Profiles of actors who have played gay or gay-subtext characters during my childhood and beyond. For contemporary actors (or those with n*de photos), see RG Beefcake and Boyfriends.
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Profiles of actors who have played gay or gay-subtext characters during my childhood and beyond. For contemporary actors (or those with n*de photos), see RG Beefcake and Boyfriends.
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Adrian Zmed: After Dark
Alan Thicke and his "unusually thick" family
Aldo Ray: The voice, the chest, and the endowment that wowed old Hollywood
Allan Kayser, the bodybuilder of "Mama's Family"
Andre Gower, the stunt kid
Ansel Elgort: The post-Carrie hunk
Andrew Keegan: From "Teenage Caveman" to "The Broken Hearts Club" to...well, he kissed Dean Cain
Andrew Stevens: teen idol who gave us queer codes in "The Fury," took off his shirt a lot
Andy Lawrence, the third of the bodybuilding Lawrence brothers
Andrew Keegan: From "Teenage Caveman" to "The Broken Hearts Club" to...well, he kissed Dean Cain
Andrew Stevens: teen idol who gave us queer codes in "The Fury," took off his shirt a lot
Andy Lawrence, the third of the bodybuilding Lawrence brothers
Anthony Starke: Every boy's fantasy
Antony Hamilton, forgotten beefcake star
Barry Gordon, the Christmas bad boy
Barry Van Dyke: Dick's muscular son
Barry Williams/Greg Brady
Antony Hamilton, forgotten beefcake star
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Barry Van Dyke: Dick's muscular son
Barry Williams/Greg Brady
Bert Convy Spends the 1970s Nude
Bill Bixby: My favorite Martian
Billy Gray: The hunk of "Father Knows Best"
Billy Warlock: Some teen idols never grow up
Blake Bashoff: Bushwacked, Big Bully, and a goat ranch with his husband
Bill Bixby: My favorite Martian
Billy Gray: The hunk of "Father Knows Best"
Billy Warlock: Some teen idols never grow up
Blake Bashoff: Bushwacked, Big Bully, and a goat ranch with his husband
Blake McIver: A Little Rascal speaks out against bullying
Bob Hoffman, York barbells, and Muscletown USA
Bob Hover/ Richard Harrison: Bodybuilding buddies
Bob Paris: The world's first out gay bodybuilder
Bobby and Johnny Crawford
Chris Galya: Actor/model
Chris Gorham: Sometimes gay, sometimes blind, always an ally
Chris Young's Book of Love
Clark Brandon: No, we didn't date
Clay O'Brian: No girls allowed
Cody Christian: Pretty Little Liars
Daniel Clark: Brother for life
Danny Bonaduce
Danny Greene: Professional hunk of the 1980s
Danny Kaye was gay
Bob Hoffman, York barbells, and Muscletown USA
Bob Hover/ Richard Harrison: Bodybuilding buddies
Bob Paris: The world's first out gay bodybuilder
Bobby and Johnny Crawford
Bobby Edner: gay-positive child star grows up, joins a boy band, posts beefcake photos
Bobby Sherman: From "Here Come the Brides" to teen idol
Bobby Sherman: From "Here Come the Brides" to teen idol
The Borg Twins, Kurt and Cody Wetherill
Brandon DeWild: Paul Newman's boyfriend
Brian Krause: Not charming on "Charmed"
Brian Krause: Not charming on "Charmed"
Brock Ciarlelli: The Uncle Tom of "The Middle"
Bronson Pinchot: A gay icon of my childhood turns out to be straight
Bronson Pinchot: A gay icon of my childhood turns out to be straight
Burr Tillstrom: The Gay Puppeteer of 1950s Children's Television
Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller: Dueling Tarzans
Cameron Mathison: Gay content and abs
Cameron Monaghan: Being not-gay is not a choice
Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller: Dueling Tarzans
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Cameron Monaghan: Being not-gay is not a choice
The Cassidy Brothers and the Gay-Friendly 1970s
Chad Everett
Chace Crawford and the Gossip Girl
Chai Hansen and Josh Thompson: One to hook up with, one to date
Chad Everett
Chace Crawford and the Gossip Girl
Chai Hansen and Josh Thompson: One to hook up with, one to date
Charles Vandervaart: Everyone's Favorite Younger Brother Beefs Up
Chuck Connors
Chris and Pat Petersen: 1970s Ninja kids
Chris Demetral: If you think the 1990s teen idol is gay, "Dream On"
Chuck Connors
Chris and Pat Petersen: 1970s Ninja kids
Chris Demetral: If you think the 1990s teen idol is gay, "Dream On"
Chris Galya: Actor/model
Chris Gorham: Sometimes gay, sometimes blind, always an ally
Chris Young's Book of Love
Clark Brandon: No, we didn't date
Clay O'Brian: No girls allowed
Cody Christian: Pretty Little Liars
Daniel Clark: Brother for life
Danny Bonaduce
Danny Greene: Professional hunk of the 1980s
Danny Kaye was gay
Danny Pintauro: The Who's the Boss kid is outed in the days when it would ruin your career
Danny Ponce after The Hogan Family
Danny Ponce after The Hogan Family
David Barry Gray: Not as Homophobic as Chevy Chase, Probably
David Cassidy: The four Cassidy brothers and the gay-friendly 1970s
David Labiosa: The biggest bulge on "Seinfeld"
David Lascher
David Macklin: The boy with something extra
David Cassidy: The four Cassidy brothers and the gay-friendly 1970s
David Labiosa: The biggest bulge on "Seinfeld"
David Lascher
David Macklin: The boy with something extra
David Mendenhall and the older man
David Soul
David and Ricky Nelson: Teen idols show off on the flying trapeze
David Soul
David and Ricky Nelson: Teen idols show off on the flying trapeze
Dennis Quaid: Two gay guys, some cops, a shrunken scientist, a footballer, and is that a d*ck shot?
Devon Sawa
Dominic Zamprogna
Dean Paul Martin: Bisexual Rat Pack kid
Dean Stockwell: Gay subplots and homophobic texts
Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Dennis Cole
Dewey Martin: Forgotten screen hunk
Dick York: Bewitching Beefcake
Dom Deluise and Sons: Gay stereotypes were a step forward
Don Grady: Robbie Douglas
Don Stroud: Robert Conrad's Buddy
Doug McClure: From "Physique Pictorial" to "The Simpsons"
Devon Sawa
Dominic Zamprogna
Dean Paul Martin: Bisexual Rat Pack kid
Dean Stockwell: Gay subplots and homophobic texts
Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Dennis Cole
Dewey Martin: Forgotten screen hunk
Dick York: Bewitching Beefcake
Dom Deluise and Sons: Gay stereotypes were a step forward
Don Grady: Robbie Douglas
Don Stroud: Robert Conrad's Buddy
Doug McClure: From "Physique Pictorial" to "The Simpsons"
Dylan Playfair: Some assembly required
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Earle C. Lindeman: The grandfather of modern bodybuilding
Ed Fury
Ed Kookie Byrnes: The ginchiest gay hustlers
Edson Stroll: Bodybuilding opera buff
Ed Fury
Ed Kookie Byrnes: The ginchiest gay hustlers
Edson Stroll: Bodybuilding opera buff
Eli Goree keeps his shirt on
Elijah Wood: Fear of the buddy-bond
Erik Estrada vs. Mario Lopez
Evan Mulrooney: Tony's gym boyfriend, an Albanian c*cktwizzler.
Elijah Wood: Fear of the buddy-bond
Erik Estrada vs. Mario Lopez
Evan Mulrooney: Tony's gym boyfriend, an Albanian c*cktwizzler.
Frankie Galasso: Dream teen
Franco Columbu: Arnold's other half
Fred Dryer's modeling career
Gary Conway: Art, wine, and bodybuilding
George Nader: 1970s actor and activist
Gregory Harrison: Not for ladies only
Guy Madison: The strong silent type
Franco Columbu: Arnold's other half
Fred Dryer's modeling career
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George Nader: 1970s actor and activist
Gregory Harrison: Not for ladies only
Guy Madison: The strong silent type
Helmut Riedmeier, German Bodybuilder with Something Extra
Herman Brix: Almost the first Tarzan
Hugh O'Brian and the gay 1950s
Humphrey Bogart comes out of the closet
Ike Eisenmann: Beefcake Summer
Ike Eisenmann: More beefcake
Jack Griffo's gay connection
Herman Brix: Almost the first Tarzan
Hugh O'Brian and the gay 1950s
Humphrey Bogart comes out of the closet
Ike Eisenmann: Beefcake Summer
Ike Eisenmann: More beefcake
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The Jacoby Boys
Jack Lalanne
Jake and Logan Paul: Internet brothers who became superstars
Jake T. Austin's gay posse
Jake T. Austin: Good and bad news
Jack Lalanne
Jake and Logan Paul: Internet brothers who became superstars
Jake T. Austin's gay posse
Jake T. Austin: Good and bad news
