Note: For those of you who are wondering, I intend to eulogise the great Jennifer Jones, who died today at the age of 90, tomorrow. I am rather tired from work at the moment and I want to be in shape to give her the eulogy she so richly deserves.
1. Steve McQueen
Favourite Roles: The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Bullitt
2. Sir Christopher Lee
Favourite Roles: Dracula (1958), The Wicker Man
3. Toshiro Mifune
Favourite Roles: The Seven Samurai, The Samurai Trilogy
4. Marcello Mastroianni
Favourite Roles: La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2
5. Boris Karloff
Favourite Roles: Bride of Frankenstein, The Black Cat
6. Humphrey Bogart
Favourite Roles: The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Big Sleep
7. Terence Stamp
Favourite Roles: The Collector, Superman II
8. Clark Gable
Favourite Roles: It Happened One Night, Gone with the Wind
9. Jack Lemmon
Favourite Roles: The Apartment, How to Murder Your Wife
10. Cary Grant
Favourite Roles: Arsenic and Old Lace, North by Northwest
11. Gary Cooper
Favourite Roles: Meet John Doe, High Noon
12. Errol Flynn
Favourite Roles: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk
13. Gene Kelly
Favourite Roles: An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain (sorry, girls, I just had to use a picture of him with Cyd...)
14. Randolph Scott
Favourite Roles: The Last of the Mohicans, Ride the High Country
15. Sir Dirk Bogarde
Favourite Roles: Hot Enough for June, The Mind Benders, The "Doctor" Series
16. Jimmy Stewart
Favourite Roles: It's a Wonderful Life, Harvey
17. Leslie Howard
Favourite Roles: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pygmalion
18. Tyrone Power
Favourite Roles: The Mark of Zorro, The Black Swan
19. Vincent Price
Favourite Roles: Laura, The Abominable Dr. Phibes
20. John Wayne
Favourite Roles: McClintock!, True Grit
Here I must state that absolutely no bias played a role in my choices. It is entirely a coincidence that two of the actors are named "Terence" and two are from Missouri.... If you haven't done this list yet, then consider yourself tagged.
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