Hairiest actors?

[gytalf2000]

I was talking to a friend the other day. He had just seen "40 Year Old Virgin" and said that he laughed his head off despite the language and coarse humor (he usually does not go for that kind of thing!). He commented on the "chest hair removal" scene and was surprised to learn that it was Steve Carell's real hair. We started talking about the trend toward hairlessness in males that has been going on for a few years now and contrasting it with the 1970s when hairiness was a good thing -- for guys, anyway! Steve Carell is pretty hairy (I wish I had coverage like that!). What other actors are at least as hairy, or hairier? We thought of a few: Chuck Norris, Tom Selleck, Burt Reynolds, Sam Elliott, and Robin Williams. There was also a very hairy guy in the Ben Stiller/Jennifer Aniston movie "Along Came Polly", in the basketball scene, but he certainly is not a well-known actor. Does any one care to add to the list?

[pinkfreud]

Sean Connery is mighty hairy, except on his head.

[Zsofia]

Alec Baldwin, back when he took his shirt off a lot, looked like he was wearing a mohair undershirt.

[Mahaloth]

Robin Williams

I bet he's never even gotten a sun tan.

[MovieMogul]

The scariest thing in Alien: Resurrection is the sight of Dan Hedaya with his shirt off.

[OneCentStamp]

Tony Shalhoub. Methinks this list will end up flush with our Semitic brethren.

[lieu]

I think I remember Fred Williams being so afflicted.

[Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]

George "The Animal" Steele.

[Wee Bairn]

Some comedian once said of Mork, when he was in the bathtub in Garp or Moscow on the Hudson, it looked like he was wearing a wool sweater.

[Annie-Xmas]

Originally Posted by Mahaloth

Robin Williams

I bet he's never even gotten a sun tan.

We have a winner. His wife's nickname for him is "Opera Gloves."

[What Exit?]

Robin Williams is very hairy, but does anyone remember Jamie Farr, he played Klinger on MASH? He was the hairiest actor I have ever seen that was not just an extra.

Jim

[pizzabrat]

What about the poster guy for Apple back in the early days? I thought this thread was inspired by him; that the OP must have been reading digg today. Pics: 1 2

[OneCentStamp]

Actually, I think I have our winner here.

[astro]

Originally Posted by OneCentStamp

Actually, I think I have our winner here.

Real ones

More pics

[tremorviolet]

Originally Posted by What Exit?

Robin Williams is very hairy, but does anyone remember Jamie Farr, he played Klinger on MASH? He was the hairiest actor I have ever seen that was not just an extra.

Jim

I dunno, I think Robin Willilams wins.

Jamie Farr

Robin Williams

I've was right next to Robin Williams at a bike ride (so he was in short sleeves and shorts) and, man, he is one hairy guy...

[What Exit?]

Originally Posted by tremorviolet

I dunno, I think Robin Willilams wins.

Jamie Farr

Robin Williams

I've was right next to Robin Williams at a bike ride (so he was in short sleeves and shorts) and, man, he is one hairy guy...

The Photos are pretty convincing, I am actually remembering Mr. Farr from Battle of the Network Stars. He looked harrier in those than the picture you found indicated. So maybe I am misremembering.

Jim

[wolf_meister]

Edward Asner (but certainly not on his head)
I tried looking for a photo but after a while there's something creepy about looking for a hairy Ed Asner photo.

[carlb]

Bob Hoskins, while maybe not quite up to the Robin Williams standard, is pretty hairy. The scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? that the still comes from shows off his ample back hair, too.

[Trunk]

Originally Posted by pizzabrat

2

Dudley, why don't you watch these two mice play with each other on the computer while I rub your shoulders.

[RealityChuck]

Rin Tin Tin (a #1 Box office attraction)
Lassie*
Benji
Cheetah


*N.B. Lassie has been played by both males and females -- males looked better on screen, but females learned tricks better.

[cactus waltz]

I wonder how many times a day mr. Williams needs to shave.

[Mrs. Cake]

Not in the same category as Mr. Williams, but I remember being surprised at the amount of body hair on Patrick Stewart during a topless shot in I, Claudius . Not the plucked, shaved and oiled Captain Picard of later years.

[The Eater in the Round]

In the hairy but still good looking category I nominate Pierce Brosnan.

[kelly5078]

I've only seen him with his clothes off in "The Piano," but I seem to recall Harvey Keitel being a hairy guy. And his body is almost as oddly-shaped as Robin Williams' (but not quite). I can't find a photo online, though.

[teela brown]

Originally Posted by carlb

Bob Hoskins, while maybe not quite up to the Robin Williams standard, is pretty hairy. The scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? that the still comes from shows off his ample back hair, too.

You can get a good eyeful of his ample front hair if you see the movie Mrs. Henderson Presents - and a lot more, besides.

[Bippy the Beardless]

Cousin it.

[Wile E]

I think even Robin Williams would happily claim the title of Hairiest Actor, any further discussion should be about who's the second hairiest.

I remember a People (or a similar magazine) article about Williams back in his Mork heydey and a picture that showed him from behind walking down the beach with his wife. He was wearing shorts which he hiked up over his buttcheeks. The hair never stopped or even thinned out in the buttockal region.


Has anyone ever noticed how the work hirsute sounds like hair suit?

[kaylasdad99]

Originally Posted by OneCentStamp

Actually, I think I have our winner here.

GOLDURNIT! Now if I say Lon Chaney Jr., it won't be as funny, or even original, just anticlimactic.

Oh, the hell with it. Lon Chaney Jr.

[chowder]

King Kong

[corkboard]

In the scenes in Garp where Williams plays a teenager, at one point he gets into a little semi-naked tryst with the neighbor girl. He takes off his shirt and he's hairless- I always wondered what he went through to look like that, considering the natural sweater he's saddled with.

[lissener]

Jeremy Piven.

[pizzabrat]

Originally Posted by teela brown

You can get a good eyeful of his ample front hair if you see the movie Mrs. Henderson Presents - and a lot more, besides.

Are you sure that wasn't a double? It was a pretty distant shot.

[teela brown]

Originally Posted by pizzabrat

Are you sure that wasn't a double? It was a pretty distant shot.

Good question. Somehow I think every inch is him, though. I'll go over to IMDB trivia and see if they reveal the hard truth.

[teela brown]

Nothing at IMDB trivia, but at about.com, there's an interview with Mr. Hoskins in which he confirms that you are seeing the real Bob, hairy front, "ol' wrinkly", and all.

[Morgyn]

As a side comment, I once saw Robin Williams on a show when he was promoting Hook. He mentioned that they'd had to shave his arms for the movie, and he referred to himself as a "human Chia pet".

[Oslo Ostragoth]

Originally Posted by tremorviolet

I dunno, I think Robin Willilams wins.

Jamie Farr

Robin Williams

I've was right next to Robin Williams at a bike ride (so he was in short sleeves and shorts) and, man, he is one hairy guy...

Slight hijack: Didja know Jamie Farr was in No Time for Sargeants? Check out his page on the IMDB. He was in his 50's when he was in M*A*S*H.

[h.sapiens]

Kelsey Grammer is another hairy chest, not so much on top guy.

[SSG Schwartz]

I am really surprised that Ron Jeremy has not been mentioned yet. Or do Dopers not want to admit that they have seen his work?

SGT Schwartz

[JThunder]

I vote for Gossamer.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Originally Posted by RealityChuck

Cheetah


.

That's "Cheeta", for the correct spelling, Bob!

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

And he's still alive!

Cheeta became the longest lived known chimpanzee upon reaching the age 64 in 1996. Cheeta is still alive at the age of 74, living at the primate sanctuary called Creative Habitats and Enrichment for Endangered and Threatened Apes - or CHEETA in Palm Springs, California. He is cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest primate (presumably meaning oldest non-human primate).

In retirement Cheeta watches television and makes paintings which are sold to benefit primate-related charities. He often watches his old films with his grandson, Jiggs.

Photo Link--

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