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
Selleck in Crossfire Trail and Monte Walsh is excellent. I also liked Quigley, but that's because I'm a gun nut and he always gets the guns right.
His filmography is a bit more than those. Add also: Harry Carey.
Lee Marvin had chunks of guys like Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis in his stool. A real-life Marine who earned a Purple Heart in WWII.
LOL. That is a thread you need to start! :o)
Great flick. Ronin was his best in a long time!
ANd I get El Dorado and Rio Bravo mixed up all the time! Same movie, differnt supporting cast! LOL
"Lee Marvin had chunks of guys like Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis in his stool. A real-life Marine who earned a Purple Heart in WWII."
Amen. Buried in Arlington.
Yup, no question....
Exactly. He's an NRA member and an AQHA member and bought the horse that he rode in Quigley.
Monte Walsh is one of my favorite movies.
I reckon so.....
Charles Bronson
Hard Times
"Even" Yul?? LOL - most people thought he was quite sexy.
Best movie - King & I. Sorry, tough guys....
Charles Bronson I'll put up there as top tough guys, but not the others. ;-)
"ANd I get El Dorado and Rio Bravo mixed up all the time! Same movie, differnt supporting cast! LOL"
Exactly. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. :-)
Trivia, What was James Caan's character's name in El Dorado?
Clint has to answer for "Bridges of Madison County."
I like Jimmy Stewart but not in the pure "tough guy" sense (altho I have no doubt he was no true weinie, either) and certainly not the "western" sense. Seemed rather silly, IYAM!
I think that Black Powder Cartridge Competition got a huge boost from Quigley. Everytime I watch it I have to lock my credit card away so I don't call Shilo Sharps.
I agree.
I also really liked him in his two latter day cop movies. Brannigan and McQ!
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