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The American Film Institute (AFI) is an organization that is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the film and television industry, by identifying and training new talent, and increasing the appreciation and respect of the moving image as an art form. In June of 1999, the American Film Institute celebrated the greatest screen legends of the first century of American film, by selecting the top 50 screen legends of all time; 25 greatest male legends and 25 greatest female legends. To qualify you had to have started your career in or before 1950 or after 1950 but be deceased. Here is the list of the 500 Actors and Actresses of which the greatest screen legends were chosen. These legendary actors are listed by the decade which made them famous. The winners are highlighted. |
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250 Male Nominees
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1910's
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Gilbert
M. "Bronco Billy" Anderson
King Baggot William Farnum Ben Turpin |
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1920's
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Roscoe
"Fatty" Arbuckle
John Barrymore Richard Barthelmess Warner Baxter Noah Beery Wallace Beery Francis X. Bushman Lon Chaney Charles Chaplin Gary Cooper Richard Dix Douglas Fairbanks William Farnum |
William
Farnum
John Gilbert William S. Hart Sessue Hayakawa Edward Everett Horton Emil Jannings Al Jolson Buster Keaton Harry Langdon Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy Harold Lloyd Victor Mclaglen |
Adolphe
Menjou
Tom Mix Ramon Novarro Charles Ray Wallace Reid Buddy Rogers Will Rogers Gilbert Roland Charles Ruggles Rudolph Valentino Conrad Veidt Erich Von Stroheim |
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1930's
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Brian
Aherne
Don Ameche Eddie "Rochester" Anderson George Arliss Louis Armstrong Edward Arnold Fred Astaire Gene Autry Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Freddie Bartholomew Ralph Bellamy Jack Benny Edgar Bergen & Charlie Mccarthy Ward Bond William Boyd Charles Boyer Walter Brennan Joe E. Brown George Burns James Cagney Eddie Cantor John Carradine Leo G. Carroll Maurice Chevalier Charles Coburn Jackie Coogan Jackie Cooper Buster Crabbe |
Broderick Crawford
Bing Crosby Robert Cummings Robert Donat Melvyn Douglas Jimmy Durante Buddy Ebsen Nelson Eddy Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. W.C. Fields Barry Fitzgerald Errol Flynn Henry Fonda Clark Gable Edmund Gwenn Jack Haley Gabby Hayes Leslie Howard Walter Huston Boris Karloff Bert Lahr Charles Laughton Peter Lorre Bela Lugosi Keye Luke Fredric March Herbert Marshall The Marx Brothers Raymond Massey Burgess Meredith |
Thomas
Mitchell
Robert Montgomery Mantan Moreland Frank Morgan Paul Muni George Murphy The Nicholas Brothers Jack Oakie Dick Powell William Powell Tyrone Power George Raft Claude Rains Basil Rathbone Ronald Reagan Ralph Richardson Paul Robeson Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Edward G. Robinson Cesar Romero Mickey Rooney George Sanders Robert Taylor The Three Stooges Franchot Tone Spencer Tracy Rudy Vallee Johnny Weissmuller Chill Wills |
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1940's
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Bud
Abbott & Lou Costello
Dana Andrews William Bendix Milton Berle Humphrey Bogart Ray Bolger Eddie Bracken Lloyd Bridges Jack Carson Lon Chaney, Jr. Lee J. Cobb Joseph Cotten Hume Cronyn Dan Dailey Brian Donlevy Glenn Ford John Garfield Jackie Gleason Farley Granger Stewart Granger |
Cary
Grant
Sydney Greenstreet Rex Harrison Van Heflin Paul Henreid Bob Hope Trevor Howard John Huston Rex Ingram Van Johnson Danny Kaye Gene Kelly Arthur Kennedy Alan Ladd James Mason Victor Mature Joel Mccrea Roddy Mcdowall Ray Milland Robert Mitchum |
Ricardo
Montalban
George Montgomery David Niven Edmond O'brien Pat O'brien Sir Laurence Olivier Larry Parks Gregory Peck Walter Pidgeon Vincent Price Roy Rogers Harold Russell Sabu Red Skelton James Stewart Robert Walker John Wayne Clifton Webb Orson Welles Gig Young Robert Young |
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1950's
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Marlon
Brando
Yul Brynner Richard Burton John Cassavetes Montgomery Clift Tony Curtis James Dean Kirk Douglas Jose Ferrer Peter Finch John Gielgud Sir Alec Guinness Laurence Harvey Sterling Hayden Charlton Heston William Holden |
Rock
Hudson
Tab Hunter Burl Ives Ben Johnson Louis Jourdan Howard Keel Burt Lancaster Mario Lanza Peter Lawford Oscar Levant Jerry Lewis Fred Macmurray Gordon Macrae Karl Malden Dean Martin Sal Mineo |
Zero
Mostel
Donald O'connor Jack Palance Slim Pickens Sidney Poitier Anthony Quinn Robert Ryan Randolph Scott Frank Sinatra Dean Stockwell Woody Strode Peter Ustinov Max Von Sydow Richard Widmark Cornel Wilde |
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1960's
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Ossie
Davis
Sammy Davis, Jr. Lee Marvin |
Steve
McQueen |
Robert
Preston
Peter Sellers Robert Shaw |
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1970's
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John
Houseman
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1980's
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John Belushi
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Divine
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Raul Julia
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250 Female
Nominees
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1910's
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Ethel
Barrymore
Alice Brady Jane Darwell Jeanne Eagels |
Madge
Kennedy
Florence Lawrence Anna Q. Nilsson Seena Owen Edna Purviance |
Constance
Talmadge
Pearl White Lois Wilson Clara Kimball Young |
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1920's
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Vilma
Bánky
Theda Bara Clara Bow Betty Bronson Louise Brooks Dolores Costello Viola Dana Bebe Daniels Marion Davies Louise Dresser |
Greta
Garbo
Dorothy Gish Lillian Gish Bessie Love Mae Marsh May Mcavoy Colleen Moore Mae Murray Alla Nazimova |
Pola
Negri
Mabel Normand Mary Pickford Marie Prevost Norma Shearer Gloria Swanson Blanche Sweet Norma Talmadge Thelma Todd Anna May Wong |
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1930's
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Gracie
Allen
Annabella Jean Arthur Mary Astor Tallulah Bankhead Louise Beavers Constance Bennett Joan Blondell Beulah Bondi Helen Broderick Virginia Bruce Billie Burke Spring Byington Kitty Carlisle Madeleine Carroll Ruth Chatterton Mae Clarke Claudette Colbert Joan Crawford Danielle Darrieux Bette Davis Joan Davis Olivia De Havilland Dolores Del Rio Marlene Dietrich Marie Dressler Margaret Dumont |
Irene
Dunne
Deanna Durbin Frances Farmer Glenda Farrell Alice Faye Gracie Fields Geraldine Fitzgerald Kay Francis Janet Gaynor Paulette Goddard Bonita Granville Corinne Griffith Margaret Hamilton Ann Harding Jean Harlow Helen Hayes Sonja Henie Katharine Hepburn Miriam Hopkins Marsha Hunt Ruth Hussey Ruby Keeler Elsa Lanchester Priscilla Lane Carole Lombard Myrna Loy Jeanette Macdonald Marjorie Main |
Hattie
Mcdaniel
Nina Mae Mckinney Una Merkel Ethel Merman Maureen O'sullivan Merle Oberon Gail Patrick Zasu Pitts Eleanor Powell Luise Rainer Martha Raye Ginger Rogers Ann Rutherford Sylvia Sidney Simone Simon Penny Singleton Barbara Stanwyck Gloria Stuart Margaret Sullavan Shirley Temple Helen Twelvetrees Evelyn Venable Mae West Estelle Winwood Jane Withers Fay Wray Loretta Young |
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1940's
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June Allyson
Dame Judith Anderson Eve Arden Lauren Bacall Lucille Ball Anne Baxter Joan Bennett Ingrid Bergman Ann Blyth Linda Darnell Laraine Day Yvonne De Carlo Gloria Dehaven Dale Evans Betty Field Rhonda Fleming Nina Foch Joan Fontaine Judy Garland Peggy Ann Garner Betty Garrett Greer Garson Betty Grable Gloria Grahame Kathryn Grayson Jane Greer Barbara Hale June Haver |
Rita
Hayworth
Celeste Holm Lena Horne Betty Hutton Jennifer Jones Deborah Kerr Veronica Lake Hedy Lamarr Dorothy Lamour Angela Lansbury Vivien Leigh Joan Leslie Viveca Lindfors Ida Lupino Anna Magnani Mary Martin Virginia Mayo Dorothy Mcguire Butterfly Mcqueen Ann Miller Carmen Miranda Maria Montez Agnes Moorehead Mildred Natwick Dame Anna Neagle Margaret O'Brien Maureen O'Hara |
Lilli
Palmer
Eleanor Parker Vera Hruba Ralston Donna Reed Anne Revere Thelma Ritter Dame Flora Robson Ruth Roman Gail Russell Rosalind Russell Martha Scott Ann Sheridan Dinah Shore Alexis Smith Gale Sondergaard Ann Sothern Jessica Tandy Gene Tierney Ann Todd Claire Trevor Lana Turner Lupe Velez Ethel Waters Esther Williams Shelley Winters Teresa Wright Jane Wyatt Jane Wyman |
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1950's
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Pearl
Bailey
Barbara Bel Geddes Claire Bloom Shirley Booth Cyd Charisse Jeanne Crain Dorothy Dandridge Doris Day Ruby Dee Ava Gardner Mitzi Gaynor Hermione Gingold Jean Hagen Susan Hayward |
Audrey
Hepburn
Judy Holliday Kim Hunter Grace Kelly Piper Laurie Janet Leigh Gina Lollobrigida Sophia Loren Dorothy Malone Jayne Mansfield Mercedes Mccambridge Marilyn Monroe Rita Moreno |
Patricia
Neal
Geraldine Page Jane Powell Debbie Reynolds Jane Russell Lizabeth Scott Jean Seberg Jean Simmons Elizabeth Taylor Vera-Ellen Marie Wilson Marie Windsor Natalie Wood Irene Worth |
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1960's
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Ruth
Gordon
Lee Remick |