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Actors and Actresses for the Ages

Who were the best actors and actresses in the 80's? What about the Roaring 20's? Take a look at our lineup of the top 50 performers spanning the ages. Whether you're looking for the best from a specific year, or a full decade, we've got the stars who made the movies hits that keep bringing back audiences of all generations.

1	Clark Gable	4.0000	80	1920s - 2 1930s - 47 1940s - 15 1950s - 14 1960s - 2	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 3. It Happened One Night (1934) 4. China Seas (1935) See all Clark Gable movie rankings
2	C. Aubrey Smith	4.0000	101	1910s - 5 1920s - 9 1930s - 63 1940s - 24	1. Four Feathers, The (1939) 2. China Seas (1935) 3. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) 4. Morning Glory (1933) See all C. Aubrey Smith movie rankings
3	John Wayne	4.0000	144	1920s - 1 1930s - 62 1940s - 33 1950s - 18 1960s - 20 1970s - 10	1. Stagecoach (1939) 2. Big Trail, The (1930) 3. Life of Jimmy Dolan, The (1933) 4. Star Packer, The (1934) See all John Wayne movie rankings
4	Myrna Loy	4.0000	112	1920s - 31 1930s - 58 1940s - 13 1950s - 4 1960s - 3 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Thin Man, The (1934) 2. Libeled Lady (1936) 3. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) 4. Love Me Tonight (1932) See all Myrna Loy movie rankings
5	Guy Kibbee	4.0000	108	1930s - 75 1940s - 32	1. Footlight Parade (1933) 2. Babes in Arms (1939) 3. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) 4. Blonde Crazy (1931) See all Guy Kibbee movie rankings
6	Boris Karloff	4.0000	149	1910s - 1 1920s - 47 1930s - 48 1940s - 22 1950s - 11 1960s - 16 1970s - 4	1. Scarface (1932) 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 3. Frankenstein (1931) 4. Black Cat, The (1934) See all Boris Karloff movie rankings
7	Joan Blondell	4.0000	93	1930s - 55 1940s - 14 1950s - 7 1960s - 8 1970s - 8 1980s - 1	1. Public Enemy, The (1931) 2. Footlight Parade (1933) 3. Blonde Crazy (1931) 4. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) See all Joan Blondell movie rankings
8	Ginger Rogers	4.0000	77	1930s - 44 1940s - 17 1950s - 13 1960s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Top Hat (1935) 2. 42nd Street (1933) 3. Bachelor Mother (1939) 4. Swing Time (1936) See all Ginger Rogers movie rankings
9	Bette Davis	4.0000	95	1930s - 43 1940s - 21 1950s - 10 1960s - 9 1970s - 7 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. Petrified Forest, The (1936) 2. Jezebel (1938) 3. Dark Victory (1939) 4. Of Human Bondage (1934) See all Bette Davis movie rankings
10	Lewis Stone	4.0000	130	1910s - 2 1920s - 41 1930s - 60 1940s - 14 1950s - 13	1. China Seas (1935) 2. Big House, The (1930) 3. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) 4. Queen Christina (1933) See all Lewis Stone movie rankings

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