Can you tell me who this is?
Can you tell me who this is?
#1Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 2:43pm
I found this picture that my grandmother had. She told me that she thinks it's a movie star because she used to get pictures from them, and it looks like one of the photos that the studios used to send.
http://broadwayworld.com/viewphoto.cfm?id=26693
Updated On: 5/10/11 at 02:43 PM
#2Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 2:51pmNot sure, but it looks a bit like Ken Howard.
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#2Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 3:37pmThat looks like a WWII era shot to me, making Ken too young. Do you know when the photo is from?
kooky
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#5Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 4:22pmI don't know who that is .... but it's def NOT Gary Cooper.
StockardFan
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#6Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 4:58pmNo, it's not Gary Cooper. I don't recognize him at all.
KFTC!!!!!
nomdeplume
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#7Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 4:58pm
He looks about 46 to 54, if that helps.
I do not recognize him. Gary Cooper was leaner and more elegant looking. I think this man was 5-10 years older than Cooper if the photo is from WWII.
#8Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 6:22pm
It's not Gary Cooper, and it's not Alan Ladd, who is more of a match (see link of Alan in the Army).
http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/DigitalDeliToo/Images/Alan-Ladd-USA.png
Honestly, I don't think this is a movie star. He's just a handsome G.I. with "movie star" looks.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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StockardFan
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#9Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 6:25pmThat's sort of the way I'm leaning too, Besty!
KFTC!!!!!
#10Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 7:49pmClark Gable without a mustache? Look at those ears.
Sarcasm is an allergic reaction to stupid people.
nygrl232
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#11Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 9:36pmRan it through the myheritage website, and the closest thing it came up with was Henry Fonda.
Yawper
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#12Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/10/11 at 11:57pm
Are there any logos or other marks on the front or back? Narrowing it down to a place/entity/studio would help.
My first thought was a young Alan Hale Jr.
Updated On: 5/11/11 at 11:57 PM
#13Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 12:30amHe does look familiar to me but I can't quite place it. I keep thinking Randolph Scott but I'm not 100% sure
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
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nomdeplume
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#15Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 1:33am
It does look like Randolph Scott and he's the right age.
Updated On: 5/11/11 at 01:33 AM
#16Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 7:40amThe nose is all wrong for Randolph Scott -- this guy's nose is a bit bulbous. Sounds like grandma has some 'splainin' to do. LOL
nomdeplume
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#17Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 12:37pm
I, too, thought the nose was bulbous at first, but on closer study of the photo I realized it is not. It is the curved shadow from the hat which crosses the nose that makes it appear so.
Look at the slant of the eyes which go downward toward the outside of the face, the smallish mouth and the shapes of the ears and chin in different photos. The deep vertical side lines in the left cheek. The under-hang of the chin. Weight may go up or down 15-20 pounds, for anyone, but particularly for an actor in different roles.
And notice that MTVMANN's photo was taken looking down on the face, while the cowboy shot was taken from below the level of the face, looking up at it, so the angles are different. Same face.
I think Eris0303 has found your man, MTVMANN. Thank her.
Well done, Eris!
Updated On: 5/11/11 at 12:37 PM
#18Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 12:52pmI am not a him *cries*
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#19Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 12:55pm
Haha!
I just realized that I didn't know and was checking your profile to make sure! Sorry about that and I shall correct it!
How do you know so much about this era of movie stars to have recognized the man, Eris?
Randolph wears his hat rather jauntily in the Navy shot, don't you think?
Updated On: 5/11/11 at 12:55 PM
#20Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 1:05pm
I have a great deal of respect and appreciation for old Hollywood. I can usually walk into a room and name the movie that's playing on the TV.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Updated On: 5/11/11 at 01:05 PM
nomdeplume
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
#21Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 1:10pmI had this encyclopedic large paperback book of all Hollywood and other films in pictures since film began to 1970's or 80s. I hadn't used it in so long I gave it to one of my libraries. When this thread came up I went to consult it for the war years and it was gone! One I shouldn't have given away perhaps, but oh, well.
#22Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 1:15pmScott was in WWI, but in the Army. During WWII he tried to join the Marines but due to a previous injury was rejected. He only did three military movies -- but I'm not sure if any were Navy related.
nomdeplume
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#23Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/11/11 at 1:23pmHe was in To the Shores of Tripoli, 1942 and that was about Navy Marines.
#24Can you tell me who this is?
Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:05am
Thank you everyone!
Randolph Scott it is!
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