Oscar Winner Ernet Borgnine Dead at 95

By ETONLINE STAFF
July 08, 2012
Actor Ernest Borgnine, best known for the 1955 film Marty has died at the age of 95.

The actor passed away today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a spokesman told The Associated Press. The spokesman went on to reveal that Borgnine's family was at his side.

Borgnine was the oldest living winner of the best actor Oscar, a prize awarded to him for his role as the romantic butcher in Marty. The part was particularly notable as it marked a divergence from the villainous characters that Borgnine had become known for.

In the 1953 film From Here to Eternity, Borgnine played Sgt. "Fatso" Judson, who clobbers Frank Sinatra's character, Pvt. Maggio.

After winning an Academy Award, Borgnine starred in the comedy series McHale's Navy as the titular character, Lt. Commander Quinton McHale. The series ran from 1962-66 in which time a feature film was released based off the show, also starring Borgnine.

In 1997, a cross-country trip Borgnine embarked upon was chronicled in the documentary Ernest Borgnine on the Bus.

After more than a half century of TV and film work, the actor took home the life achievement award at the 17th annual SAG Awards in 2011.

Borgnine, who was married five times, is survived by his four children.