FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2011, file photo, Ernest Borgnine poses backstage after receiving the life achievement award at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine poses for a portrait at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2010, file photo, cast member Ernest Borgnine, right, and his wife, Tova, arrive at a special screening of the film "Red" in Los Angeles. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
FILE - In this March 21, 1956, file photo, award presenter Grace Kelly poses with Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine at the 28th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., where Borgnine won best actor for his role in "Marty." A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Feb. 29, 1980, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine arrives with his wife, Tova, at the American Film Institute's salute to actor Jimmy Stewart in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/ Lennox McLendon, File)
FILE - In this July 1, 1969, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine poses in front of his home in the mountains above Hollywood, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)
FILE - This June 1, 1973, file photo, shows Ernest Borgnine in New York. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey, File)
FILE - In this April 4, 1963, file photo, Ernest Borgnine acts in a scene for ABC-TV's "McHale's Navy." A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2005, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine arrives for the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2005, file photo, actor Ernest Borgnine arrives for the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif. A spokesman said Sunday, July 8, 2012, that Borgnine has died at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
LOS ANGELES — He was a tubby tough guy with a pug of a mug, as unlikely a big-screen star or a romantic lead as could be imagined. Yet Ernest Borgnine won a woman’s love and an Academy Award in one of the great lonelyhearts …