Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit.

Military Service
Marvin left school to enlist in the United States Marine Corps in August 1942 serving in the 4th Marine Division. Marvin was offered the role of Quint in Jaws (1975) but declined stating "What would I tell my fishing friends who'd see me come off a hero against a dummy shark?". He was named in honor of Confederate General Robert E.

Known for his gravelly voice white hair and 6 ft 2 in (1. 88 m) stature Marvin at first did supporting roles mostly villains soldiers and other hardboiled characters but after winning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual roles in Cat Ballou (1965) he landed more heroic and sympathetic leading roles.