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While in high school Steve Reeves found an interest in body building, and by the time he was 17 he had developed a “Herculean” physique. It served him well when it came to acting because his best known films were Hercules and Hercules Unchained.
Click Here To See Robert Conrad NudeTwo shirtless vintage actors in one picture and both of them are pretty hairy. Everyone knows Robert Conrad from The Wild, Wild West and Black Sheep Squadron.
Before turning to acting, Don Stroud was an expert surfer. Born in Honolulu, HI, was in the company of some great surfers who became his mentors. At age 17, Stroud places fourth in the Duke Kahanamoku World Surfing Championship. During his acting career he appeared in more than 150 TV shows and films. He co-starred with Clint Eastwood in Coogan’s Bluff and Joe Kidd.
Famous for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard films, Bruce Willis has had several critical and box office success. Among them are: Pulp Fiction, Sin City, 12 Monkeys, The Fifth Element, Armageddon, and The Sixth Sense.
Willis recently finished work on the film Catch .44 and The Cold Light of Day.
After the death of Bruce lee, along came Jackie Chan with a whole new prospective on martial arts films. Chan combined martial arts and manic comedy. He is a fan of slapstick comics Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd and used their influence in his acting and directing. Because he performed his own stunts his injuries are the nightmare of any insurance provider.
More recently, Chan has done dramatic roles such as: Steelhead in Shinjuku Incident, and Cook in the newly released film Shaolin.
In 2008 Harrison Ford was among the 100 Top Movie Stars of All Time with domestic box office films grossing $3.4 billion and over $6 billion worldwide. His career was launched with his role as Hans Solo in the Star Wars films. Then came the Indiana Jones films which assured his place among the cream of the crop. Other box office hits were Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Blade Runner and Witness.
Ford is also involved with environmental causes and is a board member of Conservation International. In 2006, he was awarded the Jules Verne Spirit of Nature Award for his continuing work in the preservation of the planet.
Click Here To See Burt Lancaster NudeIn an acting career that spanned more than 45 years Burt Lancaster appeared in over 90 films and television appearances. He was nominated for four Academy Awards and won the Oscar for his performance in the title role of the film Elmer Gantry.
Some of Lancaster’s best known films were:Come Back Little Sheba, From Here To Eternity, Elmer Gantry, Birdman of Alcatraz, The Kentuckian and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Brad Davis won a Golden Globe Award for his film acting debut in the biographical film Midnight Express. Prior to Midnight Express, Davis had a small role in the TV mini-series Roots, and Sally Field’s love in interest in the TV film Sybil. He also played “Robert Kennedy” in the mini-series Robert Kennedy & His Times.
In 1979, Davis contracted AIDS from intravenous drug use and kept the illness secret. After revealing that he had AIDS he became an AIDS activist, attacking the Hollywood industry and U. S. Government for ignoring and shunning AIDS victims.
Since his Academy Award winning performance as “Bad Blake” in Crazy Heart, Jeff Bridges has reprised the role of “Rooster Cogburn” in the film True Grit. John Wayne played the role in 1969 and won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Bridges has been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of “Cogburn”.
Jeff Bridges was a handsome, sexy man when he was younger and has only gotten better with age.
Vintage guy David Hasselhoff will always be remembered for his roles as “Michael Knight” in Knight Rider and “Mitch Buchannon” on the various Baywatch gigs. And, of course, there was his role as “Dr. William ‘Snapper” Foster, Jr” on The Young and The Restless from 1975-1982 and a return to the role for a few episodes in 2010.
However, did you know that Hasselhoff also had a short musical career? Seems he had two number one hits on the German pop charts. Then, in 2006, there was the stage play David Hasselhoff: The Musical which he co-wrote and, naturally, starred in. It opened in Australia. Not sure if it was seen anywhere else.
