AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars
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In 1999 AFI continued their "100 Years" series with "100 Years...100 Stars." This list sought to identify the top 25 greatest American actors and the 25 greatest American actresses of all time. The criteria was that the performer (or team of performers) must have made their screen debut prior to 1950 or whose death made a complete body of work.
This list was designed for those who wish to familiarize themselves with the best films of those 50 stars. Using imdb rankings, I have identified the five most highly regarded films for each performer (excluding TV as well as cameos or other very small parts). I have also excluded duplicates, so for example the five films for Fred Astaire include collaborations with Ginger Rogers that do not appear in her five films.
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
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Rebecca
1940, in 23 top lists Check -
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Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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Sweet Smell of Success
1957, in 20 top lists Check -
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White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check -
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Ace in the Hole
1951, in 21 top lists Check -
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Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
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Mildred Pierce
1945, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Killers
1946, in 15 top lists Check -
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Gilda
1946, in 13 top lists Check -
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Gaslight
1944, in 12 top lists Check -
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Only Angels Have Wings
1939, in 10 top lists Check -
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Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938, in 9 top lists Check -
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Spellbound
1945, in 7 top lists Check -
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Fury
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
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Key Largo
1948, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Roaring Twenties
1939, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Woman in the Window
1944, in 8 top lists Check -
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Dark Passage
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Petrified Forest
1936, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sudden Fear
1952, in 2 top lists Check -
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Sorry, Wrong Number
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
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Fourteen Hours
1951, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 9, 2013; source