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Adventurer Jim Bowie returns to Texas during the 1830s and tries to quell the simmering antagonism between settlers and the Mexican government. However, as the Mexican army's aggression intensifies, he is forced to take up arms and fight in the historic battle at the Alamo. Western, starring Sterling Hayden, Arthur Hunnicutt, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Richard Carlson
1955
Movie/Drama
Western
Cast & Crew
Sterling Hayden
(Actor)
.. Jim Bowie
Anna Maria Alberghetti
(Actor)
.. Consuela
Richard Carlson
(Actor)
.. William Travis
Arthur Hunnicutt
(Actor)
.. Davy Crockett
Ernest Borgnine
(Actor)
.. Mike Radin
J Carrol Naish
(Actor)
.. Santa Anna
Ben Cooper
(Actor)
.. Jeb Lacey
John Russell
(Actor)
.. Lt Dickinson
Frank Lloyd
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sterling Hayden
(Actor)
.. Jim Bowie
Anna Maria Alberghetti
(Actor)
.. Consuela
Richard Carlson
(Actor)
.. William Travis
Arthur Hunnicutt
(Actor)
.. Davy Crockett
Ernest Borgnine
(Actor)
.. Mike Radin
Born:
January 24, 1917
in
Hamden, Connecticut
Best Known For:
His forceful personality.
Early-life:
Born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents had emigrated from Italy. After graduating high school, Ernest joined the United States Navy, where he stayed for 10 years until 1945. After completing a course at Randall School of Drama in Hartford, he went on to play a number of roles over four years at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. His big break came in 1949 when he made his debut on Broadway playing a male nurse in Harvey.
Career:
After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a movie career, Borgnine made his film debut in Richer Than the Earth (1951). In 1953, he played Sgt 'Fatso' Judson in From Here to Eternity, and he won an Academy Award for his performance as a sensitive butcher in Marty (1955). Other films included Wedding Breakfast (1956), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Emperor of the North Pole (1973). On the small screen, he starred in the popular TV series McHale's Navy, and the action series Airwolf. He earned an Emmy Award nomination at the age of 92 for his work on the series ER. He died on July 8, 2012, at the age of 95.
Quote:
'I don't care whether a part is 10 minutes long, or two hours, and I don't care whether my name is up there on top, either.'
Trivia:
His fifth wife, Tova Borgnine, was almost 25 years his junior. His marriage to singer Ethel Merman lasted 38 days. He was the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants.
J Carrol Naish
(Actor)
.. Santa Anna
Ben Cooper
(Actor)
.. Jeb Lacey
John Russell
(Actor)
.. Lt Dickinson
Frank Lloyd
(Director)
