Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Jitterbugs (1943)
LAUREL & HARDY
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Poll: AFI's Unlisted Hollywood Male Legends
A few years ago, the American Film Institute unveiled its Top 25 actors of the 20th century, male legends who graced the silver screen during Hollywood Golden Age (movie debut in or before 1950). Have a look at this list and you'll notice some absences and not the least prestigious ones.
Granted it was a difficult, if not impossible, task to satisfy all the fans who wished their favorite stars could be in, some non-inclusions are quite surprising and rather infuriating. As strange as it sounds, none of these 25 gentlemen made it in the Top 25 and there's no denial that they are icons from the classic era.
Which of these actors' absence do you find the most (unpleasantly) surprising?
After voting, you might discuss the list here
(to stay faithful to the spirit of the original list, character actors or actors used to play supporting roles weren't included, sorry fans of Peter Lorre or Walter Brennan)
Make Your Choice
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Charles Laughton
CHARLES LAUGHTON -
Montgomery Clift
MONTGOMERY CLIFT -
Rudolph Valentino Circa 1920 Paramount Pictures
RUDOLPH VALENTINO -
Bing Crosby c. 1936
BING CROSBY -
Errol Flynn
ERROL FLYNN -
Charles Boyer
CHARLES BOYER -
Charlton Heston at home, circa 1967.
CHARLTON HESTON -
Harold Lloyd
HAROLD LLOYD -
Frank Sinatra at a recording session / June, 1964
FRANK SINATRA -
Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS -
Fredric March, c. 1937.
FREDRIC MARCH -
Wallace Beery, c. 1930.
WALLACE BEERY -
W.C. Fields, c. 1939.
W.C. FIELDS -
Mickey Rooney c. 1967
MICKEY ROONEY -
John Barrymore Film Set/MGM Grand Hotel (1932) 0022958
JOHN BARRYMORE -
John Garfield
JOHN GARFIELD -
Jose Ferrer, c. 1954.
JOSE FERRER -
Anthony Quinn 11/5/48
ANTHONY QUINN -
Maurice Chevalier in Love Me Tonight (1932)
MAURICE CHEVALIER -
Lon Chaney, c. 1923.
LON CHANEY -
Three Stooges C. 1940
THE THREE STOOGES -
Bela Lugosi
BELA LUGOSI -
"Devil's Island" Boris Karloff 1938 Warner Bros. **I.V.
BORIS KARLOFF -
Johnny Weissmuller Circa 1932 MGM
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
