The NOML congratulates the ten inaugural members of the NOML Moustache Hall of Fame! The NOML Moustache Hall of Fame is dedicated to those individuals who have acheived and maintained a level of moustache greatness deserving of everlasting recognition. Excluded are all famously bad moustaches and any infamous persons with moustaches, regardless of moustache quality. Evil dictators are permanently barred from consideration.
The NOML welcomes all nominations for entry into the NOML Moustache Hall of Fame.
Please enjoy the NOML Moustache Hall of Fame moustache gallery, and thank you for your continuing support of the NOML!
Born 1935, Salt Lake City, Utah
Aside from possessing perhaps the most enduring walrus moustache of our time, Wilford Brimley is a noted American actor. In a career spanning four decades, Brimley has had roles in such films as Cocoon, The Natural, Tender Mercies, and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. He also starred in the popular television series Our House.
Born 1901, Cadiz, Ohio. Died 1960, Los Angeles, California
A native Ohioan (it was in Akron, Ohio that he saw his first play), Clark Gable's moustache was not born until the actor was already well ensconced as one of Hollywoods brightest stars. However, it was its performance on Rhett Butler's upper lip that cemented the moustache's place in the pantheon of moustache immortals.
Born 1904, Figueres, Spain. Died 1989, Figueres, Spain
The master surrealist's creativity was certainly not limited to the paintbrush. Indeed some believe his true canvas could be found just beneath his nose. For the better part of the twentieth century, Dalí and his moustache were changing the course of modern art.
Born 1910, London, England. Died 1983, Château-d'Oex, Switzerland
On the strength of what was possibly the world's most formidable pencil moustache, David Niven rose to stardom as one of Hollywood's top leading men. An Academy Award winner for his role in Separate Tables, Niven was also the original 007 in the Bond comedy Casino Royale.
Born 1945, Detroit, Michigan
With his Hawaiian shirt, hairy chest and red Ferrari, who could forget the greatest P.I. of 80's T.V., Thomas Magnum? Yet it was his most indelible accoutrement--his moustache--that catapulted Emmy-winner Tom Selleck to the realm of superstardom.
Born 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana
After dabbling in professional football, Carl Weathers found his true calling in the boxing ring, where, as Apollo Creed, he fought the clean-shaven Rocky Balboa to a standstill. The moustache would appear in three subsequent Rocky films, as well as such blockbusters as Predator and Action Jackson.
