Oscars went to director Delbert Mann and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky, who, respectively, directed and wrote the original 1953 teleplay. Ernest Borgnine won Best Actor for the title role.

Although she thought she might never fall into marriage again, she met American actor Ernest Borgnine in 1954 during ... soon began by the protagonist of Marty, who on several occasions assaulted ...

When Ernest Borgnine auditioned for the title role of Marty, he knew this could be his big break. Typecast as a bit-part thug, Borgnine was nearly 40, losing his hair and putting on weight.

Born on January 24, 1917, in Hamden, Connecticut, Ernest Borgnine played the role of Dominic ... He played the lead role of Marty Piletti, a shy and sensitive butcher, in the movie Marty (1955).