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Who does a young, moustachioed Tony Jacklin remind me of?

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OliveHenry · 13/07/2021 20:44

Apologies for the weirdness of this thread, but it's been bugging me for days!

I recently caught the tail end of an episode of Sykes from 1973, which featured a young, moustachioed Tony Jacklin, and I thought, "Gosh doesn't he look like....." and then came to a grinding halt.

And I can't for the life of me think who he reminds me of, though I'm pretty sure it's someone famous and not just Fred from down the road!

So, wise people of Mumsnet, who is it? Please put me out of my misery!

Photos attached to assist Grin

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garlictwist · 14/07/2021 05:58

Him

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Clawdy · 14/07/2021 08:03

Bobby Ball?

TheWeeDonkey · 14/07/2021 08:51

Geraldo Rivera

OliveHenry · 14/07/2021 09:19

I wish I could say one of these was right! GrinGrin

I wonder if he just reminds me of himself... but I don't recall ever seeing him in that era before, so how would I know?

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BarbaraofSeville · 14/07/2021 09:24

Jason Lee from his My Name is Earl days?

Who does a young, moustachioed Tony Jacklin remind me of?
BarbaraofSeville · 14/07/2021 09:26

One of your older relatives in photos from that era? I was looking at some photos of my dad from the 1970s a few weeks ago. In a group shot of him on a lads holiday, they all had mustaches.

TellingBone · 14/07/2021 10:13

At the time I used to think Tony Jacklin and Des O'Connor had a similar 'affect', IYSWIM. Didn't actually look alike but something about them...

ChicChaos · 14/07/2021 10:24

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of Peter Wyngarde (Jason King) when these photos pop up! Or does it remind you of the photos in the hairdressers, OP - remember those black and white shots that used to be on the walls.

LadyofMisrule · 14/07/2021 20:47

I guessed Peter Wyngarde too. Mind you, it could also be the illustration from most knitting patterns that my mum ever bought.

MurunB · 16/07/2021 06:28

If you ignore the moustache, he resembles Julian Ovenden a bit around the eyes, I think.

With the moustache, I’d also say Peter Wyngarde!

LobotomisedIceSkatingFan · 16/07/2021 07:06

He looks like Peter Falk. Colombo. Sans moustache.

LobotomisedIceSkatingFan · 16/07/2021 07:07

Columbo.

OliveHenry · 16/07/2021 09:55

I haven't abandoned this thread, and thank you for all the suggestions.

I keep trying not to think about it in the hope that it will sneak up on me. It hasn't yet.

I have a really clear image of this man standing side on (probably to camera) showing his right profile, dressed in slacks and a sports jacket (so probably a long time ago), being quite diffident/shy but with a really lovely smile. It's as though I saw him being interviewed, or perhaps as a celebrity on someone else's show (but not Morecambe and Wise). It's definitely a moving image I'm thinking of, not static.

Or that could all be bollocks and I've dreamt the entire thing!

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Clawdy · 16/07/2021 10:47

Mark Spitz? Too long ago probably.

PuppyMonkey · 16/07/2021 17:28

Right, final answer. It's Eddie Shoestring. Grin

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