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
John Wayne= The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Clint Eastwood= The Outlaw Josey Wales
Kirk Douglas= In Harm's Way
In this case, the author is me. They are my favorites. Though Bogie's "To Have and Have Not" is equal to Casablanca, IMO. And the Duke's movies are so numerous, we could argue for days which is the best! ;o)
Acting, shmacting. I'm talkin hotties here!!! ;-)
Good choices indeed. But I'm sticking to True Grit, because he was riding his horse with one lung removed (him, not the horse).
DeNiro in Ronin.
"And the Duke's movies are so numerous, we could argue for days which is the best! ;o)"
How True. My favorite movies for Mitchum and Douglas Are Duke movies. El Dorado and In Harms Way.
I love the Quiet Man! But I didn't know the Duke was in it. I was too busy staring at Maureen O'Hara! ;o)
Nomination not accepted. LOL. I'm not a Bruce fan! But lots of folks around here are!
That's big talk from a one-lunged fat man! < /ned pepper>
I also thought he did a brilliant job in the Shootist.
Fred MacMurray.
james Cagney don't make the list ?
Cody Jarrett was just plain evil.
"Fred MacMurray" LOL.
Paul Lynde?
Bronson should've been in the Top Five. "Killin' Generals could get to be a habit with me."
Oh please! After seeing his whiny butt in too many Magnum PI episodes, I couldn't sit thru Quigley! ;o)
Oh yeah, he was real tough in "The Caine Mutiny"....NOT!!!
Good choices. George C. Scott as Patton is one for the ages!
But he was great in "Ike." I was skeptical about whether he could pull it off.
All worthy of consideration!
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