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Post by lowtacks86 on Apr 21, 2021 20:36:21 GMT
Ed Wood fought in WWII (he said he wore women's underwear underneath his uniform)
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Post by thisguy4000 on Apr 21, 2021 20:51:25 GMT
Humphrey Bogart served in WWI and Donald Pleasance served in WWII, and was actually captured by the Nazis.
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Post by marianne48 on Apr 21, 2021 21:03:47 GMT
William Wellman was a pilot in WWI and shot down a few enemy planes before he himself was shot down and wounded in a dogfight. He also revealed to his family, in his later years, that he'd married a French woman during his tour of duty in France; she was killed in a bombing raid during the war. The family thought he'd had four wives; this made the French wife the first of five marriages for the director.
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Post by vegalyra on Apr 21, 2021 21:04:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 21:12:38 GMT
Was about to say Jimmy. Supposedly he even suffered from PTSD too. He was a fighter pilot, I believe.
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Post by vegalyra on Apr 21, 2021 21:21:20 GMT
Was about to say Jimmy. Supposedly he even suffered from PTSD too. He was a fighter pilot, I believe. Bomber pilot, B-24's. I believe I read that Stewart had to really think about getting back into acting after the war. Also, Clark Gable flew 5 combat missions as an observer/gunner.
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Post by ck100 on Apr 21, 2021 21:24:36 GMT
Oliver Stone for Vietnam. Platoon was based on his experiences.  |
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Apr 21, 2021 21:33:10 GMT
Jesse Ventura
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 21, 2021 22:04:12 GMT
John Ford was on Midway when it was bombed by the Japanese during the battle. He was even wounded.
Ronald Colman got his limp when he was wounded during the Battle of Messines in WWI.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 21, 2021 22:15:15 GMT
Christopher Lee fought in WW2 first for Finland and then worked as a intelligence officer for the British.
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Post by Archelaus on Apr 21, 2021 22:17:23 GMT
Audie Murphy
Eddie Albert
Henry Fonda
Richard Todd
Rod Steiger
Kirk Douglas
Jason Robards
Leo Genn
Merian C. Cooper
Leslie Howard
Christopher Lee
Adam Driver
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Apr 21, 2021 22:20:42 GMT
Christopher Lee fought in WW2 first for Finland and then worked as a intelligence officer for the British. While filming Saruman's death scene, Peter Jackson directed him on how to breathe after getting stabbed in the back. Lee asked him if he knows what sound a man makes when stabbed in the back. Jackson just replied no. Lee just said "I do."
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Post by politicidal on Apr 21, 2021 22:22:51 GMT
Christopher Lee fought in WW2 first for Finland and then worked as a intelligence officer for the British. While filming Saruman's death scene, Peter Jackson directed him on how to breathe after getting stabbed in the back. Lee asked him if he knows what sound a man makes when stabbed in the back. Jackson just replied no. Lee just said "I do." I suspect he knew about a lot of things that most people didn’t even think about. |
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Post by Power Ranger on Apr 21, 2021 22:24:39 GMT
Most of those born in the 1920s did. They often studied drama after the war by use of the GI Bill.
Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine... Too many to name. Basically all of that generation.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 22:27:53 GMT
I don’t know how many wars Tom Hanks fought in. Vietnam:  World War II:   |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Apr 21, 2021 22:30:34 GMT
Were there any actors from the early 1900s that fought in the Civil War? Surely there must have been a few
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Apr 21, 2021 22:32:30 GMT
I don’t know how many wars Tom Hanks fought in. Vietnam: World War II:  
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 22:35:12 GMT
I don’t know how many wars Tom Hanks fought in. Vietnam: World War II: How could I forget he fought in Charlie Wilson’s war? 😂 |
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Post by millar70 on Apr 21, 2021 22:38:21 GMT
How could I forget he fought in Charlie Wilson’s war? 😂 I heard that he had some squabbles with Somalian pirates as well at one point. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 22:46:58 GMT
 On a serious note. Adam Driver was a Marine. He said he got swept up in American Patriotism after 9/11 and enlisted.
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