The Nights Are Just Getting Worse

reblog to give warm bread to your mutuals

It is Janurary 9th, 2025, and Lee Van Cleef would have turned 100 today.

Let's take some time to remember and appreciate this man for not just his iconic/gorgeous looks or however you would like to remember them, but his underrated talent, his incredible roles, good bad or neither, and him as a person as well.

He was a man who struggled a lot while he was alive. He faced many injuries and problems throughout his 64 years of life, which included drinking problems, a car accident, heart problems, throat cancer, and more.

However, despite many personal problems, Lee Van Cleef has also been able to do and has done positive things as well. Van Cleef was a war hero during World War II. He worked as a sonarman in the US Navy and was assigned to the USS Incredible minesweeper and performed sweeping duties and air-sea rescue patrols. Similar to Clint Eastwood, Van Cleef was also very versatile with his characters. He made them interesting, engaging, and complex, and you can't help but appreciate them.

Here are some of our favorites from Lee Van Cleef!

He truly was the best of the bad. Happy birthday, Mr. Van Cleef.

just started the magnificent seven ride...this is insane

Il grande duello (The Grand Duel, 1972)

"Want to play?"

"You've got nothing worth a wager."

"So why do you keep following me?"

"You're wanted, and I'm the law."

Never thought I'd find someone's hands so attractive tbh

UGHH HE'S SO FINE AND FOR WHAT

[twirls hair] heyyy…

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY Y'ALL