Lee Van Cleef (born Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr.)
- Chinese Name:李·范·克里夫
- Gender:Male
- Height:175 cm
- Date of Birth:January 9, 1925
- Place of Birth:Somerville, New Jersey, USA
- Profession:Actor
- Introduce:Lee Van Cleef was an American film and television actor best known for his icy, angular features and memorable portrayals of hardened antagonists and antiheroes. Beginning his screen career in the 1950s as a prolific character actor on television westerns and crime dramas, Van Cleef achieved international fame in the mid-1960s after being cast by Sergio Leone as Colonel Mortimer in For a Few Dollars More (1965) and as the ruthless Angel Eyes in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Those performances established him as one of the defining faces of the spaghetti western genre, where his steely stare and economical acting created a strong on-screen presence. In subsequent decades he led numerous westerns and action films in Europe and the U.S., cultivating a cult following for his tough, no-nonsense screen persona. Van Cleef’s career spanned character roles, leading parts, and television appearances, and his work left an enduring mark on the western and crime genres.