Last Updated on October 8, 2025 by Matt Staff
A good headshot opens doors, but a mugshot slams them shut for a minute. These faces defined movies and TV from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, then they met a booking desk under some bright and unflattering lights. Scroll on for 20 mugshots that show big names meeting bigger consequences.
1. Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer brooded through The Lost Boys and sharpened courtroom tension in A Few Good Men. Later, he became TV’s toughest face. He was booked in Los Angeles in 2007 after a DUI stop.
2. Mel Gibson
Gibson powered the ’80s and ’90s with Mad Max, Lethal Weapon, and Braveheart, and his name stayed everywhere. He was arrested in Malibu in 2006 on a DUI.
3. Wesley Snipes
Snipes owned the ’90s with White Men Can’t Jump and Blade, and he moved easily from comedy to action. He was later booked in a federal tax case and served time for failing to file returns.
4. Nicholas Cage
Cage lit up the ’90s with Leaving Las Vegas, The Rock, and Face/Off, and he kept chasing for big swings. He was arrested in New Orleans in 2011 after a street dispute. The case was later dropped.
5. Cuba Gooding Jr.
He won the ’90s with Jerry Maguire and made “Show me the money” a classic line. He was briefly arrested in New Orleans in 2012 after a bar incident.
6. Aidan Quinn
Quinn broke through with Desperately Seeking Susan and steadied the ’90s with Legend of the Fall. He was briefly booked in the early 1990s for a minor incident.
7. Tom Sizemore
Sizemore was the heartbeat of Heat and Saving Private Ryan. He was arrested several times in the 2000s on drug and probation issues.
8. Christian Slater
He gave Heathers its bite and sparked the ’90s in True Romance. He was booked in the mid-1990s after an airport incident, and he served a brief time.
9. Randy Quaid
He stole scenes from Vacation to Independence Day, and he always found the odd laugh. He was arrested in California on fraud and trespass charges.
10. Edward Furlong
Furlong arrived huge with Terminator 2, and he kept working through the ’90s with cult favorites. He was arrested multiple times in Los Angeles in the 2000s.
11. Charlie Sheen
Sheen broke out in Platoon and Wall Street, and he stayed in the headlines long after. He was arrested in Aspen in 2009 after a domestic incident, and the case ended with a plea deal.
12. Mickey Rourke
Rourke smoldered through the ’80s in 9 1/2 Weeks and Barfly, and he reinvented himself more than once. He was arrested in Miami in 1994 after a dispute, and the charges were later dropped.
13. Hugh Grant
He charmed the ’90s in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill. He was arrested in Los Angeles in 1995 during a vice sting, and the scandal went global.
14. Robert Downey Jr.
He dazzled in Less Than Zero and Chaplin, and the ’90s made him a legend and a cautionary tale. He was arrested several times on drug-related charges.
15. Matthew McConaughey
Matthew started with Dazed and Confused and led the ’90s in A Time to Kill. He was arrested in Austin in 1999 after a late-night noise complaint, and most charges were dropped.
16. Nick Nolte
Nolte carried The Prince of Tides and Affliction, and that gravelly voice was everywhere in the ’90s. He was arrested in Malibu in 2002 for DUI.
17. Dennis Hopper
Hopper defined rebel cool with Easy Rider and shocked again in Blue Velvet before popping up in Speed. He was booked in the 1970s during a rough patch. Later, he cleaned up and kept working.
18. Steve McQueen
He set the standard with Bullitt and The Getaway, making cool look effortless. He was arrested in Anchorage in 1972 for DWI.
19. Josh Brolin
He started with The Goonies and turned into a steady leading man. He was booked in Shreveport in 2008 for public intoxication.
20. Vince Vaughn
Vaughn jumped from Swingers to ’90s hits, and he kept the laid-back snap in bigger roles. He was arrested in 2018 in Manhattan Beach on a DUI.
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