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Template:Person Ernest "Ernie" Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012; aged 95) was the original voice actor of Mermaid Man.

Biography

He was an American actor of television and the big screen. His career spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty and the war drama All Quiet on the Western Front.

On television, he is best known for playing Quinton McHale in the 1962-66 series McHale's Navy, costarring in the mid-1980s action series Airwolf, and voicing the character Mermaid Man in the animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. Borgnine earned an Emmy nomination at age 92 for his work on the series ER. In August 2009, he earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

He died from kidney failure on July 8, 2012, aged 95. Attenders at his funeral included several members of the United States Navy SEALs, as well as Tim Conway, and many other well-known people.

Trivia

File:SuperSponge (PS1) Credits-14.png

Ernest Borgnine listed in the SuperSponge credits (PlayStation version).

SuperSponge, SpongeBob's Truth or Square, and SpongeBob's Boating Bash are the only video games where Ernest Borgnine actually does the voice of Mermaid Man. In all other video games appearances of Mermaid Man, he was voiced by Joe Whyte or Joe Alaskey.
His and Ernesto Blindfish's names are similar ("Ernest[o] B[...]in[...]").

File:Mooncation 185.png

Ernest Borgnine sees the ship soaring overhead.

File:Mooncation credits.png

File:BEB20F17-95E7-4A3C-BC2F-C0BCABEC2CC1.jpeg

"Mooncation" marks Ernest Borgnine's only physical appearance in the series before his death in 2012. Despite this, he is uncredited.
- Although, Ernest Borgnine's live-action face was originally going to appear in Squidward's cupboard in "Bubble Buddy Returns," but was ultimately scrapped.^[1]
Before his death, Ernest Borgnine's voice as Mermaid Man were done in the episodes "Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!" and "Patrick-Man!" which both premiered after his death.
The film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is dedicated in Borgnine's memory, as he passed away during pre-production.
Archival recordings of Ernest Borgnine's performance as young Mermaid Man are used in the Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years episode "Putt Up or Shut Up" at the beginning when clips from "The Bad Guy Club for Villains" are shown.

Video

File:Ernest Borgnine on voicing "Mermaid Man" on SpongeBob SquarePants - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

References

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-'''Ernest Borgnine '''(b. January 24, 1917 in Hamden, d. July 8, 2012 in Los Angeles, California) was the original voice actor of [[Mermaid Man]]. Since he died Mermaid Man is now voiced by [[Joe Whyte]]. He was an American actor of television and the big screen. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film ''Marty ''and the'' ''WWI propaganda film ''[[w:All Quiet on the Western Front|All Quiet on the Western Front]]''. On television, he is best known for playing Quinton McHale in the 1962-66 series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McHale%27s_Navy McHale's Navy], costarring in the mid-1980s action series ''Airwolf'', and voicing the character Mermaid Man in the animated series, ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. Borgnine earned an Emmy nomination at age 92 for his work on the series ER. In August 2009 he earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival. He died on <span class="kno-fv" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:16px;">July 8, 2012 because of </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal_failure renal failure]. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Attenders at his funeral included several members of the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs United States Navy SEALs]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, as well as </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Conway Tim Conway]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Eastwood Scott Eastwood]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy Leonard Nimoy]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_McDermott Dylan McDermott]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sinise Gary Sinise]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Rivers Joan Rivers]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mantegna Joe Mantegna]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlee_Matlin Marlee Matlin]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVar_Burton LeVar Burton]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lowe Rob Lowe]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Corden James Corden]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_McCarthy Jenny McCarthy]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flea_(musician) Flea]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Campbell Bruce Campbell]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, and </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert Roger Ebert]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:11px;white-space:nowrap;"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">His remains were later cremated.</span><span class="kno-fv" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:16px;"> </span> {{Stub}}
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+|last-name = Borgnine
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+|image = Ernest Borgnine.jpg
+|birth = Ermes Effron Borgnino<br>{{Time|January 24}}, {{Time|1917}}<br>Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
+|death = {{Time|July 8}}, {{Time|2012}} (aged 95)<br>Los Angeles, California, U.S.
+|gender = Male
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+|portrays = [[Mermaid Man]]
+|years = {{Time|1999}} - {{Time|2012}}; {{Time|2024}} (archive recordings)
+|deceased-cast = yes
+}}
+'''Ernest "Ernie" Borgnine''' (born '''Ermes Effron Borgnino'''; {{Time|January 24}}, {{Time|1917}} – {{Time|July 8}}, {{Time|2012}}; aged 95) was the original voice actor of [[Mermaid Man]].
+==Biography==
+He was an American actor of television and the big screen. His career spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the {{W|1950s}}, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the {{Time|1955}} film ''{{W|Marty (film)|Marty}}'' and the war drama ''{{W|All Quiet on the Western Front (1979 film)|All Quiet on the Western Front}}''.
+On television, he is best known for playing Quinton McHale in the {{Time|1962}}-66 series {{W|McHale's Navy}}, costarring in the mid-{{W|1980s}} action series ''Airwolf'', and voicing the character Mermaid Man in the animated TV series {{SBSP}}. Borgnine earned an Emmy nomination at age 92 for his work on the series [[w:c:er:ER|ER]]. In August {{Time|2009}}, he earned the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival.
+He died from {{W|kidney failure}} on {{Time|July 8}}, {{Time|2012}}, aged 95. Attenders at his funeral included several members of the {{W|United States Navy SEALs}}, as well as [[Tim Conway]], and many other well-known people.
+==Trivia==
+[[File:SuperSponge (PS1) Credits-14.png|thumb|260px|Ernest Borgnine  listed in the ''SuperSponge'' credits (PlayStation version).]]
+*''[[SuperSponge]]'', ''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square]]'', and ''[[SpongeBob's Boating Bash]]'' are the only video games where Ernest Borgnine actually does the voice of Mermaid Man. In all other video games appearances of Mermaid Man, he was voiced by [[Joe Whyte]] or [[Joe Alaskey]].
+*His and [[Ernesto Blindfish]]'s names are similar ("Ernest[o] B[...]in[...]").
+[[File:Mooncation 185.png|thumb|260px|Ernest Borgnine sees the ship soaring overhead.]]
+[[File:Mooncation credits.png|thumb|260px]]
+[[File:BEB20F17-95E7-4A3C-BC2F-C0BCABEC2CC1.jpeg|thumb|260px]]
+*"[[Mooncation]]" marks Ernest Borgnine's only physical appearance in the series before his death in 2012. Despite this, he is uncredited.
+**Although, Ernest Borgnine's live-action face was originally going to appear in Squidward's cupboard in "[[Bubble Buddy Returns]]," but was ultimately scrapped.<ref>http://www.mascarina.com/portfolio-item/spongebob/</ref>
+*Before his death, Ernest Borgnine's voice as Mermaid Man were done in the episodes "[[Super Evil Aquatic Villain Team Up is Go!]]" and "[[Patrick-Man!]]" which both premiered after his death.
+*The film ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]'' is dedicated in Borgnine's memory, as he passed away during pre-production.
+*Archival recordings of Ernest Borgnine's performance as young Mermaid Man are used in the {{KKSUY}} episode "[[Putt Up or Shut Up]]" at the beginning when clips from "[[The Bad Guy Club for Villains]]" are shown.
+{{Clear}}
+==Video==
+[[File:Ernest Borgnine on voicing "Mermaid Man" on SpongeBob SquarePants - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG|thumb|center|450px]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Cast}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Borgnine, Ernest}}
+[[Category:Guests]]
+[[Category:Voice actors]]