Old Man may refer to:

Basic meanings

father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ...

(especially as the phrase "my old man" to mean "my father") * A

husband A husband is a male in a marital relationship, who may also be referred to as a spouse. The rights and obligations of a husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between societies and cultures, ...

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 A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft, which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships, which are u ...

or a warship * Any male

amateur radio operator An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other amateur operators on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service. Amateur radio operators hav ...

* The old man (Christianity)

People

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 *

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 *

Richard Benjamin Harrison Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr. (March 4, 1941 – June 25, 2018), also known by the nicknames "The Old Man" and "The Appraiser", was an American businessman and reality television personality, best known as the co-owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn ...

(1941–2018), American businessman and reality television personality of the series ''Pawn Stars'', nicknamed "The Old Man" *

Joseph Paruta Joseph Paruta, also known as "Old Man" (December 3, 1929 – October 1986), was a respected soldier in the Gambino crime family and considered a "key member" of Sammy Gravano's Bensonhurst, Brooklyn crew. He is the only known mobster who asked f ...

(1929–1986), member of the Gambino crime family nicknamed "Old Man" *

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. ...

(1890–1952), Israeli military commander nicknamed "The Old Man"

Literature

* ''The Old Man'' (Gorky play) (Старик), a 1915 play by Maxim Gorky * ''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 ...

'' * ''The Old Man'' (Perry novel), a 2017 novel by Thomas Perry * ''The Old Man'' (Trifonov novel) (Старик), a novel by Yuri Trifonov * ''

The Old Man and the Sea ''The Old Man and the Sea'' is a novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cayo Blanco (Cuba), and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. ...

'', a short novel by Ernest Hemingway

Film, television and stage

* ''Old Man'' (film), a 2022 American film * ''The Old Man'' (1931 film), based on the Edgar Wallace play of the same name * ''The Old Man'' (2012 film), a 2012 Kazakhstani film * ''The Old Man'' (2019 film), a 2019 Estonian animated film * "The Old Man" (Seinfeld), an episode of the television series ''Seinfeld'' * ''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 ''

'' * ''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 Old Man Luedecke is the recording name of two-time Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and banjo player Chris Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award winner for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year ...

, a Canadian indie banjo band

Songs

* "Old Man" (song) by Neil Young * "Old Man", a song by Love, from the album ''

Forever Changes ''Forever Changes'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released by Elektra Records in November 1967. The album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-oriented sound and orchestration, while primary songwriter Arthur Lee expl ...

'' * "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, 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 Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

, 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 Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series '' Little Britain'' (2003–2006, 2020) and '' Come Fly ...

* "

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

* Old Man of the Hills, a mountain in Montana *

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 *

Old Man of Hoy The Old Man of Hoy is a sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom. The Old Man is popular with climbers, and was first c ...

, a sea stack in Scotland *

Old Man of Coniston The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells in the Cumbria, English Lake District and is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Lancashire. It is at least high, and lies to the west of the village of Coniston and t ...

, a mountain in the Lake District of England * Old Man of the Lake, a hemlock tree stump floating in Crater Lake, Oregon

Other

* Old Man (''The Legend of Zelda''), a recurring character in ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series * ''old man'' (magazine), a journal of the Union of Swiss Short Wave Amateurs