History ManlyTears / LiveActionTV

* In ‘’Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall(2020)’’:
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** Wilfred Mott is good for these moments in the fourth season, especially in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E11TurnLeft "Turn Left"]] and ''especially'' in "Journey's End". He usually accompanies his tears with a manly salute to add that extra kick. Ramped UpToEleven in "The End of Time".

* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': In the final episode of season 2, upon receiving news that Kate has awaken from coma, the well-known-[[TheStoic stoic]] Anthony eventually bursts into tears. It is so endearing that it indicates how much she means to him that even his sister, Daphne, mentioned that he didn't weep for his father when his old man just died.

* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': In the final episode, upon receiving news that Kate has awaken from coma, the well-known-[[TheStoic stoic]] Anthony eventually bursts into tears. It is so endearing that it indicates how much she means to him that even his sister, Daphne, mentioned that he didn't weep for his father when his old man just died.

* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': In the final episode, upon receiving news that Kate has awaken from coma, the well-known-[[TheStoic stoic]] Anthony eventually bursts into tears. It is so endearing that it indicates how much she means to him that even his sister, Daphne, mentioned that he didn't weep for his father when his old man just died.

* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "[[Recap/LegionS3E3Chapter22 Chapter 22]]", Charles Xavier sobs when he's unable to awaken his wife Gabrielle from her catatonic state with his PsychicPowers.

* ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'': In "Chapter 22", Charles Xavier sobs when he's unable to awaken his wife Gabrielle from her catatonic state with his PsychicPowers.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' had Picard, a BadassBookworm if ever there was one, shedding a few many tears here and there. Two of the most memorable came consecutively in Season 4. After being cybernetically [[BodySnatcher body-snatched]] and literally {{Mind Rape}}d by the Borg, a scene shows them continuing to upgrade and alter his body while a single tear rolls down his otherwise impassive face, revealing that he's still FightingFromTheInside. In the next episode, he breaks down completely into ground-punching, blubbering tears when he tells his brother about what happened and how he blames himself for not being good or strong enough to stop it. With any other actor, it might've come across as {{Narm}}; with Creator/PatrickStewart, it's one of the most powerful TearJerker moments in the franchise.

** When Jack [[spoiler:announces his retirement]] both he and Dennis get teary-eyed.

* Brian Kinney on the first season finale of ''Series/QueerAsFolk'' weeps silently in the hallway of the hospital after Justin [[spoiler:is gay-bashed outside of his prom.]] Bonus points for the beautiful, bloodstained white tuxedo scarf that he is still wearing--and [[spoiler:''continues to wear under his clothes for days following the incident.'' Oh my God.]]

** Walking away from Ygritte's funeral pyre, we see Jon breaking down.

** "Saga of a Star World" - Colonel Tigh is seen weeping among with Rigel, Athena, and others devastated by the scene of their former home and people slaughtered in the Cylon Attack on Caprica and the colonies.

* ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'': Michael Landon was perfecting his craft at showing genuine emotion, and nowhere is it more evident than "Forever," the 14th-season opener where his character, Little Joe Cartwright, is in deep mourning over the tragic death of his young bride, Alice. Both he and Lorne Greene share this emotional moment, crying manly and BrokenTears as they were really letting go their grief over the death of co-star Dan Blocker.

* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Matt Murdoch doesn't make it past the first SCENE before he weeps, talking about the death of his father, but it's the episode "Nelson V. Murdoch" that breaks both him and most viewers. When his loyal sidekick Foggy finds out Matt's the masked vigilante, he lays into Matt for lying to him and Matt just sobs, heartbroken. Their breakup is so traumatic that the next episode Karen hugs Matt and he bursts into tears all over again.

** The Doctor, aside from being fairly HotBlooded, expresses either amusement, indignation or rage more than any other emotions, which makes the flow of tears in the second and third season finales of the new series incredibly potent.

** One of the characters in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature "Human Nature"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood "The Family of Blood"]] is a boy about to serve in World War I. In the end, the Doctor and Martha offer to take him with them, but he declines, saying a war is coming, and that he must take part (he saw the future from a bit of {{Phlebotinum}}). The Doctor and Martha's next stop is in the present day, where the boy is one of the last living soldiers of the Great War, as a memorial is held. Both the speech and the sight of that terrible and wonderful Doctor moves him to some well deserved manly tears.

** The look on Uncle Phil's face indicates that he's very close to bursting into tears himself. Backstage, Ben Vereen (who played the father)and episode director Shelly Jensen shedded a few tears themselves.
* On the fourth season of ''Series/FridayNightLights'' , in the episode "The Son", Matt Saracen has to deal with the death of his father, as well as the complicated feelings he has about it, and it all finally comes out after he sees his father in his casket, and then goes over to the Taylors for dinner. He starts telling them how much he hated his father, and he starts crying. It's a real TearJerker moment.

* ''Series/GuidingLight''. Alan-Michael Spaulding bursts into tears after learning that his girlfriend Lucy Cooper has contracted HIV as a result of her rape (actually, she hasn't, her vengeful rapist tampered with the test results). At this, her father and brother come to comfort him, despite being in tears themselves.

and slowly begins to cry like he has forgotten how, his voice increasing til he's positively wailing.

** Gentaro Kisaragi, the main Rider of ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' has a few moments like this. He's the kind of guy who wouldn't be out of place in a {{Shonen}} manga, being a HotBlooded BookDumb NiceGuy, but is prone to shedding tears a couple of times, such as in the second episde, when he realises that he's genuinely in space.

* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': Detective Murdoch's eyes fill with tears when Dr. Julia Ogden tells him [[spoiler:that her abortion left her barren. She also strongly implies that she wants to end their relationship because she knows how much he wants to have a family.]] He also cries when his sister tells him she has to return from Toronto to Montreal, and because she is an abbess, they are not going to see each other any more. It's very telling because he usually controls his emotions quite strongly, except for an occasional smirk or smile.

* ''Series/SanfordAndSon'' In "Donna Pops The Question", Fred Sanford's "Elizabeth i'm comin' to join ya" bit takes a somber turn as he tearfully reflects on their time together and seeks her permission to move on with Donna.

* The finale of the first series of ''Series/SirensUK'' has Stuart attempting to come to grips with losing a father he never really knew. Stuart believes he is incapable of crying, but by the end, he climbs on top of an ambulance, strips down to his boxers, stretches out on the roof and cries in the sun.

** Picard also breaks down completely in "Sarek", after undergoing a mind-meld to help the titular ambassador keep it together in the face of emotional degeneration, essentially requiring him to take on some of Sarek's emotions so the Vulcan can remain calm. All of Sarek's sorrow, anger and pain is almost too much even for Picard, who sobs in Beverly Crusher's arms, tears pouring down his face.

* Jude Law is seen quietly sobbing, tears streaming down his face, early in the first episode of ''Series/{{TheThirdDay}}''over [[the death of his young son.]]

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' had Picard, a BadassBookworm if ever there was one, shedding a few many tears here and there. Two of the most memorable came consecutively in Season 4. After being cybernetically [[BodySnatcher body-snatched]] and literally {{Mind Rape}}d by the Borg, a scene shows them continuing to upgrade and alter his body while a single tear rolls down his otherwise impassive face, revealing that he's still FightingFromTheInside. In the next episode, he breaks down completely into ground-punching, blubbering tears when he tells his brother about what happened and how he blames himself for not being good or strong enough to stop it. With any other actor, it might've come across as {{Narm}}; with Creator/PatrickStewart, it's one of the most powerful TearJerker moments in the franchise. Picard also breaks down completely in Sarek, after undergoing a mind-meld to help the titular ambassador keep it together in the face of emotional degeneration. Having taken on all of Sarek's sorrow, anger and pain is almost too much even for Picard, who sobs in Beverly Crusher's arms, tears pouring down his face.

* 12 Monkeys has Deacon, the semi-evil badass, crying openly when Cassie rejects him, tears streaming down his face. Cole does a little dignified crying over Cassie as well but when he's reunited with his bromantic life partner Ramse [[spoiler:who he was forced to kill in another timeline]] he throws his arms around him, buries his face in Ramse's neck and at least one of them is heard quietly crying for several moments.

*** The Doctor cries quite a lot at the end of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "The Doctor's Wife"]] as [[spoiler:the TARDIS' human form dies and disintegrates and she goes back to being a machine.]]

** Chuck is turning out to be quite the little crybaby. He cries again later on in Season 3 when Elizabeth tells him she's not his mother, confirming that he had been played for a fool by her and his uncle.

* Jack Shephard of ''Series/{{Lost}}'' cries so frequently that fans (and not-so-fans) have a specific name for it -- "Jears." Most of the male characters break down at one point or another, but Jack is the king and reigning Manly Tears champ of that island.
** Other highly memorable moments include a suicidal John Locke in "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" [[spoiler:right before he is murdered by Ben]], Ben's own tears for his [[spoiler:murdered daughter Alex]], and Desmond's absolute despair and breakdown after reading Penny's letter in "Live Together, Die Alone".

* Kintaros, one of the main Imagin characters in ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''. Period. [[spoiler:His catchphrase is "You'll cry!", and he tends to shed said tears whenever Ryoutarou (or anyone else, for that matter) displays any kind of notable strength or determination.]]

* 12 Monkeys has Deacon, the semi-evil badass, crying openly when Cassie rejects him, tears streaming down his face. Cole does a little dignified crying over Cassie as well but when he's reunited with his bromantic life partner Ramse [[spoiler:who he was forced to kill in another timeline]] he throws his arms around him, buries his face in Ramse's neck and sobs and sobs. Ramse, having no idea the pain Cole went through while they were separated, is perplexed at first but moved enough by Cole's tears to begin to cry himself. So the two of them stand there for an entire scene visibly and audibly weeping in each other's arms, it's enough to absolutely kill you.

** In the [[spoiler:season 2 finale, Din allows Grogu to leave with Luke Skywalker to train as a Jedi. He reveals his face to Grogu for the first and perhaps last time, all [[TryingNotToCry visibly close to sobbing]]. As Luke takes the child back to his X-Wing, Din's eyes can be seen brimming with tears as he watches the child he grew to see as a son leave.]]

** In the [[spoiler:season 2 finale, Din allows Grogu to leave with Luke Skywalker to train as a Jedi. He reveals his face to Grogu for the first and perhaps last time, and is [[TryingNotToCry visibly fighting back tears]]. As Luke takes the child back to his X-Wing, Din's eyes can be seen brimming with tears as he watches the child he grew to see as a son leave.]]