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Acting

Lee Van Cleef

Career: Active from 1952 to 2014, with a break from 1991 to 2013, busiest in 1957 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 39
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 104 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lee Van Cleef Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.5, average 5.4
Family Dynamics
3.3, average 4.8
Coming of Age
1.6, average 3.0
Psychological
4.2, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Spaghetti Western 10
Revenge 8
Historical Setting 6
Western 6
Classic Western 5
Action-Packed 4
Psychological Tension 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Old West 4
Morality 4
Intrigue 4
Italian Cinema 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

144

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

as (archive footage)

2000s

1 title

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

as Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage)

1990s

1 title · average score 41

Thieves of Fortune

41

as Sergio Danielo Christophero

1980s

13 titles · average score 49

Speed Zone

21

as Grandfather

The Commander

52

as Col. Mazzarini

Armed Response

46

as Burt Roth

Jungle Raiders

45

as Warren

The Master

50

TV show · as John Peter McAllister

Code Name: Wild Geese

52

as Archie 'China' Travers

Master Ninja

as John Peter McAllister

Killing Machine

48

as Julot

Master Ninja II

as John Peter McAllister

Escape from New York

72

as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

The Octagon

42

as McCarn

The Hard Way

62

as McNeal

1970s

15 titles · average score 47

God's Gun

44

as Father John / Lewis

Kid Vengeance

51

as McClain

Take a Hard Ride

45

as Kiefer

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

54

as Dakota

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

40

as Frankie

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

48

as Marshal Chris Adams

The Grand Duel

56

as Sheriff Clayton

Return of Sabata

52

as Sabata / Major

Bad Man's River

37

as Roy King

Captain Apache

42

as Capt. Apache

Barquero

54

as Travis

El Condor

48

as Jaroo

1960s

18 titles · average score 67

Sabata

66

as Sabata

Beyond the Law

59

as Billy Joe Cudlip

Commandos

48

as MSgt. Sullivan

Death Rides a Horse

50

as Ryan

The Big Gundown

77

as Jonathan Corbett

Day of Anger

86

as Frank Talby

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

91

as Sentenza / Angel Eyes

For a Few Dollars More

83

as Col. Douglas Mortimer

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

89

as Reese

How the West Was Won

70

as River Pirate

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Skip

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Sam Bass

1950s

94 titles · average score 66

Guns Girls and Gangsters

56

as Mike Bennett

Ride Lonesome

80

as Frank

The Twilight Zone

91

TV show · as Steinhart

Bonanza

73

TV show · as Appling

Perry Mason

82

TV show · as Edward Doyle

The Lonely Man

62

as Faro

It Conquered the World

63

as Dr. Tom Anderson

Pardners

59

as Gus

A Man Alone

60

as Clanton

The Big Combo

83

as Fante

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

78

as Corp. Stone

Kansas City Confidential

75

as Tony Romano

1940s

1 title · average score 48

The Lone Ranger

48

TV show · as Jango / Bull Harper