Cole Faulkner

A thick mustache, plenty of bush, and a rugged masculinity that's hard to resist. Cole Faulkner, sometimes listed as Coe Faulkner, was featured in the May 1987 issue of Advocate Men under the fitting title “Men's Man's Man.” And he certainly lived up to it. Like Manfred Spear, he has that rugged masculinity and animal magnetism, but with an extra dose of uninhibited raunch. There's something about his eyes, his confidence, and the way he positions his body that makes him especially seductive. He knows exactly what he's showing off, and he holds nothing back. A little rough around the edges and incredibly photogenic. A classic bushnstache man if ever there was one.

*All photos feature Cole (Coe) Faulkner by either Fred Bisonnes (FB), Jim French, or Robert Mapplethorpe.

1. By Bisonnes c. 1982. Cole was originally from a small German-speaking town in Minnesota before he moved to Los Angeles, where he was discovered immediately by modeling talent scouts. It took him six months to work up the courage to do his first test shoot, which is so wild as he seems so comfortablt in front of the camera.

2. In black boots and tank top.  That look in his eye...mmm.

3. Name spelled Coe here, in a boots and black stocking cap.

4. By Jim French c 1982.

5. In same setting as #3 above, but from a different angle. Love the cheeky grin here.

6. Side shot by Bisonnes.  Beautiful physique and composition.

7. On a yellow bedspread c. 1984. It looks like he may have started bleaching his hair by this time.

8. In small black shorts with a nice peekaboo by Jim French c. 1982.

9. "Cole" by Robert Mapplethorpe in 1983. This photograph is highly regarded by art historians today and sits in permanent institutional collections, including the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

10. In the back of a truck same as shots #3 and #5 above.

Please leave thoughts, questions, additions or corrections in the comments. Thank you, bns