Ernest Borgnine Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at SAGs
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Veteran actor Ernest Borgnine took home the SAG Awards' most prestigious accolade during Sunday night's star-studded event.
The 94-year-old actor of screen favorites like "Marty," "McHale's Navy" and "The Poseidon Adventure" received a standing ovation when he was presented with the Life Achievement award.
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"There are millions of those in the world who would love to be in our shoes. We are a privileged few who have been chosen to work in this field of entertainment," Borgnine, whose career spans over 70 years in TV and film, said when accepting his award.
"I hope that we will never let our dedication to our craft fail and that we will always give the best we possibly can to our profession so people can enjoy us in later years," he added.
Borgnine, a World War II veteran, is still acting. He provides the voice of Mermaid Man in the Nickelodeon cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants" and he made a cameo in last year's action film "Red."
"Comedy is just part of this man's wonderful career," said his "McHale's Navy" co-star, Tim Conway, who introduced him Sunday.
Morgan Freeman, who appeared with him in "Red," presented a misty-eyed Borgnine the award, pronouncing the old adage: "Life is what you make of it."