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Taggart was 36 in this movie!


Mofo looks at least 20 years older than that!

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So was Gerald Ford 36 at the time?

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Lol more like 70

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He has NEVER looked young. He was 26 in Columbo and, yes, looks at least 46!
https://twitter.com/drewmcweeny/status/1238544303892250624

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John Ashton was 36. Taggart was intended to be older.
It happens all the time. The late John McIntyre always played characters older than his actual age. In Lethal Weapon, Danny Glover was 10 or 15 years younger than Roger Murtaugh was supposed to be. Patrick Stewart is 15 years younger than Picard. And let's not forget Michael Chiklis, he was only 29 when he did The Commish. He was supposed to have a 15 year old son at the time. Sometimes it even happens to actresses. Courtney Henggeler's character in Cobra Kai is supposed to be close in age to Daniel. She's actually 18 years younger than him and only 11 or 12 years older than the girl who plays her daughter.

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yeah it's true. i notice this same thing a lot in older movies. not sure why. then, i also hate when the opposite happens, when someone is supposed to be a certain age but they LOOK 12 in the film. that is irritating and takes you out of the story

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He has Wilford Brimley Syndrome.

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