Old Man may refer to:
Basic meanings
* An
elderly man
* A
father (especially as the phrase "my old man" to mean "my father")
* A
husband
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*
Commanding officer
The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...
of a military unit
* Captain of a
merchant ship
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or a warship
* Any male
amateur radio operator
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The old man (Christianity)
People
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La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1
La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 ("The Old Man") is an almost-complete male Neanderthal skeleton discovered in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France by A. and J. Bouyssonie, and L. Bardon in 1908.
The individual was about 40 years of age at the time of his deat ...
("The Old Man"), an almost-complete male Neanderthal skeleton discovered in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France
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Leon Trotsky
Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian ...
(1879–1940), Bolshevik revolutionary nicknamed the "Old Man" by both supporters and adversaries
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Richard Benjamin Harrison (1941–2018), American businessman and reality television personality of the series ''Pawn Stars'', nicknamed "The Old Man"
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Joseph Paruta (1929–1986), member of the Gambino crime family nicknamed "Old Man"
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Yitzhak Sadeh
Yitzhak Sadeh ( he, יצחק שדה, born Izaak Landoberg, August 10, 1890 – August 20, 1952), was the commander of the Palmach and one of the founders of the Israel Defense Forces at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel.
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(1890–1952), Israeli military commander nicknamed "The Old Man"
Literature
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''The Old Man'' (Gorky play) (Старик), a 1915 play by Maxim Gorky
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''The Old Man'' (Wallace play), a 1931 play by Edgar Wallace
* "Old Man", a poem by
Edward Thomas
* "Old Man", a narrative thread in William Faulkner's 1939 novel ''
If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem
''If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem'' is a novel by the American author William Faulkner published in 1939. The novel was originally published under the title ''The Wild Palms'', which is the title of one of the two interwoven stories. This title was ...
''
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''The Old Man'' (Perry novel), a 2017 novel by Thomas Perry
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''The Old Man'' (Trifonov novel) (Старик), a novel by Yuri Trifonov
* ''
The Old Man and the Sea'', a short novel by Ernest Hemingway
Film, television and stage
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''Old Man'' (film), a 2022 American film
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''The Old Man'' (1931 film), based on the Edgar Wallace play of the same name
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''The Old Man'' (2012 film), a 2012 Kazakhstani film
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''The Old Man'' (2019 film), a 2019 Estonian animated film
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"The Old Man" (Seinfeld), an episode of the television series ''Seinfeld''
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''The Old Man'' (TV series), based on the Thomas Perry novel of the same name
* ''Old Man'', a Primetime Emmy Award–winning television movie based on the "Old Man" narrative thread in William Faulkner's novel ''
If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem
''If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem'' is a novel by the American author William Faulkner published in 1939. The novel was originally published under the title ''The Wild Palms'', which is the title of one of the two interwoven stories. This title was ...
''
*
''Old Man'' (Playhouse 90), a 1958 American television play
* The Old Man, a character in the film ''
A Christmas Story
''A Christmas Story'' is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book '' In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash'', with some elements from his 1971 book ''Wanda Hickey's ...
''
Music
*
Old Man Luedecke, a Canadian indie banjo band
Songs
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"Old Man" (song) by Neil Young
* "Old Man", a song by Love, from the album ''
Forever Changes''
* "Old Man", a song by Randy Newman from
''Sail Away'', covered by Art Garfunkel, 1974
* "Old Man", a song by
Clouds
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may com ...
, 1970
* "Old Man", a song by
the Collectors, 1967
* "Old Man", a song by
Harrys Gym
Harrys gym (sometimes misspelled as Harry's Gym) was a Norwegian pop group. The band consisted of Anne Lise Frøkedal (vocals, guitar), Erlend Ringseth (keyboard), Bjarne Stensli (drums), and Ole Myrvold (bass guitar). The band was formed in 200 ...
, 2011
* "Old Man", a song by
John David, 1976
* "Old Man", a song by
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
, 1972
* "The Old Man" a song by
Irving Berlin, sung by
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...
and Danny Kaye, 1954
* "The Old Man", a song by
Colm C.T. Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944), also known as C. T. Wilkinson, is an Irish tenor and actor who is best known for originating the lead role of Jean Valjean in ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' (in the West End and Broadway) and f ...
, 1977
* "The Old Man", a song written by Phil Coulter and sung by
John McDermott about a man remembering his father after he has died
* "The Old Man", a song by
the Fureys
The Fureys are an Irish folk band originally formed in 1974. The group consisted initially of four brothers who grew up in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
Brothers Eddie, Finbar, Paul and George Furey are of Irish Traveller heritage. Two of the band's s ...
and Davey Arthur, 1982
* "The Old Man", a song by
Matt Lucas
* "
This Old Man
"This Old Man" is an English language children's song, counting exercise and nursery rhyme with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3550.
Origins and history
The origins of this song are obscure. The earliest extant record is a version noted ...
" a children's song
Geography
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Old Man of the Hills, a mountain in Montana
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Old Man of the Mountain
The Old Man of the Mountain, also called the Great Stone Face and the Profile, was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when v ...
, a geological formation in New Hampshire
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Old Man of Hoy, a sea stack in Scotland
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Old Man of Coniston, a mountain in the Lake District of England
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Old Man of the Lake
The Old Man of the Lake is a tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896.
The stump is about in diameter at the waterline and stands approximately above the water. Its s ...
, a hemlock tree stump floating in Crater Lake, Oregon
Other
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Old Man (''The Legend of Zelda''), a recurring character in ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series
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''old man'' (magazine), a journal of the Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs
See also
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Old Man of the Mountain (disambiguation)
*
Old Man River (disambiguation)
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My Old Man (disambiguation)
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Oldman (disambiguation)
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