speedracer5 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Quite a while ago, AFI released their top 25 male and female stars of all time. While I understand the criteria of their list and how various stars were chosen, I didn't agree which each of their selections. Here are their top 10 male and top 10 female actors: MALE 1. Humphrey Bogart 2. Cary Grant 3. James Stewart 4. Marlon Brando 5. Fred Astaire 6. Henry Fonda 7. Clark Gable 8. James Cagney 9. Spencer Tracy 10. Charlie Chaplin FEMALE 1. Katharine Hepburn 2. Bette Davis 3. Audrey Hepburn 4. Ingrid Bergman 5. Greta Garbo 6. Marilyn Monroe 7. Elizabeth Taylor 8. Judy Garland 9. Marlene Dietrich 10. Joan Crawford For me, for example, I don't understand the appeal of Greta Garbo. I find her dull. Gary Cooper is #11 on the male list, and I find him incredibly boring. Some of the choices I agree with, like I love Bette Davis, I find her amazing. Joan Crawford, I find annoying. If it were up to me to make a top 10 male and top 10 female actors list. This would be mine: MALE 1. Cary Grant 2. Humphrey Bogart 3. Fred Astaire 4. Gene Kelly 5. Errol Flynn 6. Montgomery Clift 7. William Holden 8. Clark Gable 9. James Dean 10. William Powell FEMALE 1. Bette Davis 2. Audrey Hepburn 3. Katharine Hepburn 4. Judy Garland 5. Marilyn Monroe 6. Olivia DeHavilland 7. Rita Hayworth 8. Myrna Loy 9. Lauren Bacall 10. Natalie Wood What would be your list? Link to post Share on other sites
tommyphils31 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I am sure that some element of this has appeared at some point on these pages, speed, but I am relatively new, so I am game. As with all the lists I have offered in any category, it is strictly personal, as a fan, not a critic. That is all that matters to me. Therefore, some picks may be curious, but they are mine. I have no problem explaining my choices, but not debating their merits (as with anyone else's picks). Here are mine. Mind you, these are off the top of my head, and could be amended if I think again. I have found narrowing down to "Top 10" in anything has been hard. Here goes: Male James Cagney John Wayne Charlton Heston Humphrey Bogart Paul Muni Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Bob Hope Woody Allen Peter Falk Female Maureen O'Hara Ingrid Bergman Diane Keaton Fay Wray Maureen O'Sullivan Teresa Wright Sally Field Vivien Leigh Judy Garland Joanne Dru Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Well the AFI listing is 25 Greatest Female Screen Legends. To me this is much different than best actor or top talent. For example, take Monroe. If I was doing a listing of female screen LEGENDS I would put Monroe in the top 3 or 4. BUT if best actress or favorite actress I wouldn't have Monroe in my top 25. This also relates to Garbo. Both Garbo and Monroe are iconic LEGENDS. Again, if based on acting now could DeHavilland NOT make the top 25 list!!! That is insane but I guess the AFI didn't feel she was a legend and someone like Monroe with less than half the acting skills of DeHavilland gets in the top 10. Oh well, done with that rant. Here is my top 10 favorites (i.e. the actors that stared in the movies I enjoy the most): MALE 1. Leslie Howard 2. Humphrey Bogart 3. Cary Grant 4. Robert Mitchum 5. William Powell 6. James Cagney 7. Gary Cooper 8. Errol Flynn 9. Alan Ladd 10. Clark Gable FEMALE 1. Bette Davis 2. Olivia DeHavilland 3. Barbara Stanwyck 4. Jean Arthur 5. Carole Lombard 6. Katharine Hepburn 7. Audrey Hepburn 8. Myrna Loy 9. Rosalind Russel 10. Joan Crawford Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 The AFI lists are for "most legendary" stars. In other words, the stars they feel have been most "talked-about", for whatever reason, including personal scandals. It has nothing to do with acting ability. Link to post Share on other sites
BasilBruce Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Marilyn needs to be taken off the list entirely. 1. Barbara Stanwyc 2. Ginger Rogers 3. Myrna Loy 4. Irene Dunn 5. Claudette Colbert 6. Greer Garson 7. Gene Tierney 8. Ingrid Bergman 9. Vivian Leigh 10. Audrey Hepburn 1. James Stewart 2. William Powell 3. Joel McCrea 4. Henry Fonda 5. Joseph Cotten 6. Robert Walker 7. Jack Lemmon 8. Gregory Peck 9. Leslie Howard 10. Peter O'Toole Link to post Share on other sites
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