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Norrrm

(4,975 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:44 PM Sunday

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Most macho TV / movie star? I nominate Richard Boone.

Most macho TV / movie star? I nominate Richard Boone.
John Wayne, Claude Akins, Chuck Connors, Richard Boone, Clark Gable, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, so many more. I'm going to nominate Richard Boone.
As you can tell by my short list, I must be old considering the names.
There are surely more modern stars. Russell Crowe?

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Most macho TV / movie star? I nominate Richard Boone. (Original Post) Norrrm Sunday OP

Have Gun Will Travel was a masterpiece rickford66 Sunday #1

Tom Hardy is a stand-out to me. ret5hd Sunday #2

Both brothers... I did not know that. Thanks. Norrrm Sunday #6

James Garner. Girard442 Sunday #3

Gary Cooper Squaredeal Sunday #4

Oh my God, yeah! nt chowmama Sunday #5

Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen. Floyd R. Turbo Sunday #7

This guy Niagara Sunday #8

Yep! Floyd R. Turbo Sunday #9

Great minds think alike, Floyd Niagara Sunday #10

😁 Floyd R. Turbo Sunday #11

Idris Elba LudwigPastorius Sunday #12

Jack Palance 10 Turtle Day Sunday #13

😃 Floyd R. Turbo Sunday #14

Michael Pare as Tom Cody in Streets of Fire LogDog75 Sunday #15

Bronson? McQueen? BootinUp Sunday #16

Vlodomir Zelensky star of "Servant of The People". mucifer Sunday #17

Jason Statham Zorro Sunday #18

rickford66

(6,064 posts)

1. Have Gun Will Travel was a masterpiece

Reply to Norrrm (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:46 PM

Sunday

ret5hd

(22,495 posts)

2. Tom Hardy is a stand-out to me.

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:58 PM

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Peaky Blinders, Lawless, Legend, etc

(on edit): in this movie he plays both brothers

Norrrm

(4,975 posts)

6. Both brothers... I did not know that. Thanks.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 02:20 PM

Sunday

https://www.bustle.com/articles/123106-how-did-tom-hardy-play-both-kray-twins-in-legend-it-wasnt-an-easy-processs

Girard442

(6,885 posts)

3. James Garner.

Reply to Norrrm (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 01:04 PM

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The sensible man's tough guy.

Squaredeal

(731 posts)

4. Gary Cooper

Reply to Norrrm (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 01:07 PM

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I was sad when he died.

chowmama

(1,087 posts)

5. Oh my God, yeah! nt

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 01:16 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,892 posts)

7. Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Steve McQueen.

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 03:40 PM

Sunday

Niagara

(11,816 posts)

8. This guy

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 03:43 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,892 posts)

9. Yep!

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 03:46 PM

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Niagara

(11,816 posts)

10. Great minds think alike, Floyd

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 03:48 PM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,892 posts)

11. 😁

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 03:48 PM

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LudwigPastorius

(14,689 posts)

12. Idris Elba

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:18 PM

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Clooney

Alan Ritchson

10 Turtle Day

(1,219 posts)

13. Jack Palance

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 05:57 PM

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Yul Brenner

And I totally agree with the trio of Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Steve McQueen.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,892 posts)

14. 😃

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 08:57 PM

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LogDog75

(1,294 posts)

15. Michael Pare as Tom Cody in Streets of Fire

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 09:10 PM

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Other actors have fought with guns, knives, swords, martial arts but he fought be he fought with sledge hammers.

BootinUp

(51,281 posts)

16. Bronson? McQueen?

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 09:59 PM

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mucifer

(25,657 posts)

17. Vlodomir Zelensky star of "Servant of The People".

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 10:46 PM

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Yes, it's a comedy.

But, you have to admit, Ukraine's TV star President is much more macho than our TV star president.

Zorro

(18,668 posts)

18. Jason Statham

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:04 PM

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