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The
Shooting Gallery (Part II) |
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...Or
the 100 Most Fortunate Actors in Film History? |
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<<
The
Shooting Gallery: Part I |
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Harrison Ford |
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"Adventure roles
are his trademark." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1942- ) Born July 13, Chicago,
Illinois, United States |
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Key
Films
Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of
the Lost Ark (1981), Blade Runner (1982), Witness (1985)
Key Directors
Steven Spielberg,
George
Lucas,
Peter Weir ►Amazon |
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Jean
Gabin |
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"A French
institution; played the classic antihero." -
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Leading Player |
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(1904-1976)
Born May 17, Paris, France |
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Key
Films
Pépé le Moko (1936), La Grande illusion (1937), Port of
Shadows (1938), Le
Jour se lève (1939), French Cancan (1955)
Key
Directors
Jean Renoir,
Julien Duvivier,
Marcel Carné ►Amazon |
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Vittorio Gassman |
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Leading Player |
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(1922-2000)
Born September 1, Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
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Key
Films
Bitter Rice (1948), Big Deal on
Madonna Street (1958), Il Sorpasso (1963), Scent of a Woman (1974), We All Loved
Each Other So Much (1974)
Key
Directors
Dino Risi,
Mario Monicelli,
Robert Altman ►Amazon |
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John
Gielgud |
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"Eminent
Shakespearean actor." -
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Leading
& Character Player |
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(1904-2000) Born
April 14, South Kensington, London, England |
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Key Films
Richard III (1955), Chimes at Midnight (1966), Providence
(1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Gandhi (1982)
Key
Directors
Otto Preminger ►Amazon |
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Lillian
Gish |
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"Star of the
silent screen; perfect for Victorian melodrama." -
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Leading
Player |
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(1893-1993) Born
October 14, Springfield, Ohio, United States |
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Key Films
The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms
(1919), The Wind (1928), The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Key Directors
D.W. Griffith,
King Vidor ►Amazon |
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Cary
Grant |
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"Suave with a
brilliant smile." -
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Leading Player |
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(1904-1986) Born
January 18, Bristol, England |
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Key Films
Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940),
Notorious (1946), North by Northwest (1959)
Key Directors
Howard Hawks,
Alfred
Hitchcock,
Stanley Donen ►Amazon |
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Alec
Guinness |
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"Played serious
roles, often in war dramas, as well as comic characters." -
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Leading Player |
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(1914-2000) Born
April 2, Marylebone, London, England |
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Key Films
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Key Directors
David Lean,
Alexander
Mackendrick,
Robert Hamer ►Amazon |
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Gene
Hackman |
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"Veteran
leading man and versatile actor who completely immerses himself in his
characters." -
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Leading Player |
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(1930- )
Born January 30, San Bernardino, California, United States |
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Key Films
The French Connection (1971), The Conversation (1974), Night
Moves (1975), Unforgiven (1992), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Key Directors
Arthur Penn,
John
Frankenheimer ►Amazon |
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Alan Hale |
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Leading Character Player |
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(1892-1950) Born
February 10, Washington, DC, United States |
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Key Films It
Happened One Night (1934), Stella Dallas (1937), The Adventures
of Robin Hood (1938), Gentleman Jim (1942), Pursued (1947)
Key Directors
Michael Curtiz,
Raoul Walsh ►Amazon |
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Sterling
Hayden |
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"Action man
of Westerns and film noir." -
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Leading Player |
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(1916-1986) Born
March 26, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, United States |
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Key
Films The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Johnny Guitar (1954), The
Killing (1956), Dr. Strangelove (1964), The Long Goodbye (1973)
Key
Directors
Stanley Kubrick ►Amazon |
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Audrey
Hepburn |
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"Stunningly
beautiful and effortlessly funny; fashion icon." -
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Leading Player |
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(1929-1993) Born
May 4, Brussels, Belgium |
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Key Films
Roman Holiday (1953), War and Peace (1956), Funny Face (1957), Breakfast
at Tiffany's (1961), My Fair Lady (1964)
Key Directors
Stanley
Donen,
William
Wyler,
Billy Wilder ►Amazon |
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Katharine
Hepburn |
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"Highly
intelligent, natural redhead with an alluring yet feisty charm." -
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Leading Player |
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(1907-2003) Born
May 12, Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
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Key Films
Bringing Up Baby (1938), Holiday (1938), The
Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), The African Queen (1951)
Key Directors
George Cukor,
George Stevens ►Amazon |
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Dustin
Hoffman |
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"Renowned
for taking on difficult and less glamorous roles." -
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Leading Player |
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(1937- ) Born
August 8, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Key Films The Graduate (1967),
Midnight Cowboy (1969), Straw Dogs (1971), All the President's
Men (1976), Tootsie (1982)
Key Directors
John Schlesinger,
Barry Levinson ►Amazon |
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William
Holden |
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"Captivating;
character actor and romantic lead in action films." -
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Leading Player |
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(1918-1981) Born
April 17, O'Fallon, Illinois, United States |
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Key Films Sunset Blvd. (1950), Picnic (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957), The Wild Bunch (1969), Network (1976)
Key Directors
Billy Wilder ►Amazon |
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Anthony Hopkins |
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"Soft-spoken,
intense, and distinguished British actor." -
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Leading Player |
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(1937- ) Born
December 31, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales |
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Key Films The Lion in Winter (1968),
The Elephant Man (1980), Howards End (1991), The Silence of the
Lambs (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993)
Key Directors
James Ivory,
Richard Attenborough,
Roger Donaldson ►Amazon |
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Dennis Hopper |
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"Infamous
enfant terrible; hero of counterculture." -
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Leading
& Character Player |
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(1936- ) Born May
17, Dodge City, Kansas, United States |
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Key Films Easy Rider (1969), The American Friend (1977), Rumble Fish (1983), Blue Velvet (1986),
Speed (1994) Key Directors
Henry Hathaway,
Francis Ford Coppola,
Himself ►Amazon |
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Edward Everett Horton |
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Leading Character
Player |
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(1886-1970) Born March 18,
Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Key Films
Trouble in Paradise (1932), Design for Living (1933), Top Hat (1935),
The Devil is a Woman (1935), Angel (1937)
Key Directors
Ernst Lubitsch,
Frank Capra,
Mark Sandrich
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Rock
Hudson |
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"Leading
man of action films and lighthearted comedies." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1925-1985) Born
November 17, Winnetka, Illinois, United States |
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Key Films
All That Heaven Allows (1955), Giant (1956), Written on the Wind (1956),
The Tarnished Angels (1958), Seconds (1966)
Key Directors
Douglas Sirk,
Anthony
Mann ►Amazon
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Erland
Josephson |
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Leading
Player |
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(1923- ) Born June
15, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Key Films
Hour of the Wolf (1967), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), Fanny and Alexander (1982), Nostalghia (1983), The Sacrifice (1986)
Key Directors
Ingmar Bergman,
Andrei
Tarkovsky ►Amazon |
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Buster
Keaton |
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"Specialized in
vaudeville and physical comedy; poker face." -
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Leading &
Character Player |
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(1895-1966) Born
October 4, Piqua, Kansas, United States |
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Key Films
Sherlock Jr. (1924), The Navigator (1924), The General (1926),
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), The Cameraman (1928)
Key Directors
Himself,
Eddie
Cline ►Amazon |
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Diane
Keaton |
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"Sexy,
self-assured screen presence; one-time muse of
Woody Allen." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1946- ) Born
January 5, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Key Films
The Godfather Part II (1974), Annie Hall (1977),
Manhattan (1979), Reds (1981), The Godfather Part III (1990)
Key Directors
Woody Allen,
Francis
Ford Coppola ►Amazon |
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Harvey
Keitel |
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"Versatile
character actor; intense screen presence." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1939- ) Born May
13, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Key Films
Mean Streets (1973), Reservoir
Dogs (1991), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Thelma & Louise (1991), The Piano (1993)
Key Directors
Martin Scorsese,
Quentin
Tarantino,
Ridley Scott ►Amazon |
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Arthur Kennedy |
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"Versatile
premier character and support lead actor; often in Westerns." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1939- ) Born May
13, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Key Films
They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Bend of the River (1952),
The Lusty Men (1952), The Man from Laramie (1955), The Naked
Dawn (1955)
Key Directors
Anthony Mann,
Raoul Walsh ►Amazon |
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Burt
Lancaster |
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"Athletic;
larger-than-life screen presence." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1913-1994) Born
November 2, New York, New York, United States |
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Key Films
Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Leopard (1963), 1900 (1976), Atlantic
City (1980), Local Hero (1983) Key Directors
John Frankenheimer,
Robert Siodmak,
Robert Aldrich ►Amazon |
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Charles Laughton |
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"Innovative; played offbeat, literary, and
historical characters." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1899-1962) Born
July 1, Victoria Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England |
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Key Films
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), The
Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), This Land is Mine (1943),
Spartacus (1960) Key Directors
Alexander
Korda ►Amazon |
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Jean-Pierre
Leaud |
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"Vulnerable,
romantic male face of French New Wave cinema." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading &
Character Player |
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(1944- ) Born May
5, Paris, France |
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Key Films
The 400 Blows (1959), Masculin Feminin (1966), Stolen Kisses (1968), Two
English Girls (1972), The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Key Directors
Jean-Luc Godard,
François
Truffaut,
Jacques Rivette ►Amazon |
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Jack
Lemmon |
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"Superb
stagecraft; portrayed the bewildered and neurotic." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading
Player |
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(1925-2001) Born
February 18, Newton, Massachusetts, United States |
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Key Films
Some Like it Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Avanti! (1972), The Front Page
(1974), Missing (1982) Key Directors
Billy Wilder,
Blake Edwards,
Robert
Altman ►Amazon |
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Leung |
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Leading Player |
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(1962- ) Born June
27, Canton, Province, China |
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Key Films
A City of Sadness (1989), Hard-Boiled (1992), Chungking Express (1994),
Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000)
Key Directors
Wong Kar-Wai,
Hou Hsiao-Hsien,
John Woo ►Amazon |
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"Intelligent,
versatile leading man and character actor." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1912- ) Born
March 22, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Key Films
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Ruby Gentry (1952), On the
Waterfront (1954), Baby Doll (1956), Patton (1970)
Key Directors
Elia Kazan,
Henry Hathaway ►Amazon |
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Lee Marvin |
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"U.S. icon
of cinematic masculinity; lead man of action movies." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1924-1987) Born
February 19, New York, New York, United States |
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Key Films The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962),
The Killers (1964), Cat Ballou (1965), Point Blank (1967), The Big Red One (1980)
Key Directors
John Boorman,
John Ford,
Robert Aldrich ►Amazon |
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James Mason |
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"Character
actor known for villains and antihero roles." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading
Player |
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(1909-1984) Born
May 15, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
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Key Films
Odd Man Out (1947), A Star is Born (1954), Bigger Than Life (1956),
North by Northwest (1959), Lolita (1962) Key
Directors
Max Ophüls,
Sidney Lumet,
Joseph L.
Mankiewicz ►Amazon |
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Marcello
Mastroianni |
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"Italian
screen legend; powerful screen presence." -
501 Movie Stars |
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Leading Player |
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(1924-1996) Born
September 28, Fontana Liri, Italy |
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Key Films
La Dolce vita (1960), La Notte (1961), 8½ (1963),
The Organiser (1963), Dark Eyes (1987) Key Directors
Federico Fellini,
Ettore Scola,
Marco Ferreri ►Amazon |
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