How old was Ernest Borgnine in his first movie: China Corsair?
Ernest Borgnine was 33 in China Corsair when he played the character 'Hu Chang'.
That was over 73 years ago in 1951.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2012 he died aged 95, starring in 162 films in his career, 163 of those after China Corsair was first released. If he were alive today he would be 107.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In China Corsair, I think Ernest Borgnine looks:
Did you know?
- Director Ray Nazarro has worked with Ernest Borgnine just once in his career.
- Ernest Borgnine's first movie was as 'Hu Chang' in China Corsair, released in 1951 when he was 33
- China Corsair scores 5.5 out of 10 on TMDB.
