One day my "ex" was watching Witness for the Prosecution with me and asked me how old Ty was while filming this role. My boyfriend was already into his early 50s by then whereas Ty was in early 40s. My boyfriend commented, "I don't look as old as that, do I?", and it was true. Even with my boyfriend being in his early 50s, Ty did look more mature.

I think people aged quicker back then. Even teens looked more mature than our kids do today, or so I've noticed.

I think people aged quicker back then. Even teens looked more mature than our kids do today, or so I've noticed.
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I think you hit the nail on the head, quite frankly! that was another factor for the 'aged' look he had later in life.

The other thing I find interesting is the some health reports note that we didn't have heart disease in the late 1800s and early 1900s as we have today. Some claim it's due to the unhealthy fats and processed foods that were developed as the 20th century progressed.

I'm sure the popularity of smoking also factored in, and Ty (as said many times before) was quite heavy--but who thought of it then?