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Mchale's Navy (1964) [VHS]Mchale's Navy (1964) [VHS]
Buy used from: $24.93
The original, his definitive role, along with Tim Conway, Fuji, and the whole wacky, Japanese-fightin' gang.
Mchale's Navy (1997) [VHS]Mchale's Navy (1997) [VHS]
Buy used from: $0.25
The surreal sequel/update to the classic, thoroughly 90s-ified, with Ernie as Cobra, and a great campy Maj Vladikov played by Tim Curry.
From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity
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The 1953 classic that got Ernie the recognition he deserved, as the monstrous Staff Sergeant Fatso Judson.
Escape from New YorkEscape from New York
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Ernie as the addled, childlike yet completely savvy Cabbie in this urban-sci-fi-noir classic.
Poseidon Adventure (Ws) [VHS]Poseidon Adventure (Ws) [VHS]
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Ernie plays a knuckleheaded, over-the-top big city cop with a former prostitute for a wife, then the whole world turns upside down.
Emperor of the North [VHS]Emperor of the North [VHS]
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Two ultimate tough guys duke it out on a wilderness train. Ernie is great as the hateful, wicked train engineer, Shack.
All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $4.88
The late 70s update of the 1930 classic, with Ernie as the simple yet knowing, and (of course) ultimately doomed Stanislaus Katczinsky.
The Dirty DozenThe Dirty Dozen
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Ernie doesn't get much action, but does get credit for making the mission a go as Major General Worden.
Willard [VHS]Willard [VHS]
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A 70s creepy-critter classic, with Ernie featured as Al Martin.
BASEketballBASEketball
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The South Park duo goes as mainstream as they can, with Ernie featured as their doomed mentor and team owner, Ted Denslow.
Flight of the Phoenix (1965) [VHS]Flight of the Phoenix (1965) [VHS]
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Ernie plays the typical inwardly panicking loudmouth, E. "Trucker" Cobb in this timelss classic.
Small SoldiersSmall Soldiers
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Ernie provides the voice of the vicious Kip Killagin (get it, "kill again?").
GattacaGattaca
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Ernie gets a nice cameo as a pathetic "invalid" office housekeeping lackey, emptying the garbage cans in the Gattaca spaces.
BarabbasBarabbas
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Anthony Quinn, during breaks in siring illegitimate children, portrays the pardoned yet damned thief Barabbas while Ernie plays Lucius
Demetrius and the GladiatorsDemetrius and the Gladiators
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The best of the Hollywood gladiators, Vitor Mature, takes on all comers, and Ernie supports nobly as Strabo.
The Black HoleThe Black Hole
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Stock crew members Ernie and Yvette Mimieux--only Walter Pidgeon is missing--spiral into the singularity and through the event horizon, and there are lots of pretty lights and colors.
Bad Day at Black Rock [VHS]Bad Day at Black Rock [VHS]
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Ernie plays Coley Trimble, a dimwit heavy in the employ of town nasty Reno Smith.
Convoy [VHS]Convoy [VHS]
Ernie plays a true mouthful, Sheriff "Dirty Lyle" Wallace, aka Cottonmouth in this lame CB-themed Smokey and the Bandit knockoff.
The Wild Bunch - The Original Director's CutThe Wild Bunch - The Original Director's Cut
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Ernie rides with the boys as Dutch Engstrom in this influential Peckinpah classic.
Super Fuzz [VHS]Super Fuzz [VHS]
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Ernie plays Sgt. William Dunlop (he dances and shakes his money-maker, too) in this exceedingly strange late disco comedy/cultural documentary.
Torpedo Run [VHS]Torpedo Run [VHS]
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Ernie gets a respectable name--Lt. Archer Sloan--and helps Glenn Ford make the tough, tough command decisions on how to attack the bad guys.
The Double McGuffin [VHS]The Double McGuffin [VHS]
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A lightweight suspense film, almost an after-school special about young kids taking on bad guy Firat (Ernie) and his NFL hall-of-famer henchmens.
Last Great Ride [VHS]Last Great Ride [VHS]
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Ernie plays Franklin Lyle in an every lighter weight film that "McGuffin."
A Bullet for SandovalA Bullet for Sandoval
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Ernie plays Don Pedro Sandoval, and eventually gets his bullet--duh.