Most Grizzled Actor?

[claws]

Got the idea after watching Machete. Who to you is/was the most grizzled actor.

[Couchtr26]

For me personally, I've got to go with Clint.  Not sure why, he just seems like an old guy who is likely to keep money in a coffee can or be distrustful in some way.  Like the old guy in the neighborhood who nobody really talks to and is in a quasi bad mood all the time. 

[Killer Bees]

My pick is definitely Sam Elliott.  A combo of the voice, the skin and the huge 'stache.

He was at his most grizzled in Ghost Rider.   That part suited him perfectly.

[Mofo Rising]

I'm guessing it was the joke choice, but I'm going with Anne Ramsey. Her performance in "Throw Momma From the Train" was a masterpiece.

[RCMerchant]

I choose other-cuz Gabby Hayes beats em all!

[ImaginaryFoot]

I think Rory Calhoun was pretty dadburn Grizzled

[Trevor]

Other: R G Armstrong gets my vote. 

[The Burgomaster]

I went with James Coburn because he looked grizzled even when he was young.

Here are a few honorable mentions:

* Lee Marvin
* Jack Elam
* Wilford Brimley
* Dub Taylor
* LQ Jones and Strother Martin (in westerns)
* Jeff Bridges is becoming grizzled

[lester1/2jr]

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

Haha, I think that's most "grizzlied" actor.  Nice photo btw. 

[Hammock Rider]

  I voted for Sam Eilliot just because he seems like he's  been grizzled since he was about 10 years old . Gabby Hayes is  a great choice too.  And let's not forget Walter Huston is The Treasure of Sierra Madre.

[Flick James]

That's a tough call with the options given. There are some serious grizzlies there. I picked Clint Eastwood, but it's a tossup between him and a few others. I based it mainly on seeing Gran Torino recently. He is seriously grizzled in that one, and it an awesome way.

[Ometiklan]

Jack Elam.

[Dave M]

Jim Greer: Hello, everyone! I'm Jim Greer, and it's time once again for "Who's More Grizzled?" the game show that finds out who is the roughest, toughest, most hardbitten old-timer around, so let's bring out our contestants. He is our returning champion.. [ audience applauds as Wayne enters ] Yes, you have some fans in the audience, Wayne. You are a former sharecropper and a World War II veteran who hails rom Adler, Mississippi. So, what are you up to these days, Wayne?

Wayne: I mostly been huntin' and whittlin'.

Jim Greer: Well, that is great. Now, let's meet your opponent, he worked on an offshore oil rig until he broke his back, now he is a prospector. Please welcome Tate Mitchum! [ Tate walks out ] Welcome, Tate, and it looks like Wayne has his work cut our for him, because you, sir, are extremely grizzled!

Tate Mitchum: [ stares ] I don't much care for you.

Jim Greer: A lot of people don't - save it for the game! Let's get started. The categories are: "War", "Hard Times", "Bear Attacks", "Ailments", "Dead Wives", and finally "Coal Mining". And, Wayne, as the returning champion, you pick first.

Wayne: I don't much cotton to these computers today.

Jim Greer: You are good! As always, I'll pick for you. Let's try "Ailments". The question is: "How things treatin' ya?"

Wayne: I can't complain. My leg hurts, it means it's bound to rain. Wish them doctors at the VA could get that shrapnel out of my shoulder.

Jim Greer: That is correct! And, my, you are grizzled. It's still your board, Wayne.

Wayne: A lot of people don't know I was the first man to get a team of horses up Bear Mountain!

Jim Greer: [ pause ] Let's go with "War!" The question is: "Grandpa, tell me a story." [ Tate buzzes in ] Tate!

Tate Mitchum: I was separated from our unit, came across a bunch of Germans asleep a field. Bayonetted every last one of them! Didn't find out 'til later the war had been over for a week.

Jim Greer: Very nice, Tate!

Tate Mitchum: When I was your age, I didn't call my seniors by their Christian name!

Jim Greer: Well, I'm sorry, sir.

Tate Mitchum: Keep it, boy, I'll take a strap to ya!

Jim Greer: I wish I could give you points for that grizzled exchange, but I can't. Let's go to "Dead Wives". The question is: "Life's hard, isn't it?"

Wayne: Damn right it is, Sonny! I lost Adeline in childbirth 40 years ago! Every Spring, when the dogwoods bloom and the foals take a first step, I think of the way she.. [ buzzer ]

Jim Greer: I'm sorry, that's wrong. No, no that wasn't grizzled, that was wistful. [ Tate buzzes in ] Mr. Mitchum, you can take a commanding lead here!

Tate Mitchum: I've buried wives, but a father should never bury a son. It was the flood of '52, we were all caught on the levee, but.. I don't want to talk about this no more.

Wayne: Yes! Yes, that is the answer! Well, now, you know what time it is? It's time for the Grizzled Speed Round! This is your chance to catch up, Wayne. One minute, $200 a question, let's begin. Money! [ Wayne buzzes in ]

Wayne: I don't believe in banks, I keep my earnings in a coffee can!

Jim Greer: Correct! Government! [ Tate buzzes in ] Mr. Mitchum!

Tate Mitchum: They oughtta keep their damn noses out of people's business!

Jim Greer: That's right! Higher Education! [ Wayne buzzes in ] Wayne!

Wayne: Never had much cause for book larnin'!

Jim Greer: Yes! Immigration! [ Tate buzzes in ] Mr. Mitchum!

Tate Mitchum: Got a strong back, we can use you!

Jim Greer: Correct! Religion! [ Wayne buzzes in ] Wayne!

Wayne: The day I set foot on that beach in Normandy, I never wished more that there was a god in heaven, and I was never more certain that they wasn't.

Tate Mitchum: Damn.. you are grizzled..

Jim Greer: We have a winner, and still champion - Wayne Little! Wayne, let's take a look and see what you've won!

Prize Keeper: You have won some salted meats and a bottle of Rebel Yell!

Jim Greer: Thank you both for playing, and, Wayne, enjoy your prizes!

Wayne: No, no, I don't need your charity, they ain't no such thing as a free lunch where I come from! Now, if you'll excuse, I got some work to do. [ exits ]

Tate Mitchum: I'll be waiting for you after the show!

Jim Greer: Okay, that's all the time we have! Thanks for joining us on "Who's More Grizzled?"

[AndyC]

What, no Tom Skerritt?

In the Rifftrax for Top Gun, Bill Corbett does a bit on Tom Skerritt being the world's most grizzled man, even more grizzled than Sam Elliott or Jack Palance.

Seriously, though, I voted for Sam Elliott. The guy does grizzled very well.