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Mantique: Michael Ontkean

Because I’m a David Lynch fan (Mullholland Drive is still one of my favorite films of all time) I’ve been revisiting his series Twin Peaks on Netflix. Twin Peaks is a show I hardly paid any attention when it was current, but then again I was a chubby teenager more interested in the happenings of a set of twins named Brenda and Brandon who resided in a specific California zip code and hung out at a place called the Peach Pit.

Now that I’ve re-discovered Twin Peaks I’ve also discovered a new mantique crush, Michael Ontkean who plays sheriff Harry S. Truman. After IMDBing Ontkean I was surprised to discover he was already in his mid-40s by the time he made the series despite a boyish face that defies age. 

(Twin Peaks cast L to R: Joan Chen, Michael Ontkean, Kyle MacLachlan, and Piper Laurie)

Upon further internet research I discovered Ontkean also starred in a 1982 film called Making Love,  where he played a doctor married to a beautiful television executive (played by The Kate Jackson) who struggles with his loyalty to his wife and his homosexual tendencies. Making Love also stars a young and yummy Harry Hamlin as Ontkean’s male love interest. So needless to say I’m anxious to see this film.

(Making Love cast: L to R Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson, and Harry Hamlin)

Ontkean's hay day as a hearththrob seemed to come in the late 70s early 80s given his credits as a leading character during this time. If you're as big of a fan of the 80s as I am then you might recognize him as the hunky chauffer in the 1987 Ally Sheedy film Maid to Order (did I mention I love cheesy 80s movies?)

(Ontkean in still from Made to Order)

Ontkean will turn 66 on January 24th and is still acting today. He can most recently be seen in George Clooney’s The Descendants.  Below is a late-2000s image of Ontkean and it looks as though he still defies the test of time.

Mantique: Tory Bell

Does anyone know if early 80s porn star Tory Bell is even still alive? Doubtful given the time in which he rose to fame in the porn industry. He was such a fantasy to me. I always thought he had such a cute compact body and nice bootay..... see more of vintage images of him at Vintage Black Guys (NSFW).

Mantique: The Asian James Dean?

(via 60s Forever) This is why I love the blogosphere. It’s constantly exposing me to people I would be completely unfamiliar otherwise. I can’t help but to look at this image of Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune and be put in the mind of an Asian James Dean. Smoking is bad for your health, but yes, it did make the men of the golden era of film look ever-so-suave.

Mantique: Elmo Santiago

It is quite possible that this bodybuilding king of the 1960s is the image of pure perfection. Check him out here and here for NSFW evidence that EVERYTHING on him is perfect. Does anyone know if Elmo Santiago is alive today?

Mantique: Beresford Morris (IX)

See more of him (with less) here (NSFW).

Mantique: Lyle Waggoner

circa early 1980s

I stumbled upon this Playgirl-esque shot of Lyle Waggoner on the net the other day. It brought back fond memories of being a child and watching him on the Carol Burnett show. Not to mention, I'll always love him as the sparkling-teethed Steve Trevor on Wonder Woman. Even at that age I was frustrated by the unresolved romantic chemistry between him and Lynda Carter. Of course both of those shows were already in syndication by the time I was old enough to burn them into my memory database. Good thing the internet wasn't around back then because I would have been very disappointed in the moral character of Steve Trevor if I knew he were taking nasty pictures. But that was then, and this is now.... and me likes, me likes!

 with Vicki Lawrence on the Carol Burnett Show (1969)

even these days at age 75 he probably wouldn't look too shabby going the full monty

Mantique: Tony Ward

 Colt Studio photographed by Jim French (1984)

Before Francisco, before Tyson, there was Tony. It feels odd categorizing Tony Ward under the “mantique” tag given his timeless face and nearly superb body, but here’s a guy who has been doing his thing on the runway and in front of cameras for 30 years. If you’re a child of the MTV generation then you may recognize him from music videos such as Belinda Carlisle’s I Get Weak and Madonna’s Justify My Love and Erotica. And at age 47 it seems as though he’s more popular than ever among all the elite photographers. These days you can hardly pick up an art-fashion mag without feasting your eyes on a photo-editorial featuring Ward.

If you happen to be planning a trip to West Hollywood between now and June 23, you’ll want to stop by the Rivera & Rivera Gallery and check out Ward of the State: Tony Ward Artists’ Muse. This group exhibition features Ward’s work from the early 80s to present day with the nearly gazillion photographers who have shot him (Herb Ritts, Greg Gorman, Steven Klein, Bruce Weber just to name a few). 

DeLeón Tequila campaign photographed by Mark Seliger (September 2010)
FACES Magazine photographed by Stephan Schacher (March 2011)  

Mantique: Who is he?

If you know anything about the origination of this image or the man featured drop me a note in the comments section.

mantique: unknown

Serge Nubret (1938 - 2011)

As a vintage beefcake enthusiast I was saddened to learn that bodybuilding legend Serge Nubret passed away last Tuesday at the age of 72. In my opinion he was one of the most aesthetic, well-proportioned men to ever compete in the sport before everyone started looking all freakish like they do today. Interestingly, Nubret stayed active in bodybuilding up until a stroke in 2009 that left him in a vegetative state until his death. There are also rumors that his children may have poisoned him to get at their inheritance (source: wikipedia). Below is a 2008 video of him working out at a French gym at age 70 and going strong.

Mantique: Woody Strode

Who was this devastatingly gorgeous piece of vintage man meat? Corey's got the scoop (and more images too).

Mantique: A rebel for my cause?

Whenever I come across a picture of James Dean I can't help but to wonder what it might have been like if he were alive, in my generation, and I was in his league (via wehadfacesthen)

Mantique

Before the internet we gay men turned to these glossy paper things called magazines to  get our lustful fill of man flesh. Mark Baron is the credited model in this spread from the September 1995 issue of For Women (yeah right). Out of curiosity I googled him to see if he had much of a modeling career since the 90s, but my search returned no conclusive results. He appears to be in his early twenties here, so I figure he must be in his late thirties (forty at most) now. Leave a comment if you know of any more recent images of him. (photo credit: Caroline Summers.)