Way to go, Mermaid Man!
Ernest Borgnine is one of the remaining greats.
This in a time before Eastwood, Stallone and Willis doing stunts in their 50s.
I never liked his acting but I sure like him. Always seemed like a nice guy.
Way to go, Mermaid Man!
Yup, Borgie was one of the greatest. He was a great villain in Bad Day at Black Rock, and Spencer Tracy kicked his arse with one hand....LOL....what a great scene with two great actors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhUBH6gpXV8
In the move S1M0NE, the giant screen that Pacino uses to create his perfect actress is populated by Grace Kelly, Maroilyn Monroe, a bunch of others, and Ernest Borgnine!
Ernie is on my list of guys to have a cup of coffee/glass of beer with. Regular guy.
I love this guy.
I was laughing all day after I heard him whisper that comment to Steve Doosey on Fox and FRiends.
What does adds red to his resume mean?
One of the few remaining actors who served in WWII and is a patriot. I like him for that reason alone. My favorite Borgnine part was the cabbie in Escape from New York, and his last scene as the bad guy boss in Willard is great too.
He always reminded me of my (late) dad. To see him sit there during the “What up wit’ dat” SNL sketch, and see the joy on his face the whole time, was a priceless bit of tv. Gotta love Ernie.
A Few years ago he was on a flight from LA to San Luis Obispo for a film award event held up here. We were flying on a puddle jumper. He was warm and friendly with folks in the airport in LA, out on the tarmac before we were to depart, signing autographs and chatting with people. We were not the first on board so we ended up in the very last row in the back of the plane where seats do not recline. The flight attendant came back when there was one seat left and offered it to him and he declined..said he was just fine here and did not want to disturb others..offered the seat to us..Then after we took off, the flight attendant was going about offering the usual peanuts and beverages but asked if there was anything special he would like and he said he was fine with what all the rest of us were having..he wanted nothing special for himself.
Then he and my husband and I talked all about our service days..he was in the Navy and my husband and he had lots of Navy stories to swap. It was the most pleasant flight I have ever taken. Ernie Borgnine is a gentleman right down to the ground..Oh he loved making McHales Navy.
I wondered why I never heard that joke on any version of Star Trek -- especially with a borg named 7 of 9.
