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a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:51 PM Nov 2025

Robert Redford, George Clooney, Brad Pitt,........and really can't think of to many other sexy male actors.

Help me out. And George is way above the others…..JMHO.

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Robert Redford, George Clooney, Brad Pitt,........and really can't think of to many other sexy male actors. (Original Post) a kennedy Nov 2025 OP
Two Cents from an old guy BOSSHOG Nov 2025 #1
Cary Grant Mz Pip Nov 2025 #4
Oh my, Cary Grant for sure, Sean Connery??? Ah not so much. a kennedy Nov 2025 #14
Yup, yup....... a kennedy Nov 2025 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author a kennedy Nov 2025 #12
Daniel Day-Lewis. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2025 #2
Hmmmmm, nah, not so much for moi. a kennedy Nov 2025 #15
Aidan Turner, yes indeed. The love scenes between Ross Poldark and Demelza... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #88
They made a gorgeous couple. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2025 #100
Paul Newman!!!!! hlthe2b Nov 2025 #3
That's the one i was thinking of. dem4decades Nov 2025 #53
Those guys are old (in one case, dead). There are a lot of sexy young ones. Ocelot II Nov 2025 #5
Harrison Ford FalloutShelter Nov 2025 #6
Ahhhhhh, not for me...... a kennedy Nov 2025 #17
LOL FalloutShelter Nov 2025 #36
Love him as an old man mountain grammy Nov 2025 #59
Gilbert Gottfried. The man just oozed sex appeal. unblock Nov 2025 #7
man oh man... ret5hd Nov 2025 #8
😂 🤣 😂 NOT a kennedy Nov 2025 #18
He was a hunk and he was gifted True Dough Nov 2025 #50
That voice! The Velvet Frog. Nt Ilikepurple Nov 2025 #85
Nice one! True Dough Nov 2025 #108
Robert Mitchum ellaydubya Nov 2025 #9
Sorry, not for moi. a kennedy Nov 2025 #19
Austin Butler leftieNanner Nov 2025 #10
Ahhhh, nope, not either one, and again JMHO. a kennedy Nov 2025 #20
I had a major teen crush leftieNanner Nov 2025 #25
Oh, yes! 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #90
Denzel. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #13
Now you're talking...... a kennedy Nov 2025 #21
Oh my... FalloutShelter Nov 2025 #38
And now that he's aging, he's going the route of Robert Redford. With the freedom Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #49
James Dean bamagal62 Nov 2025 #16
Oh my not for me, loved his spirit tho.....but not handsome in my book. a kennedy Nov 2025 #23
Tommy Flanagan. Yah that's the ticket. Botany Nov 2025 #22
Now you're just being silly eh??? 🤣 😂 🤣 a kennedy Nov 2025 #24
Charles Bronson and Tom Laughlin come to mind... wcmagumba Nov 2025 #26
Nah......they just are't doing it for moi. Sorry. a kennedy Nov 2025 #33
You're very hard to please, you must have married well... wcmagumba Nov 2025 #43
Ha ha, I did........single now tho.....my sexy man passed away a year ago May. a kennedy Nov 2025 #44
Sorry for your loss... wcmagumba Nov 2025 #47
Thank you.......still can't believe it. a kennedy Nov 2025 #52
You got me crying now, hang in there. wcmagumba Nov 2025 #57
2 of my favorites from years past. SamKnause Nov 2025 #144
Clint Walker The Blue Flower Nov 2025 #27
Hmmmmmmmm, ok, a tad may-be.....a tad. a kennedy Nov 2025 #35
My mother is 101 and Clint has always been her favorite. SamKnause Nov 2025 #145
There are all those guys named Chris-- viva la Nov 2025 #28
Nope, and nope. a kennedy Nov 2025 #37
Tom Cruise Raven123 Nov 2025 #29
He was sort of good-looking in his younger days but now he's too creepy to be sexy. Ocelot II Nov 2025 #30
Damn right about the creepy part. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #91
Oh heavens.......no.....not in my mind. a kennedy Nov 2025 #39
I used to love Tom Cruise. That smile! MIButterfly Nov 2025 #102
Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark Big Blue Marble Nov 2025 #31
and so sorry, Mr. Brynner?? No, and will look further into Turner and Poldark. a kennedy Nov 2025 #40
"...will look further into Turner and Poldark." 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #93
Gonna.... 🤣 😂 🤣 a kennedy Nov 2025 #97
OMG! I think the episodes are rated on IMDB based on whether he took his shirt off. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #45
I commented in someone else's post that the love scenes between Ross and Demelza... 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #92
Jeffrey Hunter, Anson Mount, The Fonz, Tetrachloride Nov 2025 #32
No, no, no, no, no, no, and no. a kennedy Nov 2025 #41
George Kennedy. Tetrachloride Nov 2025 #96
Now this is just silly...... a kennedy Nov 2025 #98
The sexiest actor to me was Eddie Cahill from "CSI NY" Ritabert Nov 2025 #34
Now you're talking Irish......☘️ Gonna have to check him out. 😀 a kennedy Nov 2025 #42
He's hot and seriously married which is even better. Ritabert Nov 2025 #51
How about Kieron Moore, markodochartaigh Nov 2025 #78
Hmmmmmm an Irish actor......don't know f him. But, will. a kennedy Nov 2025 #129
Christopher Reeve Raven123 Nov 2025 #46
Nope and sorry...... a kennedy Nov 2025 #48
Yes... Great smile and I adored him in "Somewhere in Time" hlthe2b Nov 2025 #58
Me too! Big Blue Marble Nov 2025 #77
Omg, that movie drives me crazy!! CrispyQ Nov 2025 #132
Yes the watch is like looking in the mirror that reflects another mirror and on to infinity. Big Blue Marble Nov 2025 #137
John Garfield JenniferJuniper Nov 2025 #54
Seriously?? May-be in his younger day......*nudge, nudge* a kennedy Nov 2025 #60
Connery, Sean Connery kerouac2 Nov 2025 #55
As I said earlier, nah, he's a good looker, but IMO, not in the Redford, Clooney, or Pitt, circle. a kennedy Nov 2025 #62
If you hear odd noises at night kerouac2 Nov 2025 #109
Matt Damon! Enter stage left Nov 2025 #56
Shut up......ok, ok, I'll add him.....in a kind quirky sexy kinda way. a kennedy Nov 2025 #63
Ralph Waite. Croney Nov 2025 #61
NO to Ralph, and ya don't find George attractive??? Well, that's it for our connection. a kennedy Nov 2025 #66
Behind Paul Newman and Cary Grant, AI predicts you would like Leonardo DiCaprio based on your preferences. nt Shermann Nov 2025 #64
Ack!!!!!! DiCaprio??? Seriously??? a kennedy Nov 2025 #68
Rob Schneider! Dave Bowman Nov 2025 #65
Ya?? Ya better hide baby. a kennedy Nov 2025 #69
🙂 Dave Bowman Nov 2025 #71
Sam Elliott !!! DuranDuranDUme Nov 2025 #67
Ok, should have mentioned him.......in a raw way I guess. But yah, he's right up there.......and thanks. a kennedy Nov 2025 #70
Oh, yes! 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #94
You beat me to that choice. MuseRider Nov 2025 #73
He is pretty cool.....and in a sense sexy......so ok. a kennedy Nov 2025 #74
For older MuseRider Nov 2025 #72
And his new white mustache!!!!!! a kennedy Nov 2025 #75
Or maybe Chris Cooper? MuseRider Nov 2025 #76
So sorry, do not know this one......I will check on him. a kennedy Nov 2025 #80
Derek Morgan radical noodle Nov 2025 #79
Ok, don't know the name will check and see if he will fit in my collection. a kennedy Nov 2025 #81
Hope he's a good addition radical noodle Nov 2025 #83
Idris Elba and Matthew Goode. Hamlette Nov 2025 #82
Whew, Idris......yummmmm. Ok, right, forgot him. Ah, Goode??? Gonna have to check him out. a kennedy Nov 2025 #84
Gregory Peck. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #86
Definitely! Ocelot II Nov 2025 #87
He is part of the reason our older son is named Gregory. 3catwoman3 Nov 2025 #95
Well.......ok, I could say that he is a sexy main man....... a kennedy Nov 2025 #99
Redford, Poitier, Newman, and Grant JustAnotherGen Nov 2025 #89
Nah.....very attractive but in my hamper of sexy men?? No. a kennedy Nov 2025 #101
The heart wants what the heart wants! JustAnotherGen Nov 2025 #111
And back in their day, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, and Jack Valentino Nov 2025 #103
Nope, nope, and nope........sorry. For some reason I'm old too, but these men.....just not doing it for moi. a kennedy Nov 2025 #104
Hyun Bin, Paul Newman, Harry Belafonte, Gregory Peck blm Nov 2025 #126
Sean Connery. There's more to "sexy" than eye candy alone. Got to have "the voice". WheelWalker Nov 2025 #105
Ok, agree.....voice is in the sexy category.....so ok. a kennedy Nov 2025 #133
Colin Firth. Dear_Prudence Nov 2025 #106
Pride and Prejudice. Yep. He'll do. Scrivener7 Nov 2025 #146
Anyone mention Pedro Pascal yet? Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #107
Hey, hey, I think so too.....and on to Pedro Pascal....yup, he's right up there. a kennedy Nov 2025 #135
Anson Mount..."Hell on Wheels." Beautiful eyes and I beli8ve the Chinese actress, last name Trang, is his wife IRL. SheilaAnn Nov 2025 #110
I agree with Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels. He was terrific and very good looking to boot! hlthe2b Nov 2025 #112
Me neither, I was absolutely addicted to it and WOW, who knew Common was such a great actor. AMC shows it once in a SheilaAnn Nov 2025 #113
Yes. Common really was a big surprise with his performances. I read about his attempt to learn to ride... hlthe2b Nov 2025 #114
I don't watch award shows but do hope he received something for that performance along with many of the others. SheilaAnn Nov 2025 #115
What movie was he in with Keanu Reeves??? Oh right the John Wick movies......Common was in one and did a kennedy Nov 2025 #123
Glen Powell LessAspin Nov 2025 #116
This message was self-deleted by its author QueerDuck Nov 2025 #117
Sorry, nope. a kennedy Nov 2025 #119
This message was self-deleted by its author QueerDuck Nov 2025 #118
Ah, not in my book. Sorry. a kennedy Nov 2025 #120
Okay. Well... Never mind then. QueerDuck Nov 2025 #121
Hey, sorry......it was in fun but kinda serious too. a kennedy Nov 2025 #122
Whatever... enjoy your fun/serious thread QueerDuck Nov 2025 #124
Please relax......and, ok, ok, it WAS all in fun, damn. a kennedy Nov 2025 #125
Timothy Olyphant. CrispyQ Nov 2025 #127
So sorry, silver in my book doesn't make him sexy......and it is just my opinion. a kennedy Nov 2025 #130
For me its the Irishman like Pierce Brosnan and Colin O'Donoghue. BlueKota Nov 2025 #128
Bill Nighy... ultralite001 Nov 2025 #131
Now, NO WAY IS THIS MAN SEXY!!!!! Yikes..... a kennedy Nov 2025 #136
Many many years ago snowybirdie Nov 2025 #134
Yul Brynner and Edward Mulhare. nt woodsprite Nov 2025 #138
Sorry, but no, and no. a kennedy Nov 2025 #140
Pierce Brosnan. mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #139
Seriously?? Ah, he's a nope in my book, but it is JMHO. a kennedy Nov 2025 #141
Yup, seriously. mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #142
Ok, now you're kinda reaching.....Love Morgan Freeman, BUT not sexy in my book..... a kennedy Nov 2025 #143
We all have different tastes, thank goodness. mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #147
AND OMG FORGOT Matthew McConaughey!!!!! a kennedy Nov 2025 #148

Response to BOSSHOG (Reply #1)

3catwoman3

(29,146 posts)
88. Aidan Turner, yes indeed. The love scenes between Ross Poldark and Demelza...
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:56 PM
Nov 2025

...were hot, hot, hot in a subtle and delicate way. Mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmmmmmm!

greatauntoftriplets

(178,802 posts)
100. They made a gorgeous couple.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:25 PM
Nov 2025

Eleanor Tomlinson will be in the new Forsyte PBS series. I'll be glad to see her in a different role.

Ocelot II

(130,071 posts)
5. Those guys are old (in one case, dead). There are a lot of sexy young ones.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:58 PM
Nov 2025

And I say that as an old person myself. But I can't talk about the sexy young actors because that would make me look like too much of a cougar. Or in my case, a saber-toothed tiger.

Scrivener7

(59,201 posts)
49. And now that he's aging, he's going the route of Robert Redford. With the freedom
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:46 PM
Nov 2025

from being a young sex symbol box office giant, he's now a guy that makes movies that are guaranteed to be high quality with a good story. They may not be popular, but when you watch one, you know it's going to be good.

MIButterfly

(2,462 posts)
102. I used to love Tom Cruise. That smile!
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:27 PM
Nov 2025

Then he made that movie "Magnolia." I hated that movie and I hated his character, so much so that I started disliking him. Then he went all nutty with that Scientology stuff and he completely lost me.

But to each his own. You like who you like. It's all good.

Big Blue Marble

(5,683 posts)
31. Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:28 PM
Nov 2025

is one of the sexiest men ever.

Yul Brynner in Ramesses II in the Ten Commandments and in The King and I.

3catwoman3

(29,146 posts)
92. I commented in someone else's post that the love scenes between Ross and Demelza...
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:02 PM
Nov 2025

...were hot, hot, hot in their subtleness.

Tetrachloride

(9,542 posts)
32. Jeffrey Hunter, Anson Mount, The Fonz,
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:30 PM
Nov 2025

Dhainush ( spelling?), Gregory Peck, Dean Martin, William Holden.

Ritabert

(2,272 posts)
34. The sexiest actor to me was Eddie Cahill from "CSI NY"
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:31 PM
Nov 2025

Irish descent with black hair and blue eyes.

Ritabert

(2,272 posts)
51. He's hot and seriously married which is even better.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:47 PM
Nov 2025

Last edited Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:19 PM - Edit history (1)

I like guys who aren't playing around.

CrispyQ

(40,872 posts)
132. Omg, that movie drives me crazy!!
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:35 PM
Nov 2025

She gives him the watch which he gave her. Who made the frickin' watch?

Big Blue Marble

(5,683 posts)
137. Yes the watch is like looking in the mirror that reflects another mirror and on to infinity.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:58 PM
Nov 2025

It is the penny that got me. All is lost for the penny.

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
62. As I said earlier, nah, he's a good looker, but IMO, not in the Redford, Clooney, or Pitt, circle.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 08:59 PM
Nov 2025

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
66. NO to Ralph, and ya don't find George attractive??? Well, that's it for our connection.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:04 PM
Nov 2025
We’ll just be pals then for being here on DU eh???

Shermann

(9,037 posts)
64. Behind Paul Newman and Cary Grant, AI predicts you would like Leonardo DiCaprio based on your preferences. nt
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:02 PM
Nov 2025

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
70. Ok, should have mentioned him.......in a raw way I guess. But yah, he's right up there.......and thanks.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:08 PM
Nov 2025

MuseRider

(35,175 posts)
72. For older
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:13 PM
Nov 2025

Sam Elliott **That voice

Aidan Quinn**Those incredible blue eyes and that smile

radical noodle

(10,534 posts)
79. Derek Morgan
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:31 PM
Nov 2025

Way too young for me, but yummy. Best known for his role in Criminal Minds, but has also been in movies.

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
84. Whew, Idris......yummmmm. Ok, right, forgot him. Ah, Goode??? Gonna have to check him out.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:43 PM
Nov 2025

JustAnotherGen

(37,918 posts)
89. Redford, Poitier, Newman, and Grant
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 09:58 PM
Nov 2025

Clooney and Pitt? Not my thing.

4 more more under the radar,:

Two babies: Sam Heughan and James Norton

Three Peers - Iris Elba, John Cho and . . .

Zahn McClarnon aka Big


JustAnotherGen

(37,918 posts)
111. The heart wants what the heart wants!
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 11:31 AM
Nov 2025

My husband has the strong jaw low bridge look - I love that.

Jack Valentino

(4,806 posts)
103. And back in their day, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, and
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:32 PM
Nov 2025

before sound movies, Rudolph Valentino!



a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
104. Nope, nope, and nope........sorry. For some reason I'm old too, but these men.....just not doing it for moi.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:35 PM
Nov 2025

WheelWalker

(9,394 posts)
105. Sean Connery. There's more to "sexy" than eye candy alone. Got to have "the voice".
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:56 PM
Nov 2025

It's not what you say, but how you say it.

Diamond_Dog

(40,259 posts)
107. Anyone mention Pedro Pascal yet?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:59 PM
Nov 2025

Some good selections already mentioned ….. a Kennedy I think from reading through the comments you and I have the same taste,

SheilaAnn

(10,691 posts)
110. Anson Mount..."Hell on Wheels." Beautiful eyes and I beli8ve the Chinese actress, last name Trang, is his wife IRL.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 09:32 AM
Nov 2025

Both fine actors.

hlthe2b

(113,495 posts)
112. I agree with Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels. He was terrific and very good looking to boot!
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 05:10 PM
Nov 2025

I am not much of a Sci-Fi fan, so I didn't watch him in Star Trek spin-off. I could never understand why Hell on Wheels was not more popular than it was when first aired on AMC...

SheilaAnn

(10,691 posts)
113. Me neither, I was absolutely addicted to it and WOW, who knew Common was such a great actor. AMC shows it once in a
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 05:19 PM
Nov 2025

while and I do look for the re-runs.

hlthe2b

(113,495 posts)
114. Yes. Common really was a big surprise with his performances. I read about his attempt to learn to ride...
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 05:26 PM
Nov 2025

Quite the ordeal, I guess. LOL

SheilaAnn

(10,691 posts)
115. I don't watch award shows but do hope he received something for that performance along with many of the others.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 05:30 PM
Nov 2025

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
123. What movie was he in with Keanu Reeves??? Oh right the John Wick movies......Common was in one and did
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 06:15 PM
Nov 2025

an outstanding acting job. So, ok, he is in the sexy category but a tad further down the list of my sexy men. but a dang good actor.

LessAspin

(1,931 posts)
116. Glen Powell
Fri Nov 21, 2025, 09:12 AM
Nov 2025

Sort of kidding with this one. They seem to be trying to make him a leading man in Hollywood but Glen seems kind of goofy looking. To me at least.

The only reason I thought of Glen Powell was that his remake of Twisters came up in another thread 🧵

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Response to a kennedy (Original post)

QueerDuck

(1,402 posts)
121. Okay. Well... Never mind then.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 05:57 PM
Nov 2025

I thought this was supposed to be fun. Not a judged contest.

QueerDuck

(1,402 posts)
124. Whatever... enjoy your fun/serious thread
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:03 PM
Nov 2025

without me... and I'll look elsewhere for fun chit chat about handsome Hollywood leading men (without abrupt judgement or mystery rules)

CrispyQ

(40,872 posts)
127. Timothy Olyphant.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:26 PM
Nov 2025

Omg, I just checked a current pic & he's totally silver! Still sexy!! I obviously haven't seen him in something in a long time.

BlueKota

(5,241 posts)
128. For me its the Irishman like Pierce Brosnan and Colin O'Donoghue.
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:28 PM
Nov 2025

I think it must be genetic. As my Mom, my paternal grandmother, and my paternal great grandmother all married Irish or part Irish guys with black hair and blue eyes. 🇨🇮🤣

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
136. Now, NO WAY IS THIS MAN SEXY!!!!! Yikes.....
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:43 PM
Nov 2025

Just saying he’s not sexy in any of my books.

snowybirdie

(6,641 posts)
134. Many many years ago
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 07:39 PM
Nov 2025

I met George's father, Nick. Hubba, hubba. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree .

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
143. Ok, now you're kinda reaching.....Love Morgan Freeman, BUT not sexy in my book.....
Sat Nov 22, 2025, 08:40 PM
Nov 2025

and Colin Ferguson?? Nope, and Will Smith….again love his acting, but sexy?? for moi??? Ah nope.

a kennedy

(35,765 posts)
148. AND OMG FORGOT Matthew McConaughey!!!!!
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 08:42 PM
Nov 2025

A tad below my original men, but pretty dang close.

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