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Title: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: arnold5 on August 10, 2005, 09:11:10 AM: many bodybuilders played the role of mighty hercules .who do you feel is the right one for the role??
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 10, 2005, 09:17:58 AM: some pics of early hercules Reg Park

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp23.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp117.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp119.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp129.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp130.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp132.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp133.jpg)
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 10, 2005, 09:24:20 AM: some more of reg park

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp134.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp135.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp136.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp105.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp112.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp124.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp141.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp156.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp161.jpg)
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 10, 2005, 09:41:14 AM: steve reeves

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr62.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr78.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr80.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr84.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr85.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr99.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr113.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr114.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr145.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr146.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr147.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/reeves/sr179.jpg)
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: onlyme on August 10, 2005, 12:26:09 PM: Louie
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: onlyme on August 10, 2005, 12:27:38 PM: Louie 2
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: aussie_wanna_b_big on August 10, 2005, 03:34:57 PM: I think Loui had the best herculian build...

Today? I would have to say... Gunter!!! He has a good personality for it too
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Bear03 on August 11, 2005, 08:45:23 AM: Quote from: aussie_wanna_b_big on August 10, 2005, 03:34:57 PM
I think Loui had the best herculian build...

Today? I would have to say... Gunter!!! He has a good personality for it too

i didn't realize hercules was so damn italian looking. i like reg park. i kinda agree with the gunter comment too.
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Bouldershoulders on August 12, 2005, 01:02:27 AM: even though louis is huge, i think reg suited it best, no offence to louis but he looks to much of a nice guy
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 12, 2005, 02:11:19 AM: arnold looked good has hercules

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery/musclegallery2/m700.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery/musclegallery2/m701.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery/musclegallery2/m702.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery/musclegallery2/m703.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/gallery/musclegallery2/m699.jpg)
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Scimowser on August 12, 2005, 02:42:50 AM: i saw a reeves hercules movie yesterday and its ridiculous how small reg park makes him look. Reg was the best IMO
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Bouldershoulders on August 12, 2005, 12:30:03 PM: of coarse arnold looked good, but thats just cheating....he always looks good
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: efirkey on August 12, 2005, 07:20:39 PM: I vote for Reg Park.
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 12, 2005, 07:34:01 PM: Quote from: Bouldershoulders on August 12, 2005, 12:30:03 PM
of coarse arnold looked good, but thats just cheating....he always looks good

ha ha ha ya but even i feel reg park looked smart and rugged for the role of hercules
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 12, 2005, 07:44:32 PM: some of my favourite pic of reg park

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp16.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp25.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp29.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp63.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp82.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp88.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp97.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp162.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp163.jpg)

(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/park/rp165.jpg)
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Bouldershoulders on August 13, 2005, 04:15:20 PM: yea i totally agree regs was the best
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Scimowser on August 14, 2005, 02:43:37 AM: have you seen Schwarzeneggers Superstars of BBing? Reg is interviewed on it and seen working out hard at the age of 63! He looked like he was in his 40's at a push. He was a natural BBer apparently
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: arnold5 on August 14, 2005, 03:58:21 AM: Quote from: Scimowser on August 14, 2005, 02:43:37 AM
. He was a natural BBer apparently

well he sure didn't abuse the usage of anabolic steroids---- but no he was not a natty.
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Big N on August 15, 2005, 11:06:37 PM: I'd go with Arnold, and then Reg Park
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Jr. Yates on August 16, 2005, 04:47:57 PM: Arnold forsure
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: onlyme on August 17, 2005, 10:38:29 AM: Just watched the Three Stooges Meet Hercules. WHo played that crossed-eyed Hercules.
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Eric2 on August 17, 2005, 12:20:34 PM: I like Arnold, but compaired to Reg he looked like a dough boy. Arnold needed a more rugged look, maybe some facial hair?
Title: Re: Hercules ???
Post by: Bear on August 19, 2005, 03:43:46 AM: Arnie's legs look big as hell in some of those pics.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: JOEMUSCLE on January 06, 2006, 08:56:45 PM: In The Three Stooges Meet Hercules, the role of Hercules was played by Samson Burke.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: gibberj2 on January 07, 2006, 01:37:36 PM: there are tons and tons and tons of pictures of arnold with thin legs. this could be because those pictures were taken after he broke his knee. in his book he wrote that he fell threw a stage and broke his left knee. he had to rebuild his leg(s) completely. they were never the same again of course but for someone who broke his knee and still won the next year's olympia i think he did pretty damn good. there are some old pictures out there where his legs look huge. even his really young pictures where he looks really big at 19 his legs were big. they weren't defined but they were as big as in 1975. in 75 they were kinda thin but they were that size when he was 19 and that's big for 19 and that era.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: Acerimmer1 on January 07, 2006, 02:29:41 PM: Quote from: gibberj2 on January 07, 2006, 01:37:36 PM
there are tons and tons and tons of pictures of arnold with thin legs. this could be because those pictures were taken after he broke his knee. in his book he wrote that he fell threw a stage and broke his left knee. he had to rebuild his leg(s) completely. they were never the same again of course but for someone who broke his knee and still won the next year's olympia i think he did pretty damn good. there are some old pictures out there where his legs look huge. even his really young pictures where he looks really big at 19 his legs were big. they weren't defined but they were as big as in 1975. in 75 they were kinda thin but they were that size when he was 19 and that's big for 19 and that era.

Could Park have had access to steroids or was his physique definately natural?
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: Sculpter on January 08, 2006, 07:24:10 PM: I've always been partial to Reg Park as he always looked more rugged to me than others that have played the role.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: Gord on January 09, 2006, 07:26:11 AM: Arnold looks massive in those shots, but based on looks alone I'd go with Reg too.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: Dreadlifter on January 10, 2006, 04:04:07 AM: Park definitely has that Hercules look nailed. I like Reeves but if you compare the arms raised pics of him and Park it shows the huge difference in size.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: doison on January 10, 2006, 10:05:12 AM: Kevin Sorbo is clearly the winner.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: Gord on January 10, 2006, 01:26:48 PM: Quote from: doison on January 10, 2006, 10:05:12 AM
Kevin Sorbo is clearly the winner.

Lol, but somehow Kevin Sorbo's Hercules series didn't seem to quite capture the historical accuracy of ancient Greece. ;D
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: gibberj2 on January 10, 2006, 04:40:56 PM: Kevin Sorbo stopped working out years ago. he's skinny now.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: doison on January 10, 2006, 05:19:52 PM: Quote from: gibberj2 on January 10, 2006, 04:40:56 PM
Kevin Sorbo stopped working out years ago. he's skinny now.

When wasn't he skinny?
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: gibberj2 on January 10, 2006, 06:28:31 PM: when he started as hercules he wasn't skinny. he was pretty big and of course he's tall. tv and movie big is not bodybuilder big... come on.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: Gord on January 11, 2006, 06:31:43 AM: Quote from: gibberj2 on January 10, 2006, 06:28:31 PM
when he started as hercules he wasn't skinny. he was pretty big and of course he's tall. tv and movie big is not bodybuilder big... come on.

I think you're right there.

Sorbo's physique was clearly better when he started the series. He was both bigger and more defined, but as the series went on he got worse, as if he just stopped training.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: gibberj2 on January 11, 2006, 10:09:58 AM: I'm not talking about later in the series I'm talking about after the series and now. in andromeda he's skinny and one time i saw him on Conan O'Brien and he was skinny like Conan.
Title: Re: Hercules: Which one was the right one for the role?
Post by: dantelis on January 12, 2006, 11:42:40 AM: This one:

[img ]http://www.danger-man.co.uk/images/portmeirion/hercules.jpg[/img]

Actually, I think this is the most impressive Hercules pic, even if Reeves is smaller than Parks, Ferrigno and Arnold. (Unfortunately, I can't find a bigger, better version of it online.)

(http://shop.stevereeves.com/images/catalogue/vs71412/vs71412-thum125.jpg)

It cuts out the two men standing besides him, but I think it is what sold Reeves as Hercules to the public back in the 50s and 60s. Compared to the other two men, Reeves truly looks like a god among men.

Here's thumbnails of more Hercules bodybuilders from Brian's Drive in Theater site:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&client=googlet&q=+site:www.briansdriveintheater.com+hercules