Audie is a for sure as is Lee Marvin but there was a guy flew planes when he coulda been making movies, Jimmy Stewart, he was tough in many ways.
the character Festus Haggen
One of the original "Sons of the Pioneers" with that cowboy had a horse name trigger
Roy Rogers, he was tough too, could wheelie a motorcycle as good as he could rear up a horse.
Toughest man? cant narrow it down to just one, Uncle Ben had his liver shot out in Nam, got a blood transfusion every 2 weeks.
Godfather Danny McGonigal, shot up in Nam, took 10 or more in his back, is still kicking.
Uncle Butch, 3 tours in Nam was at tet no longer with us.
Grandpa Rich, was a bataan survivor, he was tough, very tough. I miss him a lot.
I never knew them screen folks, my heros were guys I know and knew personally.
We had a jockey run a horse in a race, horse threw jockey, he was broke up would never walk again. He is a high up in the racing commision these days, he is tough, most woulda given up, he hung on and is the leader of his life. Cant post his name, didnt ask him if I could.
Movie folks are mostly fake. My heros lived it. Audie was one of mine, used to watch that movie he did, Shane. I still watch it.