FabSwingers.com forum: Great tough guy's of yesteryear

By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Today's movie tough guy's are all a bit too clean cut and slick.

They don't make me like they used to.

Charles Bronson.

Clint Eastwood.

Lee Marvin.

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By *lder funCouple
over a year ago

tottenham

james cagney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Danny Trejo, not as old as some but a bit of a bad ass.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Yul Brynner, Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Kirk Douglas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Toughest

Tought guy

Chuck Norris and I mean legitimately tough

Not fake segail toughe

Who got zzzz out and pooped his knickers off gene lebell

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Marlon Brando..

James Cann....

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By *idnight RamblerMan
over a year ago

Pershore

Frank Spencer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Agree with Lee Marvin. Ex USMC, fought in the pacific against the Japanese, and is buried in Arlington Military Cemetery.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robert Mitchum.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"Frank Spencer"

Mmmm Betty.... Lol

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Robert Mitchum, Jim Brown, Jack Palance and Fred Williamson

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

John Wayne

Humphrey Bogart

Lee Van Cleef

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Walter Long

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By *ull English with teaMan
over a year ago

London

Ronnie Pickering

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Robert Mitchum."

who appeared as Medusa's child (codename) in The Equalizer.

Edward Woodward played Rob McCall so well. I preferred this to Callan.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ronnie Pickering "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bolo Yeung

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

"Ronnie Pickering "

Who?

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

"Ronnie Pickering "

Who?

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By *ull English with teaMan
over a year ago

London

"Ronnie Pickering

Who? "

RONNIE PICKERING!!!!!!! ME!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cagney and Bogart, both very sweet men in real life.

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

"Ronnie Pickering

Who?

RONNIE PICKERING!!!!!!! ME!!!!!"

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Frank Spencer"

Did his own stunts.

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

"Ronnie Pickering

Who?

RONNIE PICKERING!!!!!!! ME!!!!!"

Classic

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham

James coburn

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Richard Harris, Clint Walker, Richard Harrison, William Smith and Robert Shaw

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Steve McQueen

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By *he Running Man 2022Man
over a year ago

Shipley, Bradford

Telly Savalas

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Richard Widmark, Sonny Chiba, Toshiro Mifune, Jim Kelly and of course, the one and only, Bruce Lee

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

John Saxon!

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Audie Murphy- he was a highly decorated WW2 hero, you might have to be a certain age to remember who he is

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Lewis Collins

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Lewis Collins "
Amen! - The best James Bond we sadly never got

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Some great choices.

Randolph Scott.

Richard Burton.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Some great choices.

Randolph Scott.

Richard Burton."

Randolph Scott!!

(one for Blazing Saddles fans

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Ernest Borgnine

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Sho Kosugi, Franco Nero, Issac Hayes and Richard Roundtree.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Robert Shaw

Oliver Reed

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Henry Silva - invariably typecast as a psychotic villain

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Ernest Borgnine"

He was a big softie around The Lady! RIP Dom/Ernie

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Chuck Conners, Lance LeGault and William Holden

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Charles Napier and Richard Crenna.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Chris Ellison

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Robert Tessier - Forever associated with playing the villainous heavy in a plethora of films and TV shows

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The Gunny/R Lee Ermy

"I wanna be a drill instructor, I'm gonna shave off all my hair"

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Pat Roach.

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Ray Winston

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Anthony Quayle

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Burt Reynolds a little

Steve mcqueen though was good

Ernest borgnine

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Did we have brando.? I could've been a Contender

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Dennis Waterman

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Hwang Jang-Lee: Star of a huge slew of martial arts films from the 1970’s and 80’s (in which he typically played the baddie).

Still one of the greatest screen kickers ever and apparently once killed a real life assailant with a single roundhouse kick to the head(!!!)

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Agree with Lee Marvin. Ex USMC, fought in the pacific against the Japanese, and is buried in Arlington Military Cemetery.

And he could sing too, sort of ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bodie and Doyle (The Professionals)

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Sir Gavin Williamson....

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By *ovingSussexLifeMan
over a year ago

West Sussex

My great great uncle, and John Wayne's co-star Victor McLaglen. Not only won an Oscar, but fought fora World Title in boxing... which he lost

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Agree with Lee Marvin. Ex USMC, fought in the pacific against the Japanese, and is buried in Arlington Military Cemetery.

And he could sing too, sort of .."

Do you reckon he was born under a wandering star??

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Agree with Lee Marvin. Ex USMC, fought in the pacific against the Japanese, and is buried in Arlington Military Cemetery.

And he could sing too, sort of ..

Do you reckon he was born under a wandering star??"

Possibly..

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Sean Connery.

Michael Caine.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields

Geoff Capes

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

"My great great uncle, and John Wayne's co-star Victor McLaglen. Not only won an Oscar, but fought fora World Title in boxing... which he lost

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is Charles Bronson a tough guy or a psychopath? I would hope a tough guy to be like a vigilante, not just using reckless violence

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Burt Lancaster and George C Scott.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"james cagney"

How'd ya like that Ma?

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By *irty-pairCouple
over a year ago

South Essex

Bruce Lee. Charles Napier was an underrated badass.

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral

Barry the Baptist - lock stock.

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By *issalignedTV/TS
over a year ago

London

Jack Palance

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

R. Lee Ermey

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By *ools and the brain OP Couple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Gene Hackman

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By *am450Man
over a year ago

North Kent/Greater London

Danger Mouse

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

I love a bit of John Wayne

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By *s2pervsCouple
over a year ago

Truro

Anthony Hopkins

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By *unsexual MemelordWoman
over a year ago

Midlothian

I don't care for 'tough guys' at all, but I do find rough-around-the-edges Danny Trejo appealing. Probably because he's really cool and funny, though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sean Connery.

Michael Caine."

Michael Caine is a Korean War veteran. He said in an interview a few years ago that he still has nightmares about his experiences during the war.

Respect to him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

Van der valk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

James Caan.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields

"I love a bit of John Wayne

Bit of a white supremacist though. Which is a downside.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
over a year ago

golden fields

Vinny Jones.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Agree with Lee Marvin. Ex USMC, fought in the pacific against the Japanese, and is buried in Arlington Military Cemetery.

And he could sing too, sort of ..

Do you reckon he was born under a wandering star??

Possibly..

Ha ha, yes...you were right to add "sort of". He more growls than sings.

I found it admirable that despite being a massive Hollywood film star of so many great movies, he chose to be buried in Arlington, and his Grave Stone simply reads:

Lee Marvin

PFC

US Marine Corps

World War 2

No Hollywood glitz or glamour. Just a simple grave among fellow servicemen

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

Norman hunter and Lee Dixon

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Burt Lancaster

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

George Raft

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Frank Spencer"

Have another go dear..... maybe read the title again. Good go though .... good go.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Is Charles Bronson a tough guy or a psychopath? I would hope a tough guy to be like a vigilante, not just using reckless violence "

Are you thinking of 'Manson' ..... I used to confuse the two.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Norman hunter and Lee Dixon

I think you mean Francis Lee and Noman Hunter at The Baseball Ground, Derby v Leeds Nov. 1975. I was there

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZnXgKl70I

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Norman hunter and Lee Dixon

I think you mean Francis Lee and Noman Hunter at The Baseball Ground, Derby v Leeds Nov. 1975. I was there

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZnXgKl70I"
lol I didn't but you could be right

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jackie Chan. So tough even death can't kill him.

Charlize Theron is also tougher than most Hollywood tough guys these days.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Ernest Borgnine

Stanley Baker

Josh Brolin

Humphrey Bogart ........ oh the memories.

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Norman hunter and Lee Dixon

I think you mean Francis Lee and Noman Hunter at The Baseball Ground, Derby v Leeds Nov. 1975. I was there

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZnXgKl70I"
wow Billy bremner was like a boxer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are they tough guys or did they play tough characters?

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Are they tough guys or did they play tough characters? "
the actors did the footballers didn't

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Are they tough guys or did they play tough characters? "

Take it as read we are talking about the stereotypes they were in ....... the roles.... the scripts..

e.g. I won't put Mary Poppins in.

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By *elshcouple18Couple
over a year ago

Cardiff

Nobby stiles..

Nigel Benn

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By *TG3Man
over a year ago

Dorchester

"Are they tough guys or did they play tough characters?

Take it as read we are talking about the stereotypes they were in ....... the roles.... the scripts..

e.g. I won't put Mary Poppins in. "
damn I didn't know she was a guy

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Edward G Robinson

Jack Palance

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Penda.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Nobby stiles..

Nigel Benn

Ooh if we are going down that route..

Tommy smith

Chopper harris

Norman hunter

Billy bremner

And on...

Tom dearden the rugby league player who played on and won man of the match with a ruptured testicle

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By *eard and TattsCouple
over a year ago

Cwmbran

Rick moranis

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

James Booth

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By *aleforfun22Man
over a year ago

Lancashire

Steve segal

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By *lackshadow7Man
over a year ago

Toronto

Some of the names mentioned in this thread just go to show you how effective actors’ personal brands and marketing of said brands were even back then. Cos a lot of them weren’t actual tough guys at all, just portrayed that way.

Anyway Jackie Chan was/ is a tough SOB. The amount he put his body through to nail fight choreography, and do the majority of his own stunts - multiple injuries.

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

John Thaw as Reagan in the Sweeney and Phillip Glenister as the legend that is Gene Hunt in Life on Mars

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

MrT

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