Quote from NullApostle

It's pretty well known that the three admirals were based on old movie stars. Just check One Piece Encyclopedia[/url].

I recognized Zatoichi right away, so I did a quick pic search and found the second pic on some Spanish fansite.

Nahh, I knew about the admirals being made from old movie stars just didn't occur to me to check for one like you did, and kudos for that