Posted on 08/08/2005 8:16:09 AM PDT by pissant
Tired of the metrosexuals and weenies disgracing the silver screen as of late. If so, then this is the list for you. There was a time in hollywood when the actors portraying the "tough guy" were real men. Sure there are a few actors today deserving of mention, but most have long since passed away.
The Top 5 Hollywood Tough guys
1. John Wayne: The quintessential tough guy. Could ride a horse very well, even into old age. Did many of his own stunts. And had the priveledge of Maureen O'Hara as his on-screen love interest! Best Movie: True Grit.
2. Humprhey Bogart: Was the perfect reluctant hero. The looks on his face conveyed more substance than all of Hollywoods actors' dialog for the last 20 years. Managed to sweep a young and beautiful Lauren Bacall off of her feet! Now that's a man! Best Movie: Casablanca
3. Robert Mitchum: He was no stranger to trouble during his life, that included a stint as a boxer. He played a soldier or a cowboy with equal believability. And looked as if he could drink just about anyone under the table. Best Movie: Cape Fear
4. Clint Eastwood: Still going strong in his seventies, though he's tossed in some "sensitive guy" movies along the way. But for sheer "anti-hero" bravado, no one did it better than Clint. Plus, he's a republican! Best Movie: The Eiger Sanction.
5. Kirk Douglas: The cleft in his chin and fiery personality made Issur Danielovitch Demsky a natural for the tough guy roles. He was a poor ghetto kid from immigrant parents who was a wrestler who joined the Navy in 1941. How he raised such a metrosexual son is a mystery! Best Movie: Spartacus
Charlton Heston
Best movie? Ben Hur in my book!
I like Unforgiven for Eastwood.
DOn't forget the guilty pleasures of Soylent Green and The Omega Man.
Will Penny is a great western, worth the price just to see Donald Pleasance and Bruce Dern try to outcrazy one another.
Jimmy Stewart - Winchester '73, and The Flight of the Phoenix.
I liked that too. But a movie with a black chick named Jemima Brown (Eiger Sanction) has got to take the cake!
Steve McQueen, Chales Bronson & Brad Dexter were all hotties in the Magnificent Seven. Even Yul Brenner was sexy in a way.
And for all you Bronsan fans, check out 'From Noon Until Three' -- total counter personna film that works well
The author has the right guys, but the wrong movies, except for Douglas' 'Spartacus'.
IMHO, of course. ;^)
Sheer weirdness! Don't forget Planet of the Apes. It was my favorite movie as a youngster!
NOPE! Quiet Man!
Mel Gibson in Mad Max and The Road Warrior
Clint Eastwood in Every which Way but Loose, Any Which Way You Can, Sudden Impact and Dirty Harry
Lee Marvin in The Big Red One and The Dirty Dozen
George C. Scott in Patton
I love Jimmy Stewart. Though I think of him as a bumbling hero rather than a tough guy!
All good tough guys. Couldn't act for beans, but I like them anyway!
Absolutely!
And while 'Casablanca' may be the best movie that he starred in, Bogart was better in several movies, including 'The Big Sleep' and 'The Maltese Falcon'.
As for Eastwood ... 'Eiger Sanction'????? Get real.
Interesting choices! I like Bronsan's "The Mechanic" !
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