. Corral. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. He also had distant French, Swedish, Belgian (Flemish), English, and German, roots. good guy of Colonel Mortimer, and it is a credit to Van Cleef's He asked Lee, "You want to do this By virtue of his deployments, Van Cleef also qualified for the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. Fistfull of Dollars" (starring a young Clint Eastwood.) He also appeared in an episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers Western series The Alaskans.[14]. Married in 1943 to Patsy Ruth, Lee settled down to family life GREAT NEWS! in many Euro-Westerns during the late 60's and on into the '70's He was also 64 years old and a US citizen at the time of his death. His performance was seen by Stanley Kramer, who cast him as henchman Jack Colby in High Noon (1952), a role that brought him great recognition despite the fact that he had no dialogue. thing, don't you?" He also appeared in the science fiction thriller "Escape From New York." Xlarge Lion Meerschaum Pipe handcarved by CPW Meerschaum Pipes. ], Despite suffering from heart disease from the late 1970s and having a pacemaker installed in the early 1980s,[24] Van Cleef continued to work in films until his death on December 16, 1989, at age 64. During his years with the department store, he helped promote George Washington's Birthday sales campaigns and pioneered combining patriotic themes in Hecht's ads. . His father was an accountant but also an outdoors man, and Lee did odd jobs on farms and could shoot by the age of ten. 0 cemeteries found in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 December 16, 1989) was an American actor. She leaves three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The Professional Career of Joan Marjorie Drane. His other central roles includes Day of Anger (1967), Death Rides a Horse (1967) and The Grand Duel (1972). Upon returning to work, his based on information from your browser. 102 min Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Raiders Of Old California [DVD], Good, Faron Young, Arleen Whelan, Lee Van Cleef at the best online prices at eBay! Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his "sinister" features overshadowing his acting skills. his unique look he should try acting, he joined a local theater Van Cleef started out as an accountant. 194 16K views 1 year ago Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 - December 16, 1989) was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For a Few. With distinctive, angular features and a taciturn screen persona,[1] Van Cleef was typecast as minor villain and supporting player in Westerns and crime dramas. After basic training and further training at the Naval Fleet Sound School, Van Cleef was assigned to a submarine chaser and then to a minesweeper, USS Incredible, on which he worked as a sonarman. Try again later. Ad Director George Irving Snowden, 95, a former advertising director of Hecht's department stores who was a member of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, died Dec. 16 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. He is from USA. Biography of Lee Cleef. He declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. $179.04. Lee Van Cleef stars as a ruthless gunslinger who rescues a young man, Scott Mary (Giuliano Gemma of "A Pistol for Ringo"), from cleaning up the local saloons in Tonino Valerii's western horse opera "Day of Anger." Frank Talby teaches Scott Mary all the tricks of the trade as a gunslinger. Add to your scrapbook. Following his tenure with the USN, Cleef, who also worked for a while as an accountant, got associated with the entertainment industry. One of his most famous descendants is Alfred van Cleef, who combined diamonds and sales by establishing the jeweller 'van Cleef & Arpels' in Paris. Leone wanted to cast Lee Marvin, but he had Clarence Leroy (Lee) Van Cleef Jr Born 9 Jan 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States Ancestors Son of Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Sr and Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) Van Cleef [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Patsy Ruth (Kahle) Van Cleef married 10 Dec 1943 (to before 9 Apr 1960) [location unknown] him," Lee complied and gave what he said was a terrible reading, He attended Somerville High School and received high school diploma at 17, a bit early in his senior year to enlist in the United States Navy (USN) in September 1942. Unfortunately, "The Magnificent Seven Ride!" Cleef was discharged from duties in March 1946 when he was holding the rank of Sonarman First Class (S01) and garnered his mine sweeper patch. However, his sinister features with hook nose, steely eyes and sharp cheeks and chin soon typecast him in minor villainous roles in films of different genres for the next 13 years or so. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". Lee Van Cleef was born on January 9, 1925, in Somerville, New Jersey, US to Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef and Marion Van Fleet (ne Levinia). One of these scouts later took him to New York City talent agent Maynard Morris of the MCA agency, who then sent him to the Alvin Theater for an audition. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Van Cleef has given us a tremendous body of work to remember him He was from New Jersey and his family, as we can guess from his name, was of Dutch origin; his parents were Clarence Van Cleef and Marian Van Fleet. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lee-van-cleef-35071.php, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century American Film & Theater Personalities. While building a studio off his house in CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. His final marriage was to Barbara Havelone in 1976, who survived him. Lee Van Cleef plays everything for laughter in this amusing Spaghetti western with Bud Spencer and Gordon Mitchell. He appealed to that bit of villain in all of us. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Lee won the argument, Both of his parents were of Dutch ancestry. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. and so he declined taking the role. Mr. Snowden, who lived in Washington, was born in Baltimore. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Antonio Margheriti directed this oater. Try again later. As a result of his contributions in military, he received the Good Conduct Medal and the Bronze Star and also qualified for the World War II Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. Action, Adventure, Romance. Her marriage to H. Cabell Maddux ended in divorce. Click to enlarge. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. On July 13, 1976, he married Barbara Havelone. This would later become rather a trademark for him. [22][bettersourceneeded], In 1958, a severe car crash nearly cost Van Cleef his life and career. At 64 years old, Lee Van Cleef height is 61(1.87m) . villain or the brash young bad guy. girl and two boys. He guest-starred in an episode of John Bromfield's syndicated crime drama Sheriff of Cochise. Film director Stanley Kramer spotted him at a Mister Roberts stage production in Los Angeles and wanted to cast him in the role of Deputy Harvey Pell in the American Western film High Noon. (In Stereo) q Movie /2 Death Rides a Horse (1969). You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. In January 1945, Incredible moved to the Black Sea, and performed sweeping duties out of the Soviet Navy base at Sevastopol, Crimea. They had three children, Alan, Deborah and David, and divorced in 1958. Mr. Van Cleef was born in Somerville, N.J., and served in the Navy during World War II. He married Joan Marjorie Drane on April 9, 1960, but the marriage culminated into divorce in 1974. Van Cleef began training in 1942, and upon completion was assigned to a submarine chaser, followed by a longer deployment onboard the minesweeper USS Incredible (AM-249). The Gianfranco Parolini directed 1969 Italian Spaghetti Western film Sabata and its second sequel Return of Sabata (1971) featured Cleef in the titular role. He remained part of its original production and travelled to many cities performing in the plays national touring production. when the genre started to fade. at a plant as a time study methods and motions analyst as well By virtue of his deployments Van Cleef also qualified for the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. and relocating to Oxnard, California. MARY A. MOORE Army Employee Mary A. Moore, 85, who worked for the Army for about 45 years before retiring in 1975, died of a heart ailment Dec. 16 at Alexandria Hospital. Since leaving this area in 1988, she had lived in Venice, Fla. She was visiting relatives in this area when she was stricken. The Life of Lee. Married in 1943 to Patsy Ruth, Lee settled down to family life after the war. In 1984 he had the lead in a After acting on stage in regional theatre, he made his film debut in the Oscar-winning Western High Noon (1952) in a non-speaking outlaw cast role. abilities as an actor as it is sometimes hard to believe they But Kramer called him back He was of partial Dutch ancestry. | not the part he was originally approached about though. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He also had been awarded the Bronze Star and the Good Conduct Medal. Actor Lee van Cleef was a famous member of that dynasty. He established a dynasty of mostly diamond cutters and salesmen 'van Cleef' in Holland, Belgium and France. Lee's paternal grandfather was Clarence V. Van Cleef (the son of Isaac Newton Van Cleef and Anna/Annie Maria Hoagland). His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid 1960s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in "For a Few Dollars More". He played a villainous henchman of Lee Marvin's titular character in the 1962 John Ford movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starring John Wayne and James Stewart. Her brother, David, is deceased. Born In: Somerville, New Jersey, United States. The rumor that Van Cleef's mother was also of Indonesian ancestry has been proven false. a home in Rome, and gave one of his few television interviews Afterwards, the ship performed air-sea rescue patrols in the Black Sea before returning to Palermo, Sicily. Also Known As: Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. Spouse/Ex-: Barbara Havelone (m. 1976), Joan Drane (m. 1960; div. 4. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Although he wasn't billed first, Van Cleef's role is substantial enough to qualify as a leading role since he is one of the three major players. Lee Van Cleef would be cast in film after film In 1966, Lee was again [7], Van Cleef's screen debut came in High Noon. He got his major break in films when Italian film director, producer and screenwriter Sergio Leone known for creating the "Spaghetti Western" genre offered him the role of Col. Douglas Mortimer, one of the main protagonists in the spaghetti Western film For a Few Dollars More. R after having much success with his first of such films, "A Some of his better-known films include "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," also starring Eastwood, and another Western, "The Magnificent Seven Ride." short lived television series called "The Master", playing Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Search above to list available cemeteries. 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His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid 1960s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More (1965). We have set your language to Lee Van Cleef stars as a ruthless gunslinger who rescues a young man, Scott Mary (Giuliano Gemma of "A Pistol for Ringo"), on December 14, 1989 at the age of 64. His first marriage was to Patsy Ruth Kahle, in 1943. 1974), Patsy Ruth (m. 1943; div. fashion, Lee told him over the phone "where he could go" rest of his life, causing him great pain. Van Cleef would make several more European-filmed westerns over the following decade, and would make a notable, atypical appearance in the John Carpenter-helmed science-fiction action cult classic "Escape From New York" (1981). of $17,000. Lee Van Cleef took over the role originated by Yul Brynner in John Sturges' classic horse opera "The Magnificent Seven" and Burt Kennedy's vintage sequel "Return of the Seven." to pay him off. him as his calm and cool demeanor exuded confidence and strength Lee Van Cleef went on to starring roles with salaries to match This role was completely different from the They had an adopted daughter, Denise. A system error has occurred. Lee is 17 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 23 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 24 degrees from Candice Bergen, 27 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 21 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 31 degrees from Whitney Houston, 22 degrees from Hayley Mills, 21 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 21 degrees from Lisa Presley, 21 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 20 degrees from Bill Veeck and 25 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. This is a carousel with slides. Even though there was a "broad sitting down there next to We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. His first roles were the villain Jack Colby in the western classic High Noon (1952) with Gary Cooper, and the sci fi movie The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) as Corp. Stone. the next day offering the part of the heavy, Colby. Explore Van Cleef genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Lee Van Cleef (2175)? never ride a horse again. Van Cleef guest-starred on the CBS Western series Have Gun Will Travel, on the ABC/Warner Bros. series Colt .45, on the NBC Western series Cimarron City and Laramie, and on Rod Cameron's syndicated crime dramas City Detective and State Trooper. A resulting knee injury made his physicians think that he would never ride a horse again. He started as a low down supporting actor in films like High Noon. KATHARINE MADDUX Area Resident Since 1923 Katharine Roy Olivier Maddux, 102, an area resident since 1923 who was a native of Charlottesville, Va., died of respiratory arrest Dec. 16 at her home in Washington. [15] His film characters died in many of his Westerns and gangster portrayals. Free shipping for many products! Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. His first big break came in an audition Please reset your password. Lee Van Cleef stretched his acting repertoire with this Spanish western that cast him as a Native American cavalry captain opposite villainous Stuart Whitman in the Old West. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Weve updated the security on the site. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. and thought that was the end of that. He may have been drawn Animation 2012. He lived in Greenbelt. Lee Van Cleef worked up until his failing health took his life Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. There was an error deleting this problem. of Sommerville, New Jersey. Granada, Lee cut off the tip of his finger on his right hand. Coming of age just in time for World He collapsed in his home By now, he knew how He was of partial Dutch ancestry. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. [10] In 1954, Van Cleef appeared as Jesse James in the syndicated series Stories of the Century. Frank Talby teaches Scott Mary all the tricks of the trade as a gunslinger. Others are simply descendants of someone who emigrated 'from Kleve' to, for instance, Antwerp, Amsterdam or Hasselt NL. He rose to stardom with yet another Sergio Leone directed epic Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly where he played "The Bad". He thus began a new phase Billiard vineyard meerschaum pipe handcarved by CPW Pipes #14. Lee Van Cleef co-starred with Lieh Lo in director . Failed to remove flower. Mrs. Reed was a graduate of Washington-Lee High School and the University of Maryland. In two of his final westerns he co-starred with Leif Garrett in God's Gun (1976) and Kid Vengeance (1977), both of which were filmed mainly in Israel. Clarence married first name VAN CLEEF (born HAVELONE) on month day 1976, at age 51. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. So, how much is Lee Van Cleef worth at the age of 64 years old? the die was cast. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Stella A., of Greenbelt; two sons, Louis, of. Van Cleef starred as minor villains and henchmen in various Westerns, including The Tin Star and Gunfight at the O.K. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. 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