The Meanest Men in the West poster

Movie · 1978

The Meanest Men in the West

Released 4 May 1978 More from 1978 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only just a means for the ruffian to draw the tough title character into a blood- thirsty revenge scheme. In the second, a drifter burglarizes the Shiloh ranch. Then an unhinged girl relies on the man to aid in her flight from home.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Lee J. Cobb
as Judge Henry Garth
Died aged 64, before release
Lee Marvin
as Kalig Talbot
54
Warren J. Kemmerling
54
Michael Conrad
52
Albert Salmi
as Quinn, Kalig Gang
50
Charles Grodin
as Arnie Doud, Harge Gang
43
Ross Hagen
as Bassett
39
Lance Kerwin
17
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
47years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Lee J. Cobb — oldest on the call sheet
17Lance Kerwin — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast
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