| Actors are ranked according to overall movie critic score |
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| 1 |  | Alec Guinness |  3.5453
| 49 |
- 1940s - 4
- 1950s - 19
- 1960s - 10
- 1970s - 6
- 1980s - 8
- 1990s - 2
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 3. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
- 4. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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| 2 |  | Harrison Ford |  3.5068
| 41 |
- 1960s - 2
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 10
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 2. Star Wars (1977)
- 3. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 4. Apocalypse Now (1979)
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| 3 |  | Carrie Fisher |  3.4317
| 39 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 5
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 4. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
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| 4 |  | Emma Watson |  3.4219
| 5 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 5 |  | Humphrey Bogart |  3.3821
| 79 |
- 1920s - 1
- 1930s - 35
- 1940s - 27
- 1950s - 16
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- 1. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
- 2. African Queen, The (1951)
- 3. To Have and Have Not (1944)
- 4. Beat the Devil (1953)
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| 6 |  | Daniel Radcliffe |  3.3425
| 7 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 7 |  | Cate Blanchett |  3.3098
| 33 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
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| 8 |  | Dee Wallace-Stone |  3.2716
| 48 |
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 18
- 2000s - 23
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- 1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- 2. Huck and the King of Hearts (1993)
- 3. My Family Treasure (1993)
- 4. Phoenix and the Magic Carpet, The (1995)
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| 9 |  | Orlando Bloom |  3.2433
| 17 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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| 10 |  | Rupert Grint |  3.2372
| 7 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 11 |  | Elijah Wood |  3.2354
| 34 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 17
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Happy Feet (2006)
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| 12 |  | Viggo Mortensen |  3.2289
| 12 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Hidalgo (2004)
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| 13 |  | Jack Purvis |  3.2159
| 10 |
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Time Bandits (1981)
- 4. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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| 14 |  | Karen Allen |  3.2049
| 35 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 10
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- 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- 3. Starman (1984)
- 4. Perfect Storm, The (2000)
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| 15 |  | Tom Cruise |  3.1926
| 31 |
- 1980s - 12
- 1990s - 10
- 2000s - 9
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- 1. Rain Man (1988)
- 2. Legend (1985)
- 3. War of the Worlds (2005)
- 4. Last Samurai, The (2003)
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| 16 |  | Sean Astin |  3.1814
| 40 |
- 1980s - 5
- 1990s - 13
- 2000s - 22
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Goonies, The (1985)
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| 17 |  | Maureen O'Sullivan |  3.1764
| 68 |
- 1930s - 44
- 1940s - 6
- 1950s - 10
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 2
- 1980s - 5
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- 1. David Copperfield (1935)
- 2. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
- 3. Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
- 4. Tarzan Escapes (1936)
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| 18 |  | Glynis Johns |  3.1707
| 54 |
- 1930s - 3
- 1940s - 12
- 1950s - 21
- 1960s - 9
- 1970s - 4
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 4
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- 1. Court Jester, The (1956)
- 2. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- 3. Sundowners, The (1960)
- 4. Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1954)
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| 19 |  | Dennis Quaid |  3.1656
| 51 |
- 1970s - 6
- 1980s - 16
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 15
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- 1. Right Stuff, The (1983)
- 2. Dreamscape (1984)
- 3. Innerspace (1987)
- 4. Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)
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| 20 |  | Kenny Baker |  3.1376
| 14 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Time Bandits (1981)
- 4. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
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| 21 |  | Sean Connery |  3.1365
| 70 |
- 1950s - 7
- 1960s - 13
- 1970s - 18
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 15
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Time Bandits (1981)
- 2. From Russia with Love (1963)
- 3. Goldfinger (1964)
- 4. Dr. No (1962)
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| 22 |  | Jeff Bridges |  3.1265
| 58 |
- 1970s - 15
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Iron Man (2008)
- 2. Tron (1982)
- 3. Starman (1984)
- 4. King Kong (1976)
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| 23 |  | Anthony Daniels |  3.1169
| 9 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 3
- 2000s - 3
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- 1. Star Wars (1977)
- 2. Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- 3. Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 4. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
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| 24 |  | Ed Harris |  3.1017
| 52 |
- 1970s - 1
- 1980s - 15
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Right Stuff, The (1983)
- 2. Apollo 13 (1995)
- 3. Truman Show, The (1998)
- 4. Abyss, The (1989)
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| 25 |  | Liv Tyler |  3.1003
| 23 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
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| 26 |  | Johnny Depp |  3.0991
| 45 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 24
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- 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 4. Dead Man (1995)
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| 27 |  | Ralph Richardson |  3.0919
| 58 |
- 1930s - 16
- 1940s - 7
- 1950s - 7
- 1960s - 14
- 1970s - 8
- 1980s - 6
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- 1. Time Bandits (1981)
- 2. Four Feathers, The (1939)
- 3. Khartoum (1966)
- 4. Dragonslayer (1981)
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| 28 |  | Brad Pitt |  3.0916
| 38 |
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 17
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Thelma & Louise (1991)
- 2. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007)
- 3. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- 4. Mexican, The (2001)
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| 29 |  | John Wayne |  3.0838
| 145 |
- 1920s - 1
- 1930s - 63
- 1940s - 33
- 1950s - 18
- 1960s - 20
- 1970s - 10
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- 1. Searchers, The (1956)
- 2. Red River (1948)
- 3. True Grit (1969)
- 4. Island in the Sky (1953)
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| 30 |  | Matt Damon |  3.0827
| 37 |
- 1980s - 1
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 25
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- 1. Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
- 2. Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
- 3. Bourne Identity, The (2002)
- 4. Dogma (1999)
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| 31 |  | Christian Bale |  3.0797
| 33 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Dark Knight, The (2008)
- 2. Batman Begins (2005)
- 3. Rescue Dawn (2007)
- 4. New World, The (2005)
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| 32 |  | Laurence Olivier |  3.0674
| 59 |
- 1930s - 13
- 1940s - 9
- 1950s - 6
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 12
- 1980s - 8
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- 1. Khartoum (1966)
- 2. Marathon Man (1976)
- 3. Clash of the Titans (1981)
- 4. Bounty, The (1984)
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| 33 |  | Andy Serkis |  3.0647
| 32 |
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. King Kong (2005)
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| 34 |  | Michael Douglas |  3.0536
| 41 |
- 1960s - 1
- 1970s - 6
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 11
- 2000s - 13
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- 1. Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 2. Game, The (1997)
- 3. Jewel of the Nile, The (1985)
- 4. Ghost and the Darkness, The (1996)
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| 35 |  | Gene Hackman |  3.0479
| 84 |
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 21
- 1980s - 19
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 12
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- 1. Superman (1978)
- 2. Unforgiven (1992)
- 3. Superman II (1980)
- 4. Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)
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| 36 |  | Ted Grossman |  3.0385
| 14 |
- 1970s - 5
- 1980s - 7
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- 2. Jaws (1975)
- 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 4. Goonies, The (1985)
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| 37 |  | Dustin Hoffman |  3.0355
| 47 |
- 1960s - 5
- 1970s - 11
- 1980s - 4
- 1990s - 12
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Rain Man (1988)
- 2. Marathon Man (1976)
- 3. Little Big Man (1970)
- 4. Papillon (1973)
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| 38 |  | Sean Bean |  3.0355
| 36 |
- 1980s - 6
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 16
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. GoldenEye (1995)
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| 39 |  | Basil Rathbone |  3.0323
| 91 |
- 1920s - 7
- 1930s - 36
- 1940s - 30
- 1950s - 6
- 1960s - 11
- 1980s - 1
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- 1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
- 2. Court Jester, The (1956)
- 3. Captain Blood (1935)
- 4. David Copperfield (1935)
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| 40 |  | Spencer Tracy |  3.0318
| 73 |
- 1930s - 37
- 1940s - 19
- 1950s - 12
- 1960s - 5
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- 1. Northwest Passage (1940)
- 2. Old Man and the Sea, The (1958)
- 3. Captains Courageous (1937)
- 4. Boom Town (1940)
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| 41 |  | Charles Laughton |  3.0263
| 54 |
- 1920s - 3
- 1930s - 20
- 1940s - 18
- 1950s - 10
- 1960s - 3
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- 1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- 2. Island of Lost Souls (1933)
- 3. Captain Kidd (1945)
- 4. Jamaica Inn (1939)
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| 42 |  | Mel Gibson |  3.0261
| 40 |
- 1970s - 3
- 1980s - 11
- 1990s - 14
- 2000s - 11
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- 1. Mad Max (1979)
- 2. Mad Max 2 (1981)
- 3. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
- 4. Bounty, The (1984)
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| 43 |  | Marlon Brando |  3.0243
| 44 |
- 1940s - 2
- 1950s - 12
- 1960s - 12
- 1970s - 7
- 1980s - 2
- 1990s - 7
- 2000s - 2
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- 1. Superman (1978)
- 2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
- 3. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
- 4. Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1977)
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| 44 |  | Robert Armstrong |  3.0217
| 129 |
- 1920s - 15
- 1930s - 56
- 1940s - 46
- 1950s - 8
- 1960s - 2
- 1990s - 1
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. King Kong (1933)
- 2. Mighty Joe Young (1949)
- 3. Most Dangerous Game, The (1932)
- 4. Son of Kong, The (1933)
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| 45 |  | Bonnie Wright |  3.0151
| 5 |
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- 1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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| 46 |  | Michael J. Fox |  3.0002
| 29 |
- 1980s - 9
- 1990s - 16
- 2000s - 4
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- 1. Back to the Future (1985)
- 2. Casualties of War (1989)
- 3. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 4. Stuart Little 2 (2002)
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| 47 |  | Raquel Welch |  2.9936
| 38 |
- 1960s - 16
- 1970s - 13
- 1990s - 3
- 2000s - 6
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- 1. One Million Years B.C. (1966)
- 2. Three Musketeers, The (1973)
- 3. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- 4. Fathom (1967)
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| 48 |  | Lois Maxwell |  2.9910
| 48 |
- 1940s - 8
- 1950s - 14
- 1960s - 11
- 1970s - 9
- 1980s - 5
- 2000s - 1
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- 1. From Russia with Love (1963)
- 2. Goldfinger (1964)
- 3. Dr. No (1962)
- 4. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
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| 49 |  | Hugo Weaving |  2.9886
| 36 |
- 1980s - 3
- 1990s - 19
- 2000s - 14
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- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
- 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
- 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
- 4. Happy Feet (2006)
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| 50 |  | Antonio Banderas |  2.9809
| 60 |
- 1980s - 18
- 1990s - 23
- 2000s - 19
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- 1. Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2. Spy Kids (2001)
- 3. Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
- 4. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
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