# Id this bodybuilder (possibly Dave Draper?)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** talk-variety-show\
**Created:** [February 26, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bodybuilder-possibly-dave-draper/998084 "2024-02-26T02:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bodybuilder-possibly-dave-draper/998084/1 "2024-02-26T02:58:47Z")

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From 1967 Rowan and Martins Laugh-Ins pilot episode.  
[(45) Laugh-In: Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot | Full Episode - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytwtzDM79Mg) You can see the bodybuilder at 48:22 and 49:06. This was during a time when Draper was making small TV and movie appearances, but my eyes just can’t make a positive (or negative) id. I’m guessing Draper simply because he’s blond.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bodybuilder-possibly-dave-draper/998084/2 "2024-02-26T03:14:31Z")

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No, it’s not Draper.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bodybuilder-possibly-dave-draper/998084/3 "2024-02-26T03:14:32Z")

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I don’t think it was Draper.  
[![](https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dave-Draper-Bulk-Routine-Article-1.jpg) ](https://www.greatestphysiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Dave-Draper-Bulk-Routine-Article-1.jpg)

The IMDB page for the episode doesn’t credit anyone with that appearance.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bodybuilder-possibly-dave-draper/998084/4 "2024-02-26T03:17:37Z")

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Thanks, gang, I thought it was a stretch.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-bodybuilder-possibly-dave-draper/998084/5 "2024-02-26T03:20:57Z")

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FWIW, Dave died in 2021, at the ripe old age of 79 - ancient for a bodybuilder of his caliber.