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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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
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Rope
1948, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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White Heat
1949, in 15 top lists Check -
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Angels with Dirty Faces
1938, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Public Enemy
1931, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Roaring Twenties
1939, in 8 top lists Check -
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Fury
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962, in 18 top lists Check -
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Touch of Evil
1958, in 30 top lists Check -
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Deadline - U.S.A.
1952, in 1 top list Check -
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The Killers
1946, in 15 top lists Check -
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In the Heat of the Night
1967, in 17 top lists Check -
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The Defiant Ones
1958, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
1973, in 4 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Key Largo
1948, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Woman in the Window
1944, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Petrified Forest
1936, in 4 top lists Check -
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Wait Until Dark
1967, in 2 top lists Check -
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Gaslight
1944, in 12 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check -
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Witness for the Prosecution
1957, in 12 top lists Check -
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Mildred Pierce
1945, in 17 top lists Check -
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Dial M for Murder
1954, in 9 top lists Check -
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To Catch a Thief
1955, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
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Scarface
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Barefoot Contessa
1954, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 9, 2013; source