An amazing actor Lee Van Cleff, I love his movies. Some say he played the role of bad characters. They just didn't know what they were looking at.In his movies he played really good characters. I love you Lee.RIP.
My grandpa lee van cleef the great western actor who will always be missed r.i.p my uncle lee van cleef ( Jan 9, 1925 - dec 16, 1989 ) “best of the bad” love and light
Your uncle is a légende ... What a charismatique personality ... And a wonderful acting ... R.I.P master Lee ... Your fan from algeria ... Salutations ....
This man was such a hero Clint, Eli and Lee made the PERFECT movie If someone told me I have only 3 more hours to live, I would watch 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' one more time
For some reason, I am just so fascinated by Lee, more so than Clint or anyone. He truly is a mystifying phenomenon - doesn’t often do interviews, did not get the recognition he deserved and not to mention his peculiar looks. I am glad he got to witness the success of his defining movie.
Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine....they were actors!!! They were people who conveyed emotion with just a glance! Great performers!!
I've always been more intrigued by the actors without the perfect looks. The Lee Van Cleefs, Jack Palance, Bogart. From that time, keep the Alan Ladd's and Rock Hudsons. I like the guy who looks like he's had his nose broken. Van Cleef had the facinating eyes.
Because there not plus the ideas today for movie's are all the same generic rehashed crap with lousy acting and to much special effects, and honestly today's actors aren't even on the same level as Wayne, Stewart, Fonda etc.
You hit the nail on the head about the men being feminised and unfortunately that's flowed over into society also, our kids aren't even allowed to be boy's and girls anymore.
Truly, one of the most legendary actors of all time. His performances in The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone and not to mention "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" have made him immortal. Under the right directors, he was one of the best character actors who ever lived.
Vera Evans I tsink he is (was) a real ninja also B'cause strangely he remembered meeting Johhny Carson @ a certain place & @ a certain time. Sadly, he crossed over from this life just one year after this Nterview:(
Lee seemed a humble and gentle guy. I love the end to For a Few Dollars More. Beautiful denouement to a dazzling movie! Great music cues by Ennio. When movies had heart.
It didn't matter if he was in High Noon, The Rifleman, Bonanza, or The Good the Bad and the Ugly. The man could communicate pure menace with just a look. Good acting is harder than one would ever imagine. Van Cleef seemed to be a real professional in his craft....and a basically decent guy you wouldn't want to mess with.
I like the contrast when Van Cleef walks out. Here's a guy confident and at total ease with himself, unconcerned about his lack of hair, being greeted by the previous guest, Tony Bennet, wearing his obvious rug. I like the Van Cleefs of this world.
Some people haven't yet realised how magical it was to hear Lee van Cleef speak, in such a low, badass voice that the whole audience is silent, and how even more magical it was to hear Angel Eyes say "so I took my pants off and pirouetted..."
One of the greats, it's nice to hear him at this point, still sounding like he's just stepped off a spaghetti western set and willing to make fun of himself so gracefully. A quality gent.
One day I found his headstone by chance. His epitaph says, as I recall, THE BEST OF THE BAD. This interview tells why. I miss the old ones. Yes, they had class.
So you found his headstone on google then where it's a well known fact his epitaph say's the best of the bad, then tried to change it into a more interesting story....
His performance as the pipe smoking Colonel in the Clint films was so believable it puts most modern actors to shame, a performance like that is worth 10's millions dollars of special effects and CGI.
I remember after my first viewing of "For a few dollars more", 25+ years ago, I had such a huge crush on Mr. Van Cleef...which only grew with subsequent movies I saw him in. He was such a good actor he could play the villain or the good guy with equal ease. You will always be missed Mr. Van Cleef - if only we had actors of your caliber today.
Eleni Fokea I second your statements. Damn, my eleven year old self fell hard for this man. It never went away. I'm over forty now. Colonel Mortimer forever!
I met Lee in 1961 when I was 17. I was in the county jail in Salem Mass. He was in for failing to pay alimony. His ex wife had him arrested. We played poker most of the time. He didn't tell me he was an actor for quite a while. I asked him what he was in and he told me he was in three episodes of the rifleman as three different bad guys and was killed by Chuck Connors three times. He said that his nose was what got him bad guy roles. I looked it up and he was in a lot of movies and TV shows before I met him. He even killed Godzilla in the American version of the first film. He was the soldier who fired the fatal shot. He was a great guy and he smuggled donuts in to me when I got thrown into solitary confinement. I've watched him in a lot of movies since then and always expected him to do in a movie what got me into solitary.
@@brushcountry6361 I bet not many people played poker with Lee Van Cleef in a jail cell. If it wasn't for that I would never have told anyone that I was in jail.
The movie was just on Svengoolie the other night and it's the beast from 20,000 fathoms that he kills with a radioactive projectile fired into the monster's neck wound.
I like the way he tells a story! Lee Van Cleef seems like a really down to earth person. I would have loved to have met him!! I would have thanked him profusely for his work in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More.
I couldn't agree more! I thought I was the only one! People talk alot about "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" (perhaps because the title itself is so iconic), but NOTHING beats the shoot out of the hats between Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in "For A Few Dollars More"! Plus....it has Klaus Kinski in it, of all people!
Such a charismatic man in real life too, thank you for this video. I'll never understand why some critics say he's not a good actor. A good actor is someone you still want to watch and rewatch 33 years after he passed away. That's what Lee Van Cleef is, I never get tired of him. I'm currently watching Barquero, he's so good in it. RIP Lee you are missed ❤
This man was an incredible actor. If you haven't seen "For a few dollars More" or "The good, the bad and the ugly" you should add these classics to your list.
This is the first interview I've ever seen of Lee; he transmits a real stage presence, wow. A true professional. His role in 'For A Few Dollars More', in my opinion, was his best.
What an amazing and underrated actor. I honestly think he is up there with the top 5 of all time and I think he even easily has a good chance with competing with people such as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood for the best western actor spot. The only thing I regret, is being born in 1988 and not having the opportunity to be around at the age where he was alive when I could have really appreciated him. But I do give him my condolences and gratitude. I remember when I was about 12 years old. All the kids called westerns "old grandpa movies". Then one day I was flipping through the channels and I caught (The Good The Bad and The Ugly) on TV. At first the movie simply caught my attention. Then it pulled me into it. Eventually I forgot I was watching a movie. I became so mesmerized by the film I forgot I was watching a movie. I became sucked in like I was actually there (and how shocked I was that something that most kids called a "grandpa film" was such an adventure and escape from reality). I eventually became very grateful that the film was as long as it was because throughout it I was hoping it would keep going on. However when it finally ended, it did so on a perfect note. I remember literally sitting there in awe just staring at the screen for a good five minutes. It really was a work of art. Lee Van Cleef was such a good actor that he made eating a bowl of stew look frightening. Last I checked nobody in the past 20 years has pulled off that kind of acting. Eastwood did a proportionally good job as well in the film but I think Van Cleef stole the film. Like I said though I am almost kind of sad that I didn't grow up in the time when he was still around. That way he would still have been a living legend to me. However in a sense he is an eternal legend in my heart. And I probably am going to have a nervous breakdown when the sad day comes that I find out Clint Eastwood has passed away.
+remsensor You've said everything for me. A fine tribute, to a fine man & actor. I want to read his bio, there's so much steel in the man, that came out in his acting. Another favourite of mine, was Jack Palance, even similar features Hank Marvin, another veteran, who himself, really got shot "in the ass, for not keeping his head down" Now, I'd like to see moncorp 1 just tell Clint Eastwood, face ro face, he's too old!.
Lee Van Cleef his look talked for itself a real tough rugged cool actor who made great legendary westerns so original and authentic character one of the last of the best
Of course he was a stage actor. Just watch the finale of the ''For a few dollars more''. Phenomenal acting. With in 2 minutes he takes you through all the emotions using only his eyes
My grandpa lee van cleef was the best actor, shooter, and uncle my uncle lee knew how to be in films and that was great I wish my uncle lee didn’t die in 1989 so he could still be here today acting at 94 but sadly he got taking away at 64 in 1989 from a heart attack. R.i.p uncle Clarence leroy van cleef jr. aka lee van cleef ( Jan 9, 1925 - dec 16, 1989 ) “best of the bad” love and light
I thought his film The Big Gun down held its own and more againt the Dollar movies along with Thomas Milan I watch it so much was blown away on first seeing it in the 60s and the soundtrack was superb loved the Song Run Man Run. He was super cool Lee Van Cleef
This man has been one of the most incredible and happy memories of my infance. Thanks to my father western's fan i meet all this actors, Clint eastwood, ellie Wallace and angels eyes mr Lee Van Cliff. 39 years old and still need to see it. From Argentina, Thanks for all and god bless you Lee Van Cliff eternal
I've watched the "Dollars" trilogy since I was a kid, and now is one of my favourites, because not only of Clint Eastwood, but also Lee Van Cleef, not forgetting Gian Maria Volonté (from the first two movies)...
I worked with an Italian guy a few years ago who was a fan of Gian Maria Volonte, he was well known as a politically active left wing actor in Italy and my mate is a committed communist. When I mentioned he was in the 2 dollars movies he was amazed as he'd seen them and not realised he was in them! Here he is (briefly) in Sacco and Vanzetti, film score by . . . Ennio Morricone th-cam.com/video/Dg5c6Ehhxho/w-d-xo.html
Icon of cinema. Got by on sheer charisma and stage presence. For a Few Dollars More belonged to him. He was also immensely watchable in The Big Gundown, Death Rides a Horse and Day of Anger, among others.
People always give his TV series "The Master" a lot of crap and I never understood why. He was so great in that role and played perfectly with Tim Van Patten. It was very 80's for sure and that's why I still love it to this day. It showed a different side of this classic actor.
Lee van cleef is a treasure, would never be repeated.God may pay peace on his soul.😘
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Really liked Lee van Cleef in his movies. While growing up, I got into a taxi with a poster with his name on. These were great actors: Clint, Lee and Bronson. Just enjoyed their acting.
one of the most under-rated actors of that era, and one of my favorites!
thenhbushman agree
He never been under-rated actor . thats not the true!
Great actor.
For you to say that about a legend is just hypocrite
The best of the best bad guys. I loved his trademark eye squinting and evil laugh.
Lee Van Cleef was one of the most under rated actors in Hollywood.. It's a shame he passed...
An amazing actor Lee Van Cleff, I love his movies. Some say he played the role of bad characters. They just didn't know what they were looking at.In his movies he played really good characters. I love you Lee.RIP.
thank God Sergio Leone saw in Lee Van Cleef what nobody else saw, and made him a big star again.
Awesome awesome dude. Those eyes. That voice.
He was a real live WW3
My grandpa lee van cleef the great western actor who will always be missed r.i.p my uncle lee van cleef ( Jan 9, 1925 - dec 16, 1989 ) “best of the bad” love and light
Good stuff. Greetings from co Monaghan Ireland. The ancestral home of Clint Eastwood s grandmother.
would know if there are more interviews if u do please send on you tube
Kamala pillay yeah I’ve been trying to find more with my uncle but I only found this one.
Your uncle is a légende ... What a charismatique personality ... And a wonderful acting ... R.I.P master Lee ... Your fan from algeria ... Salutations ....
Nachnoch Kahloch thx and thx, take care.
I bet he was disappointed when he realised the man behind the desk was Johnny Carson and not Bill Carson.
He's gotta play it off now...
Good catch.
as i am
No cash box
genial!
This man was such a hero
Clint, Eli and Lee
made the PERFECT movie
If someone told me I have
only 3 more hours to live,
I would watch
'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly'
one more time
What would you do with the two minutes you have left after the movie ends at 2:58:00
@@jondunmore4268 that's easy
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
@@jondunmore4268 just let the Morricone music play out.
@@waynej2608 -- Perfect.
James Henderson It’s called acting.
He was and is an example of a true gentleman.... RIP Sir!😢
I heartily concur !!
2:17
I think Bruce dern is a better known villain..
For some reason, I am just so fascinated by Lee, more so than Clint or anyone. He truly is a mystifying phenomenon - doesn’t often do interviews, did not get the recognition he deserved and not to mention his peculiar looks. I am glad he got to witness the success of his defining movie.
Sergio Leone said about Lee, "His eyes burn holes in the screen!"
Cleef was so mesmerising on screen. His voice was honey coated gravel, but his eyes said more than words ever could.
Damn he still looked so full of life! Only a few month's and this great man is gone!
Christ bless you LVC! Your missed
This man is absolutely my favourite actor. He has something most actors just simply does not have
charisma
Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach .two of the best actors of their time!
we should not forget the others
they're not!
There are no actors that come close to this guy in our time! Highly under-rated in his time! One of my favorite actors!!
well said my friend.
Legend. Unforgettable. Sad is that humankind is mortal. Someone should not be dead.
All men are immortal- just their bodies die- Heaven or Hell - human history is no more.
He was a wonderful actor and had the most amazing eyes I have ever seen on a man! I'm sorry he's gone!
Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine....they were actors!!! They were people who conveyed emotion with just a glance! Great performers!!
Also Leslie Howard and Clarke Gable. Both warriors
I've always been more intrigued by the actors without the perfect looks. The Lee Van Cleefs, Jack Palance, Bogart. From that time, keep the Alan Ladd's and Rock Hudsons. I like the guy who looks like he's had his nose broken. Van Cleef had the facinating eyes.
GOATS!!!!!!!!!!
Boy o boy too right you are
What about james coburn,and Charles Bronson.
This is how a real man should look and behave ! He reminds me of my grandpa. My great respect to Mr. Van Cleef.
A real man, huh?
@@Severin69 I think your taking it too literally
@@GearheadExplorer85 *you're
George there's a few girly boys that got triggered.
I agree, the best generation are nearly done, soon they'll be majority self hating nerds.
Why is it that most of today's actors simply don't seem as good as these legends?
Because there not plus the ideas today for movie's are all the same generic rehashed crap with lousy acting and to much special effects, and honestly today's actors aren't even on the same level as Wayne, Stewart, Fonda etc.
+Mike Giannini Nowhere near the same level.
You hit the nail on the head about the men being feminised and unfortunately that's flowed over into society also, our kids aren't even allowed to be boy's and girls anymore.
Because they're not
The Great Imposter
I totally agree with you !
Lee Van Cleef was such a great actor.
My late father loved him in westerns. I didn't understand why when I was a boy. Being a 50yo now I get it.
Boris-Smiff boy, ain't that the truth
I've definitely matured in to westerns as I have got older.
Westerns? HA! Catch him, Jack Elam AND Neville Brand in Kansas City Confidential!
Truly, one of the most legendary actors of all time. His performances in The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone and not to mention "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" have made him immortal. Under the right directors, he was one of the best character actors who ever lived.
I think he was the most meancing of the gunman in High Noon even though he never said a word.
Vera Evans I tsink he is (was) a real ninja also B'cause strangely he remembered meeting Johhny Carson @ a certain place & @ a certain time. Sadly, he crossed over from this life just one year after this Nterview:(
Vera Evans he was in raw hide with Clint east wood a few times unless he was a regular but i really liked him in that show
Chadley Allen f
He was great in "Escape from New York" as well.
Lee seemed a humble and gentle guy. I love the end to For a Few Dollars More. Beautiful denouement to a dazzling movie! Great music cues by Ennio. When movies had heart.
War veteran, tough guy and top actor! Van Cleef is criminally underrated :) what a man!
It didn't matter if he was in High Noon, The Rifleman, Bonanza, or The Good the Bad and the Ugly. The man could communicate pure menace with just a look. Good acting is harder than one would ever imagine. Van Cleef seemed to be a real professional in his craft....and a basically decent guy you wouldn't want to mess with.
I like the contrast when Van Cleef walks out. Here's a guy confident and at total ease with himself, unconcerned about his lack of hair, being greeted by the previous guest, Tony Bennet, wearing his obvious rug. I like the Van Cleefs of this world.
Lee Van Cleep is a great actor
I LOVE TO HATE THIS INCREDIBLE ACTOR!!! ANGEL EYES!!
Jane, he didn't need to worry about lack of hair. He looked great with or without hair.
@@henriettaparks586 He was born with a green eye and a blue eye.
LINDA HULL OH THANKS,THAT MAKES HIM MORE UNIQUE!! LOVE LUV HIM AS THE BAD GUY!!
Damn, that deep, raspy voice alone is intimidating. Combined with his height and piercing eyes, is the perfect villain
Those cheek bones👍
He's one of those, like Christopher Lee. Just built to be a villain.
Just Finished TGTBTU and A few dollars more. I agree he really is the Perfect Looking Villain
His nose and eyes were 😨scary!
The nose as well
"WHENEVER I LOOK FOR SOMEBODY, I FIND 'EM...THAT'S WHY THEY PAY ME."
R.I.P. LEE, YOU WERE THE BEST.
And I always finish the job
In my mind, he had more screen presence that all the Cruise's, Pitt's, and modern actors have
Ben Webb duh! They all did back then HELLO wake up Benny
I have a notion to second that emotion ! Extremely charismatic !
Ben Webb
K would let cruise shine his shoes
uh watch A River Runs Through It and get back to me!
Who else could rock those suits and guns like that.
Some people haven't yet realised how magical it was to hear Lee van Cleef speak, in such a low, badass voice that the whole audience is silent, and how even more magical it was to hear Angel Eyes say "so I took my pants off and pirouetted..."
+ThatNerdGirl 7 Omg lol that's how I feel.
100% True!
ThatNerdGirl 7 Indeed, that was my first thought. Angel Eyes pirouetting. XD priceless!
LOL
Okay. Yeah. I can see that. Was really wondering why the audience was so damned silent in the face of such a screen legend.
One of the greats, it's nice to hear him at this point, still sounding like he's just stepped off a spaghetti western set and willing to make fun of himself so gracefully. A quality gent.
He is one of my favorite actors , just loved the way he carried himself he was ALL man 🥰
One day I found his headstone by chance. His epitaph says, as I recall, THE BEST OF THE BAD. This interview tells why. I miss the old ones. Yes, they had class.
Hahaha! That's a beautiful comment! x
So you found his headstone on google then where it's a well known fact his epitaph say's the best of the bad, then tried to change it into a more interesting story....
david Felix and your point?
He's bullshitting is my point.
lol
His performance as the pipe smoking Colonel in the Clint films was so believable it puts most modern actors to shame, a performance like that is worth 10's millions dollars of special effects and CGI.
I remember after my first viewing of "For a few dollars more", 25+ years ago, I had such a huge crush on Mr. Van Cleef...which only grew with subsequent movies I saw him in. He was such a good actor he could play the villain or the good guy with equal ease. You will always be missed Mr. Van Cleef - if only we had actors of your caliber today.
Glad I'm not the only one! 😍
You're weird.
+Eleni Fokea Calibers of today's actors are no comparison as there is just no one who can act like him.
Eleni Fokea I second your statements.
Damn, my eleven year old self fell hard for this man. It never went away. I'm over forty now. Colonel Mortimer forever!
I met Lee in 1961 when I was 17. I was in the county jail in Salem Mass. He was in for failing to pay alimony. His ex wife had him arrested. We played poker most of the time. He didn't tell me he was an actor for quite a while. I asked him what he was in and he told me he was in three episodes of the rifleman as three different bad guys and was killed by Chuck Connors three times. He said that his nose was what got him bad guy roles. I looked it up and he was in a lot of movies and TV shows before I met him. He even killed Godzilla in the American version of the first film. He was the soldier who fired the fatal shot. He was a great guy and he smuggled donuts in to me when I got thrown into solitary confinement. I've watched him in a lot of movies since then and always expected him to do in a movie what got me into solitary.
That’s a thumbs up. !!
@@brushcountry6361 I bet not many people played poker with Lee Van Cleef in a jail cell. If it wasn't for that I would never have told anyone that I was in jail.
@@alshotrodsandratrods8780 Great story. Thanks for sharing.
The movie was just on Svengoolie the other night and it's the beast from 20,000 fathoms that he kills with a radioactive projectile fired into the monster's neck wound.
He was also in an episode of The Twilight Zone. And oddly enough, it’s about a grave.
What a pleasure, never heard him out of character and hes down to earth, personable guy. Johnny brings out the best in his guests!
I like the way he tells a story!
Lee Van Cleef seems like a really down to earth person. I would have loved to have met him!! I would have thanked him profusely for his work in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More.
He does indeed come across in this interview as quite down to earth, friendly, humble, articulate, intelligent and nice !
Love Lee Van Cleef. Still seeing his movies to this day.
But my personal favourite is 'For a Few Dollars More'! :-)
My fav of the spaghetti westerns
I couldn't agree more! I thought I was the only one! People talk alot about "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" (perhaps because the title itself is so iconic), but NOTHING beats the shoot out of the hats between Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in "For A Few Dollars More"! Plus....it has Klaus Kinski in it, of all people!
I remember as a boy I was afraid of him. He played the bad guy well. RIP Lee
Such a charismatic man in real life too, thank you for this video. I'll never understand why some critics say he's not a good actor. A good actor is someone you still want to watch and rewatch 33 years after he passed away. That's what Lee Van Cleef is, I never get tired of him. I'm currently watching Barquero, he's so good in it. RIP Lee you are missed ❤
Most of the critics are irrelevant. This man was a treat to watch.
A critic's opinion is just that. Their opinion, which is of no more value than your's, mine or anyone else's.
I love this legend. I'm huge fan of Spaghetti Westerns and just Westerns in general and he didn't just play the part he nailed it. RIP Angel Eyes.
Now only Clint is left of the Trio from 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'.
BlueHooloovoo Fitting, huh ?
The Urban Wolf i just died when u said that lol
elardpower99 Why?
its funny
BlueHooloovoo I also like the fact that Ennio Morricone is still alive.
One of the most underrated best actors of all times.
"This train will stop at Tucamcari."
it sure will
Shazam hhhhh
Blondie and Tuco don't liked this video.
The railroad company would be happy to make special arrangements for you to get off. " I did get off" Bad to the Bone
Wow i just stopped the movie just after he said that line and then looked for this video and saw your comment.
This man was an incredible actor. If you haven't seen "For a few dollars More" or "The good, the bad and the ugly" you should add these classics to your list.
barquero too
One of the greatest actors that ever lived
I have never seen an interview with Lee Van Cleef. An interesting guy. Thank you for posting!
so do i
Without Lee Van Cleef, the Leone Movies wouldn't even be half as good.
Crappy saying.
All actor did great!
He was a better actor than one liner Clint Eastwood
Him and Eli Wallach are much better than Eastwood in TGTBATU.
@@qtandem Eli is the star of the good the bad and the ugly.
@Vox Quod It isn't since we're talking about the Leone Movies WITH Lee Van Cleef. It seems retarded to understand something else.
This is the first interview I've ever seen of Lee; he transmits a real stage presence, wow. A true professional. His role in 'For A Few Dollars More', in my opinion, was his best.
lee van cleef is a good definition of a real man.
when I started watching western movies I became a big fan of Lee Van Cleef. Since then I watch his movies again and again. Loved his action.
The amazing aspect to the stories from his generation regarding how they go their start is how appreciative they were.
lee van cleef now there is a legend.
brilliant actor.
One of the Best! Loved his work.....miss him.
Grace, elegance, charisma and a powerful voice.
No, they don't make them, these days, like they used to.
The MASTER Starring Lee Van Cleef was a GREAT SERIES !!! Deserves to be put out on DVD !!!
It's available on DVD and Blu-ray now.
No heavy in history will come close to lee
Best of the best
Great acting
Great timing
Great presence
Wearing the same medallion as in The Master. Loved that show. Always loved the quiet, but elegant menace he projected.
I wondered what that was
Nice to watch this video. Thanks MrBILLESPIE. Lee Van Cleef has been a great actor. God rest his soul in peace.
He had a lot of stage presence and that stare, was like good and evil in one.
Lee Van Cleef and Tony Bennett on that episode? Wow - serious star power!
Timi T. Three legends. Carson's just as classy :)
Naho Saenoki
Agreed, you're right! We wouldn't have seen these two men together if it wasn't for Johnny Carson!!
Amazing actor Lee Van Cleef, nobody like this today.
The best badass ever. What a great actor!
Never saw LVC in an interview..WOW, THIS MAN CAN TELL A STORY!! Great conversationalist. Even when he played the villain, I loved him.
Can you imagine Lee Van Cleef as your accountant? The IRS would never question your returns. EVER
Always gets the job done when he gets paid
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What an amazing and underrated actor. I honestly think he is up there with the top 5 of all time and I think he even easily has a good chance with competing with people such as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood for the best western actor spot. The only thing I regret, is being born in 1988 and not having the opportunity to be around at the age where he was alive when I could have really appreciated him. But I do give him my condolences and gratitude. I remember when I was about 12 years old. All the kids called westerns "old grandpa movies". Then one day I was flipping through the channels and I caught (The Good The Bad and The Ugly) on TV. At first the movie simply caught my attention. Then it pulled me into it. Eventually I forgot I was watching a movie. I became so mesmerized by the film I forgot I was watching a movie. I became sucked in like I was actually there (and how shocked I was that something that most kids called a "grandpa film" was such an adventure and escape from reality). I eventually became very grateful that the film was as long as it was because throughout it I was hoping it would keep going on. However when it finally ended, it did so on a perfect note. I remember literally sitting there in awe just staring at the screen for a good five minutes. It really was a work of art. Lee Van Cleef was such a good actor that he made eating a bowl of stew look frightening. Last I checked nobody in the past 20 years has pulled off that kind of acting. Eastwood did a proportionally good job as well in the film but I think Van Cleef stole the film. Like I said though I am almost kind of sad that I didn't grow up in the time when he was still around. That way he would still have been a living legend to me. However in a sense he is an eternal legend in my heart. And I probably am going to have a nervous breakdown when the sad day comes that I find out Clint Eastwood has passed away.
+remsensor You've said everything for me. A fine tribute, to a fine man & actor. I want to read his bio, there's so much steel in the man, that came out in his acting. Another favourite of mine, was Jack Palance, even similar features
Hank Marvin, another veteran, who himself, really got shot "in the ass, for not keeping his head down"
Now, I'd like to see moncorp 1 just tell Clint Eastwood, face ro face, he's too old!.
Oh such a great actor!!! Just love those dark eyes of his!!!!
My favorite western actor definitely, even considering great and wellknown names of this type of films. God bless him.
Lee Van Cleef his look talked for itself a real tough rugged cool actor who made great legendary westerns so original and authentic character one of the last of the best
The greatest "villain" actor of all time. I am a big fan of his work in "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good,the Bad. and the Ugly" ! Brilliant!
Thanks for this pearl bro!
Rest in peace dear Lee Van Cleef!
We need actors like this! One of a kind he was!
He's name sounds even so Epic. Your movies will inspire for generations. R.I.P.
I have been a fan of his for a long time,I miss him!!!Leg and!!!!!RIP TO MR.LEE VAN CLEEF!!!!!!
"So I told him what to do with himself..."
Legend!
R.I.P Lee Van Cleef
a great guy .Best actor.
#ripangeleyes.
Of course he was a stage actor.
Just watch the finale of the ''For a few dollars more''. Phenomenal acting. With in 2 minutes he takes you through all the emotions using only his eyes
RIP Lee....the great ones are slowly passing on! Carson and Lee...nice!
Great, great and a great actor..
The best westerns have Mr Lee Van Cleef in cast. I'm a big fan of him.
My respect for ever.
I must have watched all his western movies 30 times each, and not only the famous ones but also the others, so many good memories from Lee Van Cleef
lee van cleef the man's man wow he's in a league of his own rest in peace bro you'll always be remembered
My grandpa lee van cleef was the best actor, shooter, and uncle my uncle lee knew how to be in films and that was great I wish my uncle lee didn’t die in 1989 so he could still be here today acting at 94 but sadly he got taking away at 64 in 1989 from a heart attack. R.i.p uncle Clarence leroy van cleef jr. aka lee van cleef ( Jan 9, 1925 - dec 16, 1989 ) “best of the bad” love and light
I thought his film The Big Gun down held its own and more againt the Dollar movies along with Thomas Milan I watch it so much was blown away on first seeing it in the 60s and the soundtrack was superb loved the Song Run Man Run. He was super cool Lee Van Cleef
James Marsh thank you 👍
@@official-billvancleef7128 Was he really your uncle? How old were you when he died what did he say about The Dollars Trilogy?
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Gabriel yes he was my uncle and I was 23 when he died and he said the dollars trilogy was his favorite.
Lee Van Cleef was fucking awesome.
Him and Eastwood were badass in a few dollars more.
+Dice Even if he was 100 I wouldn't fuck with him.
Dice is a bloated has been, bad analogy.
+Wacław Pustołka He'd still have his strength at that age.
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This man has been one of the most incredible and happy memories of my infance. Thanks to my father western's fan i meet all this actors, Clint eastwood, ellie Wallace and angels eyes mr Lee Van Cliff. 39 years old and still need to see it. From Argentina, Thanks for all and god bless you Lee Van Cliff eternal
Sadly Lee Van Cleef died in Dec 16th 1989 a real underrated actor and he proved how good he was in Sergio's movies
I love Lee Van Cleef
Same, he is interesting as hell
I've watched the "Dollars" trilogy since I was a kid, and now is one of my favourites, because not only of Clint Eastwood, but also Lee Van Cleef, not forgetting Gian Maria Volonté (from the first two movies)...
I worked with an Italian guy a few years ago who was a fan of Gian Maria Volonte, he was well known as a politically active left wing actor in Italy and my mate is a committed communist. When I mentioned he was in the 2 dollars movies he was amazed as he'd seen them and not realised he was in them! Here he is (briefly) in Sacco and Vanzetti, film score by . . . Ennio Morricone th-cam.com/video/Dg5c6Ehhxho/w-d-xo.html
And also in Christ Stopped at Eboli th-cam.com/video/m_FSfXqy6aQ/w-d-xo.html I can see how you wouldn't link the two roles!
hmmm Lee Van Cleef an accountant? who would have thought...for a few dollars more.
So was Jack Elam......
Dwight E morgan He was the good, bad and ugly.
Na, Can't picture it, he was to cool 😎
He's no dummy...
Icon of cinema. Got by on sheer charisma and stage presence. For a Few Dollars More belonged to him. He was also immensely watchable in The Big Gundown, Death Rides a Horse and Day of Anger, among others.
Loved this guy! He had such a screen presence.
Michael Jackson: "I'm bad."
Lee Van Cleef: "I'm *The* Bad."
Nice!!
Billie Eyelash: "I'm The Bad Guy."
BEST OF THE BAD
Baddest
Billy Gibbons says, "Well I'm BAD...Im Nationwide......"
i will never forget his legendery starring in: For A Few Dollars More and also The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Man Co he also appeared in Escape from New York
He found a Carson besides Bill Carson..
BILL CARSONNN!!!!!!
Un-kin un'kin.
Holy Shit 😂😂😂😂 💀💀💀
What did he say about the money?
Naoto Media and he didn’t beat the shit out of this one either😂
Sir Lee Van Cleef ,nobody can ever come close to this legend when he played all roles together with Client Eastwood in the ever famous Westerns.
“Your question isn’t indiscreet, but the answer could be.” One of my favorite film moments of all time.
People always give his TV series "The Master" a lot of crap and I never understood why. He was so great in that role and played perfectly with Tim Van Patten. It was very 80's for sure and that's why I still love it to this day. It showed a different side of this classic actor.
4:51 " So I told him what to do with himself and that was the end of that interview". Badass.
RIP Cliff ,you made the world better in many ways . Thank you
Lee van cleef is a treasure, would never be repeated.God may pay peace on his soul.😘
Really liked Lee van Cleef in his movies. While growing up, I got into a taxi with a poster with his name on. These were great actors: Clint, Lee and Bronson. Just enjoyed their acting.
Ли Ван Клиф даже без грима выглядел брутально!!!!!!!Такому молодцу даже старость к лицу!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!