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Top Christmas Actors

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Actors are ranked according to overall movie critic score

1	Donna Reed	4.0000	41	1940s - 21 1950s - 19 1960s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Donna Reed movie rankings
2	James Stewart	4.0000	81	1930s - 21 1940s - 16 1950s - 22 1960s - 13 1970s - 7 1980s - 1 1990s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all James Stewart movie rankings
3	Ingrid Bergman	3.8941	48	1930s - 11 1940s - 16 1950s - 10 1960s - 5 1970s - 6	1. Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) See all Ingrid Bergman movie rankings
4	Peter Billingsley	3.8683	10	1970s - 1 1980s - 7 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. Christmas Story, A (1983) See all Peter Billingsley movie rankings
5	Darren McGavin	3.8683	4	1970s - 1 1980s - 1 1990s - 2	1. Christmas Story, A (1983) See all Darren McGavin movie rankings
6	Maureen O'Hara	3.8422	56	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 18 1960s - 7 1970s - 2 1990s - 2	1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) See all Maureen O'Hara movie rankings
7	Melinda Dillon	3.8377	24	1960s - 1 1970s - 4 1980s - 5 1990s - 9 2000s - 5	1. Christmas Story, A (1983) See all Melinda Dillon movie rankings
8	Bing Crosby	3.8319	95	1930s - 36 1940s - 33 1950s - 19 1960s - 5 1970s - 2	1. Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) 2. White Christmas (1954) 3. Holiday Inn (1942) See all Bing Crosby movie rankings
9	Thomas Mitchell	3.8219	1	1940s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Thomas Mitchell movie rankings
10	Lionel Barrymore	3.8219	201	1910s - 79 1920s - 40 1930s - 48 1940s - 29 1950s - 5	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Lionel Barrymore movie rankings
11	June Foray	3.8143	7	1940s - 1 1950s - 2 1960s - 1 1980s - 1 1990s - 2	1. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) See all June Foray movie rankings
12	John Payne	3.6922	63	1930s - 8 1940s - 25 1950s - 22 1960s - 2 1970s - 1 1990s - 4 2000s - 1	1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) See all John Payne movie rankings
13	Ian Petrella	3.6877	2	1980s - 2	1. Christmas Story, A (1983) See all Ian Petrella movie rankings
14	Danny Elfman	3.6659	8	1970s - 1 1980s - 3 1990s - 2 2000s - 2	1. Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) See all Danny Elfman movie rankings
15	Chris Sarandon	3.6659	4	1970s - 1 1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) See all Chris Sarandon movie rankings
16	Boris Karloff	3.6643	149	1910s - 1 1920s - 47 1930s - 48 1940s - 22 1950s - 11 1960s - 16 1970s - 4	1. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) See all Boris Karloff movie rankings
17	Kathleen Harrison	3.6104	73	1910s - 1 1930s - 19 1940s - 28 1950s - 19 1960s - 5 1970s - 1	1. Scrooge (1951) See all Kathleen Harrison movie rankings
18	Danny Kaye	3.6093	26	1930s - 4 1940s - 7 1950s - 12 1960s - 3	1. White Christmas (1954) See all Danny Kaye movie rankings
19	Rosemary Clooney	3.5953	7	1950s - 5 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. White Christmas (1954) See all Rosemary Clooney movie rankings
20	Vera-Ellen	3.5953	14	1940s - 7 1950s - 7	1. White Christmas (1954) See all Vera-Ellen movie rankings
21	William Gargan	3.5692	93	1930s - 52 1940s - 39 1950s - 2	1. Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) See all William Gargan movie rankings
22	Edmund Gwenn	3.5196	83	1910s - 1 1920s - 2 1930s - 35 1940s - 28 1950s - 17	1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) See all Edmund Gwenn movie rankings
23	Fred Astaire	3.5073	44	1930s - 11 1940s - 11 1950s - 9 1960s - 4 1970s - 6 1980s - 3	1. Holiday Inn (1942) See all Fred Astaire movie rankings
24	Gene Lockhart	3.5061	110	1930s - 40 1940s - 50 1950s - 20	1. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 2. Christmas Carol, A (1938) See all Gene Lockhart movie rankings
25	Marjorie Reynolds	3.4931	57	1930s - 20 1940s - 28 1950s - 8 1960s - 1	1. Holiday Inn (1942) See all Marjorie Reynolds movie rankings
26	Virginia Dale	3.4931	24	1910s - 1 1930s - 5 1940s - 17 1950s - 1	1. Holiday Inn (1942) See all Virginia Dale movie rankings
27	Thurl Ravenscroft	3.4929	4	1940s - 1 1960s - 1 1990s - 2	1. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) See all Thurl Ravenscroft movie rankings
28	Hans Conried	3.4929	52	1930s - 2 1940s - 20 1950s - 23 1960s - 3 1970s - 3 1980s - 1	1. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) See all Hans Conried movie rankings
29	Beverly D'Angelo	3.4818	48	1970s - 5 1980s - 15 1990s - 20 2000s - 8	1. Christmas Vacation (1989) See all Beverly D'Angelo movie rankings
30	Alastair Sim	3.4554	53	1930s - 24 1940s - 9 1950s - 14 1960s - 3 1970s - 3	1. Scrooge (1951) See all Alastair Sim movie rankings
31	Hermione Baddeley	3.4484	44	1920s - 2 1930s - 2 1940s - 7 1950s - 16 1960s - 11 1970s - 3 1980s - 3	1. Scrooge (1951) See all Hermione Baddeley movie rankings
32	Henry Travers	3.4315	51	1930s - 24 1940s - 27	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 2. Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) See all Henry Travers movie rankings
33	Chevy Chase	3.3268	40	1960s - 1 1970s - 3 1980s - 17 1990s - 8 2000s - 11	1. Christmas Vacation (1989) See all Chevy Chase movie rankings
34	Juliette Lewis	3.3256	38	1980s - 4 1990s - 17 2000s - 17	1. Christmas Vacation (1989) See all Juliette Lewis movie rankings
35	James Caan	3.3004	60	1960s - 9 1970s - 19 1980s - 6 1990s - 15 2000s - 11	1. Elf (2003) See all James Caan movie rankings
36	Will Ferrell	3.3004	31	1990s - 8 2000s - 23	1. Elf (2003) See all Will Ferrell movie rankings
37	Mervyn Johns	3.2984	63	1930s - 4 1940s - 22 1950s - 20 1960s - 15 1970s - 2	1. Scrooge (1951) See all Mervyn Johns movie rankings
38	Kathleen Lockhart	3.2833	29	1930s - 15 1940s - 9 1950s - 4 1960s - 1	1. Christmas Carol, A (1938) See all Kathleen Lockhart movie rankings
39	Reginald Owen	3.2825	124	1910s - 2 1920s - 2 1930s - 60 1940s - 47 1950s - 6 1960s - 6 1970s - 1	1. Christmas Carol, A (1938) See all Reginald Owen movie rankings
40	Barbara Stanwyck	3.2534	88	1920s - 3 1930s - 34 1940s - 26 1950s - 22 1960s - 3	1. Christmas in Connecticut (1945) See all Barbara Stanwyck movie rankings
41	Beulah Bondi	3.2439	63	1930s - 25 1940s - 26 1950s - 9 1960s - 3	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Beulah Bondi movie rankings
42	Gloria Grahame	3.2439	39	1940s - 9 1950s - 18 1960s - 1 1970s - 9 1980s - 2	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Gloria Grahame movie rankings
43	Virginia Patton	3.2439	8	1940s - 8	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Virginia Patton movie rankings
44	Lillian Randolph	3.2439	29	1930s - 1 1940s - 19 1950s - 2 1960s - 1 1970s - 6	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Lillian Randolph movie rankings
45	Jeanine Ann Roose	3.2439	1	1940s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Jeanine Ann Roose movie rankings
46	Mary Treen	3.2439	89	1930s - 35 1940s - 35 1950s - 14 1960s - 4 1970s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Mary Treen movie rankings
47	Argentina Brunetti	3.2439	37	1940s - 5 1950s - 23 1960s - 5 1970s - 1 1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) See all Argentina Brunetti movie rankings
48	Taylor Momsen	3.2387	9	1990s - 1 2000s - 8	1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) See all Taylor Momsen movie rankings
49	Gregor Fisher	3.1979	8	1980s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Love Actually (2003) See all Gregor Fisher movie rankings
50	Tony Cox	3.1958	32	1980s - 15 1990s - 11 2000s - 6	1. Bad Santa (2003) See all Tony Cox movie rankings

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