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Lee Van Cleef (Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr.) was born on 9 January, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA, is an actor,soundtrack. Discover Lee Van Cleef's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr. |
Occupation |
actor,soundtrack |
Age |
64 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
Born |
9 January, 1925 |
Birthday |
9 January |
Birthplace |
Somerville, New Jersey, USA |
Date of death |
16 December, 1989 |
Died Place |
Oxnard, California, USA |
Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 64 years old group.
Lee Van Cleef Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Lee Van Cleef height is 6' 1¾" (1.87 m) .
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Height |
6' 1¾" (1.87 m) |
Weight |
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Who Is Lee Van Cleef's Wife?
His wife is Barbara Havelone (13 July 1976 - 16 December 1989) ( his death), Joan Marjorie Drane (9 April 1960 - 1974) ( divorced), Patsy Ruth Kahle (10 December 1943 - 1960) ( divorced) ( 3 children)
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Parents |
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Wife |
Barbara Havelone (13 July 1976 - 16 December 1989) ( his death), Joan Marjorie Drane (9 April 1960 - 1974) ( divorced), Patsy Ruth Kahle (10 December 1943 - 1960) ( divorced) ( 3 children) |
Sibling |
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Children |
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Lee Van Cleef Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lee Van Cleef worth at the age of 64 years old? Lee Van Cleef’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Lee Van Cleef's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
High Noon (1952) | $500 /week |
Per qualche dollaro in più (1965) | $17,000 |
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Timeline
He had three children from his first marriage: Alan (B. 1947), Deborah (B. 1948), and David. In 1960, when Lee married his second wife Joan Miller. They adopted a daughter, Denise.
During one summer in the early 1950s he was a camp counselor in NYC for Marc Furstenberg.
One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were both of Dutch ancestry. Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U. S. Navy aboard minesweepers and sub chasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". 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.
For the next decade he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as Big Combo, The - 1955 (1955).
He was involved in a car accident in 1959 in which he lost his left kneecap. Doctors told him he would never be able to ride a horse again because of the injury. Within six months he was back in the saddle.
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). A new career as a western hero (or at least anti-hero) opened up, and Van Cleef became an international star, though in films of decreasing quality.
He was missing the last joint of his middle finger, a disfigurement prominently featured in the climactic gunfight of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). He actually lost it while building a playhouse for his daughter, although there were rumors that it happened in a road accident or a bar fight.
His final western Vengeance (1977) was actually filmed before his previous western Diamante Lobo (1976), but released afterwards. Although Van Cleef was billed first, in both films he was playing a secondary role to teen idol and singer Leif Garrett.
In the 1980s he moved easily into action and martial-arts movies and starred in The Master (1984), a TV series featuring almost non-stop martial arts action.
Interviewed in "Bad at the Bijou" by William R. Horner (McFarland, 1982).
One episode of his short-lived TV series, The Master (1984), was titled "The Good, The Bad and the Priceless".
Was on the short list of actors under consideration for arms dealer Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights (1987).