Lee Van Cleef
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Lee Van Cleef (January 9 1925 – December 16 1989) was an American film actor who appeared mostly in Western and action pictures. His sharp features and piercing eyes led to his casting as a villain in scores of films, though in later years he was often a film's protagonist, such as with his co-lead role as a bounty hunter in For a Few Dollars More.
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- In an interview, Hideo Kojima has stated that he modeled the appearance of Revolver Ocelot (a character who specializes in the usage of the Single Action Army revolver) and the old appearance of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear series after Lee Van Cleef, as a tribute to his love of western movies as a child.
- The character Cad Bane from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) is based on Lee's performance in 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'.
- Several reggae artists have mentioned him in their songs, including Rupie Edwards in "The Revenge Of Clint Eastwood" and "Pop Hi!" (Revenge 2), Clancy Eccles in "Lee Van Cleef", Lee Perry on Clint Eastwood. King Stitt recorded many songs under the pseudonym "Lee Van Cleef" (sometimes with the alternate spelling "Von Cliff").
- Hungarian bard Cseh Tamas entitled a song "Lee Van Cleef".
- Phoenix, Arizona alt-metal band Beats the Hell Out of Me entitled a song "G-Nite Lee Van Cleef" on their 1995 album Rolling Thunder Music on Metal Blade Records.
- The title character in the Lucky Luke comic by Morris Chasseur de primes ("The Bounty Hunter") is modeled on Lee Van Cleef.
- The band Primus has a song titled "Lee Van Cleef" on their album Green Naugahyde.
- In Thomas Pynchon's novel Inherent Vice the main character, Doc Sportello, expresses approval of Lee Van Cleef, comparing him to Clint Eastwood whom he always thinks of as Rowdy Yates.
- Kurt Russell has said that Cleef's presence in Escape from New York inspired him to talk like Clint Eastwood in the film.
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