10 Toughest Actors in Hollywood History, here goes my vote..

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10 Toughest Actors in Hollywood History, here goes my vote..
Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey through the world of Hollywood's toughest actors? Hollywood legends have pushed their limits, both on and off the set. Trust me, you won't want to miss this!

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@burleism5158 3 ай бұрын

nope this was waaaaay off -- just some fluff to try and get views you missed the mark big time

@kenchristie9214 3 ай бұрын

Sir Christopher Lee true title is Count Christopher Lee Cabrini. Lee's father was an Italian count. You failed to mention Lee's superior at Naval Intelligence Department was his cousin Ian Fleming during WW2.

@jaredleicht1656 3 ай бұрын

It's impossible to ever find an Audie Murphy movie on television. Communists in hollyweird purposely hid him from America's youth.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

and Steve McQueen eventually lost his life due to the asbestos he had inhaled during his brave service to his country.

@John-pp3vw 2 ай бұрын

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@martinscott-reed5379 2 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy wasn't just one of the most decorated soldiers in of world war two. He was and still is the most decorated American soldier ever. It shows that for a small man, he was an absolute force of nature.

@michaelwolf6424 2 ай бұрын

William Smith had quite a life. His physical strength was acquired at a time when steroids weren't even a glimpse of the future. He held numerous bodybuilding titles. Yet, his roles on TV and in film almost always put him in the heel position. As mentioned, he did a creditable job with Clint Eastwood in "Every which way you can" and yes, in r/l, Smith wouldl have easily clocked Clint. Smith also played second banana to James Garner in an episode of The Rockford Files and later took on James Arness in a Gunsmoke episode. Yep, in the onscreen fight, Smith "lost" that one too. But people knew. He was so good in Red Dawn playing the Russian operative, that most don't even know that he spoke Fluent Russian. William Smith passed away in 2021 at the age of 88. Very few in life get to experience what he achieved.

@howardstewart2549 Ай бұрын

To Michaelwolf: Thanks for a great comment regarding William Smith.

@michaelwolf6424 Ай бұрын

@@howardstewart2549 You won't believe this but I saw that VERY episode I mentioned involving Big Bill Smith on The Rockford Files a couple of nights back. I watch a LOT of "retro" TV as it reflects better days and televsion IMO. The Rockford Files is a staple. Smith had an online charisma that played well to the camera. He had such an amazing physique. I've never read of him using anabolic steroids while bodybuilding. HGH's weren't around in his day. Those were simpler times in a different era. I was close to that era as i'm now over 70. William Smith lived an extraordinary life. One very few of us ever are privileged to share. Here's to his memory.

@jima6545 Ай бұрын

He was Conan's father and knew the Riddle of Steel!

@thomaschandler4769 27 күн бұрын

MAN YOU HAV'NT TOLD THE HALF OF IT❗ ▶WILLIAM SMITH SERVED AIRFORCE DURRING KOREAN WAR. RECIEVED PURPLE HEART. WAS AIR FORCE WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPION. WAS AIR FORCE BOXING CHAMPION. WAS GERMAN AUSTRIAN BOXING CHAMPION. BOXING RECORD 31 WINS/1 LOSS. IN GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR TWO THINGS- 1)CURLING HIS OWN BODY WEIGHT MORE THAN ANYBODY ON EARTH.. 2)FOR DOING 5100 NON STOP SIT UPS FOR 5 HRS STRAIGHT.. WAS AN EXPERT IN "SAN SOO" WHICH IS ONE OF THE KUNG FOO STYLES .. WAS AN EXPERT IN KENPO WHICH IS A KARATE STYLE. HE AUDITIONED FOR THE ROLE OF "CAINE" IN 1970 SITCOM "KUNG FOO" BUT ROLE WENT TO DAVID CARRADINE.. BRUCE LEE OFFERED SMITH A STARING ROLE IN "ENTER THE DRAGON" BUT SMITH COULDNT MAKE THE TRIP CAUSE OF ISSUES WITH THE MOVIE HE WAS WORKING ON IN THE U.S. ACTOR STEVE MCQUEEN, SMITHS FRIEND TOLD THE STORY OF BEING WITH SMITH WHEN HE BEAT UP AND HOSPITALZED 5 VIOLENT BIKERS ("SATANS SLAVES") ALL BY HIMSELF... FRED WILLIAMSON EX 1960'S FOOTBAL GREAT THAT USED TO K.O. GUYS ON FOOTBALL FIELD, AND A MARTIAL ARTS EXPERT IN 3 STYLES SAID THIS ABOUT SMITH "PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST GUY IN THE WORLD IN THE 1970'S, GOOD ACTOR, GOOD FRIEND, A VERY GENTLE PERSON A GENTLEMAN" .. ALL THAT WORKED WITH HIM IN HOLLYWOOD, ACTORS ACTRESSES CAMERA MEN, KEY GRIP PEOPLE AND OTHERS SAID HE WAS SO KIND AND GENTLE. AND WAS "THE SALT OF THE EARTH"... WILLIAM SPOKE 5 LANGUAGES FLUENTLY, WROTE A BOOK OF POETRY (GREAT BOOK❗) THIS MAN WAS TRULY THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN HOLLYWOOD HISTORY.. OH ALSO, HE SPARRED👊 WITH WORLD KARATE CHAMP CHUCK NORRIS AND GAVE CHUCK ALL HE COULD HANDLE. SMITH WAS TRULY AMAZING, AN ANTI BULLY, BUT HE WAS NOT TO BE FU#%@D WITH. AN AMAZING ATHLETE THAT AS AN AMATEUR THREW THE JAVALIN ABOUT 150 FT WHEN THE WORLD RECORD WAS ABOUT 151 FT. HE WAS THE 2 TIME WORLD ARM WRESTLING CHAMPION. HE WAS AN AMAZING ACTOR, ATHLETE, GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR. RIP "BIG BILL"

3 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy ... The real life Captain America I got to Meet him in 1970 when I was 7 yrs old a year before he died. he was a really nice guy he was my hero and I told him I wanted to join the army someday he smiled when I said that and I did just that retired after 24 yrs 3 deployments and a purple heart he will always be my hero.

@deborahdanhauer8525 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service sir🤗❤️🐝

@jacquilayton2557 3 ай бұрын

You forgot Jack Palance. He was also a war hero.

@jaredleicht1656 3 ай бұрын

And a boxer. Dude, did one hand push-ups on stage when he was old as dirt.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

I remember that on the OSCARS a long time ago @@jaredleicht1656

@edmahonejr.9364 Ай бұрын

@@jaredleicht1656 yeah I remember seeing that

@terryleeslaughter4611 Ай бұрын

There will never be another Audie Murphy

@wonderrob3225 Ай бұрын

@@terryleeslaughter4611 Men back then were tougher than those of today. My grandfathers, for instance, worked in the mines from their teenage years and served in World War II.

@jameswilliams3241 3 ай бұрын

I love the Lee story of the argument that he had with Peter Jackson over the sound made by a man stabbed in the back. Jackson wanted Sarumon to make a certain sound which Lee said was ridiculous when the director insisted Lee asked "have you ever heard the sound of a man stabbed in the back, no, well I have." Argument ended.

@truthisstrangerthanfiction3279 3 ай бұрын

George Kennedy served in the US Army during WW2 under General George S. Patton & fought in the Battle of the Bulge earning 2 bronze stars. Lee Marvin served in the USMC during WW2 as a scout sniper, engaged in numerous amphibious assaults in the Pacific, was badly wounded in action & earned a large number of medals for heroism & bravery.

@lindalawler5553 Ай бұрын

WOW !!!

@wonderrob3225 Ай бұрын

I have always been proud of my service in the United States Coast Guard. I hold deep admiration and appreciation for the genuine heroes who served in conflicts such as Vietnam, World War II, and others.

@radboy707 3 ай бұрын

One thing the True heroes have in common is, they never wear their bravery on their sleeves. You would never know of the heroic deeds of Jimmy Stewart, Tyrone Power, Charles Durning, Christoper Lee, Eddie Albert and the other war heroes unless you read their biographies.

@sergioaccioly5219 2 ай бұрын

Hell, some of Sir Christopher's exploits are still unknown, being classified and all.When people would ask him about those, he'd ask if they could keep asecret. They'd obvioulsy answer yes. Then he'dreply "so can I". I wonder when we'll find out all he did in his lifetime.

@barbaracole4314 3 ай бұрын

I like how they were actually real tough and brave men , not just playing the part in a movie... they were all impressive, hope they are not forgotten!

@pierovittori1076 12 күн бұрын

Yeah, and that saiys a lot about how different times are now, not only for hollywood actors but society in general.

@joelpierce3940 3 ай бұрын

You forgot Ernest Borgnine, Charles Durning, who was a Ranger. Many tough guys

@connormartin4787 3 ай бұрын

James Arness - received serious wounds at Anzio in WWII. Brian Keith was a Marine in WWII - he ought to be on here as well.

@timpenfield5 2 ай бұрын

His injuries haunted him his whole life, You could see his limp in obvious pain throughout the Gunsmoke series. TOTAL LEGEND

@maestroclassico5801 2 ай бұрын

Brian Keith went OUT like a Marine too. When the lung cancer became inoperable, he took a shotgun and ended it.

@howardstewart2549 Ай бұрын

Brian Keith & Charles Farnworth both shot themselves in the head, due to incurable illness that threatened their cognition. My son intentionally did the same, at 22, because of legal despair in Arizona.

@bradleymiller7375 29 күн бұрын

@@howardstewart2549Condolences 😪😪😪

@howardstewart2549 29 күн бұрын

@@bradleymiller7375 Thank you!

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

Mr. Doohan came to speak at my college years ago. He demonstrated his ability to speak in many different accents and dialects including the Scottish one he is most famous for. He was brilliant and genuinely funny. During questions, a pedantic Star Trekker pointed out to him some incorrect science logic or something from episode 19 or whatever. James Doohan says to the guy "You know why that happened? because it was A SHOW. 😂

@johncheek2207 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@johncheek2207 2 ай бұрын

Wish I could have been there

@StevenMann-lc5ic 3 ай бұрын

Lee Marvin was a decorated soldier in the Marines , got the Purple Heart , in combat in the South Pacific.

@Bigunk-hc2ri 2 ай бұрын

He was a marine not a soldier

@davidanderson_surrey_bc 2 ай бұрын

@@Bigunk-hc2ri So... even *tougher?*

@Bigunk-hc2ri 2 ай бұрын

@@davidanderson_surrey_bc Rah

@ChadWILLIAMS-ke1gg 2 ай бұрын

@@davidanderson_surrey_bcyes

@RB-bj9ms 2 ай бұрын

Soldiers are members of a military force. All marines are soldiers. Not all soldiers are Marines. @@Bigunk-hc2ri

@Hollylivengood 3 ай бұрын

Holy cow, Jimmy Stewart flew a B52 as an areal observer in the Vietnam war. It's a reconnaissance roll, but occasionally engages in combat. That's amazing.

@user-zh4go2qz4t 26 күн бұрын

he flew in WW2 as well and earned medals

@brettmyers5889 24 күн бұрын

My Dad Lee Myers was the Co Pilot

@Clarice-rp7mh 3 ай бұрын

Back in the day, when most actors loved America.

@davidmitchell6873 2 ай бұрын

America was a lot more lovable back then.

@user-rq2es2io8y 4 күн бұрын

@@davidmitchell6873 There were no traitors like Jane Fonda.

@Jansfamily4 3 күн бұрын

Unlike most of the actors today

@DavidFlores-db2gt 3 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy was not one of the most decorated US soldiers of WW II, he was the most decorated. Instead of all of the Marvel, StarWars, Transformer, and remakes being made, they should retell his story.

@AgnesC1111 3 ай бұрын

Others were more decorated, postumously.

@paulandhisguitars 3 ай бұрын

They did retell his story, and they got him to play himself.

@mikkoj1977 3 ай бұрын

acree.. A story of short man from Texas, a man of the wild. Trown in to combat where bodies lie piled. would make great film again!

@kerrythomas6220 3 ай бұрын

@@AgnesC1111that’s simply not true

@Khrysalis01 2 ай бұрын

Actually, Murphy wrote a best selling autobiography the movie was based on. He was the Technical Advisor for the movie and did all of his own stunts, instead of using a stunt man. Unlike most movies, Hollywood couldn’t change anything to “spice the movie up.” After all, it was Audie’s life up there on the silver screen. The movie was shot in Yakima, Wa at the Firing Center (now known as the Yakima Training Center), where they now train soldiers for desert fighting. My dad was stationed there and he got to see the movie being filmed, there was the huge battle where many soldiers were killed, but apart from a few “survivors”, they brought in hundreds of dummys for the battlefield (which later my dad “borrowed” two of them which he used to scare victims in the NCO he ran). They had extremely bloody injuries like one had a blown up chest and face. He hung one with a rope in the Ladies room just to scare the army wives. My dad himself served in WWII and Korea (he was a POW for three years during the Korean War). Hanging out with Audie Murphy was a huge highlight of his life, for him Murphy was a huge man, despite actually being short and skinny, he was the guy who won WWII for the USA.

@Patrick-ow5um 3 ай бұрын

Of Course Clint Walker should be on the list, biggest & best looking

@raimundotorres44 2 ай бұрын

And from what I gathered one of the nicest human being you could have come across.

@edmahonejr.9364 Ай бұрын

Yeah, at 6 foot six ..you talk about hitting the genetic lottery Clint Walker had it all

@robnewton3368 3 ай бұрын

David Niven was the real deal. Lieutenant Colonel involved with Royal Commandos WW2 and intelligence. He rarely spoke of his experiences but his life story would make a great film.

@markmaher4548 2 ай бұрын

There is no such thing as the Royal Commandos. The Commando force at the time was not a specific regt or corps. It was a specialisation qualification. He did indeed pass his Commando course & served with the officially named GHQ Liaison Rgt, unofficially Phantoms. That regt has a history far too long to put in one YT post & is deserving of a stand alone movie.

@akelly4207 2 ай бұрын

Impressive that some of these guys weren’t only physically gifted but intellectually gifted too.

@verntoews6937 3 ай бұрын

Before viewing this video,Jack Palance first on mind. Real deal strong and rough as nails

@crym77 2 ай бұрын

I never knew Jimmy Stewart was a war hero and general! Thank you!

@real_skye 13 күн бұрын

He was an Air Force pilot. A great American and one of the best actors that ever lived

@scuzzytwo7556 7 сағат бұрын

he was a good man.

@thepayne7862 3 ай бұрын

Jimmy Stewart he might not have been known as a tough guy. However like a lot of actors of his generation he was in WWII. He was a bomber pilot and flew missions over Germany. He later became the commander of his bomber wing and then planned for mission. He retired a one star general.

@32a34a 3 ай бұрын

First Lee Marvin should be on this list. Secondly he may not be considered a tough guy but Eddie Albert gets a vote from me. He survived the Battle of Tarawa and received a Bronze Star with Combat V when as a Coxswain he rescued 47 Marines under heavy machine gun fire.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

I agree

@ednicholson7839 3 ай бұрын

Lee Marvin and Lawrence Tierney were the first 2 guys I thought of and neither of them are here.

@markhartung 2 ай бұрын

Another would be Robert Tessier, Korean War, 187th Airborne, Purple Heart and Silver Star......

@stripeytawney822 25 күн бұрын

What was the WWII movie Eddie Albert was in where they are in a basement getting shelled? He showed some tough guy chops there.

@wonderrob3225 24 күн бұрын

May I include my fellow Coast Guardsman Alex Haley on the list? He authored "Roots" and was instrumental in establishing the U.S. Coast Guard's Public Affairs/Journalism Division.

@williamwalter4992 3 ай бұрын

Can't forget Charles Durning - Highly decorated WW2 vert... Landed with one of the first waves to storm Omaha Beach... Fought the then Battle of the Bulge... One of only a few soldiers to survive the Malmedy massacre when German soldiers opened fire on nearly 90 prisoners of war.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

Thats amazing and yet he mostly played affable, lighthearted characters with a twinkle in is eye

@thepayne7862 3 ай бұрын

He is in one of my favorite episodes of NCIS. I don't remember the title but he plays a medal of honor winner who was at iwo Jima, and he turns himself in because he thinks he murdered a friend of his at Iwo Jima. It was that episode that made me look up his actual life and that's when I found out about his WWII service. So many actors from that time were in WWII but many of them you would never have known it.

@rubyleuty9417 2 ай бұрын

Charles Durning told his story of landing on the beaches at Normandy. When the Memorial Day was 1st celebrated in DC with Gary Sinese. He said he heard screens of soldiers calling for their mothers. He saw men who had been hit shield soldiers that were trying to make it out of the line of fire when they knew they were dying. He also soldiers still alive after being cut in 2 by German machine guns. But for the grace of God was how he survived that day. You can never stop seeing those things.

@carlreed6186 3 ай бұрын

Clint Walker was pronounced dead at the hospital after a ski pole pierced his heart. His heart restarted and he was saved. 2 Months later he was back at work.

@davidanderson_surrey_bc 2 ай бұрын

Merely a flesh wound.

@raimundotorres44 2 ай бұрын

Tis but a scratch.

@denisecraig3548 27 күн бұрын

I remember this. It was shocking at the time.

@freeman7296 3 ай бұрын

no surprise there are no modern actors on this list - sign of the times.

@sassyherbgardener7154 3 ай бұрын

Well, we don't have a huge World War going on right now for any of them.......there's that. So, your comment doesn't really make any sense.

@freeman7296 3 ай бұрын

@@sassyherbgardener7154 not much in that comment - maybe you can explain what you mean specifically.

@alfredthegreat9543 3 ай бұрын

@@freeman7296He means that without a world war going on there isn't an opportunity to show bravery of the degree of those in the World Wars, hence saying "no surprise no modern actors .....etc" on this list is a redundant and rather unintelligent statement.

@freeman7296 3 ай бұрын

@@alfredthegreat9543 you believe that's what it takes to present tough? I'm not sure I agree, but you seem to take it personally given the insult regarding a fairly mild comment.

@alfredthegreat9543 3 ай бұрын

@@freeman7296 I'm bored of people going on about "people today" in a sneering way - especially Hollywood. It's just projection shaped by a refusal to accept change and advancement. Previous generations weren't so great you know. More domestic violence, more racism, more abject poverty etc.

@JohnMinehan-lx9ts 3 ай бұрын

William Smith and Rod Taylor got into an actual fight while firming a fight scene in the 1970 firm Darker Than Amber. The Director wisely continued to film. The two actors beat the snot out of each other.

@petesmith9472 3 ай бұрын

I spent a week hosting Christopher Lee in Sydney, Australia …. He was a very modest, unassuming person.

@nerdytom6881 3 ай бұрын

You got privilege. I would have loved to have met him.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

cool. I wonder if he was aware of how scary and/or intimidating a man like he might seem to average blokes like me. I wonder if he was careful to put people at ease? He seems to me from seeing him in interviews that he was an excellent gentleman.

@nerdytom6881 3 ай бұрын

@@wonderrob3225 He knew he was intimidating, and he knew how to turn that on. But had self control. You don't get to be in special forces without self control. Christopher Lee was very tall, and very dangerous. Look up the story about Lee talking to Peter Jackson about the Saruman death scene.

@frankgesuele6298 3 ай бұрын

His type usually is😎

@jima6545 Ай бұрын

One of the most accomplished men in modern history

@greg4876 2 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy was a real life badass....i still watch some of his westerns but until now i never was a big fan. I didn't know his life story until today and I have a whole new outlook on mr murphy...i will watch his movies in a whole new way of respect.... it's funny how finding out about somebody's life and what they had done will automatically make you feel different about them bad or good

@stinky60096 2 ай бұрын

You should watch the movie they made about him. He starred in it. To Hell and Back.

@greg4876 2 ай бұрын

@@stinky60096 I will now that i know of it... thanks

@HappyTailsSupport 2 ай бұрын

I used to watch Audie Murphy movies with my grandpa when I was a kid and he has always been one of my favorite actors. Grandpa was a WWII decorated soldier himself but he never told me anything about Audie. Then I get to Fort Benning for basic training in the mid 80's and the Drill Sergeants are always yelling "Who do you think you are, Audie Murphy?!" I was a little confused because I never thought I was a Hollywood actor. One day I was having a talk with my First Sergeant and asked him why they always referred to Audie and he told me about him and it finally made sense : ) Dude was badass.

@stuartlloyd-jones9583 2 ай бұрын

Christopher Lee is an absolute legend. Was also a close friend of Ian Fleming, they say that part of the James Bond personality is based on Lee/ Ian Fleming himself. Was part of the original M16 agents called the SIS Secret Intelligence Service, understated but as tough and intelligent as a person can get.

@JaniceBilbrey-sm4bi 2 ай бұрын

Don't forget Glenn Ford. He was tough as they get and served our country also.

@nofaith5994 3 ай бұрын

How on earth did this guy miss Jack Palance?

@JohnMinehan-lx9ts 3 ай бұрын

Murphy was rejected by both the USMC and the Army Airborne. Sometimes, you need to take a chance on unlikely candidates . . . .

@N.G.S._01 3 ай бұрын

Ok. Here’s My List: •Clint Eastwood •Charles Bronson •Lee Van Cleef •Jack Palance •William (Bill) Smith •Lee Marvin •Christopher Lee •Ricardo Montalban •Cliff Robertson •Leo Gordon •Kirk Douglas •Glen Ford •James Doohan •Audie Murphy

@kerrythomas6220 3 ай бұрын

Any list without Audie Murphy is a sham.

@davidanderson_surrey_bc 2 ай бұрын

I'd forgotten that James Doohan had lost a finger. There are a few stills from his Star Trek days where you can clearly see the stump at the knuckle. And yet, even with that impediment, he's still the best ship's engineer ever to wear a Starfleet uniform.

@dimitriosdaukopulos3941 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!!! I feel humbled and proud at the same time!!!! Humbled because, come on , their escapes speak of themselves!!!! Proud because I always watch their movies over and over!!!!

@cverbecks 3 ай бұрын

Lee Marvin was also a war hero. He joined the Marines in WWII and was decorated with the silver star from the battle of Iwo Jima.

@MrSven3000 2 ай бұрын

Christopher Lee also happened to stumble across the last public beheading by guillotine in france in early 1939. this guy had really seen it all.

@sailordave1000 3 ай бұрын

You should look into actor Basil Rathbone, most famous for his Sherlock Holmes roles. His time served in the First World War as well as his fencing skills makes him a tough guy.

@yegenek 3 ай бұрын

Charles Bronson had so hard a life coal mining in poverty that he thought about military service in WW2 as a fine time "I had some free time and much more food to eat" he said.

@jacquilayton2557 3 ай бұрын

His coal mining experience was why he hated making the great escape.

@Moses1973 21 күн бұрын

My dad was 8 working in the coal mines, with my grandpa. Before WW2. He was in WW2. Until he passed away he was a tough son of a gun. What a great dad I had. He taught me so many things. I'm a lucky old kid now, I've tried my best to pass this on. I believe I have accomplished that. Sure miss Dad.

@Dagrdottir 4 ай бұрын

My sister was a chamber maid for a famous hotel in London in which Christopher Lee was often a guest. She found him to be a decent, polite and generous individual who's room was always immaculate. Neither of us knew of his background which is as extraordinary as the man himself.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

That does not surprise me. He was terrifying in those hammer horror movies but in interviews he always seemed such a genuine gentleman.

@cynthiamiller8554 2 ай бұрын

Clint Walker was a tough man. He died and come back to life. He should have been the first.

@billmitchell7731 2 ай бұрын

I think you left out Clint Walker. They say he was the strongest actor in Hollywood . He had tremendous strength 👍🏻💛🙏🏻

@thinkforyourself2109 3 ай бұрын

Neville Brand should be in the top 10. One of the most decorated soldiers of WW2. He always played a heavy.

@cynthiamiller8554 2 ай бұрын

I loved Scotty. Great actor.

@jessfrankel5212 2 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy was a genuine hero. Not a big man, he must have appeared like a giant to the enemy when he stood on a burning tank, firiing at the enemy. I'll give you another war hero who never fired a gun, even though he wasn't an actor: Desmond Doss. If you watch Hacksaw Ridge, Doss, a conscientious objector, saved the lives of over seventy soldiers amidst some of the most murderous fire in any battle. He was wounded many times, and he still went back for more. No gun, no knife, just pure bravery.

@jamesewanchook2276 3 ай бұрын

Captain Kangaroo and Don Knotts.... check out their war records!

@Cobaltis49 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha!

@slawdawg23 Ай бұрын

@@Cobaltis49 It's not a joke...they are war heroes.

@Cobaltis49 Ай бұрын

@@slawdawg23 I’ve heard that hoax before. I don’t believe it.

@jima6545 Ай бұрын

Man, I was holding out to make this comment till I watched

@jamesjoelsumpter7710 4 ай бұрын

Great example of Heroism and I agree with the order of merit. Let’s not forget the Other “Actors “ who were involved in WWII Lee Marvin, and James Garner.

@jamesrawlins735 4 ай бұрын

Don't forget Neville Brand, the most decorated Hollywood actor in history, including winning the Silver Star.

@patriciakeith6755 4 ай бұрын

@@jamesrawlins735Audie Murphy was the most highly decorated soldier in American history. He received 333 awards during the course of WWII including the Congressional Medal of Honor. He is credited with 241 enemy soldiers killed. I looked up Brand, 'Brand was sometimes cited in media reports as the 4th most decorated American serviceman of the war, but this was incorrect and repeatedly denied by Brand himself'. I couldn't find what you posted about Brand. But he did have an impressive war record that is nothing to sneeze about.

@sheilatruax6172 4 ай бұрын

@@patriciakeith6755 Not 333, 33. Audie was the man!

@valdivia1234567 4 ай бұрын

James Garner was in the Korean War.

@robertfandel9442 3 ай бұрын

Medal of honor @@patriciakeith6755

@nancykupec6385 2 ай бұрын

&Charles Dunning was a Medal of Honor recipient with an incredible service record and Bob Keeshan landed boats at Iwo Jima

@seeks252 3 ай бұрын

Never mentioned Sean Connery. Guy was a bouncer in a really rough area before becoming an actor. Some real good storys about what he got upto before Hollywood

@newage44 2 ай бұрын

True, he also found a mobster, Johnny Stampanoto , beating up on Lana Turner and intevened. Stamp pulled a gun which Connery promptly wrestled away from him and beat his ...telling him he would kill him if he touched her again. Yeah, he showed his toughness in spades in the interview with Broccoli and wife at a cafe. Ruff and ready, Broccoli didn't see him as the gentleman spy. HIs wife told him he walks like a panther..he's Bond. You just know our wives always get their way...the rest is history.

@charlesneilson1420 2 ай бұрын

Toughest milk boy in Edinburgh

@suebob16 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the info on Sessue Hayakawa. It's fascinating to know an asian actor making a name for himself in early Hollywood, although we would hear so little about him. I was only aware of Hayakawa from Bridge On The River Kwai.

@davidanderson3684 2 ай бұрын

Aldo Ray, the actor who played in the green berets former frog man UDT 17 precursor to Navy seals, saw action ww2!

@snootybaronet 4 ай бұрын

Eddie Albert at Tarawa, saving at least 50 lives under heavy Japanese machine gun and sniper fire. Robert Ryan, collegiate boxing champ at Dartmouth. Along with Robert Mitchum, they were known to be one punch knock out fighters.

@Blackdog222 3 ай бұрын

I think I might have found a place for Neville Brand who was highly decorated in WWII.

@Smedleydog1 2 ай бұрын

Anyone my age or older knew Audie Murphy was a bonified bad ass from WWII. He was a walking legend, as a war hero and an actor. I never knew about Christopher Lee's military record, all I knew about him was, as a young kid, seeing him portray Count Dracula scared the H3LL out of me. For years I had trouble watching him in any other role because all I saw was Count Dracula, he was so convincing. To me, Lee like Jack Palance (who was a bomber pilot in WWII), was larger than life.

@MrAndyBearJr 2 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy wasn't one of the most decorated American soldiers of WWII, he was the most decorated American soldier of that war, and all of U.S. history, receiving not only the highest American honors, but French and Belgian as well, many of those awarded more than once.

@ritawood2772 2 ай бұрын

It's the Medal of Honor! Not Congressional. Congress does not award it.

@benbim540 3 ай бұрын

Victor McLaglen, Victor McLaglen left home at 14 to join the British Army with the intention of fighting in the Second Boer War, but much to his chagrin, he was stationed at Windsor Castle in the Life Guards and was later forced to leave the army when his true age was discovered. Four years later, he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where he became a local celebrity, earning a living as a wrestler and heavyweight boxer, with several notable wins in the ring. He also briefly served as a constable in the Winnipeg Police Force in 1907. One of his most famous fights was against heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in a six-round exhibition bout at the Vancouver Athletic Club on 10 March 1909. This was Johnson's first bout since winning the heavyweight title from Tommy Burns. Between bouts, McLaglen toured with a circus, which offered $25 to anyone who could go three rounds with him. He returned to Britain in 1913, and during the First World War served as a captain (acting) with the 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment. Later, he served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. He served for a time as military assistant provost marshal for the city of Baghdad. He continued boxing, and was named heavyweight champion of the British Army in 1918. After the war, he continued boxing, including a defeat at the hands of British champion Frank Goddard. His final fight was a loss by knockout to Arthur Townley in October 1920. He finished his professional career with a record of 16 wins, eight losses, and a draw.

@Wanda-tr4nq 4 ай бұрын

Audie Murphy was, is, and will always be my hero. He and Jimmy Stewart were the real deal. They were also my favorite actors. (But, PLEASE "okra" is pronounced "oh - kra".

@LisFayte 2 ай бұрын

Unless you’re from the south, some call it oh-kree

@Wanda-tr4nq 2 ай бұрын

@@LisFayte True. I grew up pronouncing it both ways; courtesy of my Aunt and Grandma whom I lived with. I'm from North Alabama.

@MoxieMike66 3 ай бұрын

Lee told Peter Jackson what it sounded like when you killed someone w/a knife when Jackson tried to tell him what to do while filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy. So yeah, he was a badass.

@MartinRuckdeschel-ms7tv 2 ай бұрын

Lee Marvin was a badass Marine who saw action in the Pacific during WW2

@djamelbouch3670 2 ай бұрын

Jack Palance....James Arness....Lee Marvin.... George G Scott.... Spencer Tracy.... Gregory Peck.....James Cagney.... they used to be tough guys😮

@joemcmurry5391 4 ай бұрын

Audi Murphy pound for pound was the toughest of all.A true American heroes!As good a western actor as anyone.

@michaellinner7772 3 ай бұрын

James Garner gets my vote as the toughest actor of the last 70 years. From the very beginning of filming the Rockford Files his body was wrecked, yet he did everything asked of him. The toll that Maverick took on him he paid for the rest of his life. 😎💜

@jongmod9440 2 ай бұрын

LOVE Jim Gardner! I had read that he wanted, preferred to do most of the stunts himself & sadly it did take a toll😢 but I was so thrilled to see him ride the horses in the Sally Field movie " Murphy 's Romance " , like he was born to ride! 😊

@kay7483 26 күн бұрын

He also was decorated in wwIi very hard fighter for America

@kay7483 26 күн бұрын

Yes great man an fought hard in WWII

@kay7483 26 күн бұрын

They that fought all of them were brave and some gave their life to save fellow soldiers ❤❤❤ but all helped save America

@jerushamaxwell281 4 ай бұрын

My particular favorites are Charles Bronson and William Smith, for their gorgeous rugged looks and well-trained physicality. Both had played Native American and other ethnic characters, due to the versatility of their facial features. Every man on this list impressed me for their outstanding acts of courage! Fellow Canadian, the late James Doohan, is an especial source of pride.

@edinsyracuse1669 4 ай бұрын

William Smith had one of the most impressive life resumes imaginable. Extremely smart and gifted.

@sonyakennedy3338 3 ай бұрын

@@edinsyracuse1669 Always loved seeing him as a bad guy, But his role as a laid-back Joe Riley on Loredo was my favorite.

@Suve35967 2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@pneumaticman5927 2 ай бұрын

@@edinsyracuse1669Right!? If I could self-swap with one dude, he might have been the guy.

@joehellno9097 3 ай бұрын

This was a video that delivered what it promised, and so much more, in detail and storytelling. Nicely written and with a fine low smooth toned narrator. The several pronunciation mistakes may easily be overlooked because everything else was of such high quality. Lots of great stills of all the guys! This vid introduced me to Ortiz. Fascinating and impressive story! I'll be looking for more info on this guy for sure. I recognize him as the French sounding cavalry officer in John Ford's "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", one of the best western films ever, and easily in the top 3 John Wayne films. James Doohan was another welcome surprise. And I learned a thing or two about several of my all time favorite action actors: Bronson, Douglas, and the fantastic and under appreciated and great William Smith. What, no Jack Palance or Burt Lancaster? Again, this was a very enjoyable and well done video. Loved it!

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

i agree

@martydavies7198 5 ай бұрын

I was astonished at the amount of different languages some of these stand up guys could speak. Brains with brawn, how unique.

@xavierminchello8431 3 ай бұрын

MANY OF THEM WERE BISEXUAL AND PLAYED A LOT WITH EACH OTHER. READ “FULL SERVICE”

@Gerhardium 3 ай бұрын

@@xavierminchello8431 oh yes another book that spins the fiction everyone is bisexual, except when they're undesirable of course. One can read many things, like the Bible, and that doesn't mean a word of it is based on objective reality.

@johncheek2207 2 ай бұрын

Sorrell Booke ( Boss Hogg) spoke like 13 languages and was in military Intelligence

@martydavies7198 2 ай бұрын

@@xavierminchello8431 If that was their thing good on them. As long as they are not hurting anyone who cares. They lived their lives to the full.I envy them.

@xavierminchello8431 2 ай бұрын

@@Gerhardium I SAW THE DOCUMENTARY ON THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK BEFORE HE DIED IN 2019. I PERSONALLY FOUND THE AUTHOR LIKABLE AND BELIEVABLE , BUT LIKE ANY STORY ITS SUBJECTIVE ETC. THERE ARE THOSE WHO BELIVE THE KILLING OF JEWS IN GERMANY & POLAND DURING WWII DID NOT HAPPEN EITHER OR THE DEATH CAMPS. SCOTTY BOWERS WAS A WWII VETERAN AND HIS STORY BEGINS AFTER THE WAR ENDED AND HE MOVED TO HOLLYWOOD FINDING A JOB AS A GAS STATION ATTENDANT WHEN WALTER PIDGEON APPROACHED HIM FOR SEX. SOON, WALTER TOLD OTHER HOLLYWOOD FRIENDS WHO WERE GAY, BI ETC. ABOUT HIS NEW FOUND BUDDY AND SCOTTY STARTED TO MAKE FRIENDS AMOUNG THE GREAT ACTORS OF THE 1940s UP UNTIL THE EARLY 1980s WHEN THE AIDS EPIDEMIC TOOK HOLD. HE REMAINED A TRUSTED FRIEND TO MANY OF THEM OUT LIVING MOST HAS HE DIED AT 96. I AGREE WITH ONE OF THE CRITICS OF THE BOOK. “ IT WAS A GOOD TRASHY READ” !, LOL AS FAR AS THE DOCUMENTARY …I FOUND SCOTTY TO BE A REALLY LOVABLE GUY, TRUTHFUL, HARD WORKING AND VERY SOCIAL GUY WHO STAYED PRIVATE AND LOYAL TO ALL HIS HOLLYWOOD STAR FRIENDS UNTIL THE DAY THEY ALL OR MOST PASSED INTO SPIRIT! HE WAS A WWII HEARO WHO JUST WANTED THE TRUTH TO COME OUT AT THE END OF HIS LIFE. THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS DEMANDED THESE STARS KEPT THEIR IMAGE THAT THE STUDIOS SO TIRELESSLY WORKED TO MOLD AND FABRICATE AND FOOL THE PUBLIC! I ALWAYS SUSPECTED KATE HEPBURN WAS LESBIAN THOUGH …. BUT WAS CLUELESS ABOUT OTHERS LIKE SPENCER TRACEY , I WAS SURPRISED HOW THEY ALL HAD TO LIVE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN NOT ONLY A COVETED CAREER IN MOTION PICTURES, BUT TO KEEP THEIR PRIVATE LIFE AWAY FROM THE PRESS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE THE HOLLYWOOD IMAGE MAKERS.

@gordonmills381 3 ай бұрын

How can LEE MARVIN & ROBERT MITCHUM not be on this list. At the very least expand the list to 12

@Art-is-craft 3 ай бұрын

The list could be expanded much larger than that.

@russellstanton7583 3 ай бұрын

I think it's very hard to crib numbers 1 and 2 , although not necessarily in that order . Murphy's heroics were well documented but a lot of Lee's heroics were and will never be evident. David Niven likewise who surely should have been on the list.

@martykarr7058 3 ай бұрын

Additional information on James Doohan. After he recovered from his wounds he became an airborne artillery spotter, which meant he went up in a plane like a Piper Cub (Taylorcraft Auster Mark V) and helped direct artillery. He was also known as the craziest flier in the Canadian Army, because he would routinely slalom power poles and other aerial stunts.

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

@davidanderson_surrey_bc 2 ай бұрын

@@wonderrob3225 And then he told them to GET A LIFE.

@Gerald-do9yg 3 ай бұрын

Never knew about William Smiths' background! Was quiet impressed when I found his book of poetry at a gift shop in Lone Pine, CA.!

@corinnepmorrison1854 3 ай бұрын

@@bobzani Unnecessary comment…

@LanceHotz-yn2si 2 ай бұрын

Lone Pine, gateway to Mt. Whitney and to the Alabama Hills where so many movie and TV shows were filmed. I love that little town!!❤

@Tiredofitall. 2 ай бұрын

And, this my dear friends is why they are called "The Greatest Generation!"

@jeffthornton6998 2 ай бұрын

Murphy wasn’t”one” of the most decorated. He was “the” most decorated.

@kay7483 26 күн бұрын

Yes he was an James Garner

@jslasher1 3 ай бұрын

Audie was one of the nicest, most unassuming actors I ever met. Humble to a fault, he was incredibly handsome in my estimation. We once shared a joke when he asked me if I was Jewish [I am a non-practicing Roman Catholic]. "No," I replied, "and I can prove it down there." Audie got my joke, responding "well, we have that much in common."

@ronnelson7828 3 ай бұрын

Neville Brand.

@mommyharris1111 3 ай бұрын

Clint Walker gets my vote. They dont make Hollywood men like him anymore.

@mikehenderson1775 3 ай бұрын

Loved him...very respectable

@TheNester. 4 ай бұрын

Kirk Douglas was suspect in the disappearance of a starlet named Jean Spangler. She was having an affair with the married star and became pregnant. Douglas wanted her to abort, she wanted to keep it. She had threatened to tell his wife and simply vanished 💀⚰️ Natalie Wood had reportedly told her sister Lana that when she was 16, Douglas offered her a role in a movie he was producing and told her to meet with him. He brutalized her for hours and told her no one would believe her if she told on him. He got away with it, she didn't speak of it until years later. He was a sadistic predator and pedophile that Hollywood covered for.

@randystuart938 3 ай бұрын

Kirk had qualities similar to OJ Simpson. And he raped Natalie Wood in a hotel room but she didn't report it to the police because she didn't want it to come out that she wasn't exactly a wholesome teenager.

@katastrafika5253 3 ай бұрын

Wow shocking

@christopherbaker9676 3 ай бұрын

Mr Scott was a badass

@wonderrob3225 3 ай бұрын

I want to point out the great Author of "Roots" Alex Haley served in the U.S Coast Guard. During that time he first became a writer and helped the USCG found its "public Affairs' or journalism division.

@Okrollins1 2 ай бұрын

Oh, they don't recognize black soldiers.

@markparent5112 2 ай бұрын

Honorable mention should go to Burt Mustin. Look him up. Also, Don Knotts served in WWII.

@garysarratt1 3 ай бұрын

You forgot David Niven.

@LanceHotz-yn2si 2 ай бұрын

An honorable mention should go to the iconic character actor Leo Gordon. At six feet two inches tall, his powerfully built physique and intense piercing stare were enough to scare just about any man. He served in the US Army for two years during the War and was honorably discharged. After that he and an accomplice tried to rob a bar where a cop shot him in the stomach and he served four years in San Quentin. After completing his sentence, using his GI benefits he enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where two time Academy Award winner Jason Robards was his instructor. Don Siegel, who directed both John Wayne and Clint Eastwood in his iconic role as Dirty Harry, said that "Leo Gordon was the scariest man I ever met." He was also an accomplished screenwriter for movies and TV as well. Perhaps his most well known script was for the famous war movie, "Tobruk," starting Rock Hudson. Leo Gordon died in 2006 at the age of seventy eight after forty two years in the movies and television; a true Hollywood tough guy until the end.

@robertflint4115 3 ай бұрын

More people deserving of being on this list than some on it. Guys like Lee Marvin and Chuck Norris. Norris was a 2X world champ, as legit as you can get as far as "Tough". Also served 4 years as an Air Force MP, spending much of his time in Korea. Steve McQueen convinced him to bring martial arts into acting.

@CheerfulTerrier-xe6nn 3 ай бұрын

Having been in the military and a tournament fighter, Chuck Norris. Did not experience combat, and competed in non contact tournaments, what martiàl arts body confirmed the world championships? And if you are curious of my background....... practicing martiàl arts for sixty eight years......retired Marine

@FRLN500 3 ай бұрын

@@CheerfulTerrier-xe6nn He also competed in full contact tournaments, including one in which he suffered a broken arm and yet continued to fight.

@awartank 2 ай бұрын

What's a tough guys list without Clint Walker..

@Rev_Oir 4 ай бұрын

Brian Donlevy fought alongside General Pershing against Pancho Villa. He was just 14.

@jeffprusha7019 2 ай бұрын

Clint Eastwood, Yul Brenner, Lee van Cleef, John Wayne, Edward G. Robinson, etc.

@LifenaDay525 2 ай бұрын

John Wayne never served he just played tough in several movies. Oh and an admitted racist.

@jimmywrangles 3 ай бұрын

Tex Cobb, He fought Ali and that is tough.

@MartinRuckdeschel-ms7tv 2 ай бұрын

He also went 15 rounds with Larry Holmes and fought Shavers too

@Skedawg88 3 ай бұрын

William Smith. Bar none. The toughest by far.

@6lr6ak6 3 ай бұрын

Yr right he was tough, but not as tough as Tex Cobb.

@colbynewman9373 3 ай бұрын

William Smith was a Real life tough man

@kennycarlson9996 3 ай бұрын

@@6lr6ak6 william would woop tex in a street fight, he was well schooled in the martial arts,boxed could curl 200lbs ,and bench press well over 400lbs

@CarlosGambino_22 4 ай бұрын

what a life Christopher lee had..

@user-fq8rs7rz3i 3 ай бұрын

Incredible. A real life James Bond.

@petesmith9472 3 ай бұрын

Believe me, I hosted Christopher Lee in Sydney Australia and he was a modest, quiet man. He was also a collector of Special Forces memorabilia

@scottknode898 3 ай бұрын

@@user-fq8rs7rz3ihe was a cousin of Ian Fleming the James Bond creator and writer of James Bond novels.

@TheConchologist 3 ай бұрын

Lee made up almost all of his bio…he was a notorious prevaricator

@jamesdevlin6373 2 ай бұрын

As a young man, he witnessed the last public guillotine execution in France.

@markmaher4548 2 ай бұрын

Another one you've forgotten is Richard Todd. One of the first paratroopers to land in France on D-Day, he was part of the 7 Para, 5th Airborne Brigade, 6th Airborne Div, who captured & held Pegasus Bridge, just outside Caen for 5 days till they were relieved.

@d2d601 3 ай бұрын

George Kennedy

@ChillinVillin-in7sj 3 ай бұрын

Burt Lancaster,Robert Mitchum? The producers need to watch a performance of (all time best actor,my opinion) Charles Laughton.🀄️

@joebutlersnr7017 2 ай бұрын

I. Read somewhere once that the great American actor ' Neville Brand 'was the second most decorated man in the US army.

@seanmeehan-js5kh 3 ай бұрын

Rod Taylor was a true tough guy.

@mariethornton3123 2 ай бұрын

Tough Aussie Lad !

@seanmeehan-js5kh 2 ай бұрын

@@mariethornton3123 he bashed Richard Harris and Jim Brown, not softies. Great bloke.

@chrisperry7538 3 ай бұрын

What!? No Buster Keaton?!!! Did his own stunts in one take. If you are looking for tough guys, you missed Mike White, All SEC tackle at Alabama, then Navy SEAL Officer, during Desert Storm, he made TNT movies with Hulk Hogan (he was the one who knew how to handle a firearm).

@wallylosangeles4155 2 ай бұрын

Great Video thanks for sharing!!! 😊😊👏👏👏👏👍👍

@garywilson7992 2 ай бұрын

Something they didn’t mention about Audie Murphy, during making one of his movies, an actor who played one of his victims in a gunfight, said out loud to the film crew and others on the set, that if it had been a real life gunfight, that he was quicker on the draw than Audie, and that he would’ve killed him. This was in hearing distance to Audie, and Audie took him up on his claim, by saying, “well, let’s find out, only this time the guns are going to have real bullets in them.” And that put an end to that bravado.

@davidanderson_surrey_bc 2 ай бұрын

You don't bring a brag to a gunfight.

@user-fh1yl6td9t 4 ай бұрын

How could you leave out Lee Marvin?

@williamdavis7629 4 ай бұрын

Agree!

@javablanca547 3 ай бұрын

Stewart was a true hero. They did everything they could to keep him out of battle. Its true! He earned his stripes and led men into battle. No one like him or Audie Murphy.