# Who is the most handsome actor in TV or Movie history? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031 "2014-06-30T19:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/1 "2014-06-30T19:29:32Z")
I’m a straight male, but I am still curious what the ladies and other guys think on this topic. I often have a very hard time determining what makes one guy particularly attractive over another, especially to women. Mel Gibson just looks like a regular dude to me, even when he was younger. Anyway, I’m curious what you think. You can discount all bias against them for any personal problems or weird views if you like(Tom Cruise…Mel Gibson) Just purely on looks. Who is the most handsome man to appear on screen? I kind of assumed/guessed Christopher Reeve was a good answer. As a kid, he was Superman to me, but even looking back, that guy is…striking. Very few people are born looking as striking as him. It is memorable. [I think it might be the eyes.](http://www.peoplequiz.com/images/bios/christopher_reeve.-3351.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/2 "2014-06-30T19:44:47Z")
[Montgomery Clift](http://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/hollywood/portraits/montgomery_clift.jpg) [Marlon Brando](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30500000/Marlon-Brando-marlon-brando-30585285-880-1099.jpg) [Gary Cooper](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BUOfb81B9EE/TKJI2BZHMhI/AAAAAAAAE-o/Oz7LO60FPqs/s400/gary-cooper-0907-lg.jpg) [John Derek](http://i500.listal.com/image/58355/250full.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/3 "2014-06-30T19:51:02Z")
That’s easy. 1. Paul Newman 2. Cary Grant 3. Daniel Craig ---
**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:** [June 30, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/4 "2014-06-30T20:00:10Z")
[Randolph Scott](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RVGFGmoltDs#t=43) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/5 "2014-06-30T20:01:40Z")
It’s hard to front on a young Brando. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/6 "2014-06-30T20:05:11Z")
[Paul Newman](https://www.google.com/search?q=paul+newman&client=firefox-a&hs=BQj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=i8CxU8OPFtCSyAS8qYGABQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ). [Daniel Craig](https://www.google.com/search?q=daniel+craig&client=firefox-a&hs=ZRj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=4cCxU5SYA8WvyATIuYDABw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1876&bih=1020&dpr=0.9). That’s all I’ve got. Mickey Rourke was gorgeous before he went the plastic surgery route. Tom Berenger too. Come to think of it, stars who didn’t screw with their appearance as they aged remain gorgeous. Stars who did, didn’t. As a gereral rule. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/7 "2014-06-30T20:15:45Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > [Montgomery Clift](http://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/hollywood/portraits/montgomery_clift.jpg) > > [Marlon Brando](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30500000/Marlon-Brando-marlon-brando-30585285-880-1099.jpg) > > [Gary Cooper](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BUOfb81B9EE/TKJI2BZHMhI/AAAAAAAAE-o/Oz7LO60FPqs/s400/gary-cooper-0907-lg.jpg) > > [John Derek](http://i500.listal.com/image/58355/250full.jpg) Whippersnappers the lot of them! [Rudolph Valentino](https://deadwrite.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/valentino.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/8 "2014-06-30T20:20:42Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > [Paul Newman](https://www.google.com/search?q=paul+newman&client=firefox-a&hs=BQj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=i8CxU8OPFtCSyAS8qYGABQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ). > [Daniel Craig](https://www.google.com/search?q=daniel+craig&client=firefox-a&hs=ZRj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=4cCxU5SYA8WvyATIuYDABw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1876&bih=1020&dpr=0.9). > > That’s all I’ve got. Mickey Rourke was gorgeous before he went the plastic surgery route. Tom Berenger too. Come to think of it, stars who didn’t screw with their appearance as they aged remain gorgeous. Stars who did, didn’t. As a gereral rule. You are 100% correct about plastic surgery. So strange people still use it. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/9 "2014-06-30T20:25:08Z")
This straight chick’s first thought was Cary Grant. He’s pretty much the straightforward tall dark & handsome. I don’t find Daniel Craig attractive at all. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/10 "2014-06-30T20:33:36Z")
Paul Newman ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/11 "2014-06-30T20:38:36Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Paul Newman Hell, Robert Redford is better looking than Paul Newman. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/12 "2014-06-30T20:46:19Z")
I share my mom’s admiration for [Tyrone Power](http://img.youtube.com/vi/_62lSZmn8X8/hqdefault.jpg). Yeah on Cary Grant, too. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/13 "2014-06-30T20:48:11Z")
Most handsome? [Sendhil](http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/sendhil_ramamurthy/img/Sendhil_Ramamurthy_2.jpg) [Ramamurthy](http://voxjoae.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/sendhil-ramamurthy.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/14 "2014-06-30T21:15:16Z")
[Marcello](http://www.cinephile.ru/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/15.jpg) [Mastroianni](http://just-thauna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/marcelloM.jpg). And, obvious but I’ll say it anyway: Johnny Depp. I mean, [holy shit](http://thunderbird37.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Johnny-Depp-johnny-depp-34330259-589-707.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/15 "2014-06-30T21:22:35Z")
what’s his name, you know the guy with the face. it’s a hard question. some were pretty and some were handsome. Kirk Douglas had a full featured face of some handsome quality. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/16 "2014-06-30T21:25:57Z")
I always thought [Eric Stoltz](http://static.cinemagia.ro/img/db/actor/00/46/69/eric-stoltz-494518l.jpg) was pretty handsome. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/17 "2014-06-30T21:45:18Z")
Daniel Craig just looks creepy to me. I’m going with Monty Cliff before the accident. That’s actually a benchmark phrase I use to establish my scale of attractive men, (For example, “I suppose that guy’s handsome enough, but he’s no Monty Cliff before the accident.”) I remember seeing an episode of an old television series circa 1960, young Richard Chamberlain in jeans and a white T-shirt, breathtakingly gorgeous. Like many stars, men and women, it’s a pity that he tried to keep it up with bad plastic surgery and got weird looking. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/18 "2014-06-30T21:48:19Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > Hell, Robert Redford is better looking than Paul Newman. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. [Paul](https://www.google.com/search?q=paul+newman+google+images&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wtqxU6moEMSQyAS7r4CoDA&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1591&bih=673) [Robert](https://www.google.com/search?q=paul+newman+google+images&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=wtqxU6moEMSQyAS7r4CoDA&ved=0CBwQsAQ&biw=1591&bih=673#q=robert+redford+google+images&tbm=isch) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/19 "2014-06-30T21:59:29Z")
My mother had a thing for [Robert Taylor](http://0.static.wix.com/media/ce6d9e_fb55b4bec7696f84573bf951f839a127.jpg_1024) It’s a hard question, though, because some people like pretty-boy handsome (I’d put young Redford and Reeve in that category) and some people like rugged handsome (Kirk Douglas.) Not that I’m a good judge of stuff like this. But the first two names that came to me were Burt Lancaster and Charleton Heston. Oddly enough, when you look at stills of them, they don’t look that good. But put them on screen and they positively smoke. ---
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031/20 "2014-06-30T22:23:04Z")
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