I didn't want to seem sexist, so I wanted to also mention my top 5 on-screen hunks. These men make my blood boil and my heart beat fast. I must admit that I have man-crushes and if I was gay, then I would definitely want these men.
This list includes more classic hunks for the simple fact that there really aren’t that many hunks in our current generation of leading men.
1. James Dean – This man achieved icon status after only appearing in three films, only one opened before he died in a tragic car crash. His movies include the great Rebel Without A Cause, East Of Eden, and Giant. Often referred to as the greatest actor of his generation, it is hard to distinguish as “the” greatest since he only appeared in three films, but he is among the greats of that generation, which included Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift.
2. Montgomery Clift – That last line brings a nice segway into No. 2. This man was really handsome. His career is more defined than Dean, but his life was also derailed by a car accident. His great movies were From Here To Eternity, Alfred Hitchock’s I Confess, and Judgment At Nuremberg.
3. Rock Hudson – He made a name for himself by appearing in many Douglas Sirk melodramas like Magnificent Obsession and, All That Heaven Allows. He also created a nice on-screen couple with Doris Day in Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. Rock Hudson defined what a manly man is. And he was gay, so it’d be alright for me to have a crush on him. Well, that applies to Montgomery Clift as well.
4. Paul Newman – He was really good looking as a young man. Even when he got older in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Sting, Paul was very rugged. Call me old-fashioned but I’d take Butch any day.
5. Brad Pitt – Have you seen his body? Man, he has abs of steel. I must admit that Brad Pitt is pretty hot, and I would not be afraid to say that in public. In fact, I have.
Honorable Mentions: Elvis, Humphrey Bogart, Jude Law (although he’s more sexy than hunky), Clive Owen, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford.
Who are your man-crushes?
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— go to most recent comments1 - Gina
I think I might have too many to list.
One of my all time faves is Tom Cruise. He's always looked good in his movies. Minus Collateral cause I really didn't dig the blonde look all that much.
Josh Holloway, Sawyer from Lost. I've been drawn to him since the first episode.
Noah Wyle, formerly Dr. Carter of ER. I've always thought he was cute when the show started years ago, but he really matured into something hot.
Gale Harold from Queer as Folk. I've been a fan of the show since it began, and recent photoshoots released of his has had me drooling.
Hayden Christensen. Another man I've been a fan of for a long time. I remember first seeing him on a show on Fox Family called High Ground. His look in Episode III definitely had me going.
2 - Brooke Lee
No, no, no, no and no. And a few more no's.
Ya only got one right: Jude Law.
Yul Brynner
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
Fredric March
Colin Firth
Henry Rollins
Julian McMahon
Sam Neil
Johnny Depp - Noone can Depp it like he can.
And the guy who played Jesus is hot: Jim what's his name.
And Christ I hate to admit it, but that willowy lil Orlando Bloom.
3 - Duane
My favorites are ... uh ... hey, wait a second. I'm a guy. I can't do this. Put up the babes thing again.
4 - Brooke Lee
AND that guy who played Broken Sword in Hero; we can group him under the "sensitive" hunk category.
5 - Bennett
Duane, you are funny. Tan, you are the Man. Glad to see this balance from you, and I do agree about Brad Pitt (Fight Club or Snatch).
Honorable mention:
Sydney Portier
6 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
not that i would wish such things, but if i were stuck in a lift with john cusack or johnny depp or Aidan Gillan and the only way we could survive was some demented imaginative filth of some kind, probably i'd have to accept the situation and get on with it.
or that Bright Eyes fella even.
7 - Eric Olsen
I like watching myself on TV - is that autoerotica?
8 - Brooke Lee
Nah, it's just egotistical. :p
9 - Eric Olsen
I don't think I enjoyed that answer
10 - Duane
I'm wondering why there aren't more women responding to this post. OK, OK, anyway, if I were gay (and I'm not, not there's anything ... oh, nevermind), I would consider these guys as worthy of my attention (I mean, if they were gay and all).
Hugh Jackman
George Clooney
Johnny Depp
The Rock
Antonio Banderas
Now, excuse me, I have to go oil up my power saw. Yep.
11 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
Duane!!! im shocked and also stunned!! the rock??? jackman??? and maybe Desperado era Banderas but nowadays i'd have to say something along the lines of "move along, Banderas."
Clooney's a tough one. by association he is more attractive than the rest, since Kirsten was in an episode of ER, and so he has some link there.
and what of tobey macguire? in geek mode, before he turned into spider-man.
and Eric O - "i don't think i like that answer" made my day. that was some high-class hilarity right there.
12 - Brooke Lee
I'm not even a real woman; I have a detachable penis.
I only like Hugh Jackman if he's scruffy; clean shavin he's poof city.
13 - HW Saxton
These are not crushes.I repeat these are
NOT crushes. But I think all these guys
are way cool and movie star handsome in
the old school Hollywood way. Mostly,I
think that they are all cool tough guys
that I want to be LIKE more than I want
to be WITH. Not that there's anything at
all wrong with that.It's just not me.If
I was female though...
1)Robert Mitchum - This guy was just the
coolest!!! And he was ALWAYS stoned on
weed.And it shows. LOL.
2)Lee Marvin - Another cool tough guy.
Underrated as hell too as that goes.
3)Sterling Hayden - The original rebel.
Much cooler than James Dean,whom in my
book, was kind of a sissy for a supposed
"Rebel Without A Cause".
4)Charles Bronson - I dunno know if he's
technically handsome but he is a badass
for sure.
5)Robert Ryan - This guy never gets any
credit for anything. He's an underrated
actor and has that dark brooding look
that would attract me if I was a female
I think.
Honorable Mention - Denzel Washington
My friends think I'm nuts but if my life
story was put on the silver screen, I'd
want D.W. to play me. Even though I am a
shade or two lighter than he.
14 - Natalie Davis
Jackman. Jackman. Jackman.
*sigh*
Cary Grant.
Denzel Washington.
Kevin Anderson.
Takeshi Kaga.
Taye Diggs.
Bo Bice.
And did I say Hugh Jackman?
*sigh*
Mr. Hoang, you have my admiration and gratitude for sharing your enlightenment with the world.
Mr. Saxton, why not DW to portray you? Tell your myopic friends that it's about ACTING, and last I checked, Mr. Washington is a consummate actor. You, sir, also have my admiration for thinking outside of the box.
15 - HW Saxton
Ms. Davis, Thank you for the compliment.
Denzel is indeed a fine actor and a most
handsome man as well. And from what I've
seen in interviews very cool and sharp
witted as well. If only I could have one
or two of those attributes.
Damn,I forgot all about Cary Grant. He's
just sooo-ooooooooo-ooooo damned smooth.
Definitely a players player.
16 - Tan Hoang
Wow, I'm surprised not many more people find James Dean a hunk. I'd eat him up if I could... I can't wait till I go to heaven.
17 - visualsimplicity
Alright, I feel I should offer up a list too since I posted a great deal in the on screen beauty one. Let's see, I don't really know how to judge but here are a few unmentioned:
Ryan Reynolds - man he's chiseled (to the point where he could be a masterpiece of Rodin) and he's funny to boot.
Matthew McConaughey (or is that Josh Lucas? I get them confused sometimes) - something about the southern accent.
Jeff Bridges - odd choice but I just remember thinking the way he chewed food and talked at the same time in Blown Away was so neat.
Ryan Phillippe - he was the slickest of slicks and I wish I could have been as slick as him in Cruel Intentions.
And I can't really think of one more.
18 - Steve S
Dan Futterman
Tom Hanks
Johnny Depp
Elijah Wood
Ryan Reynolds
19 - Natalie Davis
Oh! One more!
Viggo Viggo Viggo
Viggo Mortensen!
Talented, soulful, individualistic, artistic, poetic, courageous, musical. Oh -- and smokin'.
20 - Tan Hoang
Viggo is a hunk. He doesn't quite make my honorable mention list though.
21 - Natalie Davis
That's OK. I'm prepared to comfort him following this disappointment, if need be.
22 - dietdoc
Duane writes: "My favorites are ... uh ... hey, wait a second. I'm a guy. I can't do this. Put up the babes thing again."
Reply: I know the feeling but I can't help bringing up someone who, at least on a brief scan of the choices so far, has been wrongly neglected: Steve McQueen. That guy was so cool and so macho Sheryl Crowe sings about him even today.
The other four can be picked from any of the lists above.
Cheers,
Ron
23 - Nancy
First we're limited to only 10 top greatest Americans, and now we only get FIVE greatest hunks?! What is this, an exercise in masochism? Arrr...ok, ok, uhhhhh...
Johnny Depp
Yul Brynner
Hugh Grant
Alan Rickman
Denzel Washington
James Earl Jones' voice
24 - Shark
re; two-dimensional lust objects
Gawd, DietDoc, ya beat me to it:
STEVE MCQUEEN! -- probably the coolest cat ever to be captured on celluloid!
Women loved him, men loved him: a really RARE quality in film stars.
(And The Quality I would say that is the Main Criteria for universal Hunkdom.)
ADD:
Jose Ferrer
Gerard Depardieau
both, ironically, as Cyrano.
25 - Shark
Almost forgot:
James Coburn was also the King of Cool.