Today, the reality about the Marlboro Man is darker: At least four actors who have played him in ads have died of smoking-related diseases. The latest was Eric Lawson, 72, who appeared in Marlboro ...

Norris was one of the men featured in Marlboro commercials ... more than a decade-long stint for Norris in the Marlboro commercials. As for smoking, the Marlboro Man himself was not for it.

At least five men who appeared in Marlboro advertisements have died of smoking-related illnesses. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Robert "Bob" Norris never smoked a day in his life ...

They depicted smoking as glamorous rather than unladylike ... "Very few people are Marlboro Men, but people resonate with what the Marlboro Man represents." Many of these ads prominently displayed ...

and other advertising materials promoting Marlboro brand of cigarettes over the last sixty years. A few of those men, all long-time smokers, have died of diseases of the lungs (although most of ...

Eric Lawson recently became the fourth ex-Marlboro Man to die of a smoking-related illness. Max Bryan "Turk" Robinson doesn't smoke. Never did. He's becoming one of the last of his kind because of ...

Today, the reality about the Marlboro Man is darker: At least four actors who have played him in ads have died of smoking-related diseases. The latest was Eric Lawson, 72, who appeared in Marlboro ...