TopTenREVIEWS Top Actor of the 1930s is C. Aubrey Smith.

Top Actors By Decade 1930

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1	C. Aubrey Smith	4.0000	103	1910s - 5 1920s - 9 1930s - 65 1940s - 24	1. Four Feathers, The (1939) 2. Prisoner of Zenda, The (1937) 3. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935) 4. China Seas (1935) See all C. Aubrey Smith movie rankings
2	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. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) See all Clark Gable movie rankings
3	Guy Kibbee	4.0000	111	1930s - 78 1940s - 32	1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 2. Captain Blood (1935) 3. 42nd Street (1933) 4. Footlight Parade (1933) See all Guy Kibbee movie rankings
4	John Wayne	4.0000	145	1920s - 1 1930s - 63 1940s - 33 1950s - 18 1960s - 20 1970s - 10	1. Baby Face (1933) 2. Stagecoach (1939) 3. Big Trail, The (1930) 4. Life of Jimmy Dolan, The (1933) See all John Wayne movie rankings
5	Myrna Loy	4.0000	113	1920s - 32 1930s - 58 1940s - 13 1950s - 4 1960s - 3 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Thin Man, The (1934) 2. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) 3. Libeled Lady (1936) 4. Love Me Tonight (1932) See all Myrna Loy movie rankings
6	Lewis Stone	4.0000	132	1910s - 2 1920s - 41 1930s - 62 1940s - 14 1950s - 13	1. David Copperfield (1935) 2. Grand Hotel (1932) 3. Big House, The (1930) 4. China Seas (1935) See all Lewis Stone movie rankings
7	Allen Jenkins	4.0000	110	1930s - 66 1940s - 32 1950s - 7 1960s - 4 1970s - 1	1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) 2. 42nd Street (1933) 3. Destry Rides Again (1939) 4. Dead End (1937) See all Allen Jenkins movie rankings
8	Robert Barrat	4.0000	119	1910s - 1 1920s - 1 1930s - 77 1940s - 31 1950s - 9	1. Captain Blood (1935) 2. Baby Face (1933) 3. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937) 4. I Loved a Woman (1933) See all Robert Barrat movie rankings
9	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
10	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. Black Cat, The (1934) 4. Frankenstein (1931) See all Boris Karloff movie rankings
11	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
12	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
13	Henry Kolker	4.0000	139	1910s - 13 1920s - 15 1930s - 101 1940s - 10	1. Baby Face (1933) 2. Holiday (1938) 3. Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935) 4. Mad Love (1935) See all Henry Kolker movie rankings
14	E.E. Clive	4.0000	70	1930s - 66 1940s - 4	1. Captain Blood (1935) 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 3. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935) 4. Invisible Man, The (1933) See all E.E. Clive movie rankings
15	Maureen O'Sullivan	4.0000	68	1930s - 44 1940s - 6 1950s - 10 1960s - 1 1970s - 2 1980s - 5	1. Thin Man, The (1934) 2. David Copperfield (1935) 3. Day at the Races, A (1937) 4. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) See all Maureen O'Sullivan movie rankings
16	Spencer Charters	4.0000	150	1920s - 5 1930s - 111 1940s - 34	1. In Old Chicago (1937) 2. It's a Gift (1934) 3. Libeled Lady (1936) 4. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) See all Spencer Charters movie rankings
17	Robert Young	4.0000	87	1930s - 53 1940s - 30 1950s - 4	1. Kid from Spain, The (1932) 2. Today We Live (1933) 3. Band Plays On, The (1934) 4. Dangerous Number (1937) See all Robert Young movie rankings
18	Basil Rathbone	4.0000	91	1920s - 7 1930s - 36 1940s - 30 1950s - 6 1960s - 11 1980s - 1	1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) 2. Captain Blood (1935) 3. David Copperfield (1935) 4. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935) See all Basil Rathbone movie rankings
19	Alan Hale	4.0000	171	1910s - 23 1920s - 43 1930s - 56 1940s - 46 1950s - 3	1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) 2. It Happened One Night (1934) 3. Imitation of Life (1934) 4. Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935) See all Alan Hale movie rankings
20	Reginald Owen	4.0000	124	1910s - 2 1920s - 2 1930s - 60 1940s - 47 1950s - 6 1960s - 6 1970s - 1	1. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935) 2. Christmas Carol, A (1938) 3. Queen Christina (1933) 4. Of Human Bondage (1934) See all Reginald Owen movie rankings
21	Kay Francis	4.0000	69	1920s - 5 1930s - 50 1940s - 14	1. Trouble in Paradise (1932) 2. I Loved a Woman (1933) 3. Secrets of an Actress (1938) 4. Stolen Holiday (1937) See all Kay Francis movie rankings
22	Berton Churchill	4.0000	113	1910s - 1 1920s - 3 1930s - 100 1940s - 9	1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) 2. In Old Chicago (1937) 3. Stagecoach (1939) 4. Menace (1934) See all Berton Churchill movie rankings
23	James Cagney	4.0000	62	1930s - 32 1940s - 12 1950s - 15 1960s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 2. Public Enemy, The (1931) 3. Footlight Parade (1933) 4. Each Dawn I Die (1939) See all James Cagney movie rankings
24	Bela Lugosi	4.0000	84	1910s - 1 1920s - 14 1930s - 35 1940s - 27 1950s - 6 2000s - 1	1. Island of Lost Souls (1933) 2. Black Cat, The (1934) 3. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) 4. Dracula (1931) See all Bela Lugosi movie rankings
25	Mickey Rooney	4.0000	153	1930s - 47 1940s - 21 1950s - 22 1960s - 16 1970s - 16 1980s - 6 1990s - 20 2000s - 5	1. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) 2. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) 3. Captains Courageous (1937) 4. Boys Town (1938) See all Mickey Rooney movie rankings
26	Joseph Crehan	4.0000	186	1910s - 1 1930s - 95 1940s - 83 1950s - 7	1. Babes in Arms (1939) 2. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) 3. Billy the Kid Returns (1938) 4. Smart Blonde (1937) See all Joseph Crehan movie rankings
27	Nat Pendleton	4.0000	95	1920s - 3 1930s - 72 1940s - 20	1. Thin Man, The (1934) 2. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) 3. Another Thin Man (1939) 4. Blonde Crazy (1931) See all Nat Pendleton movie rankings
28	Franchot Tone	4.0000	66	1930s - 36 1940s - 22 1950s - 3 1960s - 5	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 2. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935) 3. Today We Live (1933) 4. Bombshell (1933) See all Franchot Tone movie rankings
29	Gary Cooper	4.0000	93	1920s - 19 1930s - 36 1940s - 17 1950s - 20 1960s - 1	1. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 2. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935) 3. Today We Live (1933) 4. Farewell to Arms, A (1932) See all Gary Cooper movie rankings
30	Donald Crisp	4.0000	91	1910s - 12 1920s - 8 1930s - 39 1940s - 20 1950s - 8 1960s - 4	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 2. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937) 3. Wuthering Heights (1939) 4. Jezebel (1938) See all Donald Crisp movie rankings
31	Una Merkel	4.0000	93	1920s - 1 1930s - 58 1940s - 14 1950s - 15 1960s - 5	1. 42nd Street (1933) 2. Destry Rides Again (1939) 3. Merry Widow, The (1934) 4. Bombshell (1933) See all Una Merkel movie rankings
32	C. Henry Gordon	4.0000	77	1930s - 72 1940s - 5	1. Scarface (1932) 2. Mata Hari (1931) 3. Storm at Daybreak (1933) 4. Under Two Flags (1936) See all C. Henry Gordon movie rankings
33	Robert Warwick	4.0000	159	1910s - 25 1920s - 7 1930s - 71 1940s - 35 1950s - 21	1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) 2. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) 3. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937) 4. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935) See all Robert Warwick movie rankings
34	Lionel Barrymore	4.0000	201	1910s - 79 1920s - 40 1930s - 48 1940s - 29 1950s - 5	1. David Copperfield (1935) 2. Grand Hotel (1932) 3. You Can't Take It with You (1938) 4. Camille (1936) See all Lionel Barrymore movie rankings
35	Glenda Farrell	4.0000	73	1930s - 53 1940s - 11 1950s - 6 1960s - 3	1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) 2. Little Caesar (1931) 3. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) 4. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) See all Glenda Farrell movie rankings
36	Edward Everett Horton	3.9965	119	1920s - 18 1930s - 67 1940s - 26 1950s - 1 1960s - 6 1970s - 1	1. Top Hat (1935) 2. Holiday (1938) 3. Merry Widow, The (1934) 4. Trouble in Paradise (1932) See all Edward Everett Horton movie rankings
37	William Powell	3.9805	96	1920s - 40 1930s - 35 1940s - 15 1950s - 5 1960s - 1	1. Thin Man, The (1934) 2. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) 3. My Man Godfrey (1936) 4. Libeled Lady (1936) See all William Powell movie rankings
38	Arthur Hohl	3.9790	87	1920s - 3 1930s - 64 1940s - 20	1. Whole Town's Talking, The (1935) 2. Island of Lost Souls (1933) 3. Baby Face (1933) 4. Show Boat (1936) See all Arthur Hohl movie rankings
39	Lionel Atwill	3.9709	74	1910s - 3 1920s - 2 1930s - 42 1940s - 27	1. Captain Blood (1935) 2. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) 3. Murders in the Zoo (1933) 4. Son of Frankenstein (1939) See all Lionel Atwill movie rankings
40	Cary Grant	3.9678	72	1930s - 34 1940s - 20 1950s - 13 1960s - 5	1. Holiday (1938) 2. Bringing Up Baby (1938) 3. She Done Him Wrong (1933) 4. Awful Truth, The (1937) See all Cary Grant movie rankings
41	Hugh Herbert	3.9486	99	1920s - 2 1930s - 56 1940s - 40 1950s - 1	1. Footlight Parade (1933) 2. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) 3. Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) 4. Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) See all Hugh Herbert movie rankings
42	Dick Powell	3.9312	61	1930s - 35 1940s - 19 1950s - 7	1. 42nd Street (1933) 2. Footlight Parade (1933) 3. Captains Courageous (1937) 4. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) See all Dick Powell movie rankings
43	Forrester Harvey	3.9110	68	1920s - 7 1930s - 48 1940s - 13	1. Captain Blood (1935) 2. Invisible Man, The (1933) 3. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) 4. Tarzan and His Mate (1934) See all Forrester Harvey movie rankings
44	Joan Crawford	3.8687	82	1920s - 24 1930s - 26 1940s - 13 1950s - 12 1960s - 6 1970s - 1	1. Grand Hotel (1932) 2. Today We Live (1933) 3. Women, The (1939) 4. Bride Wore Red, The (1937) See all Joan Crawford movie rankings
45	Humphrey Bogart	3.8685	79	1920s - 1 1930s - 35 1940s - 27 1950s - 16	1. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 2. Petrified Forest, The (1936) 3. Dark Victory (1939) 4. Dead End (1937) See all Humphrey Bogart movie rankings
46	Barbara Stanwyck	3.8460	88	1920s - 3 1930s - 34 1940s - 26 1950s - 22 1960s - 3	1. Baby Face (1933) 2. Breakfast for Two (1937) 3. Mad Miss Manton, The (1938) 4. Bitter Tea of General Yen, The (1933) See all Barbara Stanwyck movie rankings
47	Walter Kingsford	3.8427	96	1930s - 49 1940s - 36 1950s - 11	1. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937) 2. Captains Courageous (1937) 3. Carefree (1938) 4. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) See all Walter Kingsford movie rankings
48	Hobart Cavanaugh	3.8395	134	1920s - 1 1930s - 78 1940s - 54 1950s - 1	1. Captain Blood (1935) 2. Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935) 3. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) 4. Wife vs. Secretary (1936) See all Hobart Cavanaugh movie rankings
49	George Brent	3.8320	88	1930s - 52 1940s - 30 1950s - 5 1970s - 1	1. 42nd Street (1933) 2. Baby Face (1933) 3. Jezebel (1938) 4. Dark Victory (1939) See all George Brent movie rankings
50	Irene Dunne	3.8288	45	1930s - 29 1940s - 12 1950s - 4	1. Show Boat (1936) 2. Awful Truth, The (1937) 3. Love Affair (1939) 4. Consolation Marriage (1931) See all Irene Dunne movie rankings

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