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Ham Gravy was the original fiancé of the better-known character Olive Oyl, but was often attracted to other women who were considerably wealthy. Ham was depicted as a slacker who preferred getting rich quick rather than earning money honestly. He was likewise heavily defined in-universe by the considerable size of his nose, often a subject of ...
Olive Oyl in her debut (strip printed December 19, 1919) In the strip as written by Segar, Olive is a scrappy, headstrong young woman (her age varying between her late teens and 26) visually characterized by her exaggeratedly slim build (evolving from its previous more realistically proportioned form by the late 1920s) and her long black hair (usually presented as rolled in a neat bun, like ...
During its first decade, the strip centered on the serialized escapades of ambitious, short-sighted entrepreneur Castor Oyl, his younger sister Olive Oyl and her boyfriend Ham Gravy. Segar introduced Popeye as a sailor hired by Castor and Ham to facilitate a single adventure.
Ham Gravy (full name Harold Hamgravy, Olive Oyl's original boyfriend) Castor Oyl (Olive Oyl's brother) Cole Oyl (Olive Oyl's father) Nana Oyl (Olive Oyl's mother) Poopdeck Pappy (Popeye's 99-year-old long-lost father; also a sailor) Professor O. G. Watasnozzle [169] [170] (a character with a large nose, as his name indicates)
In his 1980 review for “Popeye,” The Times' late film critic Charles Champlin praised Duvall for “her deliciously addled, uncoordinated, petulant but finally quite endearing Olive Oyl.”
There was a time when everyone knew Shelley Duvall's distinctive look. Director Robert Altman told her she was "born to play" Olive Oyl in 1980s "Popeye." And she was spot-on as Jack Nicholson's ...
She also played Olive Oyl in the 1980 adventure film Popeye and worked on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie and Fred Schepisi’s Roxanne. Her life partner, Dan Gilroy, ...
Bluto is a cruel, bearded, muscular ruffian who serves as Popeye's nemesis and archrival for the love of Olive Oyl. He usually uses brute force and/or trickery to accomplish his various goals. His voice is very loud, harsh and deep, with an incomprehensible bear-like growl between words and sentences.