Hairy TV and Movie Stars II

About a month ago, I got a lot of viewer response to a set of hairy chested TV and movie stars,

 so today will be the second on an ongoing series, most of which will be viewer requests.  

We start with Gary Cooper.  Who knew?

 

Ken Clark

Despite playing Stew Pot in the mega-hit movie South Pacific, Ken Clark ending up doing 

mostly B movies and spaghetti westerns.  He always looked great doing them, however.

 

Aldo Ray

A pre-Gilligan's Island Tina Louise is having a tawdry rendezvous 

with Aldo Ray in this steamy publicity still from God's Little Acre.

Aldo's gettin' grabby, and he isn't ever around the corner yet.

 

Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming

Rawhide stars Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming appear above in a screen grab that doesn't do justice to Mr. Fleming's chest hair.  The image below shows them in the shower sharing a bottle of shampoo.

 

Richard Chamberlain

I don't have a date for this beach photo of Richard Chamberlain.

 

Gary Merrill

That's Gary Merrill at right in a screen grab from Mysterious Island.

 

Dan Blocker

I was happy to get a private message from Roger D. of Minneapolis asking for photos 

of Dan Blocker.  I had a crush on Hoss before I even knew what a crush was.

 

Massimo Girotti

Someone mentioned Massimo Girotti, so here he is.

 

Robert Goulet

We see Robert Goulet here wrapped in a towel next to Robert Morse who seems to have

 a headache.  Below, another view of Mr. G. that some of you will no doubt appreciate.

I have to confess to getting the flutters when I saw that beard.

 

Robert Conrad

Finishing our furry celebrity request special with a young looking 

Robert Conrad about to climb a rope in a gym.

 

1930s Day

Today we visit the 1930s, and I know very little about more than a few of the photos.

This is one that should be well known, but Google Images search came up with nothing.

 

Forest nude

All the info I had on this one was a year, 1932.

 

Barn door

I find this 1930s photo of a mature man in front of a barn door interesting.

 

Wrestlers

I like the pose and the action element in this wrestling photo from the 30s.

 

Year or decade

There is a disproportionate number of photos in my 1930s folder dated 1930,

and I suspect some of them may have been the decade rather than the year.

This young man lying on his back in the grass is nice to look at eithe way.

 

John Grimek

John Grimek posed early in his career for this picture by an unknown photographer.

 

Peru

This photo was made in Peru in 1931, but the men

 look more like European tourists than Peruvians.

 

Marcel Rouet

We are accustomed to seeing Marcel Rouet photographede by Arax,

but this time the photographer was one V. Henry.

 

1930

My source only had a date for this one, 1930.

 

Looks familiar

Our last 1930s model looks familiar, as in being a well-known bodybuilder.

I can't, however, recall his name, and Google Images search was no help.  Anyone?

 

Von Gloeden Day

Today I'm posting a group of photos by Von Gloeden that have come into my collection recently.

For some reason, lots of his work has been showing up on line, both on resale sites 

and in museum collections.  We start with a young man in a garden area.

 

Fine composition

It's far to easy and simplistic to look at Von Gloeden's work as only erotic.  The setting, the positioning of the model, and the geometry of the cracks really make this photo something more.

 

Man and dog

The dog is looking straight at the camera while the man is walking away.

If this wasn't a lucky accident, it had to be hard to set up.

 

Unusual pose

I like the unusual pose and the model's expression in this one.

 

Basking

Although the model appears to be napping, I'm not sure that position would work well for it.

Perhaps he was just basking in the sun with his eyes closed.

 

Popular model

This model appeared multiple times in Von Gloeden's work, and it's easy to see why.

 

Nicely framed

I like the way the vegetation frames the model in this one.

 

Faded glory

I get the feeling that this image may have faded over time,

but it still has some great lighting effects.

 

Mixed result

A combination of original techincal shortcomings and later damage make the image 

quality here less than ideal, but I find the composition to be quite good.

 

That look

That look tells us that our final Von Gloeden model of the series knew had had something.