Did Lee Van Cleef have a finger missing?

He lost the last joint of the middle finger of his right hand while building a playhouse for his daughter. In 1958, a severe car crash nearly cost Van Cleef his life and career. A resulting knee injury made his physicians think that he would never ride a horse again.

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What happened to Lee Van Cleef?

Lee Van Cleef, the film actor whose steely eyes and rugged features led to a long career portraying Western arch-villains, died, apparently of a heart attack, early today at St. John's Regional Medical Center. He was 64 years old and lived in Oxnard.Dec 17, 1989 Was Lee Van Cleef a smoker? Throat cancer was listed as a secondary cause of death. Lee had taken up smoking a pipe while in the Navy and can be seen smoking in many of his films. He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California.

Why do they call Lee Van Cleef Angel Eyes?

Leone wanted Henry fonda for the role, and fonda had, as you know, blue eyes. That's why the character is called angel eyes. He just kept his name after that fonda refused the role. What does Tuco yell at Blondie at the end? Blondie smiles and rides off as Tuco, who has his gold but still has his hands tied [along with his empty gun and before he can get his horse (See in background)], curses him in rage by shouting "Hey Blondie! You know what you are? Just a dirty sonofabitch!".

Were spaghetti westerns made in Italy?

Spaghetti westerns, also called Italian westerns or western all'italiana, are a subgenre of western films. The term “spaghetti western” was coined by Spanish journalist Alfonso Sánchez to describe the low-budget films being made in Italy during the 1960s and early 1970s. Was Lee Marvin in the Marines? U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Lee Marvin won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Cat Ballou in 1965. The World War II veteran left high school to enlist in the Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific. He earned a Purple Heart after being wounded on Saipan.

Was Lee Van Cleef married?

Lee Van Cleef/Spouse What age is Clint Eastwood? He is 91 years old, and the script fails to fully embrace his age in an interesting way. Being an older actor in a western can open up unique possibilities for the genre by adding interesting dynamics that a younger actor can't embrace.

Who recorded Angel Eyes first?

"Angel Eyes"
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	John Hiatt, Fred Koller
Producer(s)	Greg Ladanyi
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