The 10 Biggest Jerks From Hollywood's Past. Clowns all. New Poll Says (2024)

Their jerkiness and clownish behavior really stems from their life off the screen. What they did to sons, daughters, wives, brothers, sisters, friends, ex-lovers, and antics on set that undermined fellow performers........Do you agree, or are these beloved stars too much ancient history to be relevant anymore? Here are the winners:

Charlie Chaplin....Milton Berle....Zsa Zsa Gabor....Joan Crawford....Mickey Rooney.....John Wayne.....Errol Flynn...Gene Kelly.....Bette Davis.....Bing Crosby...

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by Anonymousreply 67September 10, 2023 3:56 PM

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by Anonymousreply 1September 8, 2023 12:24 AM

Walter Brennan. Hardcore John Bircher.

by Anonymousreply 2September 8, 2023 1:40 AM

Ditto Wendel Corey

by Anonymousreply 3September 8, 2023 1:48 AM

Danny Kaye, regrettably

by Anonymousreply 4September 8, 2023 1:53 AM

I don't recall any of Joan Crawford's producers, directors, or co-stars having any complaints about her until the early 50s maybe. Until then I think her reputation was as a reliable professional.

by Anonymousreply 5September 8, 2023 2:08 AM

Gene Wilder was a jerk, according to Teri Garr

by Anonymousreply 6September 8, 2023 2:11 AM

I happen to like clowns and resent referencing shitty people from Hollywood bygone days as clowns.

by Anonymousreply 7September 8, 2023 2:12 AM

Clint Eastwood

by Anonymousreply 8September 8, 2023 3:08 AM

Lucille Ball

by Anonymousreply 9September 8, 2023 3:16 AM

Bette Midler

by Anonymousreply 10September 8, 2023 3:18 AM

Dustin Hoffman

by Anonymousreply 11September 8, 2023 3:20 AM

Barbra

by Anonymousreply 12September 8, 2023 3:22 AM

Jada Pinkett Smith

by Anonymousreply 13September 8, 2023 3:25 AM

Billy Eichner

by Anonymousreply 14September 8, 2023 3:26 AM

I've been listening to Gilbert Gottfried's podcast and a couple of names that pop up when they talk about jerks are Danny Kaye, mentioned above and comedian Jack Carter who hated everybody. Kaye was known to pay attention to who got bigger laughs than he did during rehearsals of skits and then would step on those lines during the actual show.

And Cesar Romero used to pay rent boys to throw orange slices at his naked ass.

by Anonymousreply 15September 8, 2023 3:28 AM

People's personalities--especially in the Arts--are not cafeterias in which you can pick and choose, taking this and leaving aside that. If they hadn't had what people disliked in them, they also wouldn't have had what people liked in them. Sure, there are nice people who are nice in all ways and talented to boot; but their personal "mechanism" has nothing to do with the personal mechanism of others.

by Anonymousreply 16September 8, 2023 3:31 AM

R16 You tried

by Anonymousreply 17September 8, 2023 3:32 AM
by Anonymousreply 18September 8, 2023 3:36 AM

[quote]And Cesar Romero used to pay rent boys to throw orange slices at his naked ass.

You say that like it's unusual.

by Anonymousreply 19September 8, 2023 3:37 AM

This is why the DL is going downhill

“New Poll Says”

Where? What poll? You just listed a random group of people chosen by yourself.

by Anonymousreply 20September 8, 2023 3:41 AM

See this is what I hate about the posters left on this site

They cannot just say “These people from Hollywood’s past were big jerks”

They have to parse it like there is actually a poll that was taken! They invented a poll!

by Anonymousreply 21September 8, 2023 3:45 AM

R16 Thought you had retired Lenny.

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by Anonymousreply 22September 8, 2023 4:00 AM

Zsa Zsas only child lived in her car before she died. Why?

by Anonymousreply 23September 8, 2023 4:06 AM

Julianne Moore. Seriously.

by Anonymousreply 24September 8, 2023 4:33 AM

Barbra is not a jerk.

by Anonymousreply 25September 8, 2023 4:46 AM

No one cares.

The sadistic-pedo clown era is OVER.

by Anonymousreply 26September 8, 2023 4:56 AM

Debra Winger, beloved by none.

Pierce Brosnan is apparently a huge pain in the ass. I hadn't heard but when I was working at a film premiere afterparty the PR company for the stdio told me to assign a very attentive thick-skinned waiter to fawn all over his table while they rolled their eyes.

by Anonymousreply 27September 8, 2023 5:00 AM

Mandy Patinkin

by Anonymousreply 28September 8, 2023 5:03 AM

Tim Curry

by Anonymousreply 29September 8, 2023 5:08 AM

Frank Sinatra

by Anonymousreply 30September 8, 2023 5:13 AM

R16 can take their dimestore attempt at Jungian wisdom and fuck right off.

by Anonymousreply 31September 8, 2023 5:15 AM

Lol r1 ,truly

by Anonymousreply 32September 8, 2023 5:18 AM

After Snoopy had a hit with Snoopy Come Home he became a major prick. Also the gay teletubby- dreadful & mean. Something like that OP?

by Anonymousreply 33September 8, 2023 5:32 AM

Gene Hackman was notorious for arguing with his directors.

by Anonymousreply 34September 8, 2023 6:08 AM

R29 What did Tim Curry do to Hank Azaria?!?!

by Anonymousreply 35September 8, 2023 7:25 AM

Marlon Brando

Everyone in the rat pack

by Anonymousreply 36September 8, 2023 9:21 AM

If we're including directors - David O. Russell

by Anonymousreply 37September 8, 2023 9:43 AM

Hollywood's Past

by Anonymousreply 38September 8, 2023 9:56 AM

[Quote] Barbra is not a jerk.

How would you know?

by Anonymousreply 39September 8, 2023 4:07 PM

R6 Consider the source. The Terri Garr cunt story is DL legend. For that bitch to call someone an asshole probably just means he didn't kiss her ass to her satisfaction.

by Anonymousreply 40September 8, 2023 4:13 PM

R1 Jerry Lewis

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by Anonymousreply 41September 9, 2023 1:42 AM

Red Buttons

by Anonymousreply 42September 9, 2023 7:31 AM

Andy Dick

by Anonymousreply 43September 9, 2023 7:49 AM

Is this professional or personal jerkness?

by Anonymousreply 44September 9, 2023 10:18 AM

Did OP pull that list out of his fetid old ass? Because where is said poll? Certainly not at his link.

by Anonymousreply 45September 9, 2023 10:24 AM

Yeah, I’m interested in the Teri Garr cuntiness stories too.

by Anonymousreply 46September 9, 2023 12:51 PM

Lauren Bacall; I’m surprised she wasn’t mentioned.

by Anonymousreply 47September 9, 2023 1:02 PM

Chevy Chase and his elfin buddy Paul Simon are 2 of the biggest assholes I've ever encountered.

Jerry Lewis was a complete dick too but at least he's dead.

And as my dark horse, I give you Tom Bosley. Howard Cunningham was a nasty douche.

by Anonymousreply 48September 9, 2023 1:25 PM

Emmett Kelly is still celebrated in his hometown of Houston, Texas County, Missouri. Family has been there since the 1860s. We played in his eponymous park many times when growing up.

And there's an annual Emmett Kelly Clown Festival, and since 2004 the park has a nine-hole golf course, too!

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by Anonymousreply 49September 9, 2023 1:38 PM

Seriously. Where is the list of jerks, from which OP is quoting. It is not at the link he provides.

by Anonymousreply 50September 9, 2023 4:00 PM

I second Barbra

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by Anonymousreply 51September 9, 2023 4:11 PM

Shirley Maclaine

by Anonymousreply 52September 9, 2023 4:19 PM

Spielberg.

by Anonymousreply 53September 9, 2023 4:24 PM

1960s actor Steve McQueen. Kept a suite at the Beverly Wiltshire to audition young actresses for parts in non-existent movies. He was also majorly drug addled, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he drugged the young women.

by Anonymousreply 54September 9, 2023 6:53 PM

Mel Gibson

Faye Dunaway, even though I love the bitch.

by Anonymousreply 55September 9, 2023 6:58 PM

Here’s Teri Garr calling agent Wilder a jerk, around 3:30

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by Anonymousreply 56September 9, 2023 7:00 PM

Julie Podell......I will personally break every bone in your fuckin' body and stick your face down the toilet bowl if you don't quietly and silently leave the premises like a gentleman

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by Anonymousreply 57September 10, 2023 1:09 AM

Teri Garr could be a Walking Dead zombie without any makeup.

by Anonymousreply 58September 10, 2023 1:28 AM

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by Anonymousreply 59September 10, 2023 1:32 AM

I saw Teri interviewed about doing Friends. She said she was kidding when saying she had once worked with Spielberg and Scorsese and Coppola and now she was slumming doing Friends. However one got the sense that she wasn't kidding. She also laughed off the idea that Lisa Kudrow had stolen her shtick saying she had been advised to sue.

by Anonymousreply 60September 10, 2023 5:41 AM

R49

Which one are you?

by Anonymousreply 61September 10, 2023 5:47 AM

I would depressed as Teri if I had to talk to that moron Angela Bishop.

by Anonymousreply 62September 10, 2023 5:48 AM

Ashton Kutcher

by Anonymousreply 63September 10, 2023 1:38 PM

Teri isn't a jerk, she's just sour.

Always was.

by Anonymousreply 64September 10, 2023 2:09 PM

Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd.

by Anonymousreply 65September 10, 2023 2:27 PM

Bill Murray and Chevy Chase have pretty rancid reputations, but I've never heard anything bad about Dan Aykroyd. I've always liked him.

by Anonymousreply 66September 10, 2023 3:54 PM

Regis Philbin

by Anonymousreply 67September 10, 2023 3:56 PM
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