Famous Mustaches

Growing up with a magnificently mustachioed father, I always notice a fine 'stache. There have been famous figures with memorable mustaches in history, literature & film. This thread celebrates them.

 

But... is there really any more famous that the "swarden"?

 

This space is reserved for:

The 'Stache that launched a thousand posts (in admiration)... swarden43!


"It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

 

Actor & Advocate Wilford Brimley

 

"It is the brain, the little gray cells on which one must rely. One must seek the truth within--not without."
-Detective Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie)

 

“Since I don't smoke, I decided to grow a mustache - it is better for the health."
-Salvador Dali

 

D-eye-ah-beat-us..

 

The a fore mentioned reserved space has been filled

 

Huzzah! Famous quote also added

 

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
- physician & writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

 

Dr. John H. Watson, sole friend & confidant of detective Sherlock Holmes.

"I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I'm well, but those are the principal ones at present."

- Dr. Watson upon meeting Holmes, who needs a roommate, in A Study in Scarlet

Watson, famously portrayed by British character actor Nigel Bruce.

Modern portrayal by Jude Law

 

And lets not forget ol' Locutus..

 

“My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.”
-The Princess Bride

 

I never forget a mustache...but in this case, I'll make an exception!

 

"This is spinach for Popeye. It gives me power to have my mustache on right and I’m clicked in mentally.”
- filmmaker & writer John Waters

 

This guy has got to be famous, or infamous. Clearly, he's doing something wrong.

 

I think it gives him even more character..

 

Hall of Fame 'Staches

 

Actually, I admire how he conquered his inability to choose between his two favorites. Shows you CAN eat your cake and have it, too... if it were made of hair and you wore it on your forehead...