Old man, Old Man or The 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. A biological fat ...

* A

husband A husband is a man involved in a marital relationship, commonly referred to as a spouse. The specific rights, responsibilities, and societal status attributed to a husband can vary significantly across different cultures and historical perio ...

Commanding officer The commanding officer (CO) or commander, 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 give ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 in his 50s-60s at the time of his death. He ...

("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,; ; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky'' was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and political theorist. He was a key figure ...

(1879–1940), Bolshevik revolutionary nicknamed the "Old Man" by both supporters and adversaries * Richard Benjamin Harrison (1941–2018), American businessman and reality television personality of the series ''Pawn Stars'', nicknamed "The Old Man" * Joseph Paruta (1929–1986), member of the Gambino crime family nicknamed "Old Man" *

Yitzhak Sadeh Yitzhak Sadeh (; 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. Biography Sadeh was bo ...

(1890–1952), Israeli military commander nicknamed "The Old Man" * Old Man, the CEO of a company in the ''

RoboCop ''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American Science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Dani ...

'' movies

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'' * ''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 1952 novella by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Written between December 1950 and February 1951, it was the last major fictional work Hemingway published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiag ...

'', 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), an American thriller drama television series on FX 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'' * ''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 the 1966 book '' In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash'' by Jean Shepherd, with some elements from his 1971 book ''Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories ...

Music

Old Man Luedecke Old Man Luedecke () is the recording name of Canadian singer-songwriter and banjo player Christopher “Chris” Rudolf Luedecke of Chester, Nova Scotia. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award winner for Roots & Traditional Album of the Yea ...

, 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 in November 1967 by Elektra Records. The album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-influenced sound based around acoustic guitars and orchestral arrangements ...

'' * "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 c ...

, 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 Norway, Norwegian pop music, pop group. The band consisted of Frøkedal, Anne Lise Frøkedal (lead vocalist, vocals, guitar), Erlend Ringseth (Electronic keyboard, keyboard), Bjarne Stensli ( ...

, 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 lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

, 1972 * "The Old Man" a song by

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Acade ...

, sung by

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

and Danny Kaye, 1954 * "The Old Man", a song by Colm C.T. Wilkinson, 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 ...

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 host. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Britain (TV series), Little Britain'' (2003–2006) ...

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This Old Man "This Old Man" is an English language children's song, counting exercise, folk song, and nursery rhyme with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3550. Origins and history The origins of this song are obscure and possibly very old. There is a ver ...

" 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 ...

, a geological formation in New Hampshire *

Old Man of Hoy The Old Man of Hoy is a Stack (geology), sea stack on Hoy, Orkney, 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 ...

, a sea stack in Scotland *

Old Man of Coniston Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary * Old, Northamptonshire, England * Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, ...

, 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