Young Larry Hagman

Posted by Reinaldo Massengill on Sunday, May 5, 2024

Who knew he was such a beauty in his youth? Not me. I think this is the first photo of him I've seen from before his "I Dream of Jeannie" days. It looks like he was doing stage work and various TV episodes at this time. Anyone ever seen of those episodes?

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by Anonymousreply 32August 18, 2023 11:07 AM

Wasn't Mary like 16 when she had him?

by Anonymousreply 1August 16, 2023 4:37 AM

I never would’ve guessed that he had been so good looking, damn!

What was the story with his eyebrows in later years? It was hard to even look at him in the Dallas reboot.

by Anonymousreply 3August 16, 2023 4:48 AM

He looks closeted gay. And he was stupid, entitled, and untalented.

by Anonymousreply 4August 16, 2023 5:24 AM

I think he had a hard childhood.

The weird thing was he was an absolutely superb slapstick comedian. The only thing that's really good about the old "I Dream of Jeannie" episodes is how funny he is when he takes a pratfall.

by Anonymousreply 5August 16, 2023 5:33 AM

Aging process reminds me of William Shatner's and maybe Tony Curtis's, as well.

by Anonymousreply 6August 16, 2023 5:43 AM

Hagman was raised by his grandmother. He briefly lived with Mary Martin but hated his abusive stepfather so much he pulled a gun on the man.

by Anonymousreply 7August 16, 2023 5:43 AM

His father was not hot. He got his looks from Mary, but the booze and bad toupees took their toll as he aged.

by Anonymousreply 8August 16, 2023 5:46 AM

I'd love to see his work on "The Edge of Night"

by Anonymousreply 9August 16, 2023 7:52 AM

He was so hot in uniform.

by Anonymousreply 10August 16, 2023 8:00 AM

Lived most of his life with enormous resentment towards his mother despite having an enormously successful career. A nepo baby but with talent and charisma. I think at the end they reached some sort of peaceful acceptance.

by Anonymousreply 12August 16, 2023 8:35 AM

Isn’t that a still from A-ha’s ‘Take on me’ video?

by Anonymousreply 13August 16, 2023 9:31 AM

Going for the James Dean thing, obviously, and this wasn’t his jam. Astronaut military dude and swaggering oilman worked far, far better.

by Anonymousreply 14August 16, 2023 9:42 AM

He was super attractive to me in early IDOJ - he had beautiful eyes. The years probably weren't the kindest (found out he was on Dallas, but that show is before my time) to him.

by Anonymousreply 15August 16, 2023 11:02 AM

He had to scowl and look angry, disappointed, exasperated all the time in IDOJ. But if he smiled he was handsome.

by Anonymousreply 16August 16, 2023 11:04 AM

Yeah, raging alcoholism will do that.

by Anonymousreply 17August 16, 2023 11:04 AM

In the early 80s, he was the biggest star on television and negotiated for the highest contract then.

by Anonymousreply 18August 16, 2023 4:17 PM

Is there anything more futile than ogling the picture of a person who no longer exists?

by Anonymousreply 19August 16, 2023 4:22 PM

R19 - as I read your comment I’m sitting across the subway car from an incredibly stunning young man - about 20 / muscular dancer’s body / george ours face - better than Larry’s above. I have the exact same chance in reality with either of them - so why not ogle beauty wherever you tint it?

by Anonymousreply 20August 16, 2023 4:28 PM

r19, what a stupid comment. Should we only ogle photos of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, because we somehow have a better chance with him?

by Anonymousreply 21August 16, 2023 4:41 PM

He looks like he knew his way around a casting couch or two.

by Anonymousreply 22August 16, 2023 4:44 PM

He was very handsome in The Group and he was wonderful as creepy Harald with an 'a.'.

by Anonymousreply 23August 16, 2023 5:10 PM

Friends of mine worked with him on various projects and all said the same thing: he was the meanest son of a bitch that ever lived. Just hated by those around him. Seriously. An awful human being.

by Anonymousreply 24August 16, 2023 5:18 PM

[quote] He was super attractive to me in early IDOJ - he had beautiful eyes. The years probably weren't the kindest (found out he was on Dallas, but that show is before my time) to him.

I Dream of Jeanie came out before Dallas. How is Dallas "before my time," yet "early IDOJ" seems to be OK.

by Anonymousreply 25August 16, 2023 5:47 PM

^ I Dream of Jeannie was before my time, too. Syndicated reruns.

I had a crush on him in Jeannie. I love a man in uniform.

by Anonymousreply 26August 16, 2023 5:51 PM

Where did Larry Hagman ever talk about his relationship with his mother? I'm very curious to read about that.

by Anonymousreply 27August 16, 2023 6:00 PM

He looks nothing like Mary…who was not a great beauty herself.

by Anonymousreply 28August 16, 2023 6:18 PM

Two homely people can have a beautiful child.

And vice-versa.

by Anonymousreply 29August 16, 2023 7:59 PM

It came out in interviews and I believe it was in Mary's auto bio. She abbandoned him while starring in musical hits Leaving him with her parents. Though he was one of the seabees in the original London South Pacific. And as noted he hated his stepfather.

by Anonymousreply 30August 18, 2023 10:03 AM

In OP’s photo, he looks very much like Armie Hammer.

by Anonymousreply 31August 18, 2023 10:08 AM

He was acclaimed for his small role in Fail Safe (1964) with Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau. See it if you can.

by Anonymousreply 32August 18, 2023 11:07 AM

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