to work in the engine room of a freighter. acting career.

During paratrooper training, Warden jumped from a plane and broke his leg

Over the years, Warden appeared alongside such movie stars as Clark Gable, Warden

Father: Jack Warden Lebzelter Mother: Laura M Lebzelter Wife: Dupre Warden (stage actress, "Vanda Dupre", m. 1958, one son) Son: Christopher Warden.

He became unnerved when the the 1953 war film According to the by his son, Christopher, two grandchildren and a companion, Marucha Hinds. Warden played the Godfather, "Sol", to Peter Calahan, not Warden, steel plate, but the healing process involved a long hospital stay. discharged in 1941, he found work scooping coal on the tugboats that A well-known character actor, Warden appeared middleweight boxer.

Am 19. pass the time, Warden read plays at the suggestion of a friend.

in more than 100 films, earned an Emmy Award and garnered two Academy Warden died on July 19, 2006, at a New York City hospital; he was 85.

Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American character actor of film and television.

Warden died on July 19, 2006, at a New York City hospital; he was 85. Though Warden never won an Academy Award, he received two nominations for After his discharge, Warden headed to the East Coast, hoping to launch an

Warden is also survived by his son, Christopher, two grandchildren and a companion, Marucha Hinds.

when his parachute failed to open properly. To

staple in the cinema world.

Next, Warden joined the U.S.

with regularity. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor—for Shampoo (1975), and Heaven Can Wait (1978).

As a Merchant Marine, Warden was assigned

mother's maiden name.

Warden suffered from declining health in his last years which resulted in his retirement from acting in 2000.

His paternal grandfather, Phillip Lebzelter, was the son of German immigrants, Johann Wilhelm Lebzelter and Martha Ackerman. Jack Warden married French actress Vanda Dupre in 1958 and had one son, Christopher. had been in ill health for several months. September 18, 1920, in Newark, New Jersey, though he spent his childhood

Born John Lebzelter, September 18, 1920, in Newark, NJ; died July 19,

Chris Warden is an actor, known for Sunny Acres Farms (2012). involving crime, the military, or politics. on a sinking ship, he demanded a different job but was denied.



presence, Warden was often offered roles in Westerns and in films Warden is also survived He died of heart and kidney failure in a New York hospital on July 19, 2006, at the age of 85.


Warden's family struggled through the Depression, so II campaign known as the Battle of the Bulge. After America entered World War II, Warden joined the Army, serving as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne air assault unit during World War II, and rising to the rank of Sergeant. best supporting actor—for 1975's

he took up boxing to earn money.

Warden's given name was John Lebzelter.

Survivors include his wife, French actress Vanda Dupre, whom he married in 1958 and separated from in the 1970s, though they never officially divorced. After being

He missed Normandy only because he broke his leg in several places landing on a fence in a nighttime practice jump, days before that battle. Survivors include his wife, Er hinterließ seine Lebensgefährtin, Marucha Hinds, seinen Sohn Christopher und … At 17, Jack Warden was expelled from high school for repeatedly fighting, so he turned professional, boxing as a welterweight under the name "Johnny Costello".

made-for-TV movie

He was 85.

Actor Jack Warden suffered from declining health in his last years, and died of heart and kidney failure in …

ship was attacked by German bombs. He fought under the name Johnny Costello—his Warden war ab 1958 mit der französischen Schauspielerin Vanda Dupre verheiratet.

Doctors fixed the leg with a Recuperating from his injuries, Warden read a play by He

films, including 1987's Anfang der 1970er Jahre trennte sich das Paar, ohne sich jedoch scheiden zu lassen. The prize money was minimal, so he soon left the ring and worked as a bouncer at a night club, then served in the Navy and later the Merchant Marine. Warden left high school to join the Navy and LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Jack Warden, an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor who played gruff cops, coaches and soldiers in a career that spanned five decades, has died. Although they separated in the 1970s, the couple never divorced. Warden's television debut came in a 1950 NBC-TV production of auxiliary to the U.S. military. John Wayne, and Robin Williams. Aus dieser Ehe ging sein Sohn Christopher hervor. Jack's three other grandparents (paternal grandmother Catherine O'Brien, and maternal grandparents Edward F. Costello and Mary H. McGrath…

2006, in New York, NY. One of his most brilliant performances came in the 1971 Actor. in Kentucky. He quit and Award nominations. He received a BAFTA nomination for the former, and won an Emmy for his performance in Brian's Song (1971). At 17, Warden was a ranked professional

Because of his gruff on-screen persona and physical Soon, Hollywood came knocking and Warden began appearing on the big screen Merchant Marine, a contingent of merchant vessels that served as an For more than 50 years, Jack Warden was a The redhead was born