treeduck Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) I put forward Rod Taylor... Used to beat up Richard Harris regularly on the set of the Deadly Trackers. The director had to keep William Smith on longer than his small part allowed to break up the fights before Harris got hurt. Beat up Jim Brown on the set of Dark of the Sun. Broke three of William Smith's ribs in the fight scene in Darker Than Amber. Smith said he could hardly breathe and Taylor was still hitting him (the fight became real at some point) so he had to hit him over the head with a real bottle of whiskey to stop him. They had another fight in the film The Oregon Trail, Charles Napier had to break that up. Edited July 2, 2012 by treeduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 charles bronson killed like 100 people in one movie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Seeing the title from the front page threw me off a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (An Enemy Without @ Jul 1 2012, 02:34 PM) Seeing the title from the front page threw me off a bit... Me too...I was afraid to click... I put forward Oliver Reed. Not only was his liver a legend...they renamed the bar he last got drunk at where he arm wrestled (victoriously) some marines and went home and had a heart attack. He was in his 60s at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (micgtr71 @ Jul 1 2012, 02:47 PM) QUOTE (An Enemy Without @ Jul 1 2012, 02:34 PM) Seeing the title from the front page threw me off a bit... Me too...I was afraid to click... Fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Oliver Reed had his moments of madness both on and off screen. An infamous alcoholic, he gave directors, fellow actors and production crews a hard time. Although I don't think he actually went round beating people up behind the camera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I guess I have to go with Peter North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Alright smart asses... The thread title is changed. Can we have some serious posts now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Matthew Broderick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (laughedatbytime @ Jul 1 2012, 05:08 PM) Matthew Broderick He's not tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 stephen fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) Broderick not tough? http://tipsweb.org/wp-content/gallery/matthew-broderick/matthew-broderick-1.jpg Maybe not Jon Cryer tough, but tough enough to take out all but the most hardened roughneck. Edited July 1, 2012 by laughedatbytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 ferris bueller is a spoiled turd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazyyz Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jul 1 2012, 06:02 PM) Alright smart asses... The thread title is changed. Can we have some serious posts now? whooosh....I thought my LSD was kicking in a little too early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazyyz Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 de plane de plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 hugh grant david spade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jul 1 2012, 05:02 PM) Alright smart asses... The thread title is changed. Can we have some serious posts now? Who is the most flaccid man in Hollywood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Steve McQueen, a bona-fide psycho nutjob. Honorable mention: Robert Mitchum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Elijah Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 I read somewhere that Robert Ryan backed down a couple of would-be Hollywood tough guys like John Wayne. Leo Gordon seems to have been a genuine tough guy. Charles Bronson once had a run-in with William Smith, Smith just laughed and pointed out Bronson's height. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 1 2012, 08:35 PM) Steve McQueen, a bona-fide psycho nutjob. Honorable mention: Robert Mitchum. With all due respect, I'd have to reverse your choice... ...I thought Robert Mitchum before even reading throught this thread. Think about the original "Fear Cape", "Midway" and "Night of the Hunter"alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 QUOTE (ReGorLaTroy @ Jul 1 2012, 09:47 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 1 2012, 08:35 PM) Steve McQueen, a bona-fide psycho nutjob. Honorable mention: Robert Mitchum. With all due respect, I'd have to reverse your choice... ...I thought Robert Mitchum before even reading throught this thread. Think about the original "Fear Cape", "Midway" and "Night of the Hunter"alone. I understand. I was thinking in real life rather than the roles they played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 1 2012, 09:52 PM) QUOTE (ReGorLaTroy @ Jul 1 2012, 09:47 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 1 2012, 08:35 PM) Steve McQueen, a bona-fide psycho nutjob. Honorable mention: Robert Mitchum. With all due respect, I'd have to reverse your choice... ...I thought Robert Mitchum before even reading throught this thread. Think about the original "Fear Cape", "Midway" and "Night of the Hunter"alone. I understand. I was thinking in real life rather than the roles they played. As Jack says the thread is about movie tough guys who were also tough in reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 The last two guys that Charles Bronson fought in Hard Times, Robert Tessier and Nick Dimitri were genuine tough guys, also stuntmen. Bronson broke Tessier's nose during their fight but that was just an accident with Bronson mistakenly kicking high with his left leg instead of his right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jul 1 2012, 09:55 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 1 2012, 09:52 PM) QUOTE (ReGorLaTroy @ Jul 1 2012, 09:47 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 1 2012, 08:35 PM) Steve McQueen, a bona-fide psycho nutjob. Honorable mention: Robert Mitchum. With all due respect, I'd have to reverse your choice... ...I thought Robert Mitchum before even reading throught this thread. Think about the original "Fear Cape", "Midway" and "Night of the Hunter"alone. I understand. I was thinking in real life rather than the roles they played. As Jack says the thread is about movie tough guys who were also tough in reality. I'd fight Steve McQueen way before Robert Mitchum. I'd end up in hospital, of course... ...but, I'm fairly convinced it would be off to the bone yard to go up against Robert Mitchum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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