Lee Van Cleef

<p> Cult film star Lee Van Cleef began his movie career in Hollywood appearing as evil-eyed villains in such 1950s and '60s Westerns as <I>High Noon Gunfight at the O.K. Corral</I> and <I>How the West was Won.</I> But Van Cleef didn't achieve full-blown fame until he began starring in Spaghetti Westerns overseas. He played opposite Clint Eastwood in <I>The Good the Bad and the Ugly</I> and <I>For a Few Dollars More</I> before becoming a tough-guy star in his own right. By the 1980s Van Cleef was aging and in weakened health but he still managed to give thrilling performances in such films as <I>Escape from New York</I> and in a weekly martial-arts TV series <I>The Master</I>.</p><p> Film-by-film and show-by-show this work fully details Van Cleef's career. Each movie entry includes cast and credits studio running times year of release a plot synopsis and a brief overview of Van Cleef's role. The background of the ABC series <I>The Master</I> is then given followed by an episode guide that provides airdate cast and credits a synopsis and a comment on the episode. Comprehensive information on Van Cleef's other appearances in television concludes the work.</p>