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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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 31 top lists Check -
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High Noon
1952, in 18 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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Rope
1948, in 10 top lists Check -
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
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Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
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Sleuth
1972, in 4 top lists Check -
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Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
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Cape Fear
1962, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Defiant Ones
1958, in 7 top lists Check -
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Wait Until Dark
1967, in 2 top lists Check -
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Suddenly, Last Summer
1959, in 2 top lists Check -
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Dark Passage
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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Seven Days in May
1964, in 2 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