10 TOUGHEST Western Actors in Hollywood History! You Won’t Believe #1!

10 TOUGHEST Western Actors in Hollywood History. You Won’t Believe #1! These are the 10 toughest western actors of old Hollywood — men whose real lives made their movie roles look like a vacation. One was ordered off a landing craft first at Anzio because he was the tallest man on the boat. Another spent three years in federal prison before he ever stepped on a movie set. One cleared a machine gun nest alone and earned a Silver Star. A rodeo clown had 17 broken bones on one side of his body alone. A coal miner's son had his face rebuilt after a bomber crash and did one-armed pushups at the Oscars at age 73. A gentle giant spent 209 days in continuous combat on frozen Korean hillsides before becoming the most beloved cast member on Bonanza. And the man at number one did something no human being has ever duplicated — he won both a World Rodeo Championship and an Academy Award. From shattered backboards to Silver Stars to San Quentin, these cowboys were the real deal. The real West was never on a sound stage. It was in the men who lived it. 0:00 Introduction 0:54 #10 Chuck Connors 2:28 #9 Neville Brand 5:11 #8 Rory Calhoun 7:14 #7 Slim Pickens 9:08 #6 Dale Robertson 10:48 #5 James Arness 12:48 #4 Jock Mahoney 14:31 #3 Jack Palance 16:47 #2 Dan Blocker 19:22 #1 Ben Johnson Which of these men do you think was the toughest? Drop your pick in the comments. Subscribe to Tinsel Town Legends for more stories from the golden age of Hollywood that deserve to be told. #OldHollywood #WesternMovies #ToughestActors #ClassicWesterns #GoldenAgeHollywood Facts and stories used to write the script of this video are well-researched. The following references are used: Chuck Connors - Basketball and Baseball Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_C... Neville Brand - Military Service and Silver Star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville... Rory Calhoun - Early Life and Criminal Record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Ca... Slim Pickens - Rodeo Career and Film Roles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Pi... Dale Robertson - Military Service and Acting Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ro... James Arness - Anzio Landing and Gunsmoke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A... Jock Mahoney - Stunt Career and Marine Service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Ma... Jack Palance - Boxing, War Injuries, and Oscar Win https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pa... Dan Blocker - Korean War Service and Bonanza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Blo... Ben Johnson - Rodeo Championship and Academy Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Joh...) --- Tinsel Town Legends does not own all content featured in this video. All rights remain with the original copyright owners. We use portions of copyrighted material under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (Fair Use) for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. If you are the copyright owner and believe any content is used incorrectly, please contact us and we will promptly review the request. Viewers may also contact us if they see any problem in the content being used Contact Email: [email protected]