Summary

Westernsare roll in the hay for their tense shootouts and heavy themes , but they also often include some incredible mustaches . Whether on the side of the law , a dastardly villain , or somewhere in between , many of the men feature in Westerns are remember for their moustache just as much as they are for their actions . Typically , westerly heroes are depicted as being unclouded - shaved and pristine , as it often reflect their character , and the antagonists are often shown rollick prospicient facial hair’s-breadth for similar effect . However , the genre has seen subversion of this trope through the years , thus making for some interesting character and mustache excogitation .

Although the prospicient - standingWestern movie genrehas credibly see more unequalled mustaches than any other genre , some stand out just a niggling more than others . Some characters benefit from more outlandish mustache , while others are more memorable because of how simplistic yet effective their facial fuzz is in completing a case ’s show . disregardless of the reason , the Western musical genre has seen it all when it comes to coolheaded - look facial air .

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10Doc Holliday In Tombstone

Doc Holliday is played by Val Kilmer

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Tombstoneloosely tells the story of Wyatt Earp , his brothers , and their protagonist Doc Holliday ’s forfeiture as they stood up against a ruthless crowd of bandits at the O.K. Corral . Doc Holliday ’s moustache is complement by a small patch of hair underneath his bottom backtalk that would otherwise be more fitting for a avaricious rock oil baron than a hero , at least based on the genre ’s tropes . Holliday ’s moustache helps him stand outamong his other furry - lipped familiar during the film ’s feverish shootouts , thus pretend it one of the writing style ’s best from a hard-nosed standpoint . Additionally , the moustache combine with his trademark hat aids importantly in completing his memorable visage .

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9Virgil Cole in Appaloosa

Virgil Cole is played by Viggo Mortensen

Based on the 2005 novel save by Robert B. Parker , Appaloosacenters around two peace officer who take on a merciless rancher after discovering he ’s been terrorizing the small town of Appaloosa , New Mexico with impunity . Of the two law-breaking attack aircraft , Virgil sports a mustache that would solidify the perfect flavour for a villain if he were one . rather , Virgil ’s mustache is noteworthy because it heighten the intense aurathat he carries wherever he go . Combined with his sharp mental capacity and numb - eye aim , his mustached face help make the lawman ’s visage far more intimidating than that of most other Western champion and even some of the cinema ’s villains .

8The Sundance Kid In Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Sundance Kid is played by Robert Redford

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidloosely tells the true write up of two bandit bequeath a track of blood and chaos as they embark on a journey to Bolivia in an attempt to take flight a rival gang . Sundance Kid is a direct - and - to - the - point brigand whose terse personality perfectly complement Butch Cassidy ’s brassy and extroverted personality . Moreover , his small moustache combined with his black hat , make it difficult to decipher what ’s truly going on in the brigand ’s thinker . weigh one of the mostnotorious picture show bank robber , Sundance Kid ’s moustache knead well on him because it bestow a layer of ocular profundity to the character that he likely would n’t have without it .

7Seth Bullock In Deadwood: The Movie

Seth Bullock is played by Timothy Olyphant

Deadwood : The Moviesees U.S. Marshal Seth Bullock and saloon owner Al Swearengen clashing with an unscrupulous senator who like to purchase land in Deadwood , South Dakota . In theDeadwoodshow , Bullock ’s moustache was concluded with a small bandage of hair’s-breadth underneath his Kuki , but inDeadwood : The Movie , the austere lawman sports just a graying mustache . Interestingly , Bullock ’s moustache makes him appear far more menacing in old agethan he appear in his young years . Despite being of a calmer temperament inDeadwood : The Movie , Bullock ’s mustache adds even more grit and decision to the already stout lawman ’s presence .

6Yosemite Sam In Hare Trigger (& Everything Else)

Yosemite Sam was first voiced by Mel Blanc

Hare Triggeris a short cartoon that sees an criminal discover Yosemite Sam attempting to guard a caravan before being thwarted by the ever - so - cagy Bugs Bunny . to boot , Hare Triggeris also the character ’s introduction to the world of Looney Tunes . One of the most iconicLooney Tunescharacters , Yosemite Sam owes that distinction largely to the character ’s hopeful orange mustache that almost hits the floor . His short irritability , trigger - happy tendency , and long , furry moustache have gift Yosemite Sam a personality that make him suffer out from the other characters in that world . Technically a westerly character , Yosemite Sam ’s mustache is one of the genre ’s most iconic .

5Llewelyn Moss In No Country For Old Men

Llewelyn Moss is played by Josh Brolin

ground on the 2005 Cormac McCarthy novel , No Country for Old Mencenters around a ostensibly unstoppable man on a quest to recollect money that was steal from him by a mustached welder . No Country for Old Menhelped reinvent Westerns , and one of the style it accomplished this is through subverting the musical genre ’s iconography . westerly champion are often clean - shaven while the antagonists boast outre mustache , but here , the baddie is shave , and protagonistLlewelyn Moss has a mustache that makes him look evil according to the musical genre ’s tropes . It helps blur the transmission line for viewer regarding which of its central fibre is rightfully villainous through the film ’s virulent game of cat and mouse .

4Sam Chisholm In The Magnificent Seven

Sam Chisholm is played by Denzel Washington

The Magnificent Sevenis the remake of the 1960 motion picture , which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’sSeven Samurai , and it sees a group of seven courageous men fight a large gang top by a corrupt oil baron . Sheriff Sam Chisholm ’s mustache yield him a certain halo of authorization that convincingly constitute him as the law . what is more , habilitate in all black , Chisholm ’s moustache helps make him appear like a harbinger of doomfor any brigand who bid to bring fuss to his town . While it is n’t peculiarly fancy , Chisholm ’s moustache effectively conveys that he is someone who does n’t back down from any threats to him or his townsfolk .

3John “The Hangman” Ruth In The Hateful Eight

John Ruth is played by Kurt Russell

The Hateful Eightsees eight wicked strangers take refuge in a haberdashery during a rash , where death and deceit claim their lifespan one by one . Of the eight , John " The Hangman " Ruth ’s moustache is well one of the most creative looking in Westerns as it nearly encapsulates his entire face and sports a design seldom run into in the writing style . In a movie rife with batch of dastard mustaches and bushy beards , John Ruth ’s mustache captivates the audience ’s attenbyue of how outre and unique it looks . Moreover , it tot a lot of personal appeal to a reference who is otherwise perpetually ornery and spiteful .

2Angel Eyes In The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Angel Eyes is played by Lee Van Cleef

The Good , The Bad and The Uglysees an unlikely partnership between a stealer and a bounty huntsman , as they race against a merciless cause of death to turn up a fortune bury under a vast cemetery . Angel Eyes ' moustache is n’t the most preposterous or the large , but that helps make the scoundrel seem even more unpitying whenever he ’s on the CRT screen . conflate with his beady eyes and devilish grinning , Angel Eye ’s mustache completes his iconic appearancein what has arguably become the quintessential expression of a westerly scoundrel . Across theDollarstrilogy , Angel Eyes is seen with his mustache and black chapeau , and his presence is typically watch by an acute shootout .

1Conn Conagher In Conagher

Conagher is played by Sam Elliott

Conagherfollows a tough yet mystifying cowman who offer to help a lonely cleaning lady be in the middle of nowhere push a persistent crew . Conagher’smustache is as engagement - hardened as he is , and in a Western filled with dishonorable men , Conagher remain firm tall as an honorable man . Conagheris perhaps one of the strongest examples of a Western hero sporting a mustache that would be more meet for a remorseless villain , but his stentorian voice and reassuring presence help make the caterpillar of a moustache work well . Conagheris arguably the fine example of an iconicWesternmustache .

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Kurt Russell, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, and Josh Brolin all sporting some of the most dastardly great mustaches in Western movie history

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