Portrait of Ernest Borgnine

Acting

Ernest Borgnine

Career

Active from 1951 to 2012, busiest in 1971 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
101
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 117 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Borgnine Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.8, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Ensemble Cast 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Action 4
  • Western 4
  • World War II 4
  • Gritty Realism 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

198
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Future Cop: Cops and Robin

as Officer Joe Cleaver

2010s

8 titles · average score 49
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

as Rex Page

The Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah (2011)
GoodWatch score 25

as Slink (voice)

National Lampoon's Snatched
National Lampoon's Snatched (2011)
GoodWatch score 42

as Big Frank Baum

Night Club
Night Club (2011)
GoodWatch score 39

as Albert

Love's Christmas Journey
Love's Christmas Journey (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nicholas

Another Harvest Moon
Another Harvest Moon (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank

The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code (2010)
GoodWatch score 49

as Carl Taylor

RED
RED (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Henry, The Records Keeper

2000s

24 titles · average score 50
The Wishing Well
The Wishing Well (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

as Big Jim

A Grandpa for Christmas
A Grandpa for Christmas (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bert O'Riley

La cura del gorilla
La cura del gorilla (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jerry

Rail Kings
Rail Kings (2005)

as Steamtrain

3 Below
3 Below (2005)

as Grandpa

Barn Red
Barn Red (2004)

as Michael Bolini

The Trail to Hope Rose
The Trail to Hope Rose (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Eugene

Blueberry
Blueberry (2004)
GoodWatch score 36

as Rolling Star

The Long Ride Home
The Long Ride Home (2003)
GoodWatch score 41

as Lucas Moat

September 11
September 11 (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Old Man (segment "USA")

Everyone Loves Mel
Everyone Loves Mel (2000)
GoodWatch score 45

as Grandpa

Hoover
Hoover (2000)

as J. Edgar Hoover

1990s

36 titles · average score 60
The Last Great Ride
The Last Great Ride (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

as Franklin Lyle

The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

as Ben Quinn

BASEketball
BASEketball (1998)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ted Denslow

An All Dogs Christmas Carol
An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Carface Carruthers (voice)

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
GoodWatch score 42

as Carface (voice)

All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Carface (voice)

The Single Guy
The Single Guy (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Manny Cordoba

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Artemus Sullivan

Der blaue Diamant
Der blaue Diamant (1993)

as Hans Kroger

Home Improvement
Home Improvement (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Eddie Phillips

The Last Match
The Last Match (1990)
GoodWatch score 51

as Coach

Tides of War
Tides of War (1990)

as Doctor

1980s

35 titles · average score 56
Laser Mission
Laser Mission (1989)
GoodWatch score 33

as Prof. Braun

The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Ernest Borgnine (voice)

Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked (1989)

as Sal Piccolo

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as Gen. Sam Worden

Treasure Island in Outer Space
Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Billy Bones

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Gen. Sam Worden

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Gen. Worden

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Dominic Santini

Airwolf: The Movie
Airwolf: The Movie (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dominic Santini

Young Warriors
Young Warriors (1983)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lt. Bob Carrigan

Escape from New York
Escape from New York (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cabbie

Super Fuzz
Super Fuzz (1980)
GoodWatch score 37

as Willy Dunlop

1970s

37 titles · average score 56
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
GoodWatch score 85

as Stanislaus Katczinsky

The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

as Harry Booth

The Ghost of Flight 401
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dom Cimoli

Future Cop
Future Cop (1977)

TV show · as Joe Cleaver

The Greatest
The Greatest (1977)
GoodWatch score 36

as Angelo Dundee

The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain (1975)
GoodWatch score 31

as Jonathan Corbis

Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shack

The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor (1973)
GoodWatch score 37

as Chief Diver Don MacKay

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mike Rogo

The Revengers
The Revengers (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hoop

Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Emmett Clemens

Willard
Willard (1971)
GoodWatch score 51

as Al Martin

1960s

22 titles · average score 64
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch (1969)
GoodWatch score 87

as Dutch Engstrom

A Bullet for Sandoval
A Bullet for Sandoval (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

as Don Pedro Sandoval

Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
GoodWatch score 54

as Boris Vaslov

The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Barney Sheean

The Split
The Split (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Bert Clinger

The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

as Maj. Gen. Worden

Chuka
Chuka (1967)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach

The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
GoodWatch score 80

as Trucker Cobb

McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Quinton McHale

McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Quinton McHale

Go Naked in the World
Go Naked in the World (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pete Stratton

Man on a String
Man on a String (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Boris Mitrov

1950s

33 titles · average score 69
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Roo

The Vikings
The Vikings (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ragnar

The Badlanders
The Badlanders (1958)
GoodWatch score 54

as John McBain

Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan

Jubal
Jubal (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Shep Horgan

The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair (1956)
GoodWatch score 44

as Tom Hurley

The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lew Brown

Marty
Marty (1955)
GoodWatch score 84

as Marty

The Square Jungle
The Square Jungle (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bernie Browne

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bart Lonergan

Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz (1954)
GoodWatch score 80

as Donnegan

Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Strabo

1940s

2 titles
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show · as Mathew O'Rourke

Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre (1948)

TV show