Added: 12 years ago
Born March 12, 1927, KEITH STEPHAN was a Navy brat who grew up in the many places his Dad's tour of duty took him before the family settled in LA. After high school and his own stint in the Navy, he went to work as a salvage diver & pipe-fitter. A giant of a guy (6' 3"/240 lb), he was as strong as an ox long before he started weight training. Despite showing early promise--placing 6th in the 1950 Mr. America, his very first contest--he stopped competing shortly afterward. But such studios as AMG, Bruce & Spartan had already made him a ubiquitous pin-up in the beecake magazines of the day, where his pix inflamed countless gay teenagers trying to puzzle out their sexuality. He was much sought after as a trainer/"bodyguard" by the idle rich of both sexes, who were drawn both to his rugged, if not brutal, good looks and the fact that he was (as Bob Mizer put it)"as gentle as a big collie dog." Although unable to verify it in time for this post, I recall reading that he was bi-polar, and took his own life while still in his thirties. This silent posing film dates from 1959, and appears to have been shot by Bob Mizer, both at the AMG compound and the Spartan studio.
bfurryman
9 years agoKeith was a gorgeous hunk!!! The good humor toward the end of this film is a delight!
samsex
11 years agoI must have jacked off to this stud's pix a million times during my dissipated youth. (Learning he'd been a salvage diver & a pipe-fitter, I just did it again!)
yortamn
12 years agoWow! He is impressive even by today's standards. Thx xychromo.
xychromo
12 years agoI'm glad you guys share my passion for these golden age studs, and you can be sure I'll continue to post as much of their film footage as I can. (BTW, as often happens with old material, you may need to switch players to see this clip in its proper 4:3 aspect/ratio.)
JakeJock
12 years agoThank you for posting this. I have some b&w stills of Keith that are awesome, but seeing him posing and showing off is beyond hot. Thanks for the amazing vintage clips you post!
gremlin8
12 years agoThat's REAL BEEFCAKE ! I love the greasy slicked back hair and the way he fills that posing pouch. I used to dream of guys like that !
hairychest
3 years agoMe too. I grew up looking at pictures of guys like this.
gappythree
12 years agoThanks xychromo....For those days his body was truly magnificent,,,,
jbfisher
12 years agoBeautiful and masculine. Love the vintage vids. Thanks so much for your postings - they are greatly appreciated.