RIP Ernest Borgnine

sgtrecon212 · Post by **sgtrecon212** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:24 pm

Another great has left us. Classy guy, good actor, an icon.

jww · Post by **jww** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:33 am

To be honest -- I didn't realize he was still alive until the buzz a couple of days ago when he passed away. Loved him in everything I saw him in .... but especially enjoyed McHale's Navy -- I had no idea that he was a sailor himself back in the day - and re-enlisted after Pearl Harbour -- great guy - I would even say he was heroic in my book.

changabang · Post by **changabang** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:52 am

He was one of the reasons "The Wild Bunch" was great, and he played a superb villain in "From Here to Eternity".

AACJ · Post by **AACJ** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:55 pm

The only reason I knew he was still alive is because he is a voice on one of my daughters favorite shows, Sponge Bob Square Pants.

Chaps · Post by **Chaps** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:43 pm

jww wrote:Loved him in everything I saw him in .... but especially enjoyed McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy was awesome! I loved him and Tim Conway in that.

desertbadger · Post by **desertbadger** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:13 am

I agree with all the above; he was also great in "Marty" and I believe he got best actor for the role. RIP Ernest.

Regards,
David

dosco · Post by **dosco** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:10 am

I didn't know he had passed until someone at work mentioned it. I always liked him and his work, although I was surprised about his background and early life when I read the wikipedia page about him.

On a side note, when I lived in Phoenix the manager of one of the machine shops (a gent named Charlie) with whom I did business was close personal friends with Ernest. Charlie's office wall was full of pictures of him with Ernest ... restaurants, rodeos, fishing, etc.

nteeman · Post by **nteeman** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:15 am

Yes, many great things can be said about Ernest Borgnine - as a person as well as an actor. I always enjoyed his work and as a Freemason I always appreciated him as a Brother of our fraternity.

As I read about the many aspects of his life I can only think, well done Brother Borgnine! RIP!

kd7kip · Post by **kd7kip** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:02 am

The thing I really liked about EB was that he was an excellent character actor. He wasn't a pretty boy. He wasn't all polished, and primped. He looked like a guy you'd work with, talk to at a tavern or flip-off on the freeway. He was such a common, easy going guy that I think people tended to underestimate his skill as an actor.

He also had a knack for portraying real warmth. You couldn't help but like him. He was in a few poor movies, but he never made a bad one.

RIP EB

-Scott