American Film Institute's 500 Nominees

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.


	250 Male Nominees

	1910's
	Gilbert M. "Bronco Billy" Anderson King Baggot William Farnum Ben Turpin


	1920's
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

	1930's
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

	1940's
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

	1950's
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

	1960's
Ossie Davis Sammy Davis, Jr. Lee Marvin	Steve McQueen George Peppard Anthony Perkins Elvis Presley	Robert Preston Peter Sellers Robert Shaw

	1970's
	John Houseman

	1980's
John Belushi	Divine	Raul Julia


	250 Female Nominees

	1910's
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


	1920's
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

	1930's
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

	1940's
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

	1950's
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

	1960's
	Ruth Gordon Lee Remick