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1	Kirk Douglas	3.3560	79	1940s - 8 1950s - 24 1960s - 21 1970s - 12 1980s - 6 1990s - 5 2000s - 3	1. Paths of Glory (1958) 2. Spartacus (1960) 3. Final Countdown, The (1980) 4. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) See all Kirk Douglas movie rankings
2	George C. Scott	3.2982	36	1950s - 2 1960s - 9 1970s - 15 1980s - 5 1990s - 5	1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 2. Patton (1970) See all George C. Scott movie rankings
3	William Holden	3.2443	70	1930s - 3 1940s - 19 1950s - 24 1960s - 12 1970s - 9 1980s - 3	1. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) 2. Stalag 17 (1953) 3. Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1955) 4. Horse Soldiers, The (1959) See all William Holden movie rankings
4	Woody Harrelson	3.2310	43	1980s - 1 1990s - 19 2000s - 23	1. No Country for Old Men (2007) 2. Thin Red Line, The (1998) 3. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) See all Woody Harrelson movie rankings
5	Denzel Washington	3.2195	40	1980s - 7 1990s - 19 2000s - 12	1. Glory (1989) 2. Courage Under Fire (1996) 3. Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) See all Denzel Washington movie rankings
6	Ralph Fiennes	3.1927	26	1990s - 12 2000s - 14	1. Schindler's List (1993) 2. English Patient, The (1996) 3. End of the Affair, The (1999) 4. White Countess, The (2005) See all Ralph Fiennes movie rankings
7	Tom Berenger	3.1766	41	1970s - 5 1980s - 13 1990s - 16 2000s - 7	1. Platoon (1986) 2. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 3. Dogs of War, The (1981) 4. Gettysburg (1993) See all Tom Berenger movie rankings
8	George Macready	3.1559	59	1940s - 26 1950s - 23 1960s - 8 1970s - 2	1. Paths of Glory (1958) 2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 3. Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951) 4. Counter-Attack (1945) See all George Macready movie rankings
9	Olivia de Havilland	3.1435	47	1930s - 17 1940s - 16 1950s - 6 1960s - 3 1970s - 5	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) See all Olivia de Havilland movie rankings
10	Tommy Lee Jones	3.1419	39	1970s - 5 1980s - 8 1990s - 16 2000s - 10	1. No Country for Old Men (2007) 2. In the Valley of Elah (2007) 3. Heaven & Earth (1993) See all Tommy Lee Jones movie rankings
11	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
12	Montgomery Clift	3.0988	18	1940s - 3 1950s - 9 1960s - 5 1980s - 1	1. From Here to Eternity (1953) 2. Young Lions, The (1958) 3. Search, The (1948) 4. Big Lift, The (1950) See all Montgomery Clift movie rankings
13	Marlon Brando	3.0898	44	1940s - 2 1950s - 12 1960s - 12 1970s - 7 1980s - 2 1990s - 7 2000s - 2	1. Apocalypse Now (1979) 2. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) 3. Young Lions, The (1958) 4. Morituri (1965) See all Marlon Brando movie rankings
14	Robert Duvall	3.0651	76	1960s - 9 1970s - 21 1980s - 9 1990s - 22 2000s - 15	1. Apocalypse Now (1979) 2. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) 3. MASH (1970) 4. Eagle Has Landed, The (1976) See all Robert Duvall movie rankings
15	Vivien Leigh	3.0643	18	1930s - 10 1940s - 4 1950s - 2 1960s - 2	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. That Hamilton Woman (1941) 3. Waterloo Bridge (1940) 4. Fire Over England (1937) See all Vivien Leigh movie rankings
16	Ken Watanabe	3.0286	26	1980s - 8 1990s - 3 2000s - 15	1. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) 2. Last Samurai, The (2003) 3. Pathfinder (2007) See all Ken Watanabe movie rankings
17	Leslie Howard	3.0143	27	1910s - 2 1920s - 2 1930s - 22 1940s - 1	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. British Agent (1934) 3. Captured! (1933) 4. First of the Few, The (1942) See all Leslie Howard movie rankings
18	Beth Grant	3.0117	54	1980s - 2 1990s - 20 2000s - 32	1. No Country for Old Men (2007) 2. Flags of our Fathers (2006) 3. Pearl Harbor (2001) See all Beth Grant movie rankings
19	Peter O'Toole	3.0073	50	1950s - 1 1960s - 11 1970s - 10 1980s - 8 1990s - 10 2000s - 9	1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2. Troy (2004) 3. Zulu Dawn (1979) See all Peter O'Toole movie rankings
20	Charlie Sheen	3.0058	49	1980s - 15 1990s - 24 2000s - 10	1. Platoon (1986) 2. Hot Shots! (1991) 3. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) See all Charlie Sheen movie rankings
21	Deborah Kerr	3.0052	47	1940s - 12 1950s - 20 1960s - 12 1980s - 1 1990s - 1	1. Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943) 2. From Here to Eternity (1953) 3. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) 4. Day Will Dawn, The (1942) See all Deborah Kerr movie rankings
22	Gary Cooper	2.9854	93	1920s - 19 1930s - 36 1940s - 17 1950s - 20 1960s - 1	1. Sergeant York (1941) 2. Wings (1927) 3. Today We Live (1933) 4. Farewell to Arms, A (1932) See all Gary Cooper movie rankings
23	Donna Reed	2.9769	41	1940s - 21 1950s - 19 1960s - 1	1. From Here to Eternity (1953) 2. They Were Expendable (1945) 3. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) 4. Bugle Sounds, The (1942) See all Donna Reed movie rankings
24	Neville Brand	2.9758	55	1950s - 32 1960s - 8 1970s - 11 1980s - 4	1. Stalag 17 (1953) 2. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 3. Halls of Montezuma (1950) 4. Five Gates to Hell (1959) See all Neville Brand movie rankings
25	Jack Gwillim	2.9667	29	1950s - 4 1960s - 18 1970s - 2 1980s - 3 1990s - 1 2000s - 1	1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2. Patton (1970) 3. Battle of Britain (1969) 4. Battle of the River Plate, The (1956) See all Jack Gwillim movie rankings
26	Robert Strauss	2.9654	35	1940s - 1 1950s - 16 1960s - 16 1970s - 2	1. Stalag 17 (1953) 2. Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1955) 3. Attack (1956) 4. Dondi (1961) See all Robert Strauss movie rankings
27	Ward Bond	2.9563	157	1920s - 1 1930s - 89 1940s - 40 1950s - 27	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. Sergeant York (1941) 3. Mister Roberts (1955) 4. They Were Expendable (1945) See all Ward Bond movie rankings
28	Humphrey Bogart	2.9531	79	1920s - 1 1930s - 35 1940s - 27 1950s - 16	1. African Queen, The (1951) 2. To Have and Have Not (1944) 3. Caine Mutiny, The (1954) 4. Across the Pacific (1942) See all Humphrey Bogart movie rankings
29	Paul Hurst	2.9431	189	1910s - 15 1920s - 18 1930s - 93 1940s - 57 1950s - 6	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. Caught in the Draft (1941) 3. December 7th (1943) See all Paul Hurst movie rankings
30	John Wayne	2.9421	145	1920s - 1 1930s - 63 1940s - 33 1950s - 18 1960s - 20 1970s - 10	1. Longest Day, The (1962) 2. They Were Expendable (1945) 3. Long Voyage Home, The (1940) 4. Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) See all John Wayne movie rankings
31	Tom Hanks	2.9421	41	1980s - 13 1990s - 14 2000s - 11	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) 3. Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986) See all Tom Hanks movie rankings
32	Anthony Quinn	2.9383	142	1930s - 18 1940s - 29 1950s - 32 1960s - 20 1970s - 18 1980s - 9 1990s - 14 2000s - 2	1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2. Guns of Navarone, The (1961) 3. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) 4. Walk in the Clouds, A (1995) See all Anthony Quinn movie rankings
33	Michael Caine	2.9344	101	1950s - 4 1960s - 18 1970s - 21 1980s - 22 1990s - 15 2000s - 19	1. Zulu (1964) 2. Quiet American, The (2002) 3. Bridge Too Far, A (1977) 4. Battle of Britain (1969) See all Michael Caine movie rankings
34	Orlando Bloom	2.9204	17	1990s - 1 2000s - 16	1. Black Hawk Down (2001) 2. Troy (2004) 3. Kingdom of Heaven (2005) See all Orlando Bloom movie rankings
35	Aidan Quinn	2.9099	40	1980s - 5 1990s - 20 2000s - 15	1. Michael Collins (1996) 2. Legends of the Fall (1994) 3. Mission, The (1986) See all Aidan Quinn movie rankings
36	Gregory Peck	2.9085	54	1940s - 12 1950s - 18 1960s - 12 1970s - 6 1980s - 3 1990s - 3	1. Guns of Navarone, The (1961) 2. Pork Chop Hill (1959) 3. Days of Glory (1944) 4. Behold a Pale Horse (1964) See all Gregory Peck movie rankings
37	Dale Dye	2.9085	31	1980s - 6 1990s - 20 2000s - 5	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Platoon (1986) 3. Casualties of War (1989) 4. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) See all Dale Dye movie rankings
38	Peter Bull	2.9066	48	1930s - 3 1940s - 10 1950s - 13 1960s - 12 1970s - 9 1980s - 1	1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 2. African Queen, The (1951) 3. Lost People, The (1949) See all Peter Bull movie rankings
39	James Edwards	2.8975	23	1940s - 2 1950s - 15 1960s - 4 1970s - 1 1990s - 1	1. Patton (1970) 2. Pork Chop Hill (1959) 3. Steel Helmet, The (1951) 4. Men in War (1957) See all James Edwards movie rankings
40	Tom Sizemore	2.8904	51	1980s - 4 1990s - 24 2000s - 23	1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 2. Black Hawk Down (2001) 3. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 4. Pearl Harbor (2001) See all Tom Sizemore movie rankings
41	Laurence Olivier	2.8893	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
42	Shane Rimmer	2.8877	39	1950s - 2 1960s - 2 1970s - 11 1980s - 14 1990s - 6 2000s - 4	1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) 2. Dogs of War, The (1981) 3. Bedford Incident, The (1965) See all Shane Rimmer movie rankings
43	Hugh Dancy	2.8849	12	2000s - 12	1. Black Hawk Down (2001) 2. Beyond the Gates (2007) 3. King Arthur (2004) See all Hugh Dancy movie rankings
44	Anne Baxter	2.8805	51	1930s - 1 1940s - 23 1950s - 17 1960s - 6 1970s - 2 1980s - 2	1. Crash Dive (1943) 2. Five Graves to Cairo (1943) 3. Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) 4. North Star, The (1943) See all Anne Baxter movie rankings
45	Arthur Kennedy	2.8745	75	1940s - 20 1950s - 19 1960s - 19 1970s - 16 1980s - 1	1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) 3. Air Force (1943) 4. Anzio (1968) See all Arthur Kennedy movie rankings
46	Martin Balsam	2.8735	63	1950s - 5 1960s - 18 1970s - 26 1980s - 10 1990s - 4	1. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 2. Little Big Man (1970) 3. Catch-22 (1970) 4. Bedford Incident, The (1965) See all Martin Balsam movie rankings
47	Jack Hawkins	2.8711	75	1930s - 14 1940s - 6 1950s - 26 1960s - 18 1970s - 11	1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 2. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) 3. Zulu (1964) 4. Small Back Room, The (1949) See all Jack Hawkins movie rankings
48	Cary Grant	2.8575	72	1930s - 34 1940s - 20 1950s - 13 1960s - 5	1. Gunga Din (1939) 2. Father Goose (1964) 3. Eagle and the Hawk, The (1933) 4. Operation Petticoat (1959) See all Cary Grant movie rankings
49	Mel Gibson	2.8575	40	1970s - 3 1980s - 11 1990s - 14 2000s - 11	1. Braveheart (1995) 2. Gallipoli (1981) 3. We Were Soldiers (2002) 4. Patriot, The (2000) See all Mel Gibson movie rankings
50	Zeljko Ivanek	2.8530	24	1980s - 5 1990s - 11 2000s - 8	1. Courage Under Fire (1996) 2. Black Hawk Down (2001) 3. Manchurian Candidate, The (2004) See all Zeljko Ivanek movie rankings

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