Santa’s white beard is probably the most famous one in the world and sure is that, when December comes, every day is good to watch our favorite Santa. And what about the never-ending discussion about who’s the best?
Tim Allen in “The Santa Clause” (1994) and its sequels? Our Dinosaurs enthusiast Richard Attenborough, who turned into Santa in “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994)? His Oscar-winner predecessor Edmund Gwenn in “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)?
Or the “bad (at least for a bit) guys:” Billy Bob Thornton (“Bad Santa,” 2003), maybe, or Jim Carrey’s Grinchy Santa Claus in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) or Dan Aykroyd in the 1993 “Trading Places” (ok, the last one was just wearing a Santa suit and not playing one, but we love him in that role just the same.)
The list could continue for quite a bit, but they are not the only famous bearded-characters of the big screen. So, let’s have a look at our favorite bearded-ones from (a more than wide) variety of genres and beards:
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THE WISE-WIZARDS
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“With a long white beard comes great responsibility”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Paranomix (Henri Labussière) in “Asterix and the Big Fight” –1989
Merlin (Karl Swenson) in “The Sword in the Stone” – 1963
Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) in “Harry Potter I-II” – 2001-2002
Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) in “Harry Potter III-VIII” – 2004-2011
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THE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
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“Beard happens”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
The Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in “The Boat That Rocked” – 2009
Papa Smurfs (in all his forms, Jonathan Harshman Winters III) in “The Smurfs” – 2011
Rubeus Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) in the “Harry Potter I-VII” – 2001-2011
Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) in “Forrest Gump” – 1994
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THE LOST AT SEA
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“Life with a beard is better than anything out there”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Hank Thompson (Paul Dano) in “Swiss Army Man” – 2016
King Triton (Kenneth Mars) in “The Little Mermaid” – 1989
Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) in ”Cast Away” – 2000
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THE PIRATES OF THE BEARDS
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“The beard is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the beard. Do you understand?”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series – 2003-2017
Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series – 2006-2007
Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series – 2003-2017
Captain Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (Ian McShane) in “Pirates of the Caribbean- On Stranger Tides” – 2011
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THE BEARDY REVENANT(S)
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“All I’m sayin’ is, a beard is a beard”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) in “The Revenant” – 2015
John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) in “The Revenant” – 2015
Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleeson) in “The Revenant” – 2015
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THE BEARDS OF THE RINGS
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“You shall have long beards”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Saruman (Christopher Lee) in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy – 2001-2003
Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy – 2001-2003
Gandalf the Grey/ Gandalf the White (Ian McKellen) in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy – 2001-2003
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THE WARRIORS
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“This is (a) Beard”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Pai Mei (Gordon Liu) in “Kill Bill Vol. 2” – 2004
Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) in “Serpico” – 1973
Leonida (Gerard Butler) in “300” – 2006
Hamish (Brendan Gleeson) in “Braveheart” – 1995
Aquaman (Jason Momoa) in “Justice League” – 2017
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STAR BEARDS
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“May the beard be with you”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in “Star Wars: Episode I-II-III” – 1999-2005
(Bearded) Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” – 2015
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THE BEARD IS ALL AROUND
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“With the beard, you must stay, until the dice read 5 or 8”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox) in “Teen Wolf” – 1985
Simon the Holy Man (Terry Jones) in “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” – 1979
Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) in “Jumanji” – 1995
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THE SILENT BEARDS ON A MISSION
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“We asked for this beard”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Sebastião Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) in “Silence” – 2016
Captain Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert De Niro) in “The Mission” – 1986
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THE KINDS OF OUT OF IT
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“I’m The Beard, man”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
ZZ Top (cameo) in “Back to the Future Part III” – 1990
Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) in “The Big Lebowski” – 1998
Joaquin Phoenix (as Himself) “I’m Still Here” – 2010
Admiral General Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) in “The Dictator” – 2012
Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) in “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” – 2004
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GODS or WANNABES
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“Is it too much to ask for a little beard!?”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) in “Evan Almighty” – 2007
Odin (Anthony Hopkins) in the “Thor” series – 2011-2017
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THE BEARDS AIN’T SILENT
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“Where is my beautiful beard?!”
Our Movie Beards Picks:
Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) in “Django Unchained” – 2012
“Monsieur” Calvin J. Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) in “Django Unchained” – 2012
Django Freeman (Jamie Foxx) in “Django Unchained” – 2012
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WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKE YOU BEARDED
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“The beard is not the same”
Our picks:
Tristan Ludlow (Brad Pitt) in “Legends of the Fall” – 1994
James “Logan” Howlett / Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) as “Logan” – 2017
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THE AVENGER BEARDS
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“I don’t feel so bearded”
Our picks:
T’Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) in “Avengers: Infinity War” – 2018
Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) in “Avengers: Infinity War” – 2018
Steve Rogers / Captain America (Chris Evans) in “Avengers: Infinity War” – 2018
Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in “Avengers: Infinity War” – 2018
Heimdall (Idris Elba) in “Avengers: Infinity War” – 2018
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in “Avengers: Infinity War” – 2018
