To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 15) Clark Gable / Key film – Gone with the Wind There’s kind of… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 11-15
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 20) Henry Fonda / Key film – The Grapes of Wrath By the time… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 16-20
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 25) William Holden / Key film – The Wild Bunch The 1954 film Executive… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 21-25
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 30) Al Pacino / Key film – Scarface In a world before the Vietnam… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 26-30
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 35) Dustin Hoffman / Key film – Tootsie There’s something like the American dream… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 31-35
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 40) Jack Lemmon / Key film – The Apartment In American cinema, there are… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 36-40
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 45) Gene Hackman / Key film – Hoosiers Leading men can be many… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 41-45
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 50) Steve McQueen / Key film – The Great Escape The “Steve McQueen… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 46-50
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 55) Viola Davis / Key film – Widows Davis has been in movies… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 51-55
To see my running list of the hundred greatest movie stars in American film history, click here All stars are listed with a single film which is particularly important, though not exclusively so, to understanding what makes them vital to American movies. 60) Shirley Temple / Key film – Heidi A brief shoutout for some… Read More Better than AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars: 56-60
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