Without a doubt, this is the most handsome actor who ever lived...

[Radio_Lady]

Gorgeous! Right down to the dimple in his chin!

[Radio_Lady]

1. Another view... just wish he hadn't been smoking a pipe.

[Radio_Lady]

4. But then, there's this fellow in his prime... unequalled.

[Radio_Lady]

7. Regrettably, he doesn't look much like that anymore, but he is still alive, and

giving a current performance in the movie "Venus"!

[Karenca]

2. Who is that? . nt

[Radio_Lady]

5. Sir Laurence Olivier, one of the greatest actors of all time.

[Karenca]

6. i DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM, And he is one of my MOST

FAVORITE actors ever.

[Radio_Lady]

9. Well, he was very young and he happened to resemble someone I email infrequently.

There are lots of pictures in GOOGLE IMAGES with Sir Larry in various costumes through the years.

[Montauk6]

29. LORD Laurence, thank you.

:+

[Radio_Lady]

39. Montauk6, you're a stickler for detail!

[Radio_Lady]

44. Here's some background for both of us!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Olivier

[sarge43]

85. Lord Olivier, to be exact. n/t

[Beausoir]

3. My jury is still out. James Dean was mighty easy on the eyes.

And my fancy does tend to run toward the latest up and commers.....Johnny Depp comes to mind.

[Radio_Lady]

11. I agree with you on Depp. James Dean was a very brief candle snuffed out too young.

But beautiful, none the less.

[Az]

8. Na... this is handsome here

Hey.... its a word you can use for the ladies too ya know.

[Radio_Lady]

10. No problem. Another great photo. Hepburn was magnificent.

[BarenakedLady]

13. I think I love you

I adored, I loved, I'm the biggest Katharine Hepburn fan EVER! I have at leas 90% of her movies on VHS (unfortunately) trying to get them all on DVD. She is the only celebrity I ever wrote a fan letter to. I don't know why, maybe because she was everything I ever wanted to be; strong, independent, self-assured. :shrug: I gave my first daughter Katharine as her middle name in her honor. I think I've seen The Philadelphia Story at least 100 times. Usually late at night, in the dark, all alone. Damn I wish I had it with me on this trip....

[Az]

14. There are few in the acting community worthy of such praise

But I gotta agree. I don't think the newer generations can understand who and what she was in her time. She could have easily skated by on her looks. But she refused to play that card. Yeah... she was a mighty woman.

[BarenakedLady]

16. She was yar...

:)

[havocmom]

36. Yes, she was! And way ahead of her time.

:D

[EFerrari]

78. We have to have a "Philadelphia Story" night.

:)

[begin_within]

12. And what about...

[Radio_Lady]

15. Bob_Weaver, link didn't work. Can you try again? Or just give us a name?

Thanks so much.

Radio Lady listens...

[begin_within]

19. Sorry about that. Guess imDb doesn't allow hotlinks. Here it is:

[Radio_Lady]

20. Yes, IMDB doesn't let you link. I had a big crush on Jeffrey Hunter.

He was quite handsome. He died very young... I was pregnant with my son David when I heard the news.

Date of birth (location)
25 November 1926
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Date of death (details)
27 May 1969
Los Angeles, California, USA. (stroke)

Mini biography

Jeffrey Hunter (born in Louisiana as Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.)

(snipped)

While in Spain to film the Chicago Mafia story ¡Viva América! (1969), Hunter was injured in an on-set explosion, suffering facial lacerations from broken glass and powder burns. Later an old friend, a former British commando, accidentally hit him on the chin with a karate chop when Hunter, who knew judo, failed to defend himself in time, banging the back of his head against a door. Then, while on the plane with his wife returning to the United States, Hunter's right arm suddenly became semi-paralyzed and he lost the power of speech, two signs of a stroke. He was taken directly off the plane upon landing, to a hospital in Los Angeles. He recovered and was released after a couple of weeks. Shortly after signing to co-star with Vince Edwards in The Desperados (1969), Hunter suffered another cerebral hemorrhage while on a short flight of steps in his living room, and collapsed, injuring his head in the fall. It was not known how long he had been unconscious when he was finally found. He died, without regaining consciousness, the following day after surgery to repair the skull fracture, at age 42.

[begin_within]

26. That is very sad...

[peekaloo]

33. I remember him from old movies on TV and yes he was a handsome man.

A very handsome man. *growls*

William Holden in his younger years was quite a nice looking man, too.

[Jade Fox]

28. Funny.....

I was just thinking about Jeffery Hunter (caught him in King of Kings the other day) and what an unbelievably handsome man he was. I looked up the details of his death, cause I remembered he died young.

[Darth_Kitten]

95. Jeffrey Hunter....

never took a bad picture. Died too young. :(

[Bullwinkle925]

17. I respectfully beg to differ ......

or




or





These fellas always made me swoon and my knees weak.

[Radio_Lady]

18. Yes, I have check marks of approval by all of them.

Mainly because I love blonds but marry brunettes.

But, did any of those three guys ever play Shakespeare? Were any of them ever on stage in either London or New York. My husband says they are movie actors. Just sayin' -- theater is one of my first loves.

Radio Lady listens...

[Bullwinkle925]

27. What I took from your original premise was the word 'handsome' ...

coupled with the word actor - I didn't see it qualified as 'Shakespearean'. So, as it stands now - Shakespearean stage actors - yes, I would agree that your choice is a good one.
By-the-way - love your radio lady icon. It's lovely.

[Radio_Lady]

40. Bullwinkle, thanks for your comments.

That picture comes from some arcane technology site from the Usenet. I don't even know what or who she is. Can you read the logo at the bottom right?



(Do you remember this test pattern?)

http://techpreservation.dyndns.org/beitman/abpr/

[Bullwinkle925]

96. Crikey - I couldn't get it to load.....

but since I'm as old as the hills, I probably would recognize it.

[Skittles]

22. OMG Gregory

*SWOON*

[Radio_Lady]

41. My husband says Ken Watanabe, the Japanese actor... looks like him.

[dropkickpa]

54. Oh my, just, oh my!

I LOVE him!! A total, "tiger Beat" style obsession!!:wow:

[Radio_Lady]

63. DropKickPa, you really must clear your calender for "Letters From Iwo Jima."

This is the follow-on war movie (after "Flags of Our Fathers") by Clint Eastwood. It tells the story of the Japanese troops on Iwo Jima during World War II.

I've seen the movie and Ken Watanabe is just fascinating. Do sit close to the screen, because most of the dialog is in sub-titled Japanese. I can't review the film officially until it opens locally in January or February, but do try to see it. You can read many reviews on the Internet, since the movie has been showns in other places (Japanese opening was December 9th -- and by many people invited to US previews in cities such as Portland, Oregon.

Radio Lady listens...

[dropkickpa]

68. I am planning on seeing it as soon as it opens

Ken Watanabe is such a good actor, his performances are so nuanced. I can't wait to see his portrayal of General Kuribayashi.

[Radio_Lady]

74. He is amazing. Watanabe and director Clint Eastwood were on the "Larry King Live" show.

He is tremendously appealing in the movie. Clint Eastwood may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I liked his work in these two films. ("Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters From Iwo Jima")

[LiberalHeart]

72. Yummy!

[tinfoil tiaras]

48. OMG totally!!

Gregory Peck=gorgeous :loveya: :loveya:

[Radio_Lady]

73. He was amazing. Left us with a wonderful filmography:

From: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000060/

Gregory Peck
Actor - filmography
(1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s)

Moby Dick (1998) (TV) .... Father Mapple
The Portrait (1993) (TV) .... Gardner Church
Cape Fear (1991) .... Lee Heller
Other People's Money (1991) .... Andrew Jorgenson
... aka Riqueza ajena (USA: Spanish title: video title)
Old Gringo (1989) .... Ambrose Bierce
Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) .... President
... aka Silent Voice
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV) .... Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
... aka Scarlatto e nero (Italy)
... aka The Vatican Pimpernel
"The Blue and the Gray" (1982) (mini) TV Series .... Abraham Lincoln
The Sea Wolves (1980) .... Col. Lewis Pugh
... aka The Sea Wolves: The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse (UK: complete title)
The Boys from Brazil (1978) .... Dr. Josef Mengele
MacArthur (1977) .... Gen. Douglas MacArthur
... aka MacArthur, the Rebel General
The Omen (1976) .... Robert Thorn
... aka Omen I (reissue title)
... aka Omen I: The Antichrist (reissue title)
... aka Omen I: The Birthmark (reissue title)
Billy Two Hats (1974) .... Arch Deans
... aka The Lady and the Outlaw
Shoot Out (1971) .... Clay Lomax
I Walk the Line (1970) .... Sheriff Henry Tawes
Marooned (1969) .... Charles Keith
... aka Space Travelers (USA: reissue title)
The Chairman (1969) .... Dr. John Hathaway
... aka The Most Dangerous Man in the World (UK)
Mackenna's Gold (1969) .... MacKenna
The Stalking Moon (1968) .... Sam Varner
Arabesque (1966) .... Prof. David Pollock
... aka Stanley Donen's Arabesque (USA: complete title)
Mirage (1965) .... David Stillwell
Behold a Pale Horse (1964) .... Manuel Artiguez
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963) .... Capt. Josiah J. Newman, MD
"The Dick Powell Show" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Project X (1963) TV Episode .... Guest Host
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) .... Atticus Finch
How the West Was Won (1962) .... Cleve Van Valen
Cape Fear (1962) .... Sam Bowden
The Guns of Navarone (1961) .... Capt. Keith Mallory
On the Beach (1959) .... Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers, USS Sawfish
Beloved Infidel (1959) .... F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pork Chop Hill (1959) .... Lt. Joe Clemons
The Big Country (1958) .... James McKay
The Bravados (1958) .... Jim Douglass
Designing Woman (1957) .... Mike Hagen
Moby Dick (1956) .... Captain Ahab
... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) .... Tom Rath
The Purple Plain (1954) .... Squadron Leader Bill Forrester
Night People (1954) .... Col. Steve Van Dyke
Boum sur Paris (1954)
Roman Holiday (1953) .... Joe Bradley
The Million Pound Note (1953) .... Henry Adams
... aka Man with a Million (USA)
The World in His Arms (1952) .... Capt. Jonathan Clark
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) .... Harry Street
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro (USA: complete title)
David and Bathsheba (1951) .... King David
Only the Valiant (1951) .... Capt. Richard Lance
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951) .... Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N
... aka Captain Horatio Hornblower (USA)
The Gunfighter (1950) .... Jimmy Ringo
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) .... Brig. Gen. Frank Savage
The Great Sinner (1949) .... Fedja
Yellow Sky (1948) .... James 'Stretch' Dawson
The Paradine Case (1947) .... Anthony Keane, Counsel for the Defence
Gentleman's Agreement (1947) .... Philip Schuyler Green aka Greenberg
... aka Laura Z. Hobson's Gentleman's Agreement (USA: complete title)
The Macomber Affair (1947) .... Robert Wilson
... aka The Great White Hunter (USA: reissue title)
Duel in the Sun (1946) .... Lewton 'Lewt' McCanles
The Yearling (1946) .... Ezra 'Penny' Baxter
Spellbound (1945) .... John Ballantine, aka Dr. Anthony Edwardes, 'J.B.', and John Brown
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (USA: promotional title)
The Valley of Decision (1945) .... Paul Scott
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) .... Father Francis Chisholm
Days of Glory (1944) .... Vladimir

[smirkymonkey]

58. He gets my vote for most handsome actor of all time!

I love Gregory Peck - they just don't make them like that anymore!

[sarge43]

24. I'll have to go with Cary

He never lost those killer good looks and no one looked better in black tie.

[bettyellen]

30. and Peck was a better human being- didn't cheat on his wife with bellboys and

lie about it 24/7. Poor Viv.

[SoCalDem]

46. No no no no .. It's a toss up between these two

[yellowdogintexas]

50. It's Newman all the way. No Contest, folks. nt.

[Radio_Lady]

60. ...and married FOREVER to Joanne Woodward!

People say I sound like her -- and I agree!

[tinfoil tiaras]

49. Is that Gregory Peck at the top (with Sofia Loren)?

*swoon* :loveya: :loveya:

[sarge43]

53. Yes indeed - definitely two easies on the eyes

Arabesque -1966.

[tinfoil tiaras]

55. Ooh...

He was GORGEOUS in "To Kill a Mockingbird" :loveya:

[sarge43]

56. If you want gorgeous, check out Spellbound

Lucky Ingrid Bergman - got to lock lips with both Greg and Cary.

[tinfoil tiaras]

57. I'm uber jealous of her!!

damn. :loveya:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. i had no idea he had been such a doll, until he died....

I agree he's the handsomest actor ever.
i remember when Olivier died, and they showed pictures of him when he was young and gorgeous.

I saw pics of him as Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights" and went, "Wow, what a doll!!".

I'll also vote for Gregory Peck.

James Mason.

Leslie Howard.

And Paul Newman is still looking fabulous in his old age.

Note:Mom said that in the newer decades, they didn't have as many good looking men in the movies as they did before. What happened was that more normal looking people were allowed to be leading men instead of just pretty boys. She thought there were no handsome leading men in the 90s, so I had to rent "Last of the Mohicans" and show her Daniel Day-Lewis to change her mind. She agreed that he was very nice looking.

Gawd, what is it about Englishmen???

[calimary]

23. These are all good.

Gregory Peck's daughter went to our school as a little kid. He'd come pick her up sometimes. All the moms knew that. They all dressed up to pick up their kids every day, hoping they'd see him.

I've loved Olivier since "Wuthering Heights." Funny enough, another version of "Wuthering Heights" featured another actor I find utterly yummy - Timothy Dalton. Sigh...

And Jeffrey Hunter wasn't bad, either. Anybody see him in "Star Trek"? He was the original captain before they settled on Shatner, and they used his pilot to make one of the most wonderful (two-part) episodes - "The Menagerie."

These days, my heart belongs mostly to Hugh Jackman.

[Radio_Lady]

42. Hi Calimary... All ready for our big date on January 5? -- I'll send you an email.

Hugh Jackman

Timothy Dalton -- great choices...

I love to look at Jude Law.

[calimary]

51. Aw, MAN! Can't wait!!! That's the day after Pelosi Day!

I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks so much for such a splendid opportunity!

[Radio_Lady]

61. It'll be my pleasure... I still have one more guest next Friday...

then you'll hear from me. Be patient -- we're going to a hotel for a couple of days over New Years, so I won't have access to my computer.

Radio Lady listens...

[xchrom]

25. i don't think the best looking -- BUT

laurence olivier, robert deniro and marlon brando are with out a doubt the greatest actors we've seen yet.

what i LOVE about olivier is how many people don't recognize him -- yet know his movies.

that can't be said of the other two.

[CBHagman]

32. For you.

And we forgot:



John Garfield



James Mason



Daniel Auteuil

[Radio_Lady]

43. When I was in college, I had a big crush on Eiji Okada.

From the movie "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" --

[petgoat]

31. "Anybody here got a match?"

"You do know how to whistle, don't you? You just put your lips together and blow."

[Radio_Lady]

76. Saw her on stage... talk about longevity!

Betty Jean Perske, better known as Lauren Bacall -- still going!

Born in September 1924. She's 82 years old. Working on something called "The Walker"
written and directed by Paul Schrader which is due out in 2007. It's in post production.

Full biography at: http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm0000002/bio

[Mad_Dem_X]

34. This guy is still my favorite:

:loveya:

[Cruzan]

35. Nah, I'd go with this guy

[devilgrrl]

37. Others beat me to him...

He was dreamy :loveya:

[sarge43]

52. And that voice ... that voice ....

It was like listening to chocolate. O8)

[Radio_Lady]

59. "Listening to chocolate..." What a glorious image! Thanks for posting.

[Eurobabe]

38. LARRY!!!!

Swoon.............

[undeterred]

45. He's no George Clooney

[Radio_Lady]

62. Not a fair comparison. Clooney is nice looking, granted.

But Laurence Olivier was the ultimate stage actor, and even did several astounding turns in movies.

Not to be nosey, but are you younger than 40 - 50?

If so, then you may never have seen Olivier -- or seen him as an old man.

In peace,

Radio Lady

[undeterred]

64. I'm 50 but I confess I am seldom attracted to older men

Love those young ones. :)

[Radio_Lady]

65. Yes, I know the feeling. But I'm 67, so all the young guys...

... seem to be in the ages of my kids or stepkids (the five children range in age from 37 to 48)! I even have a stepgrandchild who turned 21 this year! Ouch!

It reminds me of this slightly salty joke:

Middle-aged woman: "I had sex with an 18 year old last night."

Friend of woman: "Tell me, how was it?"

Middle-aged woman: "Well... he didn't know what he was doing, but he could do it all night long!"

----

[undeterred]

67. How about this one:

Young ladies say- "You can look all you want, but don't touch!"

Older ladies say- "You can touch all you want, but for god's sake, don't look!"

[Radio_Lady]

71. Wonderful. I'm writing that down...

:rofl:

[sarge43]

70. Never had the good fortunate to see him on stage, but

my God, his "We few" speech in Henry V still rocks the house.

[Radio_Lady]

75. Yes... that's how I feel, too.

[EFerrari]

79. Clooney reminds me of Cary Grant. Aplomb.

[wickerwoman]

47. For my money: Richard Burton or Robert Mitchum...

[Radio_Lady]

66. Excellent choices!

Sorry! Don't have time to look up Mitchum.

My daughter just called and the family has food poisoning... gotta go over and help them.

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

69. I can't judge men's looks,

But I know a great actor when I see one. And THAT is one damned fine actor.

[EFerrari]

77. He's very beautiful but it's hard to hang onto the image with all that

ego or fuss or something in the way.

I think THIS is the most handsome actor that ever lived. Bar none, former or future. And, he was a comic genius. I'd rather watch him trip or stutter than watch any man do anything else.

[sarge43]

84. He was a good actor - period.

If you don't tear up watching him plead for his child in Penny Serenade, you have a heart of stone.

[LiberalHeart]

80. Be still my heart....

[Radio_Lady]

82. All favorites -- and some left us too soon.

[LiberalHeart]

81. Be Still My Heart, Part II (note similarities, at least in these photos)

[Radio_Lady]

83. Yes... yes... yes. I'm on the same page with those, too.

Thanks for your research.

Same name, but no relation to THIS Radio Lady!

[Karenca]

86. Javier Bardem

[Radio_Lady]

93. Interesting guy. I tried to read up on him at IMDB.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000849/bio

[Karenca]

94. "The Dancer Upstairs"

I went to see that movie for the sole reason that
every time I would see the coming attractions, I'de fall in love with his looks.

The movie was okay, but JB was so beautiful
that I wouldn't have cared if the
movie stunk.

My brother said he'd switch teams for him.

[bamademo]

87. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Errol Flynn.

I have a crush on a dead guy.

[Radio_Lady]

89. Aw-w-w! He was amazing... swashbuckler! I gotta rent one of his classic films!

Thanks for posting.

[sarge43]

92. Two words - Robin Hood, no one did it better. n/t

[sarge43]

88. Another one for our viewing pleasure

[Radio_Lady]

90. Wow! That is excellent! Jane Fonda has his eyes...

She says that after the death of her mother, Henry Fonda was a distant father, just like mine.

Thanks for posting this.

[sarge43]

91. No doubt at all about "Who's your daddy"

Well, given how her mother died, not surprising that the family had issues.