# The Thread of Weathered Heads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 21, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681 "2017-03-21T11:39:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pork-Chop_Express)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/1 "2017-03-21T11:39:31Z")

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Please feel free to post pictures of celebrities whose heads are rough-hewn and weathered-looking. I don’t necessarily mean very old people, just people who wouldn’t look out of place in a 19th century logging camp.

I’ll get the ball rolling with Stephen McHattie.

[![](https://images.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/television/2009/04/04/mchattie_wont_take_the_edge_off/stephenmchattie.jpeg) ](https://images.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/entertainment/television/2009/04/04/mchattie_wont_take_the_edge_off/stephenmchattie.jpeg)

[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTI3MTM2NTQzN15BMl5BanBnXkFyZXN1bWU@.\_V1\_UX214\_CR0,0,214,317\_AL\_.jpg](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTI3MTM2NTQzN15BMl5BanBnXkFyZXN1bWU@._V1_UX214_CR0,0,214,317_AL_.jpg)

[http://statici.behindthevoiceactors.com/behindthevoiceactors/\_img/actors/stephen-mchattie-1.62.jpg](http://statici.behindthevoiceactors.com/behindthevoiceactors/_img/actors/stephen-mchattie-1.62.jpg)

[http://siegelproductions.ca/ottawarocks/images/Stephenmchattie1small.jpg](http://siegelproductions.ca/ottawarocks/images/Stephenmchattie1small.jpg)

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/2 "2017-03-21T11:49:12Z")

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Can’t link right now, but I think William Forsythe might fit.

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**Author:** ![The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pork-Chop_Express)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/3 "2017-03-21T11:57:42Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> Can’t link right now, but I think William Forsythe might fit.

I see what you mean, yeah. 🙂

[![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk4MTkxMTMwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzkyNDMz._V1_UX214_CR0,0,214,317_AL_.jpg) ](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk4MTkxMTMwM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzkyNDMz._V1_UX214_CR0,0,214,317_AL_.jpg)

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**Author:** ![The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pork-Chop_Express)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/4 "2017-03-21T12:02:01Z")

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The late Darrell Sandeen, as seen here in a bit part in LA Confidential, had a wonderfully blasted visage.

[![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80dDUWB4Rc8/VolQBJ22U_I/AAAAAAAAmnY/uu1TGZW118A/s1600/LAConfidential_063Pyxurz.jpg) ](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-80dDUWB4Rc8/VolQBJ22U_I/AAAAAAAAmnY/uu1TGZW118A/s1600/LAConfidential_063Pyxurz.jpg)

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/5 "2017-03-21T12:53:42Z")

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**Danny Trejo** ’s face looks as if it was used as a wind-block by some less-weathered heads:

[https://photogrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Danny-Trejo.jpg](https://photogrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Danny-Trejo.jpg)

> **[Danny Trejo - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=EWOGX23K&id=3F15C443ACC6014CEB43926D316782901680168E&q=Danny%2BTrejo&simid=608025718197586515&selectedIndex=63&ajaxhist=0)**
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[http://www.socalmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/5AjLRRSmREm1CXDYsAhk\_danny\_trejo.jpg](http://www.socalmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/5AjLRRSmREm1CXDYsAhk_danny_trejo.jpg)

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**Author:** ![The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pork-Chop_Express)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/6 "2017-03-21T12:56:42Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> **Danny Trejo** ’s face looks as if it was used as a wind-block by some less-weathered heads:
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> [https://photogrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Danny-Trejo.jpg](https://photogrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Danny-Trejo.jpg)
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> [Danny Trejo - Search](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=EWOGX23K&id=3F15C443ACC6014CEB43926D316782901680168E&q=Danny+Trejo&simid=608025718197586515&selectedIndex=63&ajaxhist=0)
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> [socalmuse.com](http://www.socalmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/5AjLRRSmREm1CXDYsAhk_danny_trejo.jpg)

Was it an illness that caused it, I wonder.

Robert Patrick was always going to have the weathered look.

[![](http://digitalspyuk.cdnds.net/15/30/1600x800/landscape-ustv-x-files-robert-patrick-1.jpg) ](http://digitalspyuk.cdnds.net/15/30/1600x800/landscape-ustv-x-files-robert-patrick-1.jpg)

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/7 "2017-03-21T13:04:10Z")

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> [@The\_Pork-Chop\_Express](#):
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> Was it an illness that caused it, I wonder.

Partly. According to his Wikipedia entry:

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> Trejo is known for his distinctive appearance. In addition to his heavily lined face, scarred from cystic acne and a brawl…

> **[Danny Trejo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo)**
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> Daniel Trejo (/ˈtreɪhoʊ/, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish: \[ˈtɾexo\]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he landed a role in Runaway Train (1985). The first film in which he was given a proper credited role was as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown ...

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**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/8 "2017-03-21T13:29:15Z")

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[Kramer’s](http://kramersapartment.com/wp-content/uploads/kramer-teeth-the-abstinence-seinfeld.jpg) face looked like an old catcher’s mitt after he took up smoking. Look away, he’s hideous!

If women are allowed in the logging camp I think [Kellyanne](http://images.dailykos.com/images/323588/story_image/GettyImages-621088886.jpg?1478539231) could fit right in.

I’ve always thought [the Wahlberg’s](http://heightline.com/wp-content/uploads/Mark-Wahlberg-brothers.jpg) look a little rough.

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/9 "2017-03-21T16:11:43Z")

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> [@WOOKINPANUB](#):
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> [Kramer’s](http://kramersapartment.com/wp-content/uploads/kramer-teeth-the-abstinence-seinfeld.jpg) face looked like an old catcher’s mitt after he took up smoking. Look away, he’s hideous!
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> If women are allowed in the logging camp I think [Kellyanne](http://images.dailykos.com/images/323588/story_image/GettyImages-621088886.jpg?1478539231) could fit right in.
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> I’ve always thought [the Wahlberg’s](http://heightline.com/wp-content/uploads/Mark-Wahlberg-brothers.jpg) look a little rough.

Nice pics. Kellyanne’s pulling a mean trollface there.

Yeah, the Wahlbergs have the look. It’s as if they’ve lived most of their lives outside.

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/10 "2017-03-21T19:12:55Z")

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I’ve always felt that Lance Henriksen [https://www.google.com/search?q=lance+henriksen&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjyk-CjpejSAhVir1QKHTNAAksQ\_AUIBigB&biw=1377&bih=1093&dpr=1#imgrc=\_](https://www.google.com/search?q=lance+henriksen&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjyk-CjpejSAhVir1QKHTNAAksQ_AUIBigB&biw=1377&bih=1093&dpr=1#imgrc=_) has the quintessential weathered look.

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/11 "2017-03-21T19:32:18Z")

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[Willem Dafoe](https://damnuglyphotography.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/willem_dafoe_11531.jpg)

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/12 "2017-03-21T22:30:11Z")

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Top, top weathered heads, lads. Thanks.

Jack Palance is another elder statesman of the weathered head scene. A nice mix of sun damage and frontier grit.

[http://www.malcolmr.com/wp-content/images/jack\_palance1.jpg](http://www.malcolmr.com/wp-content/images/jack_palance1.jpg)

[![](https://lostcreekbags.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/jack-palance-as-monte-walsh.jpg) ](https://lostcreekbags.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/jack-palance-as-monte-walsh.jpg)

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/13 "2017-03-21T22:41:41Z")

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[Tommy Lee Jones](https://thatmomentin.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/basilisk-stare-tommy-le-012.jpg)

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/14 "2017-03-21T22:47:44Z")

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Jerome Flynn (of Game of Thrones/Robson & Jerome fame)

[http://winteriscoming.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bronn-1024.jpg](http://winteriscoming.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bronn-1024.jpg)

[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b2/f5/18/b2f518a16fe059b17f05b98de04f3639.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b2/f5/18/b2f518a16fe059b17f05b98de04f3639.jpg)

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/15 "2017-03-21T22:52:32Z")

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[Ernest Borgnine](http://static.tvgcdn.net/rovi/showcards/feed/730/thumbs/30832730_1300x1733.jpg)

[Clint](http://secondnexus.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Eastwood.jpg)

[Harvey Keitel](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-stms0TH5Fjg/UYOxKKRr9JI/AAAAAAAAIao/eok79987c4o/s1600/keitel-harvey-01-g.jpg)

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**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/16 "2017-03-21T23:14:17Z")

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Niki Lauda was oxidized, not weathered.

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/17 "2017-03-22T00:25:16Z")

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Ron Perlman.  
Luis Guzman.  
Mickey Rourke.

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/18 "2017-03-22T00:44:32Z")

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[Brad Dourif](http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?53130-Classify-Brad-Dourif) looks like he used to ride with some rough types.

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**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-weathered-heads/782681/19 "2017-03-22T02:05:31Z")

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You want weathered? Try Keith Richards. Honorable mention: Tom Waits.
