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1	Tom Hanks	3.5346	41	1980s - 13 1990s - 14 2000s - 11	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Apollo 13 (1995) 3. Celluloid Closet, The (1995) See all Tom Hanks movie rankings
2	Laurence Olivier	3.4832	59	1930s - 13 1940s - 9 1950s - 6 1960s - 11 1970s - 12 1980s - 8	1. Spartacus (1960) 2. Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944) 3. Khartoum (1966) 4. Bridge Too Far, A (1977) See all Laurence Olivier movie rankings
3	Trish Gates	3.4672	2	2000s - 2	1. United 93 (2006) See all Trish Gates movie rankings
4	Kate Winslet	3.4656	24	1990s - 8 2000s - 16	1. Titanic (1997) See all Kate Winslet movie rankings
5	Clark Gable	3.4587	80	1920s - 2 1930s - 47 1940s - 15 1950s - 14 1960s - 2	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) See all Clark Gable movie rankings
6	Helen Mirren	3.4405	48	1960s - 2 1970s - 5 1980s - 14 1990s - 12 2000s - 15	1. Queen, The (2006) 2. Madness of King George, The (1994) See all Helen Mirren movie rankings
7	Sam Shepard	3.4022	39	1970s - 2 1980s - 9 1990s - 9 2000s - 19	1. Right Stuff, The (1983) 2. Black Hawk Down (2001) See all Sam Shepard movie rankings
8	Tom Sizemore	3.4008	51	1980s - 4 1990s - 24 2000s - 23	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Black Hawk Down (2001) See all Tom Sizemore movie rankings
9	Scott Glenn	3.3972	48	1970s - 8 1980s - 13 1990s - 20 2000s - 7	1. Right Stuff, The (1983) See all Scott Glenn movie rankings
10	Tony Curtis	3.3794	94	1940s - 3 1950s - 30 1960s - 20 1970s - 12 1980s - 15 1990s - 12 2000s - 2	1. Spartacus (1960) 2. Vikings, The (1958) 3. Boston Strangler, The (1968) 4. Celluloid Closet, The (1995) See all Tony Curtis movie rankings
11	Bill Paxton	3.3586	53	1970s - 1 1980s - 14 1990s - 25 2000s - 13	1. Apollo 13 (1995) 2. Titanic (1997) See all Bill Paxton movie rankings
12	Christian Clemenson	3.3581	19	1980s - 8 1990s - 10 2000s - 1	1. Apollo 13 (1995) 2. United 93 (2006) See all Christian Clemenson movie rankings
13	Leonardo DiCaprio	3.3189	24	1990s - 13 2000s - 11	1. Titanic (1997) 2. Gangs of New York (2002) See all Leonardo DiCaprio movie rankings
14	Kevin Costner	3.3183	42	1980s - 13 1990s - 18 2000s - 11	1. JFK (1991) 2. Untouchables, The (1987) 3. Thirteen Days (2000) 4. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) See all Kevin Costner movie rankings
15	Patricia Clarkson	3.3103	40	1980s - 4 1990s - 8 2000s - 28	1. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) 2. Untouchables, The (1987) 3. Miracle (2004) See all Patricia Clarkson movie rankings
16	Ed Harris	3.2988	52	1970s - 1 1980s - 15 1990s - 17 2000s - 19	1. Right Stuff, The (1983) 2. Apollo 13 (1995) 3. Enemy at the Gates (2001) 4. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2002) See all Ed Harris movie rankings
17	Kathy Bates	3.2829	53	1970s - 1 1980s - 7 1990s - 24 2000s - 21	1. Titanic (1997) 2. Tupperware! (2004) See all Kathy Bates movie rankings
18	Kevin Bacon	3.2753	56	1970s - 2 1980s - 14 1990s - 21 2000s - 19	1. Apollo 13 (1995) 2. JFK (1991) See all Kevin Bacon movie rankings
19	Charles Laughton	3.2718	54	1920s - 3 1930s - 20 1940s - 18 1950s - 10 1960s - 3	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 2. Spartacus (1960) 3. Forever and a Day (1943) 4. Sign of the Cross, The (1932) See all Charles Laughton movie rankings
20	Edward Burns	3.2141	23	1920s - 3 1930s - 1 1990s - 4 2000s - 15	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) See all Edward Burns movie rankings
21	Ben Kingsley	3.1951	53	1970s - 1 1980s - 9 1990s - 16 2000s - 27	1. Gandhi (1982) 2. Schindler's List (1993) See all Ben Kingsley movie rankings
22	Jean Simmons	3.1878	54	1940s - 14 1950s - 22 1960s - 9 1970s - 3 1980s - 2 1990s - 1 2000s - 3	1. Spartacus (1960) 2. Egyptian, The (1954) 3. Until They Sail (1957) See all Jean Simmons movie rankings
23	Liam Neeson	3.1607	11	1990s - 3 2000s - 8	1. Schindler's List (1993) 2. Gangs of New York (2002) 3. K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) 4. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) See all Liam Neeson movie rankings
24	Gary Sinise	3.1512	24	1990s - 12 2000s - 12	1. Apollo 13 (1995) See all Gary Sinise movie rankings
25	Sean Connery	3.1433	70	1950s - 7 1960s - 13 1970s - 18 1980s - 15 1990s - 15 2000s - 2	1. Untouchables, The (1987) 2. Longest Day, The (1962) 3. Bridge Too Far, A (1977) 4. Molly Maguires, The (1970) See all Sean Connery movie rankings
26	Nigel Hawthorne	3.1386	29	1970s - 4 1980s - 9 1990s - 16	1. Gandhi (1982) 2. Madness of King George, The (1994) 3. Amistad (1997) 4. History of the World: Part I (1981) See all Nigel Hawthorne movie rankings
27	Cheyenne Jackson	3.1343	2	2000s - 2	1. United 93 (2006) See all Cheyenne Jackson movie rankings
28	David Alan Basche	3.1343	8	2000s - 8	1. United 93 (2006) See all David Alan Basche movie rankings
29	Barry Pepper	3.1342	15	1990s - 5 2000s - 10	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Flags of our Fathers (2006) 3. We Were Soldiers (2002) See all Barry Pepper movie rankings
30	Billy Zane	3.1329	51	1980s - 5 1990s - 26 2000s - 20	1. Titanic (1997) See all Billy Zane movie rankings
31	George Clooney	3.1302	35	1980s - 2 1990s - 13 2000s - 20	1. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) See all George Clooney movie rankings
32	Corey Johnson	3.1148	13	1990s - 4 2000s - 9	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. United 93 (2006) See all Corey Johnson movie rankings
33	Amanda Boxer	3.1148	8	1990s - 4 2000s - 4	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. United 93 (2006) See all Amanda Boxer movie rankings
34	Erich Redman	3.1148	14	1990s - 3 2000s - 11	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. United 93 (2006) See all Erich Redman movie rankings
35	Martin Hub	3.1141	7	1990s - 5 2000s - 2	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Titanic (1997) See all Martin Hub movie rankings
36	Marlon Brando	3.1103	44	1940s - 2 1950s - 12 1960s - 12 1970s - 7 1980s - 2 1990s - 7 2000s - 2	1. Julius Caesar (1953) 2. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) 3. Burn! (1969) See all Marlon Brando movie rankings
37	Morgan Freeman	3.0987	60	1970s - 3 1980s - 13 1990s - 19 2000s - 25	1. Glory (1989) 2. Amistad (1997) 3. Moll Flanders (1996) 4. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) See all Morgan Freeman movie rankings
38	Sylvia Syms	3.0982	44	1950s - 9 1960s - 17 1970s - 3 1980s - 4 1990s - 6 2000s - 5	1. Queen, The (2006) 2. Moonraker, The (1958) See all Sylvia Syms movie rankings
39	James Cromwell	3.0982	42	1970s - 2 1980s - 10 1990s - 16 2000s - 14	1. Queen, The (2006) See all James Cromwell movie rankings
40	Ken Watanabe	3.0913	26	1980s - 8 1990s - 3 2000s - 15	1. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) See all Ken Watanabe movie rankings
41	Michael Sheen	3.0742	20	1990s - 3 2000s - 17	1. Queen, The (2006) 2. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) See all Michael Sheen movie rankings
42	Jeff Daniels	3.0689	41	1980s - 10 1990s - 15 2000s - 16	1. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) 2. Gettysburg (1993) 3. Gods and Generals (2003) See all Jeff Daniels movie rankings
43	Movita	3.0509	13	1930s - 8 1940s - 2 1950s - 3	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) See all Movita movie rankings
44	Marion Clayton	3.0509	3	1930s - 3	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) See all Marion Clayton movie rankings
45	Mamo Clark	3.0509	10	1930s - 8 1940s - 2	1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) See all Mamo Clark movie rankings
46	Ralph Fiennes	3.0507	27	1990s - 12 2000s - 15	1. Quiz Show (1994) 2. Schindler's List (1993) 3. Duchess, The (2008) 4. Baby of M�con, The (1993) See all Ralph Fiennes movie rankings
47	Candice Bergen	3.0505	30	1960s - 7 1970s - 13 1980s - 4 1990s - 2 2000s - 4	1. Gandhi (1982) See all Candice Bergen movie rankings
48	Edward Fox	3.0495	41	1960s - 9 1970s - 12 1980s - 9 1990s - 6 2000s - 5	1. Gandhi (1982) 2. Bridge Too Far, A (1977) 3. Bounty, The (1984) See all Edward Fox movie rankings
49	Henry Fonda	3.0414	87	1930s - 20 1940s - 20 1950s - 9 1960s - 19 1970s - 18 1980s - 1	1. Longest Day, The (1962) 2. Midway (1976) 3. Boston Strangler, The (1968) See all Henry Fonda movie rankings
50	Marlene Dietrich	3.0176	56	1920s - 17 1930s - 14 1940s - 12 1950s - 8 1960s - 2 1970s - 2 1990s - 1	1. Scarlet Empress, The (1934) 2. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 3. Knight Without Armour (1937) See all Marlene Dietrich movie rankings

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