# Handsomest TV dad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381 "2018-06-19T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/21 "2018-06-19T19:36:46Z")
[Tim Daly](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004857/) (as Mr. Madam Secretary on _Madam Secretary_). [Charlie Hunnam](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402271/) (on _Sons of Anarchy_) is tied for second place with [Jeffrey Dean Morgan](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604742/) (_Supernatural_). [Damian Lewis](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/) (on _Billions_) is on the list, too. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/22 "2018-06-19T19:40:14Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > Mike Brady. Along with Carol Brady, they also win hottest combined couple (should that thread get created). This. Too bad he was so in the closet he could see Narnia. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/23 "2018-06-19T20:32:39Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Eh, I wouldn’t call Don a terrible father. He’s not great, to be sure, but considering the times he lived in, as well as his own horrific upbringing, he could have been much worse. At least he shows his kids some affection (when he remembers they exist), which is more than they get from their mother. Don loves his kids, to be sure. I’d say he was terrible because he let his womanizing destroy his marriages, thus jeopardizing his relationship with his kids. I’m sure Sally finding out about his cheating on Megan gave her a lot of trust issues in the future. Likewise he loved both his wives, but again not enough to quit womanizing. He supported Megan’s career choices (even if reluctantly) even though he hated it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/24 "2018-06-19T20:46:05Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Tom Selleck has gained weight, but I would nominate him in _Blue Bloods_ as handsomest TV patriarch. > > Regards, > Shodan I am a straight male…but that is one handsome man. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/25 "2018-06-19T21:54:36Z")
Speaking of **Blue Bloods** what about Donnie Wahlberg? Not only damn good looking, but a loving husband, good father, has a dangerous job and just steals every scene he’s in, including ones with Selleck. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/26 "2018-06-19T22:34:44Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Don Draper is one of the handsomest men in all of modern television. Or THE most. > [@Colibri](#): > > Don Draper is the one who came to mind. > [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Don Draper, all day every day. …is the right answer. It’s not really a fair fight, though. Jon Hamm is basically a Disney prince made flesh. **TriPolar** ’s answer of Ricky Ricardo’s pretty good too, and while I haven’t seen the show Tim Daly’s on now, I would _never_ hesitate about putting him on any “best-looking” list. Rowr. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/27 "2018-06-19T22:40:10Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Race Bannon and Dr. Quest. I thought we weren’t doing couples in this thread… Another vote for Dick Van Dyke. Not stereotypical leading man looks (that’d be Jon Hamm\*), but the quick mind and sense of humor is much more attractive. \*or McSteamy, or the dad from The Nanny… ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/28 "2018-06-19T23:30:32Z")
> [@choie](#): > > …is the right answer. It’s not really a fair fight, though. Jon Hamm is basically a Disney prince made flesh. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/E5tB66lTLa0/maxresdefault.jpg "American Dad 803 Can I Be Frank With You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5tB66lTLa0) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/29 "2018-06-19T23:37:56Z")
Andrew Lincoln…Rick Grimes from The Walking dead. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/30 "2018-06-20T01:05:46Z")
It’s hard to beat Tom Selleck. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/31 "2018-06-20T01:19:22Z")
Mike Brady is my answer. (So many people mentioned Tom Selleck - was Magnum P. I. a father?) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/32 "2018-06-20T01:21:01Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Mike Brady is my answer. > > (So many people mentioned Tom Selleck - was Magnum P. I. a father?) He was, just like Leroy Jethro Gibbs. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/33 "2018-06-20T01:22:05Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > This. Too bad he was so in the closet he could see Narnia. So was Darrin II. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/34 "2018-06-20T01:23:11Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Ward Cleaver himself, Hugh Beaumont. Ward is the first TV dad I thought of, even though sometimes he might have been a little hard on The Beaver. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/35 "2018-06-20T01:25:59Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Ward is the first TV dad I thought of, even though sometimes he might be a bit hard on The Beaver. That joke is so old, I fell off my dinosaur laughing the first time I heard it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/36 "2018-06-20T02:11:28Z")
Jaime Lannister. ---
**Author:** ![Temporary\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/37 "2018-06-20T08:27:32Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Mike Brady is my answer. > > (So many people mentioned Tom Selleck - was Magnum P. I. a father?) I believe _Magnum_ had a daughter (or perhaps a step daughter) with his French wife who wasn’t really dead; but more likely the mentions of Tom Selleck as a father are in reference to his current role as _Frank Reagan_ on **Blue Bloods**. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/38 "2018-06-20T08:46:01Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Gosh darn all you 1999ers with your condescending, vast knowledge of all things trivial! This is the answer \*I \*was going to give until _your_ magic 1999er eight ball instructed you to steal it from my mind. This just furthers my belief that ALL the 1999ers are secret moderators, reading our posts, looking for keywords of online terrorism like “troll” and taking notes for future operations against us. Beware! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/39 "2018-06-20T09:18:50Z")
Robert Urich. Followed by Robert Urich, Robert Urich, Robert Urich… did Patrick Swayze ever play a TV dad? If not, then position number five goes to Robert Urich… I’ll drop the Robert Urich crush I’ve had since 7th grade on the day I die. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handsomest-tv-dad/816381/40 "2018-06-20T11:06:57Z")
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