One of the greats from the dying, if not extinct, breed of tough guy actors that were, in reality, tough men. Marvin walked and talked as though he knew was the toughest man on the planet. He was a truly gifted actor as his numerous classic roles will attest. Some his notable films include: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Killers, The Dirty Dozen, Point Blank and The Big Red One. Before becoming an actor, he was a sniper in the Marine Corps during World War II until he was wounded during the Battle of Saipan. Can Colin Farrell say that?On a side note, my father, also a former Marine, noted that Lee Marvin always kept his pack of cigarrettes in his sock, which is a common habit among Marines. My father knew this because whenever Lee Marvin appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, he would take his cigarrettes out of his sock and smoke them on the air.
