As someone who grew up in the 60’s and early 70’s, I think of actors such as Marvin, John Wayne, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Charles Bronson, Burt Reynolds, and Clint Eastwood. Eastwood is the only one left. These were men and didn’t apologize for it.
John Wayne tried numerous times to enlist & the military insisted on him doing morale movies. He even changed his name, using his birth name & going to obscure enlistment sites. He was very upset about it but they insisted he did more for the country performing his craft.
Exactly. We never realized how much men would change over the years. Men were men, women were women. Man I sure miss those days. There's very few real men today. I for one lady really miss them.
A good share of the movie stars from this generation served in the military in the war. Lee was decorated for valor and leadership. One visit on the Tonight Show, Johnny actually got Lee to talk about some of his service. Johnny at first got Lee to talk about his being shot, and where, in a humorous way. But then got the whole story, which was remarkable. These guys weren't the pansies that Hollywood sports today.
It's not so easy to describe class; but obvious when you see it. Far as the widespread demise of it is just as much fault of the general public, if not more. The internet hasn't helped a bit.
It's great to see how Johnny gently finesses Marving into talking. He does not interrupt him; he lets him tell his own story and direct the course of the interview.. Carson served in the Navy during WWII--was sent to officer's training school at Columbia U in NY, but the war ended before he saw any action. You can see the respect he has for Marvin. Late night TV is a desert without him.
I was teen working in a place that Lee Marvin once visited (came to visit the boss). He insisted on paying the admission fee (I recognised him from the movies...)! Sat and smoked cigars and drank whiskey (I got sent out about 6 times for more soda water) with the boss, wandered around the place (me his guide...) and he hung around nearly all day. A true gentleman.
Lee Marvin's voice was like honey heated over hot coals. His portrayal of the villainous Valance is one of his greatest performances. His death fall is legendary!
OMG I agree. His portrayal of Liberty Valance was a tour de force for him as a villain. Just so crazy and real. He holds a six shooter or a machine gun with such a casual air like he’s so comfortable with it. Then I learned he was a sharp shooter in the Marines.
I was travelling cross country with my parents in the early 70's and We ate breakfast at a Ramada in in Effingham, Ill. and there at the next table was Lee Marvin and his family. Always will remember that, first Star I ever seen in person.
A Real Man, 😂😂😂 a total DISAPPOINTMENT as a man, Left his first wife & 3 children with $10,000 between them at the end of this real man's existence, Until I heard that I thought differently, but, NO, JUST A SACK OF 💩
Trouble is , this 'Real' man couldn't keep a fking ciggie out of his mouth... Like Richard burton, gave up drinking ,but chain smaked himself to an early grave.......
Funny that you and others would think that “a man’s man” is like him. I’ll take Tom Hanks. A “real man” doesn’t have to be rough and tough and good with the dames.
@@emmgeevideo ...A Mans man is a man that is okay with his identity and that he is testosterone laydened. Now a days, masculinity is being attacked. Tom Hanks is Tom Hanks but if you poll most men, Lee is a standard we achieve for. Beards are okay. Chewing tobacco and spittin into a spatoon is okay. Teenage boys looking at stag magazines is okay. Having "boys only" clubs is okay. Liking chicks is okay. Liking Westerns is okay. Being Patriotic is okay. Opening doors for ladies is okay. Drinking a brew and burping is okay. God made Man and Woman to be DIFFERENT. Lee is a decorated Marine. Tom Hanks PLAYED an Army captain albeit a good one but I personally have a standard of being a Man. My wife wanted a "MAN" to take control and lead. That's what men do.
ruben cruz I knew I wouldn’t win this argument but I had to say it. Guess I’ll have to go and beat someone up, f*** a woman, and smoke a cigarette to be one of the guys.
I have such great memories of Lee Marvin. The Dirty Dozen, Cat Ballou - where the character he played scared the heck out of us kids- were some of my favorite movies. He made me believe he was actually the character he was playing-the mark of a great actor. Will always have a special place in my heart.
Department of the Navy well represented in this clip!!! 2 Marines and a sailor! All WWII vets. Proud to say my dad is a WWII pacific vet as well and part of this generation. Sure miss men like this. They had their demons and faults but they all came away from that shared experience of sacrifice for the greater good. RIP all of them. And Thank you.
Freaking legend right there loved his movies you imagine Lee Marvin ,James Coburn, The Duke, Robert Mitchum,James Gardner and Clint Eastwood sitting around a table drinking.
True. Speaking of that, He said in a interview in Playboy magazine that he would have no problem playing a gay man on screen because he is secure with his own sexuality
@@brianbradburn Great film. The fantastic French actress, Jeanne Moreau was in it, too. Marvin was also impressive in Point Blank and The Professionals. And earlier, he did fine work in The Big Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence etc. A great 'heavy'. Yeah, I'm a big fan. I also liked him in Paint Your Wagon, despite what some critics said. He got to sing, Wanderin' Star, and it was a hit.
Lee Marvin is just terrific in Point Blank, one of my favorite films. And I was always amazed at how large his face was: compare his face with Carson's and you see the huge difference.
When you grow-up, you'll realise, that all wars are blood-sacrifices. 'Nations' are Masonic constructs. You've been fooled. All leaders, presidents, royalty, generals - are Freemasons. So, your Grandaddy was used as piece in Occultist's boardgames, where the pain is real, for the servants.
Serving in the military doesn't make you more or less of a man. I thank all those that served this country and appreciate their service, but I don't think it makes them any better or worse than anyone that hasn't.
One of my favorite Lee Marvin movies isn't often mentioned, Death Hunt with Charles Bronson. (1981) Lee plays a tough Canadian Mountie hunting down Bronson (a tough and clever trapper) through the Canadian wilderness. Perfect roles for both of them, doing what they do best. It has a good ending too, I won't spoil it but it's not what you'll expect. If you're a fan of Lee and Charles you'll like it.
Marvins best line was in Dirty Dozen. A convict is awaiting his death sentence for shooting a crazy officer and Marvin says “ you know where you screwed up? You let someone watch you do it!”
@@Maletoxic11Bravo My favorite line is when he tells his superior, "I owe you an apology. I thought you were a tight-lipped, uptight officer. But you really are quite emotional. Aren't you?" And he Lee-Marvin-walks off. :)
In the Dirty Dozen when General Worden (Ernest Borgninr) was ripping Lee for getting the mission accomplished but not following orders and showing him the report, Lee responded, "I never went in for embroidery, sir. Just results."
Imagine a movie with both Lee Marvin AND Oliver Reed. Two legends with strong personalities. Reed died in a pub on the Island of Malta during the filming of Gladiator, in 1999. He was friends with The Who drummer Keith Moon. Marvin was in the US Marine Corps. A Purple Heart.
@Edward E 😂 So true! I think Lee would've come on the set, sat down (lit cig in hand), taken one look at giggly, soy-boy Fallon, then gotten up with a disgusted look on his face and walked right back off the set. Damn, that was poorly-worded on my part. I need coffee.
@@vorant77 100% agree with you! All leftist political assholes. One thing about Mr. Carson you never knew his personal political affairs. He ripped both parties equally but tastefully. Which is why he will always be the king of late night.
@@recabitejehonadab2654 no, A REAL MAN'S VOICE, Soy Boy!! None of these Millennial Fem-Bot, Cuck voices that fill up all the Colleges and universities nowadays.
To my shock you put this up 1975 I was 10 years old and I met Lee Marvin on cat house Thursday and the Great Scout in Durango Mexico.. My dad was a screenwriter and my dad went through boot camp together at Camp Pendleton in 1942 with Lee Marvin we went down on a separate subject matter but coming back there working on a movie and my dad went to see his friend Lee Marvin Robert Culp was there everybody it was on the set I never knew he had an interview about the movie on The Tonight Show thanks for putting it up you brought back the memories of how Lee talk to me.. in front of my dad thanks
@@jojopuppyfish yes I know my dad had a standard joke he was buried next to Joe Louis and that he couldn't get up because he keeps knocking him down Joe Louis was a famous boxer the reason why I Lee Marvin is buried in Arlington because of a guy at the 1st Marine Division Association told my dad he got him buried there and nobody wanted him buried there because he was not a hero he was just a private. My name is Michael 818-424-2655 too much Lee Marvin was not just a great actor but my Dad's friend I wish I could tell everybody about him
@@michaels4369 Marvin was a decorated Marine. I was told he was wounded by sniper fire in Saipan I think. His unit was wiped out and he drank to kill the survivor angst. Marvin gave great credit to the Corps and was a credit to the Corps. Marvin gave much of his time to films about the Corps and fellow Marines. Never doubt that men such as Lee Marvin are heroes. We wore the same uniform but he wore his a little better. Jarheads are on Jesus's speed dial.
@@pearldiver1006 Lee drink to forget the war but he's also acted because he saw too much War. My dad knew him talk to him in Tucson my dad called The Bob Hope show up cuz my dad became a screenwriter because he met Bob Hope in the 1st Marine Division and then remit Lee Marvin again and then everybody John Wayne everyone. My dad had another standard joke that he outranked lie he told him that on the phone please said we were both born at the same time my dad said no I was born two days earlier than you so I outrank you they were both privates you thought that was funny he said I'll give you that there was too much
Marvin was only in his early 50's here but somehow already looked like he was 70+. But still, he was one of the toughest former enlistees turned actors that there ever was.
@Wes McGee Sad but true. I feel that a lot of other WWII vets could've lived a good bit longer as well if not for this habit. But this was just their way of trying to remedy their PTSD. Getting back to civilized life could not have been easy after what they saw and were forced to do.
Alot of actors of that era aged quicker then today. Looked a lot older then they actually were. They were all pretty hard living gentlemen. Lots of booze, sun and cigarettes. But man… they were cool!
@@rsuriyop My father was with the RAF in North Africa in World War 2. He and his colleagues smoked 60 a day. There's a photo of him pumping petrol (gas} into a Spitfire with a lighted cigarette in his mouth!!
@Crescent City Kid nobody is claiming to be a victim. Imagine the absolute horror and following condemnation if someone lit a cigarette on Jimmy Fallon or some other talk show
I was lucky enough to live in a time when Johnny Carson was on TV every weeknight. They broke the mold when they made people like him and Lee Marvin. We thought we were in decline in the 70s. We didn’t know what decline was. We certainly do now. You see Lee Marvin light a cigarette? That’s real freedom. People of forgotten what that means.. God bless the one-of-a-kind each and everyone.
I also grew up in the sixties and seventies and grew to admire such great actors as Lee Marvin, James Coburn, Eli Walach, Charles Bronson, Rod Stieger, and Paul Newman
Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen, Dean Martin were so naturally cool. It wasn't pretentious at all they just were. Who today fits that bill like they did? No one.
He brings me back to peeking through the spindles in the stairway, listening to my Dad and his friends when I was a curious little boy enamored with my father! He saw me peeking and never admonish me for it, and never spoke a word about it! I guess he figured a little bad language and respect would teach me real life!❤
Lee Marvin moved to Tucson in 1970. For decades there were "I Saw Lee Marvin stores at various liquor stores on Speedway, and Broadway. He drove a pick up truck with an 18 inch machete under the drivers seat.
Yeah that must have been a stretch for Marvin who barely twenty years earlier had been taking bullets from and killing the bastards. Suppose one has to hand it to Mifune though... knowing that if Marvin had been in a bad mood any particular day he might kill him.
