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1	Sigourney Weaver	3.2849	45	1970s - 3 1980s - 12 1990s - 11 2000s - 17	1. Alien (1979) 2. Aliens (1986) 3. Ghostbusters II (1989) 4. Alien: Resurrection (1997) See all Sigourney Weaver movie rankings
2	Christopher Lee	3.2682	173	1940s - 6 1950s - 34 1960s - 42 1970s - 44 1980s - 19 1990s - 15 2000s - 13	1. Wicker Man, The (1973) 2. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) 3. Dracula (1958) 4. Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) See all Christopher Lee movie rankings
3	Peter Cushing	3.2531	89	1930s - 1 1940s - 7 1950s - 15 1960s - 26 1970s - 34 1980s - 6	1. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) 2. Dracula (1958) 3. Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) 4. Satanic Rites of Dracula, The (1974) See all Peter Cushing movie rankings
4	Boris Karloff	3.2012	149	1910s - 1 1920s - 47 1930s - 48 1940s - 22 1950s - 11 1960s - 16 1970s - 4	1. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Black Cat, The (1934) 3. Frankenstein (1931) 4. Old Dark House, The (1932) See all Boris Karloff movie rankings
5	Joan Crawford	3.1578	82	1920s - 24 1930s - 26 1940s - 13 1950s - 12 1960s - 6 1970s - 1	1. Unknown, The (1927) 2. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 3. Sudden Fear (1952) 4. Strait-Jacket (1964) See all Joan Crawford movie rankings
6	Jamie Lee Curtis	3.1479	34	1970s - 1 1980s - 13 1990s - 13 2000s - 7	1. Halloween (1978) 2. Fog, The (1980) 3. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) 4. Prom Night (1980) See all Jamie Lee Curtis movie rankings
7	Bela Lugosi	3.1424	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
8	Vincent Price	3.1201	102	1930s - 3 1940s - 22 1950s - 24 1960s - 28 1970s - 11 1980s - 10 1990s - 4	1. Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971) 2. House of Wax (1953) 3. Tingler, The (1959) 4. House of Usher (1960) See all Vincent Price movie rankings
9	Janet Leigh	3.0560	53	1940s - 10 1950s - 21 1960s - 12 1970s - 3 1980s - 3 1990s - 2 2000s - 1	1. Psycho (1960) 2. Fog, The (1980) 3. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) 4. Night of the Lepus (1972) See all Janet Leigh movie rankings
10	Patricia Arquette	3.0506	34	1980s - 4 1990s - 19 2000s - 11	1. Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) 2. Bringing Out the Dead (1999) 3. Lost Highway (1997) 4. Stigmata (1999) See all Patricia Arquette movie rankings
11	Neve Campbell	3.0151	29	1990s - 13 2000s - 16	1. Scream (1996) 2. Scream 2 (1997) 3. Craft, The (1996) 4. Scream 3 (2000) See all Neve Campbell movie rankings
12	Fay Wray	3.0079	105	1920s - 36 1930s - 50 1940s - 6 1950s - 10 1980s - 1 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. King Kong (1933) 2. Most Dangerous Game, The (1932) 3. Vampire Bat, The (1933) 4. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) See all Fay Wray movie rankings
13	Cedric Hardwicke	2.9626	49	1910s - 1 1920s - 1 1930s - 17 1940s - 18 1950s - 9 1960s - 3	1. Invisible Man Returns, The (1940) 2. Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942) 3. Lodger, The (1944) 4. Invisible Agent (1942) See all Cedric Hardwicke movie rankings
14	Brooke Adams	2.9361	21	1970s - 5 1980s - 7 1990s - 4 2000s - 5	1. Dead Zone, The (1983) 2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 3. Stuff, The (1985) 4. Shock Waves (1977) See all Brooke Adams movie rankings
15	Richard Dreyfuss	2.9334	45	1960s - 2 1970s - 9 1980s - 11 1990s - 16 2000s - 7	1. Jaws (1975) See all Richard Dreyfuss movie rankings
16	Kevin Bacon	2.9255	56	1970s - 2 1980s - 14 1990s - 21 2000s - 19	1. Friday the 13th (1980) 2. Stir of Echoes (1999) 3. Tremors (1990) 4. Flatliners (1990) See all Kevin Bacon movie rankings
17	Kyle Richards	2.9101	7	1970s - 3 1980s - 3 1990s - 1	1. Halloween (1978) 2. Car, The (1977) 3. Watcher in the Woods, The (1980) 4. Halloween II (1981) See all Kyle Richards movie rankings
18	Roy Scheider	2.8832	28	1970s - 10 1980s - 7 1990s - 5 2000s - 6	1. Jaws (1975) 2. Jaws 2 (1978) See all Roy Scheider movie rankings
19	Lionel Atwill	2.8695	74	1910s - 3 1920s - 2 1930s - 42 1940s - 27	1. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) 2. Murders in the Zoo (1933) 3. Son of Frankenstein (1939) 4. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) See all Lionel Atwill movie rankings
20	Lorraine Gary	2.8692	8	1970s - 7 1980s - 1	1. Jaws (1975) 2. Jaws 2 (1978) 3. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) See all Lorraine Gary movie rankings
21	Famke Janssen	2.8673	29	1990s - 15 2000s - 14	1. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 2. Faculty, The (1998) 3. Lord of Illusions (1995) 4. Deep Rising (1998) See all Famke Janssen movie rankings
22	Candy Clark	2.8631	27	1970s - 8 1980s - 10 1990s - 6 2000s - 3	1. Blob, The (1988) 2. Q (1982) 3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) 4. Amityville 3-D (1983) See all Candy Clark movie rankings
23	Jeff Goldblum	2.8600	62	1970s - 12 1980s - 13 1990s - 17 2000s - 20	1. Fly, The (1986) 2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 3. Jurassic Park (1993) 4. Sentinel, The (1977) See all Jeff Goldblum movie rankings
24	Tom Conway	2.8570	54	1940s - 37 1950s - 17	1. I Walked with a Zombie (1943) 2. Cat People (1942) 3. Seventh Victim, The (1943) 4. Bride of the Gorilla (1951) See all Tom Conway movie rankings
25	John Gavin	2.8551	27	1910s - 7 1920s - 1 1950s - 5 1960s - 11 1970s - 3	1. Psycho (1960) 2. Jennifer (1978) See all John Gavin movie rankings
26	Richard Carlson	2.8522	54	1930s - 6 1940s - 22 1950s - 20 1960s - 6	1. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) 2. It Came from Outer Space (1953) 3. Ghost Breakers, The (1940) 4. Amazing Mr. X, The (1948) See all Richard Carlson movie rankings
27	Hazel Court	2.8395	33	1940s - 10 1950s - 15 1960s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) 2. Premature Burial, The (1962) 3. Masque of the Red Death, The (1964) 4. Ghost Ship (1952) See all Hazel Court movie rankings
28	Bette Davis	2.8355	95	1930s - 43 1940s - 21 1950s - 10 1960s - 9 1970s - 7 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 2. Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) 3. Watcher in the Woods, The (1980) 4. Burnt Offerings (1976) See all Bette Davis movie rankings
29	Peter Lorre	2.8277	82	1930s - 29 1940s - 31 1950s - 13 1960s - 8 2000s - 1	1. Beast with Five Fingers, The (1946) 2. Tales of Terror (1962) 3. Mad Love (1935) 4. Comedy of Terrors, The (1964) See all Peter Lorre movie rankings
30	Robert De Niro	2.8269	79	1960s - 3 1970s - 14 1980s - 13 1990s - 29 2000s - 20	1. Angel Heart (1987) 2. Cape Fear (1991) 3. Frankenstein (1994) 4. Hide and Seek (2005) See all Robert De Niro movie rankings
31	Vera Miles	2.8218	40	1950s - 14 1960s - 15 1970s - 6 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. Psycho (1960) 2. Psycho II (1983) 3. Initiation, The (1984) 4. Spirit Is Willing, The (1967) See all Vera Miles movie rankings
32	Heather Langenkamp	2.8214	7	1960s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 2	1. Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) 2. Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) 3. New Nightmare (1994) 4. Shocker (1989) See all Heather Langenkamp movie rankings
33	Ian Hendry	2.8033	27	1950s - 1 1960s - 14 1970s - 12	1. Theatre of Blood (1973) 2. Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) 3. Children of the Damned (1963) 4. Damien: Omen II (1978) See all Ian Hendry movie rankings
34	Miles Malleson	2.7948	86	1920s - 1 1930s - 14 1940s - 20 1950s - 33 1960s - 18	1. Peeping Tom (1960) 2. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) 3. Dead of Night (1945) 4. Dracula (1958) See all Miles Malleson movie rankings
35	Tom Skerritt	2.7872	44	1960s - 3 1970s - 12 1980s - 15 1990s - 9 2000s - 5	1. Alien (1979) 2. Dead Zone, The (1983) See all Tom Skerritt movie rankings
36	Helene Udy	2.7848	13	1980s - 7 1990s - 2 2000s - 4	1. Dead Zone, The (1983) 2. KatieBird *Certifiable Crazy Person (2005) 3. My Bloody Valentine (1981) 4. Incubus, The (1981) See all Helene Udy movie rankings
37	Shawnee Smith	2.7791	27	1980s - 5 1990s - 16 2000s - 6	1. Blob, The (1988) 2. Saw (2004) 3. Saw II (2005) 4. Saw III (2006) See all Shawnee Smith movie rankings
38	Christopher Walken	2.7764	81	1970s - 6 1980s - 14 1990s - 31 2000s - 30	1. Dead Zone, The (1983) 2. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 3. Sentinel, The (1977) 4. Addiction, The (1995) See all Christopher Walken movie rankings
39	Christine Forrest	2.7748	7	1950s - 1 1970s - 1 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. Martin (1977) 2. Creepshow (1982) 3. Monkey Shines (1988) 4. Dark Half, The (1993) See all Christine Forrest movie rankings
40	Johnny Depp	2.7646	45	1980s - 3 1990s - 17 2000s - 24	1. Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) 2. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 3. From Hell (2001) 4. Secret Window (2004) See all Johnny Depp movie rankings
41	Dwight Frye	2.7571	39	1930s - 28 1940s - 11	1. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Frankenstein (1931) 3. Dracula (1931) 4. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) See all Dwight Frye movie rankings
42	Judith O'Dea	2.7497	2	1960s - 1 2000s - 1	1. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 2. Ocean, The (2006) See all Judith O'Dea movie rankings
43	Katharine Isabelle	2.7468	17	1990s - 1 2000s - 16	1. Ginger Snaps (2000) 2. Disturbing Behavior (1998) 3. Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (2004) 4. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) See all Katharine Isabelle movie rankings
44	Drew Barrymore	2.7441	42	1980s - 7 1990s - 20 2000s - 15	1. Scream (1996) 2. Altered States (1980) 3. Doppelganger (1993) 4. Firestarter (1984) See all Drew Barrymore movie rankings
45	David Arquette	2.7426	45	1990s - 21 2000s - 24	1. Scream (1996) 2. Scream 2 (1997) 3. Scream 3 (2000) 4. Ravenous (1999) See all David Arquette movie rankings
46	Max von Sydow	2.7408	97	1940s - 1 1950s - 9 1960s - 16 1970s - 24 1980s - 20 1990s - 19 2000s - 8	1. Exorcist, The (1973) 2. Dreamscape (1984) 3. Needful Things (1993) 4. Night Visitor, The (1971) See all Max von Sydow movie rankings
47	Martin Balsam	2.7389	63	1950s - 5 1960s - 18 1970s - 26 1980s - 10 1990s - 4	1. Psycho (1960) 2. Cape Fear (1991) 3. Sentinel, The (1977) 4. Due occhi diabolici (1990) See all Martin Balsam movie rankings
48	Bill Pullman	2.7383	47	1980s - 6 1990s - 24 2000s - 17	1. Brain Dead (1990) 2. Lost Highway (1997) 3. Lake Placid (1999) 4. Grudge, The (2004) See all Bill Pullman movie rankings
49	Britt Ekland	2.7337	39	1960s - 9 1970s - 17 1980s - 12 1990s - 1	1. Wicker Man, The (1973) 2. Asylum (1972) 3. Monster Club, The (1980) 4. Endless Night (1971) See all Britt Ekland movie rankings
50	Colin Clive	2.7301	18	1930s - 18	1. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Frankenstein (1931) 3. Mad Love (1935) See all Colin Clive movie rankings

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