You may remember him from the short-lived TV series,
Airwolf (look out for a post on then-heartthrob Jan Michael Vincent in the near future); you may remember him for his role in the
Poseidon Adventure; you may remember him as the lovable Cabbie in John Carpenter's
Escape from New York; you may even remember his one-month marriage to Ethel Merman (grounds of the divorce: Ernie's fondness for Dutch-Ovens), but time was when this burly actor commanded much respect. A sensitive turn as a lonely butcher who finds love a bit later than most won him an Oscar for
Marty in 1955. His role as the sadistic Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in
From Here to Eternity stands as one of the undervalued gems of 1950s acting. Nonetheless, could this substantial actor make it today?
(Favorite role: Sgt. Judson,
From Here to Eternity; Runner-up: Dutch Engstrom
, The Wild Bunch)
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