Ricky Alboni by John S. Barrington

Here are three great photographs of Ricky Alboni by John Barrington, a British photographer who worked with male nudes from 1948 into the 1990's. It was Barrington who built from the ground up the market for beefcake photography in Great Britain.

I know nothing about the model, Ricky Alboni.

Ray Liedtke by Russ Warner

Ray Liedtke is another of my favorite beefcake models. This photograph was taken by Russ Warner, who in the 1950's was able to photograph many of the most popular beefcake models, including the famous pairing of Jack LaLanne and Jack Thomas.

Kip Behar by Pat Milo

Pat Milo took these photographs of Kip Behar, who was a popular beefcake model of the 1950's. Bruce of Los Angeles featured Kip in a sprawling spread in Volume 9 of The Male Figure. There's even a great photograph of Kip strolling down Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Boxing

UPDATED April 22, 2011: Here's a great photograph of two boxers. I especially like how pale they look against the dark background.

Dan Lurie is the man on the left. I do not know who his boxing partner is.

Fred Bortnik

Here are two photographs of Fred Bortnik, of whom I know nothing. I especially like the photograph of him climbing into the artwork.

Sam Stall and Roger Millasick Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

UPDATED December 1, 2012: Bruce of Los Angeles took these photographs of Sam Stall posing solo and with Roger Millasick.

In Volume 2 of The Male Figure, Stall appears in several more images taken by Bruce of Los Angeles.

Don Fuller

I was surprised and really happy when I stumbled across this photograph of Don Fuller. You can see it clearly goes with the the series of photographs of him posing on the rooftop. I don't have any confirmation, but someone mentioned it was likely part of an AMG shoot.

Tom Mathews and Louis Tarr Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Here is a spectacular photograph Bruce of Los Angeles took of Tom Mathews wrestling Louis Tarr.

Robert and Bill Rex by Pat Milo

I am always hesitate to believe popular beefcake models are photographed with their brothers or other male relatives, but in this case, Bill and Robert look very much alike, so I am inclined to believe my source when he says Pat Milo took these great photographs of the brothers.

Bob Ospen

Here is a great photograph of Bob Ospen, of whom I know nothing, but I suspect by his haircut this photograph was taken in the 1950's.

Louis Venegas Photographed by Russ Warner

UPDATED April 7, 2018: Russ Warner took these photographs of Louis Venegas.

Hans Olaf

Here are two great photographs of Hans Olaf. I do not know who took these photographs.

Bob Kolinski

Here's a photograph of Bob Kolinski, of whom I know nothing, but I really like this image of him.

Dick Buckholts

Here are four photographs of Dick Buckholts, who was a popular model during the 1950's.

Don Fuller

Don Fuller is one of my all-time favorite beefcake models. He was photographed by many of the top physique photographers of the 1950's, and appears in both The Male Figure and Physique Pictorial. I think he looks like he should have been a matinee idol.

Frank Hillgardner

Here are four outstanding photographs of Frank Hillgardner. I do not know who took these photographs nor who the other two models are. I will update this post once someone has identified them.

Doug Felton

Here are four photographs of Doug Felton, of whom I know nothing. If someone told me he was their squeaky clean neighbor in the early 1960's, I would believe them. He seems delighted in these outdoors photographs.

Unknown Model Photographed by Russ Warner

UPDATED November 10, 2017: Russ Warner took this photograph of this unknown model.

This post used to feature several other images of unknown models. When you click on the models' name labels directly beneath this post, you can see photographs of those models now identified.

Lance Arlen

I know nothing about Lance Arlen, though I suspect he modeled during the 1950's.