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1	John Wayne	3.2815	145	1920s - 1 1930s - 63 1940s - 33 1950s - 18 1960s - 20 1970s - 10	1. Searchers, The (1956) 2. Red River (1948) 3. Angel and the Badman (1947) 4. 3 Godfathers (1948) See all John Wayne movie rankings
2	Clint Eastwood	3.0539	63	1950s - 4 1960s - 11 1970s - 17 1980s - 12 1990s - 13 2000s - 6	1. Unforgiven (1992) 2. Fistful of Dollars, A (1964) 3. Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) 4. High Plains Drifter (1973) See all Clint Eastwood movie rankings
3	Olivia de Havilland	2.9917	47	1930s - 17 1940s - 16 1950s - 6 1960s - 3 1970s - 5	1. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) 2. Dodge City (1939) 3. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) 4. Proud Rebel, The (1958) See all Olivia de Havilland movie rankings
4	James Stewart	2.8190	81	1930s - 21 1940s - 16 1950s - 22 1960s - 13 1970s - 7 1980s - 1 1990s - 1	1. Destry Rides Again (1939) 2. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) 3. Shootist, The (1976) 4. Man from Laramie, The (1955) See all James Stewart movie rankings
5	Robert Redford	2.8155	51	1960s - 9 1970s - 16 1980s - 4 1990s - 9 2000s - 13	1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 2. Jeremiah Johnson (1972) 3. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) 4. Electric Horseman, The (1979) See all Robert Redford movie rankings
6	William Holden	2.7755	70	1930s - 3 1940s - 19 1950s - 24 1960s - 12 1970s - 9 1980s - 3	1. Wild Bunch, The (1969) 2. Texas (1941) 3. Horse Soldiers, The (1959) 4. Man from Colorado, The (1948) See all William Holden movie rankings
7	Kevin Costner	2.7611	42	1980s - 13 1990s - 18 2000s - 11	1. Dances with Wolves (1990) 2. Silverado (1985) 3. Open Range (2003) 4. Wyatt Earp (1994) See all Kevin Costner movie rankings
8	Katy Jurado	2.7338	40	1940s - 3 1950s - 14 1960s - 6 1970s - 10 1980s - 2 1990s - 4 2000s - 1	1. High Noon (1952) 2. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) 3. Broken Lance (1954) 4. Hi-Lo Country, The (1998) See all Katy Jurado movie rankings
9	Gene Hackman	2.7331	84	1960s - 11 1970s - 21 1980s - 19 1990s - 19 2000s - 12	1. Unforgiven (1992) 2. Bite the Bullet (1975) 3. Quick and the Dead, The (1995) 4. Wyatt Earp (1994) See all Gene Hackman movie rankings
10	Joanne Dru	2.7190	29	1940s - 4 1950s - 22 1960s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Red River (1948) 2. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) 3. Vengeance Valley (1951) 4. Light in the Forest, The (1958) See all Joanne Dru movie rankings
11	Linda Darnell	2.7086	44	1930s - 2 1940s - 27 1950s - 14 1960s - 1	1. My Darling Clementine (1946) 2. Mark of Zorro, The (1940) 3. Buffalo Bill (1944) 4. Brigham Young (1940) See all Linda Darnell movie rankings
12	Errol Flynn	2.6900	64	1930s - 20 1940s - 22 1950s - 22	1. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) 2. Dodge City (1939) 3. Virginia City (1940) 4. Santa Fe Trail (1940) See all Errol Flynn movie rankings
13	Jane Darwell	2.6897	145	1910s - 11 1930s - 74 1940s - 36 1950s - 23 1960s - 1	1. 3 Godfathers (1948) 2. Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943) 3. My Darling Clementine (1946) 4. Jesse James (1939) See all Jane Darwell movie rankings
14	Claire Trevor	2.6894	72	1930s - 34 1940s - 21 1950s - 12 1960s - 4 1980s - 1	1. Stagecoach (1939) 2. Texas (1941) 3. Man Without a Star (1955) 4. Allegheny Uprising (1939) See all Claire Trevor movie rankings
15	James Coburn	2.6457	77	1950s - 2 1960s - 20 1970s - 21 1980s - 8 1990s - 16 2000s - 10	1. Magnificent Seven, The (1960) 2. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) 3. Ride Lonesome (1959) 4. Bite the Bullet (1975) See all James Coburn movie rankings
16	Henry Fonda	2.6403	87	1930s - 20 1940s - 20 1950s - 9 1960s - 19 1970s - 18 1980s - 1	1. Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943) 2. Fort Apache (1948) 3. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) 4. My Darling Clementine (1946) See all Henry Fonda movie rankings
17	Patrick Wayne	2.6253	21	1950s - 2 1960s - 5 1970s - 9 1980s - 3 1990s - 2	1. Young Guns (1988) 2. McLintock! (1963) 3. Shenandoah (1965) 4. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) See all Patrick Wayne movie rankings
18	Olive Carey	2.6243	17	1910s - 2 1950s - 12 1960s - 3	1. Searchers, The (1956) 2. Alamo, The (1960) 3. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) 4. Two Rode Together (1961) See all Olive Carey movie rankings
19	Maureen O'Hara	2.6230	56	1930s - 4 1940s - 23 1950s - 18 1960s - 7 1970s - 2 1990s - 2	1. McLintock! (1963) 2. Rio Grande (1950) 3. Deadly Companions, The (1961) 4. Buffalo Bill (1944) See all Maureen O'Hara movie rankings
20	Walter Huston	2.6048	54	1920s - 5 1930s - 30 1940s - 18 1950s - 1	1. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) 2. Duel in the Sun (1946) 3. Furies, The (1950) 4. Outlaw, The (1943) See all Walter Huston movie rankings
21	Sheb Wooley	2.6018	22	1950s - 14 1960s - 3 1970s - 1 1980s - 4	1. High Noon (1952) 2. Outlaw Josey Wales, The (1976) 3. Silverado (1985) 4. War Wagon, The (1967) See all Sheb Wooley movie rankings
22	Jean Arthur	2.5946	78	1920s - 37 1930s - 32 1940s - 8 1950s - 1	1. Shane (1953) 2. Lady Takes a Chance, A (1943) 3. Plainsman, The (1936) 4. Arizona (1940) See all Jean Arthur movie rankings
23	Walter Brennan	2.5894	119	1920s - 6 1930s - 49 1940s - 30 1950s - 25 1960s - 8 1970s - 1	1. Red River (1948) 2. Northwest Passage (1940) 3. My Darling Clementine (1946) 4. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) See all Walter Brennan movie rankings
24	Randolph Scott	2.5836	100	1920s - 1 1930s - 35 1940s - 31 1950s - 29 1960s - 2 1980s - 1 1990s - 1	1. Ride Lonesome (1959) 2. Seven Men from Now (1956) 3. Western Union (1941) 4. Ride the High Country (1962) See all Randolph Scott movie rankings
25	Charlton Heston	2.5789	70	1940s - 1 1950s - 21 1960s - 13 1970s - 18 1980s - 4 1990s - 10 2000s - 3	1. Will Penny (1968) 2. Tombstone (1993) 3. Big Country, The (1958) 4. Arrowhead (1953) See all Charlton Heston movie rankings
26	Bruce Dern	2.5759	66	1960s - 16 1970s - 19 1980s - 9 1990s - 8 2000s - 14	1. Will Penny (1968) 2. War Wagon, The (1967) 3. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) 4. Down in the Valley (2006) See all Bruce Dern movie rankings
27	Robert Duvall	2.5747	76	1960s - 9 1970s - 21 1980s - 9 1990s - 22 2000s - 15	1. True Grit (1969) 2. Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007) 3. Open Range (2003) 4. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) See all Robert Duvall movie rankings
28	Tyrone Power	2.5645	50	1920s - 1 1930s - 16 1940s - 17 1950s - 16	1. In Old Chicago (1937) 2. Mark of Zorro, The (1940) 3. Jesse James (1939) 4. Brigham Young (1940) See all Tyrone Power movie rankings
29	Kirk Douglas	2.5574	79	1940s - 8 1950s - 24 1960s - 21 1970s - 12 1980s - 6 1990s - 5 2000s - 3	1. War Wagon, The (1967) 2. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) 3. Lonely Are the Brave (1962) 4. Man Without a Star (1955) See all Kirk Douglas movie rankings
30	Gail Russell	2.5554	24	1940s - 18 1950s - 5 1960s - 1	1. Angel and the Badman (1947) 2. Seven Men from Now (1956) 3. El Paso (1949) See all Gail Russell movie rankings
31	Ward Bond	2.5495	157	1920s - 1 1930s - 89 1940s - 40 1950s - 27	1. Searchers, The (1956) 2. 3 Godfathers (1948) 3. Fort Apache (1948) 4. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) See all Ward Bond movie rankings
32	Hank Worden	2.5469	59	1930s - 6 1940s - 12 1950s - 21 1960s - 4 1970s - 8 1980s - 7 1990s - 1	1. Searchers, The (1956) 2. Red River (1948) 3. Fort Apache (1948) 4. McLintock! (1963) See all Hank Worden movie rankings
33	Gregory Peck	2.5463	54	1940s - 12 1950s - 18 1960s - 12 1970s - 6 1980s - 3 1990s - 3	1. Gunfighter, The (1950) 2. Duel in the Sun (1946) 3. Yellow Sky (1948) 4. Big Country, The (1958) See all Gregory Peck movie rankings
34	Dorothy McGuire	2.5397	27	1940s - 8 1950s - 13 1960s - 5 1970s - 1	1. Old Yeller (1957) 2. Callaway Went Thataway (1951) See all Dorothy McGuire movie rankings
35	Strother Martin	2.5339	47	1950s - 12 1960s - 16 1970s - 17 1980s - 2	1. Wild Bunch, The (1969) 2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 3. True Grit (1969) 4. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) See all Strother Martin movie rankings
36	Katharine Ross	2.5237	27	1960s - 8 1970s - 10 1980s - 4 1990s - 2 2000s - 3	1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 2. Shenandoah (1965) 3. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) 4. Red Headed Stranger (1986) See all Katharine Ross movie rankings
37	Glenn Ford	2.5194	100	1930s - 2 1940s - 28 1950s - 37 1960s - 21 1970s - 6 1980s - 3 1990s - 3	1. Texas (1941) 2. Cowboy (1958) 3. Cimarron (1960) 4. 3:10 to Yuma (1957) See all Glenn Ford movie rankings
38	Yul Brynner	2.5191	37	1940s - 1 1950s - 8 1960s - 18 1970s - 10	1. Magnificent Seven, The (1960) 2. Westworld (1973) 3. Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) 4. Return of the Seven (1966) See all Yul Brynner movie rankings
39	Richard Jaeckel	2.5190	68	1940s - 6 1950s - 19 1960s - 14 1970s - 16 1980s - 10 1990s - 3	1. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) 2. Gunfighter, The (1950) 3. Cowboy (1958) 4. 3:10 to Yuma (1957) See all Richard Jaeckel movie rankings
40	Paul Newman	2.5119	58	1950s - 10 1960s - 19 1970s - 12 1980s - 7 1990s - 5 2000s - 5	1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 2. Hud (1963) 3. Hombre (1967) 4. Left Handed Gun, The (1958) See all Paul Newman movie rankings
41	James Stewart	2.5107	25	1930s - 5 1940s - 8 1950s - 12	1. Destry Rides Again (1939) 2. Man from Laramie, The (1955) 3. Bend of the River (1952) 4. Naked Spur, The (1953) See all James Stewart movie rankings
42	Bruce Cabot	2.5104	90	1930s - 40 1940s - 19 1950s - 14 1960s - 13 1970s - 4	1. Angel and the Badman (1947) 2. War Wagon, The (1967) 3. McLintock! (1963) 4. Cat Ballou (1965) See all Bruce Cabot movie rankings
43	Julie Christie	2.5077	45	1960s - 11 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 5 2000s - 13	1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) See all Julie Christie movie rankings
44	Arthur Kennedy	2.5044	75	1940s - 20 1950s - 19 1960s - 19 1970s - 16 1980s - 1	1. Rancho Notorious (1952) 2. Man from Laramie, The (1955) 3. Bend of the River (1952) 4. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) See all Arthur Kennedy movie rankings
45	Richard Widmark	2.5026	66	1940s - 6 1950s - 28 1960s - 14 1970s - 11 1980s - 5 1990s - 2	1. Yellow Sky (1948) 2. Broken Lance (1954) 3. Alamo, The (1960) 4. Two Rode Together (1961) See all Richard Widmark movie rankings
46	Morgan Freeman	2.5023	60	1970s - 3 1980s - 13 1990s - 19 2000s - 25	1. Unforgiven (1992) See all Morgan Freeman movie rankings
47	Jeff Richards	2.5011	21	1950s - 15 1960s - 2 1970s - 1 1980s - 2 2000s - 1	1. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 2. Born Reckless (1958) 3. Many Rivers to Cross (1955) 4. Marauders, The (1955) See all Jeff Richards movie rankings
48	Matt Moore	2.5011	94	1910s - 22 1920s - 47 1930s - 16 1940s - 6 1950s - 3	1. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 2. Call of the West (1930) 3. Range War (1939) See all Matt Moore movie rankings
49	Barbara Stanwyck	2.4950	88	1920s - 3 1930s - 34 1940s - 26 1950s - 22 1960s - 3	1. Forty Guns (1957) 2. Furies, The (1950) 3. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) 4. Violent Men, The (1955) See all Barbara Stanwyck movie rankings
50	Val Avery	2.4878	53	1950s - 2 1960s - 14 1970s - 19 1980s - 14 1990s - 2 2000s - 2	1. Magnificent Seven, The (1960) 2. Hud (1963) 3. Hombre (1967) 4. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) See all Val Avery movie rankings

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