How old was Lee Van Cleef in the movie Escape from New York?

Lee Van Cleef was 55 in Escape from New York when he played the character 'Police Commissioner Bob Hauk'.

That was over 43 years ago in 1981.

In 1989 he died aged 64, starring in 89 films in his career, 12 of those after Escape from New York was first released. If he were alive today he would be 99.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Escape from New York, I think Lee Van Cleef looks:

Did you know?

  • Director John Carpenter has worked with Lee Van Cleef just once in his career.
  • Lee Van Cleef's first movie was as 'Jack Colby' in High Noon, released in 1952 when he was 26
  • Escape from New York scores 7.08 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Escape from New York

Lee Van Cleef's other movies