Posted on 08/16/2005 7:32:23 AM PDT by pissant
With his role as Achilles - 'the handsomest man in Greece' - Brad Pitt has confirmed his position as one of the handsomest men ever to grace the silver screen.
Not only has his starring role in Troy transported Pitt into the superleague of Hollywood earners, but this epic showcasing of his legendary looks has driven him up to an impressive 5th position on the list of the most handsome men in Hollywood history.
Here is the list in full. Under each star is the film in which he was at his most handsome...
THE TOP TEN MOST HANDSOME MEN IN SCREEN HISTORY
1. Anthony Perkins
Best in: Fear Strikes Out (1956)
Almost too handsome to look at, Perkins is how the devil would look if he took human form. Suave beyond measure, Perkins could carry off knitwear better than anyone.
2. Gergory Peck
Best in: Roman Holiday (1953)
Quite extraordinarily good looking: tall and noble as a mighty oak, dark as night but strangely comforting. As god-like as Perkins is devilish.
3. Pierce Brosnan
Best in: The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
The half-smiles, the naughty eyes: he looks like he’s been chiselled out of sex. Brosan is as handsome as David Niven should have been.
4. Cary Grant
Best in: The Philadelphia Story (1940)
With Grant, it’s all about poise. So at ease with his extraordinary looks that he can even make you forget how handsome he is (most famously in Bringing Up Baby).
5. Brad Pitt
Best in: Troy (2004)
Perfect torso, perfect face and perfect hair meet in an explosion of beauty. No longer can anyone argue that his arms are too thin for him to be regarded as truly handsome.
6. Richard Barthelmess
Best in: The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
Broody, but clean cut. His eyes were infinite pools of longing. No one before or since could take a zoom like Barthelmess.
7. Johnny Depp
Best in: The Ninth Gate (1999)
The best hair since Peck. Mercilessly well-defined, Depp’s features are so sharp they could cut the screen.
8. Paul Newman
Best in: Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Adonis on the chain gang. Does with filthy, torn denim what Brosnan can do with a $10,000 suit.
9. Ronald Colman
Best in: Raffles (1930)
The gentleman hero with the best moustache in Hollywood and a devastating, come-to-bed chin. The Mills & Boon anti-hero par excellence.
10. Roger Moore
Best in: Live and Let Die (1973)
Steely but debonair. A truly magnificent forehead.
Have a Guinness instead. It will make you feel young again!
Sam Elliott is my cat.
Another Ping for you!
LOL!!!!!
That is GREAT!!!
You have a name like that for your p*ssy?
Newman - Nope
Connery- Yep
Selleck- Yep
Gibson- Considering ...
Regean- Admired Uncle (no toe curl)
Grant- Sigh ...
Wayne - Dad
Paul Newman is an exceptional actor. He's also a very noble man. Newman's Own/The Common Good.
One of my favorite performances from him was in "The Verdict".
Paul is also a longtime part owner of Newman/Haas CART auto racing.
Oh yeah, and Sean Connery (your #2) will always be the best Bond.
Hey, PA, if you REALLY want to cause a stir around here, start a thread listing the most physically beautiful freeperettes. In order. And be sure to wear your asbestos briefs.
Lol! I haven't heard that in ages.
Regean- Admired Uncle (no toe curl)
Grant- Ya know, he's cute and all, but no toes....hmmmm
Wayne- Definately no toes here!
That's too funny!
That info I know, but do not share! LOL
Not only the best Bond, but the movies themselves were superior, IMO.
I knew I should have got on this morning. If it's not too late here is my short list of hunky guys from my younger days (not in order of hunkiness, just in order of my memory!): John Saxon, Eric Braedon (Rat Patrol), Bob Crane (before I knew he was a pervert), Doug McClure (Search) and the best, Sean Connery!
I don't know about handsome, but Rat Patrol was my favorite show as a little kid!
That was his role as Attila the Hun. See my post higher up for a real good look.
I loved Eric Braedon on Rat Patrol. Not so much now because I don't watch The Young And The Restless. I liked Doug McClure in Shendandoah with James Stewart (one of my favorite movies).
Sigh, they don't make good TV shows like the old days. Did you have the Rat Patrol Lunch box? My mom wouldn't get me one, cause I was a girl.:(
What, no Steve Buscemi? He's the thinking woman's sex symbol...
Always cracks my vet up.
Or do you just call it kitty?
I didn't know he (Eric Braedon) was on a soap until a year or so ago. I loved to listen to his voice/accent. A foreign accent gets me everytime! The only movie I remember Doug McClure being in was a really BAD Japanese flick. I figured he must have needed the money. I watched him in the Virginian and Search.
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