Bill Cable: Hollywood's most successful gigolo

He was one of the most popular early Colt models. Jim French, aka Rip Colt, said at the time that Cable was the most beautiful man he had ever photographed. His Colt name was Stoner.

He was very successful as a model in the 70s and posed for everyone of note, doing both nudes and legit print work.

He played the guy who gets murdered in the opening scene of Basic Instinct.

He was Cassandra Peterson’s longtime boyfriend. You know, Elvira. He was even in her film.

He was hot as hell. Happy to know he dabbled with the men, too.

yum-oooooooooooooo

I love watching Skip Lowe interview people. He was the inspiration for Martin Short's Jiminy Glick, the elderly TV interviewer who comes so poorly prepared for interviews.

In person he was an obnoxious little troll of a man who inflated his own importance.

Sometimes we'd through sugar packets at it to make it stop.

^throw.

Sorry fat ghost fingers, little phone keys.

Heh heh

He was definitely on something during this interview.

He's indeed a handsome man.

Any skin videos?

Which guys did he top in Hollywood?

Cable was my favorite Playgirl cover model EVER.

That dude looks like Monty Clift. Coke whore constantly fingering his nose. Has he pushed Scotty Bowers from his pedestal?

Here ya go

Mine also, r13. Glad to hear he was bi!

[quote]Which guys did he top in Hollywood?

John Travolta, Christian Brando, PeeWee Herman and Roddy McDowell to name a few. I bet he and Travolta were beautiful in bed together.

His girlfriend Cassandra Peterson(Elvira) also got her start as a high-dollar escort.

LOL, where's the evidence that he's telling the truth?

There's all kinds of porn on the net with this Cable guy in it. Was he more porn star tuned ho or vice versa? Tales of Hollywood's seedy side are always fascinating to read about as they're such a stark contrast from the publicity front.

He was the boy toy of Barbara Nichols (a second rate Marilyn Monroe/Jayne Mansfield type, pictured with Bill below) and later Lucie Arnaz too.

I think his main goal was to be a screenwriter. As gorgeous as he was, he was a wooden actor.

Most of the porn movies floating around were originally filmed soft and had hardcore added later that weren't him or just appeared nude solo. He did do some straight loops, but only pictures have surfaced so far. He never had gay sex on camera.

Hey, r19, I was also a Broadway Musical Star!

His "porn" is underwhelming.

In 'Bijou,' director Wakefield Poole said Cable initially agreed that he would have gay sex in the orgy scene, but showed up high and backed out, on-screen.

'Last Tango in Acapulco' and 'Jungle Blue' (Z-grade straight porn) don't even show his cock, which remained flaccid, so the editors inserted 'stunt cock' footage.

His Colt photo shoots never show him fully erect, nor the brief scene in 'Rip Colt's Private Home Movies' where he sports a semi-boner before his scene ends.

The only full hardon pics are from some black and white Swedish straight porn loop that's never been found. Altogether an underwhelming career.

R21 = Leonard Maltin (you're not fooling anyone)

Well, that was definitely a find. After all these years, it's the first time I ever heard Bill speak.

Enjoy what little he shows:

Bob Mizer clips:

Bill Cable's Tarzan ripoff and stunt cock:

'Last Tango in Acapulco,' more obvious stunt cock.

His negligible part in 'Bijou' is toward the end:

Didn't he die in a tragic motorcycle accident?

R29, Yes, but I only just just read the details. I also didn't realize 'Bill Cable' was a stage name.

[quote]William Laurence Cumpanas, aka actor and stuntman Bill Cable was born on May 2, 1946 in Gary IN to William Joseph and Violet Joan Pazo Shurilla Cumpanas. In the 1970's he was a model who appeared in After Dark magazine and books by photographer Kenn Duncan. Bill was often called the male Elizabeth Taylor because of his handsome features. His acting credits include, Basic Instinct, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Blue Lagoon, The Issue at Stake and as Tarzan in Tarzan of the Amazon. In October 1996, Bill was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in Laurel Canyon (North Hollywood). He was hospitalized until his death in March 1998.

[quote]. Bill was often called the male Elizabeth Taylor because of his handsome features.

What a bizarre thing to say. It's like saying that my german shepherd is the dog version of Elizabeth Taylor because of his handsome features.

I didn't realize that he lived for another 2 years after his motorcycle accident. It sounds like he was hospitalized for those 2 years, probably in a coma.

What part did he play in Blue Lagoon?

Awful lingering death. Cracked up his motorcycle on Laurel Canyon. Paralyzed from the neck down. Nurse by his mother for the last year of his life. Died at 51.

He was the hot combination of Croatian (on his fathers side) and Italian (on his mothers side).

Is that Brando on the sofa?

Stellaaaaaaah!

As Stoner he did only one guy on guy. On tape at least.

"Modeling" with Gordan Grant.

That's a different "Stoner," R37; not Bill Cable.

No relation.

Christian was so handsome!

R35, that's Big Bill Eld on the sofa. Huge cock and did lots of hardcore gay porn.

R35, that's Big Bill Eld on the sofa. Huge cock and did lots of hardcore gay porn.