At 95 years - Farewell to Ernest Borgnine

L.A., CALIFORNIA --- The world bids goodbye to actor Ernest Borgnine who died on Sunday (July 8) at the age of 95 years. This was released by the actor's spokesman and actor's manager, Harry Flynn to the Associated Press.

Borgnine suffered from a kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai who was in the presence of his family.

Ernest Borgnine was born as Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917. He was born to Anna (born: Boselli) and Camillo Borgnino who both emigrated to the U.S.A from Italy. 

His acting career counts more than sixty years on screen and stage. Borgnine a actor veteran with heart and soul. Maybe it was the famous gap-toothed smile. Maybe it was the deep, hearty laugh he generously spread. Maybe it was his expertise in playing mostly villains that generations welcomed him into their living rooms as the feisty skipper in McHale's Navy and his role in "Marty" that bagged him ultimately the Oscar for best actor. 

Borgnine with Grace Kelly, receiving the Oscar

He is also known for his roles in films in "Airwolf", "The Single Guy", "From Here to Eternity", "Conspiracy of Silence", "Dirty Dozen", "Wild Bunch" or "1997: Escape from New York". Aside having played in significant box office movies, he has stared as well in small screen, where he graced in series like "Ship Ahoy" or "The Love Boat". Borgnine earned an Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the series Emergency Room (ER). His great performance in the last scene of that episode in ER bagged him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, his third nomination and his first in 29 years (since being nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in 1980 for "All Quiet on the Western Front".

Myself, I love to remember him with his amazing voice as the Mermaid Man in Spongebob Squarepants, an animated television series. With a lot of self-irony this actor possessed, he made appearance in an episode of The Simpsons, of course, playing himself.

In 2010, Borgnine played once more beside the creme de la creme of Hollywood (beside Bruce, Willis, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren), in "RED" and action-packed movie on retired, yet extremely dangerous agents. Since then, Borgnine has participated in two projects, "Snatched" and "The Genesis Code". The date of release is yet to be known. 

In 2011 he was honored with a recognition of the career receiving a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Borgnine was married five times and has four children. His fifth and last marriage was to Tova Traesnaes, whom she married on February 24, 1973. Traesnaes is a Norwegian-American business-woman, the founder of the "Beauty By Tova cosmetics". Her products are featured on QVC shopping network since 1990.

Thank you for the laughter. We bid good bye to you, Marty!