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: When the former child star is outed, Hollywood turns (more) homophobic.
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
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 Johnson and the gay community
Don Stroud: Robert Conrad's Buddy
Doug McClure: From "Physique Pictorial" to "The Simpsons"
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 Kookie Byrnes: The ginchiest gay hustlers
Edson Stroll: Bodybuilding opera buff
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.
Francois Göske : Searching for gay subtexts amid the constant drone of "girls! girls! girls!" At least he shows his junk
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
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
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
