Wow he looks like Ralph Macchio

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Sal Mineo

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boomslang-1 — 14 years ago(January 05, 2012 05:40 PM)

I just saw him in Rebel without a cause and I can't believe how much he resembles Ralph Macchio. Then I saw his main imdb photo and he looks even more like him.

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kunfyooshun — 13 years ago(April 09, 2012 09:52 PM)

I agree. Complete doppleganger!

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IcingOnTheCake — 13 years ago(June 25, 2012 12:08 AM)

I was just about to make this a new thread "Rebel without a Cause was on the other night and I couldn't help but be reminded of how much Ralph Macchio looks like Sal Mineo did. Ralph Macchio could play Sal Mineo in a movie about Sal or someone that he knew.

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drainbread — 13 years ago(January 10, 2013 10:35 AM)

Seen the picture on the5b4 front page under birthdays, saw two dates, first reaction was that Ralph Macchio died, then I noticed what the dates were.

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Alpinia — 14 years ago(January 05, 2012 05:40 PM)

I saw the birthday notice too and was convinced that somehow IMDB had uploaded a picture of Ralph Macchio by mistake! I thought maybe Ralph played Sal in some biopic and that was the screw up, but I guess not!

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Cryptogram — 13 years ago(January 10, 2013 11:32 AM)

I was just about to come ask this here! When I saw his picture on the front page, I thought wow he and Ralph can be twins.
Woe to the vacant minds whose mouth runs like rushing water.

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ChristianEdwards81 — 13 years ago(February 03, 2013 05:24 AM)

Wow, I use to say the same thing. Maybe one day Macchio will play him in a film.

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jefgg — 12 years ago(September 26, 2013 01:11 PM)

Ralph Macchio looks like Sal Mineo.

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yourcrazyshow — 11 years ago(October 25, 2014 05:52 AM)

No comparison, Sal had a handsome face, very photogenic, don't see that in Ralph.

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PrometheusTree64 — 10 years ago(August 28, 2015 12:28 PM)

Oh, there's a comparison to be made, especially the older Sal got. I was watching a 1975 interview on Youtube recently in which several actors Hopper, Wood, Mineo were discussing working James Dean.
And all I kept thinking was that Sal kept making me think of Ralph Macchio.
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PrometheusTree64 — 10 years ago(February 12, 2016 03:44 PM)

This photo of Sal looks just like Ralph Macchio:
http://cache1.asset-ca5b4che.net/gc/50712289-actor-sal-mineo-wearing-eyeglasses-gettyimages.jpg?

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PrometheusTree64 — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 09:39 AM)

This video with Sal Mineo really shows how much Macchio looked like him:

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SicilianMovieAddict — 9 years ago(April 10, 2016 12:18 PM)

oh without a doubt,and wow thanks for link here,
PROME
i appreciate the link there.
Ralph (rumour to had gotten some work done,plas.surgery etc.)but until he say it, i don't believe it,even if he did who cares. Ralph Macchio till great looking in his 50s,god bless him.
RIP #SALMineo
Gone to heaven,way too early."
Never Forgotten

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NotForMeThanks — 9 years ago(July 29, 2016 05:30 PM)

I don't think it's just the coloring. They have similar facial features as well. At least when Ralph wa in the Karate Kid. Similar lip shape, eye shape, face shape. Ralph definitely looks a lot like him.

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ZolotoyRetriever — 3 years ago(October 15, 2022 04:40 AM)

Ralph Macchio was the guest programmer on TCM tonight.
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955), which prominently featured Sal Mineo in a supporting role, was one of Macchio's movie picks. TCM host John Karger mentioned to Ralph the strong resemblance between Mineo and Macchio. They both had a little laugh out of that.