Who was the hottest Golden Girls guest star?

He also looked pretty hot in an episode of Mission Impossible..

Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly was totally hot.

Another one is Mark Moses from "An Illegitimate Concern". His VPL was so in-your-face throughout the entire episode that it was as if he intentionally didn't wear underwear.

This should've been done in poll form.

Donnelly Rhodes was hot back in the Soap days, as well.

There was just something about him...

Swen

I remember being hot for Jake from the first time I saw that episode as a teenager. And I remember thinking, Blanche considers herself a slut?

I'd do Daddy Jake now and I'd have done Daddy Jake then regardless of his job or social background...

I can't recall anyone remotely hot, though Mario Lopez grew into someone hot.

George Clooney as a cop using “Blanche's house as HQ to spy on some jewel thieves who've moved in next door.

Mario López in “Dorothy Prized Pupil” Dorothy submits her immigrant student’s, Mario, essay about his life in America to a contest and gets the family deported. He was just a kid then, but he matured nicely.

R9 beat me to it.

Damn R1 I never knew he looked like that!

Dorothy's son, Michael. For the longest time I thought it was two different actors playing him. He looked so different from the hippy look in the episode when he slept with Rose's daughter than the clean shaven look in the episodes where he married the black woman.

Also the guy who married Dorothy's daughter in one of the first episodes from season 1.

R6 Agreed. I've never been into blondes, but Casey Sander is very hot. He was also a regular on "Grace Under Fire," and occasionally shows up as Bernadette's father on "Big Bang."

[quote]Another one is Mark Moses from "An Illegitimate Concern". His VPL was so in-your-face throughout the entire episode that it was as if he intentionally didn't wear underwear.

R3 - Oh, YEAH! Forgot about Mark Moses in that ep. His (rather high waisted) jeans were pretty tight. He looked so hot in that ep. He had that probably-played-football-in-college physique. Thick in all the right places. I still think Moses is a handsome guy. Interestingly, of all the random GG guest stars, he's had a remarkably prolific career. He's never been a big name, but he's worked so consistently, so frequently that I wouldn't be surprised if he's amassed a small fortune from all his gigs. One of those I-know-his-face character actors. Loved him in Mad Men and Homeland.

Call me crazy, but I liked Chick Vennera, who played both Enrique Mas and Pepe the boxer..

I was going to say, "Hal Linden" until I tried to select a picture on Google Images, and changed my mind.

I'm going with Brenda Vaccaro.

Peter Graves was pretty hot.

I thought the plumber (who also played the clown that made of fun of Dorothy at the kids' birthday party) was sexy, so beefy and masculine.

How about Dirk? The one who was nearly five years younger than Blanche?

Didn't Scott Jacoby play Dorothy's son?

This thread begins and ends with Julio Iglesias

R22 Fuck you.

Poor Lyle...

You weren't even top choice in your own episode, let alone the full run of the show!

[quote]Dorothy's son, Michael. For the longest time I thought it was two different actors playing him. He looked so different from the hippy look in the episode when he slept with Rose's daughter than the clean shaven look in the episodes where he married the black woman.

R21 is right, it's Scott Jacoby--the eldest of the Jacoby acting brothers (his brother Billy has been in a ton of movies and TV shows and played Blanche's smartalec grandson in the "On Golden Girls" episode, and Bobby was in the movie "Tremors").

Hal Linden really was gorgeous when he played Dorothy's old fling.

Monte Markham was handsome in the episodes playing Blanche's brother Clayton. His fiancé Doug was hot too.

How about Mr. Burt Reynolds?

Don't forget me as the nasty neighbor too cheap to clean up my own trees after the hurricane!

Rex Hunington could have manhandled me until I cracked in half.

Don't forget how hot I was as a priest.

Julio Iglesias

Is Donnelly Rhodes gay? bisexual? Are any of the others gay?

They all are!

I liked Stevie (Tim Thomerson), the lingerie-wearing baseball player.

He was walking sex on Soap!

I own this thread, BITCHES!!!!!!!

How about the golden haired pianist at the Rusty Anchor?

How about the blind man that Blanche picked up at the bar?

Kevin McCarthy still looked good for his age as the rich guy with the two kids who wanted to marry Blanche. You can see traces of why he was the true love of Monty Clift's life.

Super cutie Scott Jacoby as Michael Zbornak

R36 He also had recurring role on Battlestar Galactica. Tough, smoking, no nonsense doc.

[quote]ked Stevie (Tim Thomerson), the lingerie-wearing baseball player

VERY hot in that episode. Nice muscular build.

[quote]How about the blind man that Blanche picked up at the bar?

Edward Winter. He had the greatest ass when he guest starred in a story arc on Soap. Handsome too.

[quote] I thought the plumber (who also played the clown that made of fun of Dorothy at the kids' birthday party) was sexy, so beefy and masculine.

His name is Alan Blumenfeld and he also kissed John Ritter on the lips in [italic]Problem Child 2[/italic].

42 responses, and nary a mention of slutty Lucy's Don Johnson-esque cop hookup?

R15 Mark's brother, Burke Moses, also had a successful acting career, mainly on the stage. He originated the role of Gaston in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on Broadway. I also remember seeing him in an episode of THE NANNY, where he played Fran's boyfriend who turns out to be in the mafia, and she freaks. haha! nAnyway, he's very tall and beefy. Just my type!

Burke with Susan Stroman

I always get Burke Moses and Brent Barrett confused.

It's amazing how such an ugly set of brothers with mediocre acting chops all had careers.

Must be nepotism

I'm torn between Tom Villard's friends who share a bathroom when the girls go on vacation--one cute preppy type and a cute cub.

Maybe not the hottest, but definitely one of the funniest: the gay caterer from the "Sophia's Wedding" episode in Season 4. He played the caterer again in the "There Goes the Bride" episode in Season 6.

"Now look here, Stretch."

"Remember teeny steps, we're not Godzilla attacking the city."

r48 - the best part of that ep was Rue's delivery of the line to that caterer: "you're just ready to fly right outta here, aren't you?"

Well excuse me for living, Anita Bryant

Jack Gilford owns this thread!

This thread is more moving than Susan Hayward's climactic speech in "I Want To Live!"

OP, the two of them were together in "Maude."

The two of who, R53??

Donnelly Rhodes, Chick Vennera and Edward Winter all came immediately to mind. I rewatch the entire episodes these men appeared in. I'm glad I'm in good company here. Did America know the Golden Girls had a huge gay following when the series was on NBC?

Chick Vennera did a full-frontal shower scene in the movie "Yanks" before he was cast in the Golden Girls. He was so hot and hairy; I'm getting a stiffy just thinking about it.

[quote] Don't forget me as the nasty neighbor too cheap to clean up my own trees after the hurricane! —TV's Gordon Jump

I've been in therapy trying to do just that for 30 years.

No votes for Norman, Barbara Thorndyke's boy toy?

[quote] I'm torn between Tom Villard's friends who share a bathroom when the girls go on vacation--one cute preppy type and a cute cub.

If only [italic]We Got it Made[/italic] had not squandered the opportunity to have Tom Villard and Matt McCoy gettin' busy with each other.

I like 'em big and beefy so Ken Howard did the trick for me. He was so good as the guy who made Blanche feel like a lady again.

Obscure: the guy who played the doctor who tells Rose she doesn't have HIV.

Blanche's prison pen-pal Merrill was sexy Rough Trade.

So far no votes for:

Sonny Bono

Don Ameche

Bob Hope

James Callahan

Leslie Nielsen

Monte Markham

Michael Ayr

Sid Melton

Richard Mulligan

Paul Dooley

George Grizzard

Vito Scotti

Timothy Stack

James Staley

Jeffrey Tambor

Henry Darrow

David Leisure

Pat McCormick

R62 don't forget Alex Trebek and Merv Griffin.

Wait, who was the guy in the faux-flashback Valentine's Day episode from season 3, when Blanche is in a restaurant and is talking to a guy who's about to propose to his bf? He was kind of cute.

How about Jim McKrell, host of "Grab That Dough!"

Fun fact about James Callahan, who played Dorothy's former teacher, Mr. Gordon-- he was eight years younger than Bea Arthur.

Yes, that fact was loads of fun, r65 (rolls eyes and sticks nose in air)

Phil Proctor, host of "Wake Up, Miami!"

Jack Bannon, real life son of Bea Benaderet.

R69 And brother-in-law of John Travolta.

R66 and Herb "Stan" Edelman (b. November 5, 1933)) was 10 1/2 years YOUNGER than Bea (b. May 13, 1922)..

Lois Nettleton, well-known Lebanese

Which Glen O'Brien was the hotter fuck: Alex Rocco or Jerry Orbach?

any story from Donnelly Rhodes?

FUN FACT: Alex Rocco played Bea Arthur in the FAMILY GUY episode "Ready, Willing and Disabled," where Peter makes movie about Joe's paraplegia and how Peter trained him to go for the gold at the Special Olympics. He casts Tony Danza (voicing himself) to play Joe, Valerie Bertinelli (voicing herself) as Lois, and Bea Arthur (voiced by Rocco) as Peter.

Donnelly Rhodes was the hottest for me. Loved him on Soap, too, as Dutch. I also liked Leslie Nielsen as Uncle Lucas. I've always thought Leslie was a handsome silver daddy. I liked Ken Howard, too. So fall and beefy, and I bet he was packing! Lastly, the bear from the three friends in the island episode. He was standing around in his towel showing off his bear physique and hairy chest.

How soon we forget Miles, Harold Gould, who remained a very good looking Daddy well into his Golden Guys years. He had a varied very long career in movies and TV and always looked fine with his slim build nicely filling out the clothes he wore.

Another vote for young Mark Moses!

Julio

R62 please see R27.

Rose's little guy

My vote goes to Murray Guttman. Anyone who has the balls to wear a blue tuxedo must be very confident in his masculinity, which is a huge turn-on for me. He might not be welcome at the Mortimer Club, but he is ALWAYS welcome in my bed.

So far no votes for: Monte Markham

He's mentioned up thread, you doofus.

I'm split between super hunk Donnelly Rhodes and Chick, that hot little hairy cub (by age comparison!) Perhaps a beef sandwich would be a lot of fun!

Let's not forget Freddie Jackson as the piano player who serenades Sophia at Disney world

There was also the piano player at the Rusty Anchor

Enrique Más. He has all that gorgeous black hair and those swarthy Latin good looks and the sexy way he rolls his r's -- Enrrrrrrrrique! Boy, I'd love to get him on a couch made out of Corinthian leather.

I preferred him as Pepe the plucky Cuban boxer turned thespian by way of violin virtuoso

I thought Robert Culp was one of Blanche's better looking boyfriends. He always rolled up the cuffs of his jacket and shirt, too.

"...it was as if he intentionally didn't wear underwear."

That's usually how that goes, isn't it?

I just saw the Blind Ambition episode this morning, and I'd like to nominate the dimpled cutie Dorothy argues with about the hockey stick at the garage sale.

The garage sale that was Blanche's idea, btw, yet a few seasons later the very thought of Rose having a garage sale sends her into a big ole tizz.

[quote]I just saw the Blind Ambition episode this morning, and I'd like to nominate the dimpled cutie Dorothy argues with about the hockey stick at the garage sale.

That would be Stuart Fratkin, who would go on to play Styles in the abominable TEEN WOLF TOO...

He makes growing pains' 'Boner' look like Christian Slater

Dorothy's cheating son in law on "Son in Law Dearest" was stocky and cute, and shows a bit of VPL late in the episode.

Tom Villard, who played 'Rick' in the "Vacation" episode and Dorothy's former student Randy now video game CEO in 'Rose: Portrait of a Woman," was a cutiepie, IMO. He had a handsome face, was tall, and had that chill California surfer dude thing going on. Also loved him as the adorable hippie in MY GIRL.

How long after that episode did Tom pass away?

[quote]Dorothy's cheating son in law on "Son in Law Dearest" was stocky and cute, and shows a bit of VPL late in the episode.

He has a chunky butt too. I'm watching it now.

R95 "Vacation" (S2E8) aired on November 29, 1986, and "Rose: Portrait of a Woman" (S7E20) aired on March 7, 1992; Villard passed away on November 14, 1994 (5 days before his 41st birthday) due to AIDS complications, i.e. pneumonia.

R96 I thought the first actor, Dennis Drake, who played Dennis in "Guess Who's Coming to the Wedding?" was cuter.

Blanche's gay son was cute. He looked better in the episode than here.

^ then again, I was only 13 years old, so anyone "gay" made me very excited.

Sorry - gay brother... I thought he looked old to be her son.

Mickey Rooney as one of Sophia's boyfriends.

102 replies & no one mentions Raggedy Andy? He was good enough for my daughter so he's good enough for any of you.

Change your votes kids or there'll be monsters under all your beds tonight!

I'm not attracted to that many black guys but Andre Rosey Brown from 1988's "Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?" would've been a fun mountain to climb.

Also Sophia's young shy date that she went back to kiss again at that award event was cute too.

Dorothy's son was sexy, and he fucks.

But I go with Donnelly Rhodes for the win

Mark Moses and his Giant Penis.

[quote]I'm not attracted to that many black guys

RACIST!!

[quote]Mark Moses and his Giant Penis

I concur.

RIP Prince.

I always had a thing for the fella who played Dot's student in her adult evening class.

He was named Jim Shu

He was cute, R60, and he also played Matt Frewer's gay brother in Doctor Doctor, which ran from around 89 to 91.

R111 he was also Rose and the midget's waiter at the end of "A Little Romance" and again a waiter who Blanche pays to be her date in "The Flu."

I wonder if Blanche ever fucked that little black guy Prince.

Edward Winter (the blind guy Blanche met at the bar) had a fabulous ass.

Did one of them have a gay son? Or was that on Desperate Decorators?

[quote]I wonder if Blanche ever fucked that little black guy Prince.

Excuse me, but *I* was the one from Minnesota!

Kevin, the deadbeat quarterback Dorothy fails, played by cutiepie Christopher Daniel Barnes. (He also voiced Prince Eric in "The Little Mermaid" and played Greg Brady in the "Brady Bunch" movies.)

I just saw the movie [italic]Tammy and the Bachelor[/italic] and I watching it knowing Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen also have this show in common.

R117: He was also a guest on [italic]Empty Nest[/italic] as was fellow ATWT alumnus Brian Bloom.

I would do it to Cesar Romero all night long.

I agree with, OP.

Ken Stovitz who played "Ed the vice cop" one of the many guys Blanche's niece Lucy fucked on her trip to Miami.

Donnelly Rhodes (Jake) passed away last week at 81.

Thanks for alerting us, R123. I missed the news.

Joe Campanella, who played the police detective, Al (his rookie partner was played by George Clooney), in the episode where the two cops conducted their stakeout on the jewel thief neighbors from the Girls' kitchen table. Here's a pic of him in his younger days. He's still alive, age 93 now.

R117 some other trivia: he first played Greg Brady in a well known episode/dream sequence of an otherwise short lived sitcom called Day by Day. Also starred Courtney Thorne Smith and Julia Louis Dreyfus.

Tony Carreiro, the waiter/Sophia's date at the banquet when they all had the flu, who then returned a few seasons later to play Rose's doctor when she thought she had HIV.

[quote][R117] some other trivia: he first played Greg Brady in a well known episode/dream sequence of an otherwise short lived sitcom called Day by Day.

That show must have existed just to get Andy Borowitz off of [italic]Family Ties[/italic].

R127 Carreiro was Blanche's date in that flu episode; Marcelo Tubert ("Raoul") was Sophia's date.

Did anyone mention Rose's AIDS doctor? He was a hunk!

Character actor Ralph Ahn, who played Jim Shoo, was pretty hot in his yonger days.

[r125] woof!

Joe Campanella was Jack Deveraux's father on Days of Our Lives. He was also The Riverfront Knifer.

It was incredible just how unfunny Bob Hope was in his episode. Such a terrible episode and he only made it worse.

And my vote goes to Blanche's gay brother. Something about his looks combined with his accent turned me on. A close second goes to the blind guy she dated. I definitely would have poked his prostate with that walking stick.

[quote]I'm not attracted to that many black guys. RACIST!!

I'm sorry.

I meant to say, I'm not attracted to that many Colored gentlemen.

But we all know I have 'known' quite a few.

Blanche's gay brother was also Alison molesting father on Melrose Place.

[quote]Did anyone mention Rose's AIDS doctor?

Nope. You’re the first.

George’s bastard son, David. Looked hung.

I thought Jerry Hardin as Blanche's teacher was attractive but probably because he was a jerk!

Donnelly for the win.