Tony Randall

Hon, we all did Tony Randall...

[quote]Roddy McDowl

Oh, DEAR.

Whew! For a minute there I thought OP was talking about Roddy McDowall! What a relief!

Julia Phillips who wrote You'll never eat lunch in this town again said that he felt her up once. She knew him when growing up too i believe so it was weird.

A closet case who sexually assaulted women in order to appear hetero.

A really nasty piece of work. After his wife of decades died, he still needed to maintain his "image" and married a woman 50 years his junior.

Total pussyhound. Big Nixon supporter.

[quote]and married a woman 50 years his junior.

Who was an acting intern in his national theatre company.

I always thought Tony Randall was at heart, a homosexual. I've known effeminate straight men, but I'll never be convinced he didn't at least dabble, if not allowing himself to have full-on relationships.

I enjoyed him in "The 7 Faces Of Dr. Lao" (1964). If you watch it, you'll see the Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball and hourglass used briefly as set dressings in one scene. Someone already mentioned this in a thread from 2013, but I'm mentioning it again, anyway. Watch the film. It's a lot of fun.

Somebody told me that when they were filming the NYC scenes for The Odd Couple, someone was always having to go drag him out of the porn theaters on 42nd Street.

There always seemed to be an underlying sadness and anger to him like there was never a day in his whole life that he was happy.

[quote] the porn theaters on 42nd Street.[/quote]

Wait. What?

In my very young head, he went on the pile with uncle Arthur and Mr. Furley and Liberace. Before I even knew what any of it all meant.

R2 = Zasu Pitts

His best work...

I used to see him walking around mostly near Columbus Circle when I was a very young in the 80s I always thought he looked nice. He was very good in the Odd Couple. I assumed he was gay then he got married very late and didn’t they have a baby?

Tony had a very funny cameo on the soap opera "The Doctors" late in its run as himself, berating Dr. Steve Aldrich over the evils of smoking, cheered on by Steve's wife, Carolee. I've heard mixed reports about him as a person though, but his work on behalf of promoting live theater is noble.

Funny and engaging man, who was a very popular guest on talk shows. I think Johnny and Merv probably had him on speed dial when someone else canceled or no-showed. He seemed to have a dark side. His reputation as a womanizer seems laughable. I thought his decision to become a father very late in life was rather irresponsible.

He posed nude in his younger days.

That doesn't look like him.

I always associate him with Dick Cavett--pissy/prissy queens.....however many women they married or fucked.....

In her second memoir, Debbie Reynolds said she walked into his trailer during "The Mating Game" and he was jumping on a bed (or something) fully nude and he was HUGE.

Slow day 😴 at he home office, OP ?

I met him once in a professional setting and he was the biggest asshole ever. Nasty, egotistical and mean.

He sure was hung.

Speaking of The Odd Couple, what the lowdown on Jack Klugman?

Big Merman supporter.

If he didn't epitomize the second banana 🍌 role I don't know who did. Maybe having him crack jokes and lurk about sheepishly made Rock Hudson seem more manly? I do love those old films!

[Quote] If he didn't epitomize the second banana 🍌 role I don't know who did.

Ann Miller. ANN MILLER. Ann Miller.

*Lizq

I assumed he was gay forever, but it seems weird that after his wife of like 50 years died and he was in his 70s, he married again. Then had kids! It's not like anybody in their 70s needs to beard anymore, and it was financially not a wise decision. Seems like the kind of choice guys make when they're thinking with their dick.

I don't think so. Mortality often makes people think about a legacy. Children often result. Look at Hugh Grant. I bet he paid for plenty abortions in his youth but he stopped doing so.

Wasn't Alexis Smith's husband rumored to be gay? He took up with a society lady after her death.

R27 - Please "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" is on TCM is worth a watch.

R33 - Sorry that was David Niven not Tony Randall.

What do DLers know about David Niven?

David Niven started as an extra in Hollywood. He writes about the other, female, extras fucking to get ahead.

R20 Dick Cavett was married to the fabulous Carrie Nye whom I find absolutely fascinating. Her two different stints on "Guiding Light" has made her a camp legend, not to mention "The Group", "The Scarlet O'Hara Wars" (as Tallulah Bankhead, dahling...), "Creepshow" and "Hello Again".

I think what confuses some people is that MSM who lean gay can nevertheless prefer female companionship. There's also the fact that men aren't socialized to have romantic relationships with each other. Women are socialised to behave a certain way towards their (male) romantic partners.

Did Rock feed the fey bitch from behind .

Did Rock feed the fey bitch from behind .

[quote]Did Rock feed the fey bitch from behind .

Rock wasn't a top. It's why he and James Dean hated each other. Two gay men on a movie shoot and neither was a top.

Armistead Maupin is a top?

Why the assumption that Tony was the biological father of the those kids?? There was a lot of speculation when the younger wife became pregnant. I recall an interview at the time where Randall said he was surprised by the pregnancy, but pleased. No disrespect to the wife, but no one would blame her of being with TR for security and companionship, but fucking a younger guy for a physical relationship...