Ernest Borgnine

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Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011

Ernest Borgnine: Tears and Laughter for SAG Life Achievement

Originally posted 01/30/2011 09:25PM

The Screen Actors Guild honored Ernest Borgnine with its Life Achievement Award – and he honored the acting profession right back.

"There are millions of those around the world who would love to be in our shoes," Borgnine, 94, told the crowd in L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium, after Morgan Freeman presented him his award.

Calling acting a "privilege," Borgnine added, "I hope we will never let our dedication to our craft fail, and we will always give our best to our profession."

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