Ranking Movie Stars

 Movie Stars by Category

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.

  • Sort Movie Stars by the number of their movies in our database
  • Sort Movie Stars by career adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost.
  • Sort Movie Stars by career average critics and audience rating…all their movies combined
  • Sort Movie Stars by how many career Oscar® nominations and Oscar® wins their combined movies earned
  • Sort Movie Stars by their career average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • The actor link takes you to our UMR page on that performer

Movie Stars Are Ranked By Using All The Stats In The Table –  *****Yes we know lots of these thespians are supporting/character actors.  ******These columns are sortable….just use the arrows in the heading box.

RankActor or Actress Overall RankMoviesAVG Review %Oscar Noms/WinsCareer Adjusted Domestic Box OfficeAVG UMR Score
James Stewart1st7670.3 %081 / 014$10,570,000,00079.1
Gary Cooper2nd7367.7 %101 / 018$10,770,000,00079.5
Cary Grant3rd6572.6 %071 / 009$9,700,000,00079.9
Humphrey Bogart4th7069.8 %052 / 010$8,630,000,00076.7
Spencer Tracy5th6268.4 %090 / 017$9,800,000,00077.7
Burt Lancaster6th6969.5 %088 / 020$7,010,000,00070.1
Clark Gable7th6467.5 %047 / 017$11,480,000,00082.7
John Wayne8th9464.5 %077 / 014$12,150,000,00073.8
Clint Eastwood9th6569.5 %049 / 013$7,070,000,00074.3
Tom Hanks10th5068.8 %090 / 020$8,350,000,00073.1
Bing Crosby11th5567.2 %054 / 014$9,120,000,00080.9
Gregory Peck12th5367.2 %095 / 022$7,870,000,00073.9
Paul Newman13th6066.7 %102 / 022$7,510,000,00067.4
Lionel Barrymore14th7465.8 %049 / 007$8,570,000,00070.9
Harrison Ford15th5267.0 %088 / 022$12,000,000,00068.9
Fredric March16th5268.3 %065 / 015$5,670,000,00075.5
Myrna Loy17th7465.3 %041 / 013$9,060,000,00073.4
James Cagney18th6166.8 %046 / 008$6,800,000,00075.3
Bette Davis19th7965.2 %084 / 014$6,350,000,00065.0
Jack Nicholson20th5169.9 %097 / 022$5,600,000,00066.3
Meryl Streep21st5969.5 %119 / 028$4,490,000,00067.3
Henry Fonda22nd8364.2 %058 / 013$8,690,000,00066.6
Robert Redford23rd4767.6 %070 / 027$7,260,000,00070.0
William Holden24th6664.6 %088 / 028$7,510,000,00066.6
Olivia de Havilland25th4865.4 %081 / 025$7,480,000,00074.5
Jack Lemmon26th5367.9 %073 / 015$5,220,000,00069.7
Fred Astaire27th3969.7 %059 / 007$5,850,000,00081.5
Edward G. Robinson28th7266.6 %033 / 002$7,370,000,00068.7
Dustin Hoffman29th5566.5 %088 / 023$7,070,000,00063.7
Anthony Quinn30th9764.4 %059 / 017$8,370,000,00062.6
Tom Cruise31st4266.7 %055 / 009$7,050,000,00078.4
Charles Laughton32nd4670.4 %042 / 007$5,300,000,00078.4
Marlon Brando33rd3869.1 %092 / 023$5,870,000,00072.6
Gene Hackman34th7665.7 %092 / 017$7,090,000,00057.5
Matt Damon35th5169.2 %068 / 019$4,930,000,00066.9
Alec Guinness36th4473.3 %082 / 033$6,980,000,00062.5
Tyrone Power37th4664.2 %062 / 010$7,780,000,00083.4
Robert Duvall38th7765.5 %090 / 026$6,510,000,00057.9
Katharine Hepburn39th4369.0 %063 / 014$5,320,000,00071.3
William Powell40th5467.8 %032 / 007$6,510,000,00074.5
Lee J. Cobb41st5165.4 %058 / 021$6,580,000,00069.0
Brad Pitt42nd4568.3 %076 / 013$4,320,000,00071.7
Samuel L. Jackson43rd11264.5 %056 / 011$12,830,000,00056.4
Claudette Colbert44th4866.4 %041 / 008$6,270,000,00074.6
Mickey Rooney45th8161.9 %053 / 014$9,550,000,00065.9
Barbara Stanwyck46th8164.8 %029 / 001$7,480,000,00067.4
Vincent Price47th6166.3 %050 / 012$6,090,000,00061.7
Cate Blanchett48th4769.9 %094 / 029$4,580,000,00061.8
Ginger Rogers49th5564.7 %039 / 003$6,640,000,00072.3
Ingrid Bergman50th3272.3 %066 / 013$4,900,000,00074.0
Judy Garland51st3172.5 %039 / 006$5,780,000,00087.6
Van Johnson52nd6363.8 %041 / 005$7,730,000,00067.1
Anne Baxter53rd4566.5 %048 / 009$5,650,000,00069.6
Fred MacMurray54th7961.1 %048 / 005$8,660,000,00067.1
David Niven55th6562.3 %060 / 013$7,040,000,00065.8
Charlton Heston56th6262.7 %061 / 016$8,440,000,00063.9
Deborah Kerr57th3967.0 %071 / 022$4,540,000,00071.1
Walter Pidgeon58th7761.8 %062 / 018$7,610,000,00061.5
Philip Seymour Hoffman59th4872.4 %052 / 004$3,750,000,00065.8
Laurence Olivier60th4967.2 %073 / 017$3,860,000,00064.5
Kirk Douglas61st7164.1 %048 / 015$5,580,000,00059.7
Loretta Young62nd7163.6 %026 / 003$6,680,000,00070.3
Frank Sinatra63rd4763.2 %051 / 011$6,480,000,00073.8
Scarlett Johansson64th5067.6 %042 / 005$6,060,000,00059.9
James Mason65th7665.0 %054 / 005$5,310,000,00055.3
Glenn Ford66th7764.1 %028 / 001$6,850,000,00064.8
Morgan Freeman67th7062.3 %061 / 018$7,030,000,00058.0
Gene Kelly68th4064.8 %052 / 013$5,140,00,00072.3
Maureen O'Hara69th5363.6 %035 / 012$6,320,000,00070.1
Joseph Cotten70th5065.9 %062 / 008$4,360,000,00062.0
Denzel Washington71st4768.2 %035 / 007$3,890,000,00071.1
Leonardo DiCaprio72nd2671.1 %095 / 031$3,840,000,00073.3
Ronald Colman73rd3666.5 %046 / 004$4,340,000,00078.4
Errol Flynn74th5063.9 %032 / 005$6,060,000,00074.7
Susan Hayward75th5461.9 %045 / 004$6,220,000,00069.9
Lee Marvin76th4867.6 %034 / 004$4,370,000,00066.7
Marlene Dietrich77th3270.1 %043 / 008$3,950,000,00077.0
Robert Mitchum78th8562.1 %037 / 006$7,330,000,00058.5
Ray Milland79th9660.9 %034 / 006$8,710,000,00062.0
Jean Arthur80th2671.9 %050 / 006$3,590,000,00083.8
Robert DeNiro81st9562.2 %099 / 019$5,940,000,00051.5
Johnny Depp82nd5463.3 %057 / 013$5,550,000,00060.9
Wallace Beery83rd5465.1 %014 / 007$6,430,000,00075.8
Emma Thompson84th4871.0 %047 / 007$3,560,000,00060.0
Christopher Plummer85th7664.9 %061 / 014$5,000,000,00049.5
George Clooney86th3768.3 %054 / 010$3,390,000,00071.1
Dana Andrews87th6862.0 %043 / 011$6,240,000,00060.3
Van Heflin88th5164.6 %033 / 004$5,600,000,00065.6
Rosalind Russell89th5163.6 %034 / 002$5,390,000,00070.0
Irene Dunne90th3167.9 %042 / 007$4,070,000,00079.4
Robert Taylor91st6860.7 %032 / 002$7,320,000,00067.5
Jane Wyman92nd6262.3 %036 / 009$6,170,000,00064.8
Tony Curtis93rd6364.2 %032 / 008$5,670,000,00060.5
Al Pacino94th4665.6 %078 / 016$4,110,000,00059.7
Walter Matthau95th5864.4 %037 / 009$4,490,000,00063.0
Doris Day96th3965.2 %029 / 004$4,950,000,00078.2
Michael Caine97th10062.3 %072 / 013$6,500,000,00048.8
Dick Powell98th6162.1 %027 / 009$5,980,000,00071.1
Christian Bale99th4368.8 %067 / 011$3,400,000,00059.6
Bill Murray100th5266.4 %037 / 008$4,660,000,00059.3
Bob Hope101st5363.6 %019 / 003$7,280,000,00073.1
William Hurt102nd5566.3 %039 / 004$4,450,000,00057.4
Greer Garson103rd2566.4 %062 / 010$3,900,000,00078.7
Charles Boyer104th4565.4 %043 / 003$3,830,00,000068.3
Joan Fontaine105th3965.2 %036 / 006$4,520,00,000071.9
Jean Simmons106th3868.5 %047 / 018$3,770,000,00064.3
Liam Neeson107th7862.1 %047 / 009$5,920,000,00053.3
Mel Gibson108th4463.8 %038 / 011$5,260,000,00066.2
Robert Downey Jr.109th6164.4 %029 / 003$7,330,000,00055.3
Donna Reed110th4064.3 %042 / 011$4,620,000,00067.2
Gene Tierney111th3665.4 %029 / 004$4,540,000,00077.7
Shirley Temple112th3767.6 %013 / 002$5,070,000,00080.0
Maureen O'Sullivan113th5066.3 %019 / 004$4,410,000,00068.3
Laurence Fishburne114th6163.7 %038 / 008$5,180,000,00056.9
Sigourney Weaver115th5264.8 %040 / 009$5,110,000,00055.6
Richard Widmark116th6162.0 %046 / 009$4,880,000,00059.7
Gwyneth Paltrow117th4465.8 %035 / 008$5,980,000,00057.2
Ed Harris118th5965.8 %073 / 022$3,390,000,00051.6
Sidney Poitier119th4663.6 %054 / 012$4,140,000,00062.4
Sean Connery120th5762.8 %034 / 007$6,850,000,00057.0
John Garfield121st3168.5 %024 / 005$3,990,000,00080.0
Robert Young122nd8261.3 %013 / 002$7,630,000,00066.2
Rock Hudson123rd5363.2 %031 / 003$5,080,000,00063.0
Donald Sutherland124th9062.3 %047 / 011$6,390,000,00047.8
Joan Crawford125th7858.8 %032 / 003$6,760,000,00060.5
Elizabeth Taylor126th4858.4 %076 / 023$6,840,000,00061.2
Woody Allen127th5672.2 %055 / 012$2,400,000,00061.1
Audrey Hepburn128th2571.9 %058 / 015$2,860,000,00069.5
Randolph Scott129th7261.5 %013 / 000$6,450,000,00069.4
Natalie Wood130th4461.7 %051 / 015$4,820,000,00066.0
Don Ameche131st5461.1 %030 / 006$5,850,000,00066.2
Ernest Borgnine132nd6961.4 %049 / 014$5,270,000,00052.4
Leslie Howard133rd2372.3 %031 / 011$3,520,000,00076.3
Jeremy Renner134th2970.4 %034 / 007$4,140,000,00063.6
Dorothy McGuire135th2866.5 %032 / 006$4,020,000,00075.8
Kurt Russell136th5464.2 %028 / 003$4,380,000,00062.0
Tommy Lee Jones137th5561.9 %055 / 012$5,020,000,00055.5
Harvey Keitel138th7564.4 %065 / 013$3,470,000,00047.9
John Gielgud139th6165.6 %095 / 028$3,170,000,00048.4
John Lithgow140th5363.4 %056 / 015$3,970,000,00056.8
Diane Keaton141st4863.6 %067 / 017$4,390,000,00054.8
Robert Montgomery142nd5761.9 %024 / 005$4,840,000,00068.1
Dean Martin143rd5159.2 %027 / 001$6,780,000,00072.0
Joel McCrea144th6563.1 %020 / 002$4,860,000,00063.1
Josh Brolin145th4166.7 %040 / 006$4,310,000,00055.7
Albert Finney146th3869.5 %050 / 015$2,810,000,00058.9
Gary Oldman147th4964.1 %041 / 009$4,920,000,00055.2
Vivien Leigh148th1571.6 %041 / 015$3,200,000,00078.0
Montgomery Clift149th1772.5 %057 / 021$2,420,000,00077.5
Pat O'Brien150th7660.8 %026 / 001$5,630,000,00059.0
Shirley MacLaine151st5161.1 %075 / 017$4,410,000,00057.6
Richard Harris152nd5364.7 %057 / 014$4,170,000,00048.9
Steve McQueen153rd2669.7 %030 / 005$3,400,000,00071.8
Marilyn Monroe154th2570.8 %030 / 007$3,220,000,00073.4
Debbie Reynolds155th3964.0 %034 / 003$3,780,000,00069.7
Jeff Bridges156th6863.2 %060 / 005$3,590,000,00049.2
Jeff Goldblum157th5263.4 %040 / 016$5,120,000,00052.6
Amy Adams158th3067.0 %056 / 006$2,840,000,00065.2
Mark Ruffalo159th4167.9 %026 / 003$4,680,000,00056.1
Janet Leigh160th4864.0 %023 / 001$4,550,000,00064.3
Jane Fonda161st4562.2 %063 / 013$3,980,000,00058.8
Emma Watson162nd1972.4 %021 / 001$4,210,000,00074.8
Robin Williams163rd6356.8 %055 / 009$6,400,000,00053.3
Joan Blondell164th7562.8 %011 / 001$5,910,000,00059.5
Lana Turner165th5059.1 %029 / 007$6,380,000,00065.0
John Goodman166th7960.6 %040 / 009$4,970,000,00050.3
Julie Christie167th3467.8 %054 / 012$3,000,000,00058.2
Rita Hayworth168th3564.0 %035 / 005$3,790,000,00069.2
Monty Woolley169th2768.0 %020 / 002$3,430,000,00079.3
Woody Harrelson170th6363.2 %028 / 006$4,750,000,00053.5
June Allyson171st3762.3 %019 / 003$5,600,000,00074.1
Anthony Hopkins172nd7060.9 %070 / 016$4,180,000,00047.4
Jude Law173rd4565.9 %055 / 013$2,830,000,00054.0
Daniel Day-Lewis174th1780.2 %082 / 021$1,050,000,00078.1
Orson Welles175th5666.0 %034 / 009$3,380,000,00050.5
James Garner176th4863.8 %033 / 008$3,660,000,00059.6
Bruce Dern177th6963.3 %051 / 012$3,070,000,00049.5
Peter O'Toole178th3766.0 %054 / 021$2,830,000,00057.3
Anne Bancroft179th5063.7 %044 / 003$3,500,000,00055.5
Eleanor Parker180th3663.5 %029 / 006$4,620,000,00065.7
Jennifer Jones181st2365.1 %050 / 012$3,340,000,00068.6
Joan Bennett182nd5763.1 %016 / 002$4,360,000,00062.7
Lucille Ball183rd3963.6 %014 / 001$4,720,000,00074.0
Bill Paxton184th5662.8 %036 / 016$4,960,000,00049.5
Michelle Pfeiffer185th4863.7 %027 / 005$4,320,000,00058.2
Robert Cummings186th4363.9 %018 / 001$4,020,000,00068.9
Julianne Moore187th6464.0 %041 / 003$3,490,000,00048.6
Danny DeVito188th6860.3 %036 / 012$5,320,000,00048.9
Julie Andrews189th2363.3 %059 / 012$4,200,000,00064.7
Richard Burton190th4761.0 %073 / 018$4,030,000,00053.8
Alice Faye191st3363.4 %021 / 005$4,360,000,00075.8
Bruce Willis192nd7857.8 %029 / 002$6,610,000,00051.4
Jeanette MacDonald193rd2865.2 %024 / 003$3,600,000,00074.9
Betty Grable194th3662.8 %015 / 002$5,080,000,00075.4
Kevin Bacon195th5662.9 %042 / 006$3,740,000,00051.0
Jeff Daniels196th5465.1 %054 / 008$2,780,000,00048.2
Alan Ladd197th5260.1 %012 / 002$6,120,000,00069.0
Paulette Goddard198th3861.8 %032 / 002$4,710,000,00063.8
John Barrymore199th4264.7 %016 / 001$3,640,000,00067.2
Jon Voight200th5260.7 %034 / 008$5,000,000,00055.3
Chris Pratt201st2566.1 %026 / 002$4,690,000,00063.6
George Raft202nd6360.5 %013 / 001$5,650,000,00062.4
Danny Glover203rd6061.9 %044 / 007$3,950,000,00050.2
Forest Whitaker204th6861.8 %039 / 012$4,420,000,00045.9
Donald O'Connor205th4564.3 %021 / 001$3,420,000,00064.4
Teresa Wright206th2666.9 %048 / 014$2,800,000,00060.5
Deanna Durbin207th2167.4 %028 / 001$2,680,000,00080.7
Sally Field208th3361.0 %046 / 013$4,670,000,00063.3
Adam Driver209th2274.3 %039 / 004$2,550,000,00063.2
Russell Crowe210th3666.1 %061 / 016$2,460,000,00055.1
Grace Kelly211th1177.2 %028 / 008$2,340,000,00089.5
Tom Hardy212th2373.5 %047 / 019$2,080,000,00062.5
Lauren Bacall213th3668.0 %018 / 005$3,270,000,00062.6
Mary Pickford214th3365.8 %001 / 001$4,600,000,00079.7
Kevin Costner215th4462.1 %039 / 010$4,040,000,00057.0
José Ferrer216th3264.0 %052 / 014$2,920,000,00062.1
Michael Douglas217th4561.3 %031 / 007$4,730,000,00058.3
Steve Carell218th3664.9 %024 / 004$3,490,000,00063.4
Viggo Mortensen219th3866.3 %054 / 022$2,900,000,00049.9
Colin Firth220nd4665.9 %060 / 022$2,160,000,00050.8
Ann Sheridan221st5162.7 %009 / 000$4,840,000,00065.0
Ben Kingsley222nd6162.3 %057 / 022$3,090,000,00048.3
Seth Rogen223rd3069.6 %006 / 000$3,590,000,00073.0
Danny Kaye224th1769.6 %020 / 001$2,920,000,00078.9
Chris Hemsworth225th2468.3 %010 / 001$4,810,000,00068.0
Susan Sarandon226th7662.1 %034 / 002$3,720,000,00047.0
Joe E. Brown227th3863.1 %027 / 009$4,120,000,00061.2
Jodie Foster228th4066.7 %027 / 007$2,570,000,00059.0
Frances McDormand229th3669.9 %041 / 007$1,720,000,00057.3
Lillian Gish230th3168.6 %006 / 001$3,870,000,00069.6
Janet Gaynor231st2965.0 %025 / 008$2,970,000,00072.4
Ruth Hussey232nd3164.8 %015 / 003$3,590,000,00074.6
Robert Wagner233rd4658.1 %029 / 008$5,040,000,00060.5
Ewan McGregor234th5663.8 %030 / 006$3,880,000,00048.6
Albert Brooks235th2870.3 %021 / 001$3,080,000,00063.0
Ava Gardner236th4260.3 %030 / 003$4,570,000,00061.7
Rex Harrison237th3662.9 %050 / 017$3,170,000,00058.0
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.238th4465.0 %014 / 002$3,320,000,00063.3
Linda Darnell239th4162.9 %018 / 005$3,920,000,00065.2
Jessica Tandy240th2767.1 %024 / 006$3,010,000,00065.2
Richard Dreyfuss241st4962.3 %032 / 005$4,680,000,00050.2
Sissy Spacek242nd3969.2 %042 / 007$1,610,000,00054.3
Edward Norton243rd2971.9 %026 / 008$1,710,000,00067.3
Kevin Spacey244th4564.4 %034 / 008$2,840,000,00054.8
George C. Scott245th3464.8 %041 / 010$2,740,000,00058.8
Greta Garbo246th2471.9 %014 / 001$2,220,000,00080.0
Orlando Bloom247th2263.5 %047 / 020$4,290,000,00059.0
Carrie Fisher248th3261.9 %043 / 012$7,070,000,00051.2
Nicole Kidman249th5661.2 %047 / 007$3,280,000,00050.7
Laura Dern250th4266.4 %029 / 006$2,880,000,00052.6
Abbott & Costello251st3666.3 %000 / 000$3,600,000,00074.7
Mark Hamill252nd2565.8 %029 / 008$5,970,000,00051.1
Simon Pegg253rd3469.1 %014 / 001$3,610,000,00058.1
Kate Winslet254th3666.0 %054 / 016$2,350,000,00052.1
Gloria Grahame255th3764.3 %033 / 011$3,210,000,00057.0
Broderick Crawford256th5262.8 %023 / 005$3,470,000,00057.1
Boris Karloff257th6863.7 %009 / 000$3,940,000,00054.4
Ben Affleck258th4859.9 %041 / 014$4,020,000,00053.9
Helen Mirren259th5964.0 %032 / 005$2,750,000,00049.7
Vin Diesel260th2663.6 %016 / 005$5,090,000,00066.2
Dennis Hopper261st7961.3 %039 / 007$3,630,00,000038.0
Glenn Close262nd4662.3 %046 / 005$3,290,000,00051.6
Ida Lupino263rd4364.8 %007 / 000$3,410,000,00066.3
Christopher Walken264th7459.1 %036 / 012$4,370,000,00043.7
Rod Steiger265th4761.3 %043 / 022$4,080,000,00049.4
Jeanne Crain266th2963.5 %017 / 005$3,810,000,00072.0
Paul Muni267th2266.1 %035 / 008$2,010,000,00069.8
James Caan268th6960.1 %032 / 007$4,220,000,00045.4
Dennis Morgan269th5059.0 %013 / 001$5,380,000,00062.7
Barbra Streisand270th1959.1 %044 / 008$4,000,000,00078.0
Robert Shaw271st2368.5 %028 / 012$3,400,000,00056.6
Rod Taylor272nd3665.2 %022 / 005$3,330,000,00057.8
Julia Roberts273rd4658.1 %022 / 001$4,930,000,00060.5
Keira Knightley274th3165.5 %040 / 005$3,020,000,00054.1
Bradley Cooper275th3458.8 %036 / 003$5,340,000,00058.7
Margaret O'Brien276th2067.8 %017 / 001$2,660,000,00073.6
Joseph Gordon-Levitt277th3567.0 %029 / 007$2,720,000,00053.9
Clifton Webb278th2066.6 %015 / 005$2,770,000,00078.5
Victor Mature279th5259.4 %020 / 005$4,790,000,00056.4
Charles Chaplin280th1381.9 %007 / 001$2,860,000,00083.0
Jack Black281st4661.9 %015 / 005$4,490,000,00058.3
Mark Wahlberg282nd4460.9 %024 / 006$3,830,000,00060.3
Betty Hutton283rd1964.8 %015 / 003$3,360,000,00082.7
Jean Harlow284th2269.7 %004 / 000$2,840,000,00080.2
Mel Brooks285th2266.8 %012 / 002$3,280,000,00071.8
Sean Penn286th4666.5 %036 / 005$1,570,000,00051.7
Joaquin Phoenix287th3466.0 %045 / 009$2,160,000,00054.0
Tim Robbins288th5065.1 %029 / 004$2,570,000,00049.5
Chiwetel Ejiofor289th2968.0 %029 / 003$2,330,000,00058.8
Cliff Robertson290th4163.9 %015 / 004$4,030,00000057.1
Hugh Jackman291st3363.2 %019 / 004$3,800,000,00064.8
Michael Keaton292nd4061.7 %028 / 010$4,360,000,00055.2
Jerry Lewis293rd4760.7 %002 / 000$5,000,000,00067.7
Eddie Murphy294th4052.6 %022 / 004$6,920,000,00061.3
Jennifer Lawrence295th2266.2 %026 / 001$2,870,000,00064.7
Robert Walker296th2064.3 %019 / 002$3,320,000,00075.0
Karen Gillan297th1574.5 %010 / 001$3,290,000,00068.4
Viola Davis298th3565.6 %032 / 008$2,110,000,00058.0
Debra Paget299th1967.6 %011 / 001$2,980,000,00075.6
Sam Rockwell300th5664.9 %034 / 004$2,120,000,00046.3
James Coburn301st5462.3 %017 / 003$3,800,000,00053.1
Sal Mineo302nd2164.7 %032 / 006$2,450,000,00067.8
Jim Carrey303rd3160.3 %019 / 003$4,640,000,00069.3
Benicio Del Toro304th3666.8 %023 / 005$2,770,000,00054.2
Cyd Charisse305th3363.6 %017 / 001$3,330,000,00065.7
Ellen Burstyn306th5464.3 %033 / 007$2,610,000,00043.6
Norma Shearer307th2164.1 %021 / 002$2,520,000,00080.7
Bryan Cranston308th3368.0 %027 / 010$2,120,000,00056.2
Carole Lombard309th3963.4 %008 / 000$3,280,000,00068.3
Merle Oberon310th3760.5 %033 / 005$3,130,000,00060.8
John Malkovich311st5762.8 %042 / 008$2,210,000,00046.8
Daniel Craig312nd3165.9 %034 / 007$2,270,000,00056.2
Whoopi Goldberg313rd5657.3 %034 / 008$4,780,000,00044.9
Dick Van Dyke314th2162.8 %030 / 008$2,890,00,000070.2
John Cusack315th5864.7 %027 / 001$2,150,000,00048.3
Virginia Mayo316th4558.5 %023 / 008$4,450,000,00057.0
Daniel Radcliffe317th1970.0 %011 / 000$3,400,000,00063.2
Peter Sellers318th4865.2 %012 / 001$2,960,000,00053.8
Hugh Grant319th3168.6 %024 / 003$1,620,000,00060.4
Steve Martin320th4760.7 %012 / 001$4,140,000,00060.1
Will Smith321th3258.4 %012 / 003$5,570,000,00069.5
Jessica Chastain322th2470.6 %025 / 003$1,610,000,00061.4
Owen Wilson323rd4557.3 %024 / 005$4,600,000,00056.3
Ann Miller324th3564.1 %016 / 003$2,760,000,00063.6
George Segal325th4560.8 %038 / 010$3,000,000,00052.7
Chris Evans326th3264.1 %005 / 000$5,400,000,00058.8
James Dean327th385.5 %017 / 002$930,000,00098.7
Ryan Gosling328th2569.7 %032 / 010$1,120,000,00058.7
Michael Shannon329th5064.5 %023 / 005$2,510,000,00049.9
Nicolas Cage320th8256.0 %024 / 006$4,400,000,00043.4
Keanu Reeves331st5360.9 %023 / 013$3,980,000,00049.1
Matthew McConaughey332nd4961.6 %027 / 005$3,010,000,00052.9
Geena Davis333rd2069.3 %024 / 005$1,940,000,00062.3
Cornel Wilde334th4561.1 %021 / 003$3,790,000,00055.2
Gene Wilder335th2266.4 %022 / 004$2,830,000,00060.2
Patricia Neal336th2569.0 %016 / 006$1,650,000,00065.9
Jake Gyllenhaal337th3470.7 %012 / 004$1,870,000,00059.4
Ronald Reagan338th5457.4 %014 / 001$4,720,000,00055.2
Red Skelton339th3260.5 %007 / 002$4,170,000,00075.2
Dan Aykroyd340th5753.6 %024 / 006$5,300,000,00047.0
Zoe Saldana341st3561.7 %026 / 004$5,230,000,00049.6
Sylvia Sidney342nd3664.1 %011 / 002$2,630,000,00064.1
Tom Holland343rd1776.4 %003 / 000$2,990,000,00065.8
Sylvester Stallone344th5153.1 %018 / 003$5,740,000,00051.6
Matthew Broderick345th4563.4 %020 / 007$3,070,000,00051.4
Kevin Kline346th4563.1 %024 / 002$2,730,000,00053.1
Alan Arkin347th6461.8 %024 / 006$3,050,000,00045.5
Nick Nolte348th6361.2 %024 / 001$3,180,000,00047.2
Holly Hunter349th3166.8 %027 / 005$2,430,000,00051.7
Anthony Perkins350th3364.9 %024 / 001$2,590,000,00056.2
Ben Stiller351st4960.1 %009 / 000$4,510,000,00057.2
Vanessa Redgrave352nd3069.1 %049 / 011$950,000,00048.6
Idris Elba353rd3663.1 %009 / 001$4,720,000,00055.9
Kay Francis354th4962.7 %004 / 001$3,160,000,00059.9
Elliott Gould355th7360.0 %027 / 004$3,290,000,00038.3
James McAvoy356th3067.8 %016 / 003$2,160,000,00058.1
Toni Collette357th5565.6 %026 / 004$1,680,000,00043.2
Omar Sharif358th3461.9 %035 / 013$3,520,000,00050.1
Dennis Quaid359th6857.2 %028 / 010$3,310,000,00044.4
Faye Dunaway360th4360.3 %049 / 011$3,190,000,00044.9
Martin Sheen361st4962.9 %030 / 016$2,590,000,00044.9
Warren Beatty362nd2363.2 %057 / 013$2,050,000,00056.6
Nelson Eddy363rd1864.4 %017 / 003$2,320,000,00072.9
Annette Bening364th3565.7 %033 / 007$1,650,000,00051.2
Emily Blunt365th2967.3 %019 / 002$1,660,000,00059.1
Lee Remick366th2768.6 %020 / 002$1,730,000,00057.1
Laurel and Hardy367th2766.7 %004 / 000$2,170,000,00069.4
Paul Rudd368th4263.8 %009 / 002$3,630,000,00052.2
Richard Pryor369th4258.8 %020 / 001$3,790,000,00056.7
Billy Dee Williams370th2864.9 %020 / 003$4,010,000,00049.0
Oscar Levant371st1365.7 %018 / 006$1,530,000,00078.4
Richard Gere372nd4960.0 %032 / 009$3,010,000,00047.5
Marie Dressler373rd2363.4 %009 / 002$2,760,000,00075.8
John Travolta374th4852.9 %021 / 001$5,140,000,00049.3
Renée Zellweger375th3563.4 %033 / 009$2,230,000,00051.9
Veronica Lake376th2464.4 %008 / 000$2,640,000,00069.7
Natalie Portman377th3663.7 %016 / 001$3,900,000,00048.7
Hedy Lamarr378th2659.7 %014 / 002$3,640,000,00070.4
Helen Hayes379th1763.0 %024 / 005$2,390,000,00068.8
Drew Barrymore380th4061.1 %014 / 004$,3900,000,00053.7
Robert Donat381st1770.8 %015 / 003$1,060,000,00065.4
Joanne Woodward382nd2964.4 %022 / 004$1,800,000,00060.2
Jamie Foxx383rd3459.2 %029 / 006$2,860,000,00058.5
Emma Stone384th2462.6 %038 / 012$2,010,000,00059.6
Cameron Diaz385th3456.7 %020 / 001$4,490,000,00057.6
Kim Novak386th2562.0 %028 / 003$2,390,000,00062.0
Jessica Lange387th3064.3 %034 / 006$2,050,000,00051.2
Sandra Bullock388th3754.2 %025 / 014$3,980,000,00054.8
Anne Hathaway389th3260.0 %028 / 009$3,140,000,00057.1
Michael Fassbender390th2769.1 %014 / 003$1,410,000,00057.8
Red Buttons391st2659.9 %036 / 008$2,900,000,00057.4
Burt Reynolds392nd6748.5 %014 / 000$5,490,000,00040.3
Laura Linney393rd4464.9 %021 / 002$1,730,000,00048.4
Kathryn Grayson394th2061.4 %012 / 001$3,070,000,00076.3
Margaret Sullavan395th1671.0 %004 / 000$1,290,000,00073.9
Dwayne Johnson396th3457.7 %002 / 000$470000000066.6
Buster Keaton397th2966.6 %003 / 002$190000000064.6
James Franco398th5359.9 %024 / 003$3,420,000,00040.7
Esther Williams399th2460.4 %004 / 001$3,700,000,00075.7
Ethan Hawke400th6164.7 %017 / 005$1,330,000,00044.1
Oprah Winfrey401st1168.4 %017 / 001$1,030,000,00066.4
Hayley Mills402nd1271.0 %003 / 000$1,410,000,00072.1
Oscar Isaac403rd3563.2 %020 / 002$3,190,000,00048.4
Chris Pine404th2465.6 %014 / 002$2,270,000,00058.6
Charles Bronson405th6157.6 %009 / 002$4,160,000,00047.0
Angela Bassett406th3561.5 %018 / 003$2,870,000,00056.5
Lena Horne407th1562.8 %010 / 000$2,480,000,00079.7
Jeremy Irons408th4162.5 %022 / 004$2,520,000,00048.8
Priscilla Lane409th2264.5 %004 / 000$2,280,000,00070.0
Geraldine Page410th2567.5 %024 / 003$1,090,000,00054.4
Colin Farrell411th4264.3 %012 / 003$1,950,000,00052.2
Eva Marie Saint412nd2061.8 %028 / 013$2,370,000,00061.8
Roy Scheider413rd3162.2 %031 / 013$2,960,000,00046.6
Yul Brynner414th3759.9 %026 / 007$3,390,000,00047.5
Arnold Schwarzenegger415th3755.8 %011 / 004$4,120,000,00057.8
Marx Brothers416th1868.0 %001 / 000$1,700,000,00067.7
Charlize Theron417th4459.8 %029 / 010$2,460,000,00048.3
Shia LaBeouf418th2563.4 %009 / 000$2,720,000,00062.1
Margot Robbie419th1665.5 %024 / 005$1,130,000,00061.6
Farley Granger420th2565.4 %016 / 000$1,700,000,00058.0
Malcolm McDowell421st7457.4 %030 / 006$1,810,000,00032.4
Eleanor Powell422nd1362.3 %010 / 002$2,180,000,00083.8
Winona Ryder423rd3164.5 %023 / 007$1,630,000,00051.9
Heath Ledger424th1566.6 %024 / 006$1,340,000,00056.9
Tony Randall425th2566.6 %008 / 001$1,810,000,00057.6
Michael J. Fox426th2663.3 %007 / 001$2,650,000,00060.5
Howard Keel427th2661.5 %018 / 003$2,430,000,00060.0
Jennifer Connelly428th4062.9 %021 / 005$1,860,000,00048.2
Antonio Banderas429th5357.8 %020 / 003$2,870,000,00042.3
Leslie Caron430th3061.9 %046 / 018$1,640,000,00047.7
Brian Keith431st4758.3 %018 / 000$2,880,000,00048.1
Alan Alda432nd3362.6 %029 / 008$1,670,000,00049.9
Joel Edgerton433rd3565.8 %011 / 001$1,870,000,00049.3
Rhonda Fleming434th3661.1 %009 / 001$2,700,000,00056.0
Jeff Chandler435th4259.8 %003 / 000$2,690,000,00058.2
Gail Russell436th2560.8 %007 / 000$2,540,000,00066.4
Brie Larson437th2767.7 %006 / 001$2,030,000,00050.0
Channing Tatum438th3361.2 %009 / 001$2,280,000,00059.9
Rachel Weisz439th4261.8 %018 / 002$1,890,000,00048.0
Andy Garcia440th5457.5 %016 / 001$2,660,000,00042.3
Angelina Jolie441st3556.2 %016 / 001$3,180,000,00053.1
Jared Leto442nd2265.7 %021 / 007$1,070,000,00051.0
John Candy443rd3858.1 %014 / 002$3,230,000,00048.6
Anna Kendrick444th2865.0 %011 / 001$1,470,000,00053.8
Goldie Hawn445th3057.1 %016 / 004$2,650,000,00057.8
Candice Bergen446th3556.6 %032 / 008$2,400,000,00048.0
William Shatner447th3556.6 %021 / 002$2,920,000,00049.5
Diane Lane448th4758.4 %013 / 002$2,870,000,00044.1
Yvonne De Carlo449th4559.3 %009 / 001$3,120,000,00045.0
Reese Witherspoon450th3660.6 %013 / 001$2,270,000,00052.0
Billy Crystal451st2861.2 %015 / 002$2,500,000,00052.9
Mitzi Gaynor452nd1760.7 %011 / 003$1,910,00,000068.5
Harry Belafonte453rd1466.4 %011 / 001$730,000,00059.0
Eddie Redmayne454th1965.2 %024 / 007$850,000,00050.5
Richard Egan455th3460.3 %002 / 000$2,350,000,00059.0
Sophia Loren456th3558.4 %018 / 001$2,260,00000051.2
Val Kilmer457th4758.8 %014 / 004$2,370,000,00042.7
June Haver458th1460.0 %004 / 000$2,030,000,00078.8
Sandra Dee459th2164.7 %002 / 000$1,500,000,00059.9
Lizabeth Scott460th2062.2 %001 / 000$1,920,000,00066.6
Gal Gadot461st1362.2 %001 / 000$2,150,000,00068.9
Ann-Margret462nd4254.5 %010 / 000$2,940,000,00049.5
Adam Sandler463rd4147.9 %001 / 000$3,970,000,00049.9
Kevin Hart464th3553.6 %000 / 000$3,560,000,00055.6
John Krasinski465th2961.4 %013 / 003$2,090,000,00051.8
Debra Winger466th2663.3 %021 / 008$1,480,000,00046.6
Cher467th1564.1 %014 / 004$1,040,000,00057.5
Jane Russell468th2459.8 %003 / 001$2,560,000,00060.6
Tim Allen469th2158.0 %011 / 003$3,220,000,00055.3
Kathleen Turner470th3061.1 %023 / 005$1,870,000,00046.5
Audie Murphy471st3462.0 %000 / 000$1,920,000,00055.1
Halle Berry472nd3654.3 %004 / 001$3,410,000,00050.0
Jason Bateman473rd3357.3 %011 / 002$2,560,000,00051.8
Elvis Presley474th3458.8 %000 / 000$2,460,000,00056.8
Jamie Lee Curtis475th4059.2 %006 / 001$2,550,000,00046.8
Meg Ryan476th3356.2 %013 / 004$2,600,000,00049.8
Will Ferrell477th3955.8 %001 / 000$3,030,000,00049.7
Pierce Brosnan478th4458.1 %004 / 001$2,740,000,00043.5
Sonja Henie479th1155.1 %005 / 000$1,760,000,00077.8
Helen Hunt480th2761.7 %014 / 002$2,110,000,00047.5
Glenda Jackson481st2464.7 %017 / 003$540,000,00044.2
Matt Dillon482nd5059.9 %007 / 003$1,620,000,00040.7
Jane Powell483rd2056.5 %010 / 001$2,130,000,00061.7
George Peppard484th2861.9 %014 / 005$1,760,000,00045.6
Vince Vaughn485th3953.0 %010 / 002$2,670,000,00043.7
Demi Moore486th3954.8 %012 / 002$2,590,000,00040.7
Mae West487th1260.4 %002 / 000$1,520,000,00067.6
Ice Cube488th3757.0 %003 / 000$2,450,000,00049.3
Denis Leary489th3559.7 %002 / 000$2,520,000,00048.1
Melanie Griffith490th4161.8 %010 / 002$1,080,000,00038.1
Dorothy Dandridge491st1959.7 %016 / 001$1,360,000,00055.4
Wesley Snipes492nd3657.8 %000 / 000$2,110,000,00050.3
Jennifer Garner493rd3455.4 %017 / 005$1,970,000,00043.4
Kim Basinger494th3853.3 %014 / 003$2,190,000,00034.7
Ryan Reynolds495th3955.9 %001 / 000$2,710,000,00045.0
Taraji P. Henson496th2957.0 %019 / 004$1,720,000,00046.2
Peter Fonda497th4556.3 %005 / 000$2,070,000,00041.4
Paul Walker498th2258.3 %005 / 000$2,220,000,00054.9
Bette Midler499th2656.2 %007 / 000$2,210,000,00053.5
Liza Minnelli500th1760.8 %014 / 010$1,440,000,00051.9
Robert Pattinson501st2261.3 %002 / 000$2,140,000,00051.2
Kate Beckinsale502nd3357.4 %016 / 006$1,540,000,00043.6
Gina Lollobrigida503rd1561.2 %000 / 000$1,380,000,00060.3
Tab Hunter504th2559.8 %003 / 000$1,840,000,00052.6
Chevy Chase505th3751.6 %001 / 000$2,570,000,00046.2
Penélope Cruz506th4256.5 %011 / 003$1,350,000,00039.6
Gerard Butler507th3655.7 %009 / 000$210000000044.2
Melissa McCarthy508th2657.9 %005 / 000$1,830,000,00052.2
Charlie Sheen509th3752.6 %012 / 005$2,010,000,00036.0
Rutger Hauer510th3761.9 %006 / 000$840,000,00036.4
Ryan O'Neal511st2657.5 %012 / 005$2,340,000,00042.2
Martin Lawrence512th2750.2 %003 / 000$2,350,000,00052.8
Jason Statham513th3756.6 %000 / 000$2,230,000,00045.3
Michael B. Jordan514th1362.2 %008 / 003$1,280,000,00052.2
Marsha Mason515th1659.4 %013 / 001$1,250,000,00053.6
Carol Burnett516th1561.4 %006 / 001$1,440,000,00053.4
Roger Moore517th3353.4 %010 / 001$2,200,000,00040.0
Frances Farmer518th1562.0 %002 / 001$870,000,00055.8
Luke Wilson519th4158.9 %003 / 000$1,320,000,00038.3
Macaulay Culkin520th1260.0 %000 / 000$1,600,000,00058.2
Angie Dickinson521st3059.3 %005 / 000$1,650,000,00046.3
Jennifer Aniston522nd3654.2 %000 / 000$2,170,00000044.4
Mickey Rourke523rd3359.9 %008 / 000$1,140,000,00039.2
Dyan Cannon524th2455.0 %014 / 001$1,630,000,00046.7
Jennifer Lopez525th3251.4 %004 / 000$2,140,000,00045.5
Christopher Reeve526th1960.4 %014 / 000$1,450,000,00044.4
Christian Slater527th3556.6 %009 / 000$1,440,000,00038.5
Pam Grier528th4454.9 %001 / 000$1,320,000,00034.0
Brendan Fraser529th2954.7 %010 / 004$1,680,000,00042.3
Andy Samberg530th2157.8 %000 / 000$1,560,000,00053.5
Jim Brown531st3157.3 %006 / 001$1,440,000,00042.5
Christina Ricci532nd2758.4 %006 / 002$1,340,000,00044.7
Michael Biehn533rd2159.1 %012 / 003$1,360,000,00040.1
George Arliss534th1958.5 %004 / 001$980,000,00051.6
Sharon Stone535h3352.9 %005 / 000$1,660,000,00034.5
Regina Hall536th3053.5 %000 / 000$1,750,000,00045.8
Andy Griffith537th1162.8 %000 / 000$620,000,00048.6
Justin Timberlake538th1657.4 %011 / 004$1,190,000,00047.9
Blake Lively539th1761.9 %001 / 000$630,000,00047.7
Hilary Swank540th2159.5 %011 / 005$710,000,00041.2
Tyler Perry541st2745.6 %009 / 001$1,650,000,00036.5
Patrick Swayze542nd2757.4 %005 / 002$1,340,000,00039.3
Steve Guttenberg543rd2552.2 %005 / 002$1,800,000,00042.0
Mila Kunis544th2156.9 %006 / 001$1,430,000,00046.4
Rami Malek545th1556.5 %008 / 004$1,160,000,00049.7
Raquel Welch546th2355.9 %006 / 002$1,290,000,00045.6
Dudley Moore547th2356.6 %007 / 002$1,400,000,00041.0
Anna Faris548th2150.9 %004 / 001$1,630,000,00046.9
Art Carney549th2157.6 %003 / 001$1,030,000,00046.6
Sondra Locke550th1656.7 %003 / 000$1,380,000,00048.4
Deepika Padukone551st2860.2 %000 / 000$90,000,00028.9
Zac Efron552nd2256.4 %002 / 000$1,370,000,00044.2
Jayne Mansfield553rd1957.6 %001 / 000$1,170,000,00046.9
Steven Seagal554th1350.3 %002 / 000$1,030,000,00051.8
Milla Jovovich555th2950.5 %004 / 000$860,000,00028.8
Emilio Estevez556th2455.6 %001 / 000$1,220,000,00041.4
Annette Funicello557th1553.0 %002 / 000$1,210,000,00047.7
Jean-Claude Van Damme558th2451.7 %001 / 000$1,240,000,00035.5
Molly Ringwald559th1160.2 %000 / 000$480,000,00041.2
Tim Conway560th1950.4 %000 / 000$1,290,000,00042.5
Tom Selleck561st1752.3 %001 / 000$1,120,000,00041.3
Dan Patrick562nd1639.9 %000 / 000$1,580,000,00040.2
Chuck Norris563rd2252.4 %000 / 000$890,000,00034.6
Judd Nelson564th1656.8 %000 / 000$490,000,00033.4
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  1. Thus the only way ole Mumbles could be given direct statistical credit for “great influence” is if the grosses/awards etc of actors like Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson and actresses such as Barbra Streisand and Wynona Ryder all of whom claim to have been mesmerised by his style were credited to Mr Mumbles’ stats. However on Cogerson at least there is only one thespian who benefits from that kind of generosity and even then in yesterday’s Top 100 chart SHE was ranked 32nd!!!

    Thus all things considered Cogerson has done well for Mr Mumbles and he usually does better only where assessments depart from statistical data and rely on the subjective opinions of revered historians/directors/critics and other Joel types who think they know better than the rest of us.

    Examples are AFI which ranks him 4th among male Legends; Variety which ranked him in the Top 10 greatest entertainers of ALL disciplines in the last century; and Time magazine who included him as one of just 4 mainstream big screen stars whom they regarded as being among the 100 most influential people from all walks of life in the 20th century [Chaplin as a comic genius /Sinatra as a singer/and Monroe as a sex symbol being the other 3].

    “There is before Brando and there is after Brando. There is no in-between. HE is the marker.” -Martin Scorsese.

    “Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. No other actor has so dominated the public’s consciousness of what WAS an actor before or since Brando’s 1951 on-screen portrayal of Stanley made him a cultural icon. Brando eclipsed the reputation of other great actors circa 1950, such as Paul Muni and Fredric March. Only the luster of Spencer Tracy’s reputation hasn’t dimmed when seen in the starlight thrown off by Brando. However, neither Tracy nor Olivier created an entire school of acting just by the force of his personality. Brando did.” – IMDB.

    1. Hey Bob. Good information on Marlon Brando. I agree….if there was a list of the most influential actors….Brando would easily be the number one person. I did notice that on both list James Stewart easily beat my book’s number Spencer Tracy. Granted Tracy is high up on both lists…but it still makes me wonder. Wynona Ryder is actually on the table of stats…one of the few that does not have an UMR page. One of 15 people. Another of those is Steve Guttenberg. I recently watched one of Bruce’s VOD movies, Trauma Center, and up popped Guttenberg. I had to stop the DVD and really look at him to figure out who it was….sad. Good stuff as always.

      1. HI BRUCE: Thanks for the feedback. Every day your site brings the nostalgic memories flooding back to me; so I was very interested in your comments about Steve Guttenberg. When I first started watching videos in the early 1990s Steve’s Three Men and a Baby and Three men and a Little Lady were doing the rounds.

        Despite the presence in them of also Tom Selleck and Ted Danson both of whom I am quite fond of those two films never appealed to me; but on the video library’s shelves at that time was also Steve’s The Bedroom Window [from back in 1987] which I quite enjoyed though it was just a routine film [64% rated by IMDB].

        Steve’s female lead in Bedroom Window is Elizabeth McGovern and she first came to my attention as Sir Maurice’s mistress in 1990s A Shock to the System [which my brothers and I watched many times together on video] and which is a very underrated film in my view with Sir Maurice in top form and riveting to watch throughout so that I’m pleased to see that your sources give it a respectable 70% rating.

        When I first acquired a video machine in those early 1990s it was like a “new toy” to me and I will always rememeber those fond days very nostalgicallty; hence your mention od Guttenberg triggering the memories of those happy times when I would have been about your age and COULD have run up and down the Philly steps had I wanted to having just completed a marathon!. Anyway my best Easter wishes to all in the Cogerson household.

        1. Hey Bob. One day we will have a Steve Guttenberg page. I thought The Bedroom Window was very good when I saw it in the 1980s…..I recently re-visited pretty recently. Ok….it was not too recent…October of 2018. My Letterboxd review the second time.

          “Watched this one time decades ago….back when it was on VHS. This was Steve Guttenberg’s attempt to get away from light comedies and take a turn as an action hero. Sadly for him….and the viewer…it does not work in this movie. Rarely will I criticize an actor….but poor Steve is miscast in this one. The story starts off promising…but quickly derails. The grand finale is a grand letdown. Final thought: Skip this Hitchcock ripoff and watch a Hitchcock movie.”

          I loved A Shock To The System….I want to buy it on DVD….as it is a hard movie to find…but I agree Caine is excellent in that movie.

          Hope you had a great holiday weekend and hope your area is getting better. Good stuff as always.

          1. HI BRUCE: I too have experienced situations where films that I once loved had lost their appeal for me. For example when growing up I was enthralled with Errol Flynn movies but nowadays I can’t watch them as the Flynn persona in his heyday plots was very self-indulgent in my opinion and I prefer more sedate heroes like the ones played by Laddie/Audie/McCrea.

            I have long since given up watching Bond too as I regard him as in effect a conceited show-off [though when Roger Moore played him the critics nicknamed him “James Bland”] whereas the more down to earth spies like Sir Maurice’s Harry Palmer and Sir Alec Guinness’ George Smiley still appeal to me.

            If it comes round again I’ll re-watch Bedroom Window to see if it still mildly entertains me as it did years ago. I’ll keep an open mind though because I am conscious of the fact that since you first watched it you have come under the heavy tutelage of one who can be a bit of a ‘hatchet man’ in assessing films/performances and you may have developed some of HIS traits!

            Glad we both like A Shock to the System though and that’s not going to change for me. My brother loved the scene where the condescending guy with the ponytail takes over part of Sir Maurice’s office to humiliate him and when Sir M comes across him sitting there Sir M demands to know “What the **** are you doing here?” and when the pony-tailed one gives an unsatisfactory answer Sir M says “Let me clarify myself -WHAT THE **** ARE YOU DOING HERE?

            Naturally my brother loved it when later Sir Maurice blows up on a boat Ponytail along with their obnoxious boss. Indeed in a way Sir M one by one taking out his detractors/competitors reminds me of Kind Hearts and Coronets starring Sir Alec Guinness.

  2. HI BRUCE: Another excellent piece of work from you which well-complements your 100 Greatest Stars chart. Combined they will be a great reference source for me in maintaining my own databases and conducting my private movie exercises.

    So “voted Up”; and actually a lot of my guys still do well in this more all-inclusive chart. The Duke is at No 8; Greg is at No 12; and Chuck though he is just outside the Top 50 is a PLUS from my perspective because for some reason doesn’t get a mention in MOST other charts.

    The Great Mumbler too has actually PROPORTIONATELY improved his position in the larger chart as against the smaller one. Yesterday’s Top 100 of yours placed him at position no 10 in the first 10% of those listed; whereas ranked No 33 in your massive 564 entry table he is in the top 5.85%!

    Indeed when certain factors are taken into consideration he has statistically done EXCEPTIONALLY well overall in the Cogerson charts. 10th in your refined Top 100; 33RD in today’s mega chart; and very importantly 27th in your far-reaching 50 Greatest Stars book.

    The “certain factors” that I am alluding to are that he made only half [or less] the quantity of movies that many of the others considered to be in his general bracket as a Legend like The Duke and my Jimmy etc churned out; and Mr Mumbles disappeared for long stretches of his career either just artistically speaking or physically which is what Joel moaned about.

    Also a lot of Brando’s Legend revolves round the fact that he is at least perceived as the single performer who permanently changed American acting. The extent of such influence where it exists can’t be measured by way of the normal statistical yardsticks such as box office/awards etc

    1. Hey Bob. Like all lists…there are problems for sure….the original table had almost 800 actors and actresses. I like how you broke down Marlon’s % and compared it to the first list. Marlon’s 5 rankings: 403rd, 101st, 97th, 11th, & 71st for a total of 683. That is out of 785 for each category. Heston and Tyrone Power should be on my Top 100. If I ever revisit that one….I will have to get rid of some of my current 100. Good stuff.

  3. I wish I could separate by gender. big down movers for little or no personal Oscar love: harrison ford, mickey rooney, fred Astaire, Edward g robinson, robert downey jr., clint eastwood(especially when directing removed). woody allen goes way down without directing. glad to see Sidney poitier in top 100 for guys.
    this is a great list, thanks for all you do. yea UMR, YEA cogerson, Yea WoC.

    1. Hey bob cox. If I add in a gender column….it wrecks the table. I will see if I can figure out a way to get that into the table. Yes Clint’s only directing movies are in the numbers. To me, Clint is the only one….that it is a Clint movie regardless if he directed or starred in it. Probably my Clint bias. Pretty sure Woody’s totals also include both of his movies…as he is in the same boat as Clint. Box office killed Woody’s rankings. Thanks for the kind words and great comment.

  4. I hope you and yours are well. I recently made a list of top 200 actors , no actresses. I shared many of your adjustments. since both lists are UMR based , they are very similar. my starting base was number of movies with UMR UMRreview > = 160 and at least 1 Oscar nomination(for that movie) I adjusted each actor for Oscar nominations and wins for best actor and best supporting actor . big up moves for Oscar: Daniel day lewis, sean penn. paul muni, Richard burton, peter otoole. I included my personal bias. it is too big to send as comment. I would love to share it with you and get your feedback. I would need your email address.
    stay safe. you and yours are in my thoughts and prayers, bob cox

    1. Hey bob cox. On Friday night I ranked the stars on our Top 100 Movie Star page. On Saturday night I ranked all the stars in my database (ok…not all of them). The basics of these rankings is (1) I ranked almost 800 stars, 1st to last in the 5 categories above (movies made, career domestic box office, Oscar wins and nominations, average movie review % for all their movies and average.

      After doing that I added up each person’s rankings in the five categories. The person with the smallest number was the highest rated person…Mr. James Stewart. His rankings were: 34th, 6th, 28th, 25th and 44th for a total of 137….easily beating out Gary Cooper 197 score and Cary Grant 206 score for first place.

      At the bottom of the rankings….Judd Nelson’s (he was a favorite back in the day) rankings were: 743rd, 736th, 734th, 739th and 676th for a total of 3,628….holding off Chuck Norris (3583 score) for last place.

      By comparing and ranking everybody…..I do believe the cream rose to the top. Doing it this way….a star gets credit for making a lot of movies, loses some credit if they made a bunch of bad movies (see Bruce Willis’ low ranking), gets credit if their movies got new reviews and award love. I had fun putting it together. I did take out lots of character actors that had great spots in the rankings…Thomas Mitchell 5th, Claude Raines 12th and Edward Arnold 30th…are ones I remember dumping from the list.

      In the end….I like the rankings…but unlike my new Top 100 rankings…I do not love the end result. Thanks for stopping….glad the Coronavirus has not slowed you up.

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