Really Ugly Leading Men
Bob F.
The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
Any other nominations?
David Oberman
John Malkovich in DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Malkovich & his co-star, Glenn Close, were the two ugliest romantic
leads around that year.
wull
"Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> Any other nominations?
These two don't hold a candle with Jack Palance.
Wull
Tom
I never thought Humphrey Bogart was very handsome.
Nor Fred MacMurray, James Stewart and Nicholas Cage.
I'm sure we'll come up with more.
Tom
Mr. Hole the Magnificent
> On Jul 13, 6:38 pm, "Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> > The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> > Any other nominations?
>
> I never thought Humphrey Bogart was very handsome.
>
> Nor Fred MacMurray, James Stewart
James Stewart isn't a bad looking guy, but the string bean arms and
legs along with the bad whig he wore never helped.
Derek Janssen
> James Stewart isn't a bad looking guy, but the string bean arms and
> legs along with the bad whig he wore never helped.
(He wore 18th-cty. reform politicians on his head?) ;)
Derek Janssen
eja...@verizon.net
Tom
Dave in Toronto
Apart from Cary Grant very few of my favorite leading men could be
regarded as handsome.
British actress Diana Dors talked about working with Victor Mature -
she said he was the handsomest man she had ever seen but she found
rather unattractive - as do most women apparently.
Dave in Toronto
Magnus, Robot Fighter
<OurOwnRon...@earthlinc.net> wrote:
>Walter Matthau?
Russell Crowe has a lot of people fooled. He looks like a plumber.
sirblob2
> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:14:41 -0700, Ronnie Bateman
>
> >"Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> >> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> >> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> >> Any other nominations?
>
> >Walter Matthau?
>
> Russell Crowe has a lot of people fooled. He looks like a plumber.
stockard channing, roseanne barr, karl malden and liam neeson
Jim Beaver
"Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> Any other nominations?
Coburn? Seriously? Charles Coburn, maybe. But James? In his prime, he
had a face I'd have traded for. He probably wouldn't have agreed to it,
though.
Jim Beaver
Adam H. Kerman
>I never thought Humphrey Bogart was very handsome.
If Ingrid Bergman looked at you with love in her eyes, you too could
have had a career in romantic roles.
Magnus, Robot Fighter
Probably the classic Lee Marvin-James Coburn mixup.
A. Nony Moose
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Eye of the beholder and all that but I thought James Coburn to be one of
the ugliest men on Earth, esp. those big buck teeth of his. Ugh!
Plus he was a lousy actor.
Steven L.
You can't get much uglier than Edward G. Robinson.
http://www.radioarchives.org/pictures/Edward%20G%20Robinson.jpg
He had some sympathetic starring roles in some movies, most notably "Dr.
Ehrlich's Magic Bullet."
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Steven L.
In his early years, Aldo Ray looked ruggedly handsome.
But as he aged and gained weight, he looked uglier and uglier.
http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsR/14346-7709.gif
Kingo Gondo
"Jim Beaver" <jumb...@prodigy.spam> wrote in message
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I am sure the guy got more pussy than Frank Sinatra.
Well, not literally--that is just an old cliche. But he laid more wood than
the combined experience of the top 25 male posters in here, on that I would
bet.
(Do we even have 25 posters of either sex any more?)
Kingo Gondo
"A. Nony Moose" <an...@ymous.xxx> wrote in message
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Really?
I thought he was fantastic in several roles, maybe most notably in A Fistful
of Dynamite/Duck, You Sucker.
Paul B. Thompson
"Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> Any other nominations?
Bruce Willis in you-name-it.
I hasten to point out this is not a judgment on his acting, just on his eye
appeal.
foggytown
Victor Mature wasn't handsome. I always thought he looked like a
caricature.
foggytown
wrote:
> "Magnus, Robot Fighter" <M...@Key.com> wrote:
>
> > >> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> > >> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> > >> Any other nominations?
>
> > >Walter Matthau?
>
> > Russell Crowe has a lot of people fooled. He looks like a plumber.
>
Mono-brow must be "in".
foggytown
> Magnus, Robot Fighter wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:14:41 -0700, Ronnie Bateman
> > <OurOwnRonnieBate...@earthlinc.net> wrote:
>
> >> "Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
> >>> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> >>> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> >>> Any other nominations?
> >> Walter Matthau?
>
> > Russell Crowe has a lot of people fooled. He looks like a plumber.
>
> In his early years, Aldo Ray looked ruggedly handsome.
>
> But as he aged and gained weight, he looked uglier and uglier.
>
I've never met anyone who considered Also to be a "leading man".
David Oberman
>You can't get much uglier than Edward G. Robinson.
>
>http://www.radioarchives.org/pictures/Edward%20G%20Robinson.jpg
>
>He had some sympathetic starring roles in some movies, most notably "Dr.
>Ehrlich's Magic Bullet."
Bette Davis, after having to kiss him in a movie, referred to him as
Liver Lips.
Anim8rFSK
"Jim Beaver" <jumb...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
What do you consider his prime? Charade? Flint?
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Adam H. Kerman
>>>Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
>>>The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
>>>Any other nominations?
>>Coburn? Seriously? Charles Coburn, maybe. But James? In his prime, he
>>had a face I'd have traded for. He probably wouldn't have agreed to it,
>>though.
>What do you consider his prime? Charade? Flint?
The President's Analyst!
Bob F.
"Jim Beaver" <jumb...@prodigy.spam> wrote in message
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I think that says more about the pan you're sporting than it does about
Coburn.
Tom
> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> Any other nominations?
John Belushi
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082200/
Tom
Michael O'Connor
> John Belushi
>
Chris Farley
John Candy
Kerrison
On the other side of the coin, some talent scout spotted one Robert
Moseley in 1944 and got him a 5-minute part in a film called Since You
Went Away. His appearance in the movie brought a deluge of letters
asking about this handsome newcomer .. though by now he was called Guy
Madison. He then became a leading man in Till the End of Time but it
was soon evident that he couldn't act for toffee. So I guess the
leading men uglies have the edge when it comes to the acting talent
stakes.
Jim Beaver
"Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
Possibly. Mine has been a handicap in everything but love and an acting
career. But let me rephrase: I have looked at Coburn's face in his prime
and thought, "That would be a great face to have." Not Guy Madison, by any
means. But handsome and damned charismatic. He didn't play Flint because
no one could stand to look at him.
Jim Beaver
Howard Brazee
<jumb...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>Possibly. Mine has been a handicap in everything but love and an acting
>career. But let me rephrase: I have looked at Coburn's face in his prime
>and thought, "That would be a great face to have." Not Guy Madison, by any
>means. But handsome and damned charismatic. He didn't play Flint because
>no one could stand to look at him.
I think for acting, a face with character gives one more jobs. There
are lots of interchangeable actors of both genders who can look
pretty.
Of course "pretty" is in the eye of the beholder. Our tastes vary.
In comedy, leading men can vary even more - one could cast a Don
Knotts as the guy who gets the gal.
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than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."
- James Madison
Kingo Gondo
"Howard Brazee" <how...@brazee.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:14:26 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
> <jumb...@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>
>>Possibly. Mine has been a handicap in everything but love and an acting
>>career. But let me rephrase: I have looked at Coburn's face in his prime
>>and thought, "That would be a great face to have." Not Guy Madison, by
>>any
>>means. But handsome and damned charismatic. He didn't play Flint because
>>no one could stand to look at him.
>
> I think for acting, a face with character gives one more jobs. There
> are lots of interchangeable actors of both genders who can look
> pretty.
>
> Of course "pretty" is in the eye of the beholder. Our tastes vary.
>
> In comedy, leading men can vary even more - one could cast a Don
> Knotts as the guy who gets the gal.
Hey, The Incredible Mr. Limpet--of course she was a fish, but still.
moviePig
> "Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> >> "Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> >>news:h3ggrp$jng$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> >>> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> >>> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> >>> Any other nominations?
>
> >> Coburn? Seriously? Charles Coburn, maybe. But James? In his prime, he
> >> had a face I'd have traded for. He probably wouldn't have agreed to it,
> >> though.
>
> > I think that says more about the pan you're sporting than it does about
> > Coburn.
>
> Possibly. Mine has been a handicap in everything but love and an acting
> career. But let me rephrase: I have looked at Coburn's face in his prime
> and thought, "That would be a great face to have." Not Guy Madison, by any
> means. But handsome and damned charismatic. He didn't play Flint because
> no one could stand to look at him.
(Hey... BobF's, like, calling you ugly, man. Can't you manage to
sound a little more tremulous?) Science says that classical beauty
adheres strictly to the median appearance of the group, i.e., worship
of the bland. James Coburn's looks, otoh, successfully integrates
interesting departures from that norm. It's what we call
'character' (...and each imagine that we, too, have).
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Belushi? Belushi could charm the pants off The Pope.
Rich
> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> Any other nominations?
Most ugly leading men have been in comedies and looked like Woody
Allen or Rodney Dangerfield.
Tom
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:07:18 -0700 (PDT), Tom <drso...@aol.com> wrote:
> >On Jul 13, 6:38 pm, "Bob F." <ad...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> >> Over the years some real plug uglies have been featured as leading men.
> >> The two ugliest I can think of are James Coburn and Charles Bronson.
> >> Any other nominations?
>
> >John Belushi
>
> >http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082200/
>
> >Tom
>
> Belushi? Belushi could charm the pants off The Pope.
I didn't say he wasn't charming... just not handsome. Hey, I loved the
guy.
Tom
Invid Fan
<81d01f78-3acf-43e7...@h21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>,
Tom <drs...@aol.com> wrote:
But he wasn't ugly either.
--
Chris Mack *quote under construction*
'Invid Fan'
Coco
This girl would take Beloosh over Brad Pitt or George Clooney any day!
Pretty has got nothing much to do with sexy.
Tom
But we aren't talking about sexy... we are talking about ugly leading
men. I'm glad you find Belushi sexy. As I said before, I loved the
guy.
I have no doubt Humphrey Bogart was sexy. He was also ugly.
Tom
Tom
Coco
>
> - Show quoted text -
But he's not REALLY UGLY - come on, he's not even fairly ugly! Now
I'll accept that he's not classically handsome in the boring Hollywood
pretty boy sense (yawning just thinking about it) - but REALLY UGLY -
puke-inducing, it-burns-my-eyes-to-look-at-him, he-makes-me-question-
what-was-God-thinking REALLY UGLY??? I can think of a helluva lot
more actors with faces only mothers could love, but karma forbids me
to name them here, except to say that there were a lot of films made
in the eighties where supermodel-types somehow fell for short-arsed
men who had faces like smacked arses... yeah, as if, in your dreams,
love... We can agree to disagree on this particular issue, but
secretly because I'm a woman, I know I'm right...
Howard Brazee
<Oohlal...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I can think of a helluva lot
>more actors with faces only mothers could love, but karma forbids me
>to name them here, except to say that there were a lot of films made
>in the eighties where supermodel-types somehow fell for short-arsed
>men who had faces like smacked arses... yeah, as if, in your dreams,
>love... We can agree to disagree on this particular issue, but
>secretly because I'm a woman, I know I'm right...
And because you're a woman, your vote surely counts more than mine in
this issue. (Although I tend to agree with you)
Coco
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:08:52 -0700 (PDT), Coco
>
> We can agree to disagree on this particular issue, but
> >secretly because I'm a woman, I know I'm right...
>
> And because you're a woman, your vote surely counts more than mine in
> this issue. (Although I tend to agree with you)
>
Tom
Uncle! ;-)
As a well-trained husband, I know when I should just agree and shut
up... lol!
I'll close by repeating three of the most important words in a
successful marriage:
"You're right, dear."
Tom
velcrod...@gmail.com
>
> > James Stewart isn't a bad looking guy, but the string bean arms and
> > legs along with the bad whig he wore never helped.
>
>
> Derek Janssen
> eja...@verizon.net
Hahaha! Very funny! I was hoping that someone wouldn't let "whig" go by!