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AFI's 100 Heroes & Villains: Heroes

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1397

8.4

1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Atticus Finch

Portrayed by Gregory Peck

The Flagship's rating:

4251

8.7

2. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ar... (1981)

Indiana Jones

Portrayed by Harrison Ford

The Flagship's rating:

1002

7.3

3. Dr. No (1962)

James Bond

Sean Connery

The Flagship's rating:

2546

8.2

8.7

4. Casablanca (1942)

Rick Blaine

Humphrey Bogart

518

7.9

8.2

5. High Noon (1952)

Will Kane

Gary Cooper

5241

8.1

8.7

6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Clarice Starling

Jodie Foster

The Flagship's rating:

2143

7.4

8.1

7. Rocky (1976)

Rocky Balboa

Sylvester Stallone

The Flagship's rating:

2580

7.8

8.5

8. Aliens (1986)

Ellen Ripley

Sigourney Weaver

The Flagship's rating:

1633

8.2

8.7

9. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

George Bailey

James Stewart

1093

8.4

10. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

T. E. Lawrence

Peter O'Toole

The Flagship's rating:

601

8.3

11. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Jefferson Smith

James Stewart

500

8.2

12. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Tom Joad

Henry Fonda

4694

8.4

8.9

13. Schindler's List (1993)

Oskar Schindler

Liam Neeson

4587

8.1

8.8

14. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Ba... (1980)

Han Solo

Harrison Ford

The Flagship's rating:

7.5

7.2

15. Norma Rae (1979)

Norma Rae

Sally Field

260

7.5

7.7

16. Shane (1953)

Shane

Alan Ladd

1146

7.7

7.8

17. Dirty Harry (1971)

Harry Callahan

Clint Eastwood

The Flagship's rating:

426

7.6

18. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Robin Hood

Errol Flynn

351

7.7

19. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Virgil Tibbs

Sidney Poitier

1029

7.9

8.2

20. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Butch & Sundance

Paul Newman & Robert Redford

The Flagship's rating:

1065

7.5

8.1

21. Gandhi (1982)

Mahatma Gandhi

Ben Kingsley

1028

7.3

22. Spartacus (1960)

Spartacus

Kirk Douglas

The Flagship's rating:

709

8.1

8.3

23. On the Waterfront (1954)

Terry Malloy

Marlon Brando

The Flagship's rating:

1985

6.9

7.3

24. Thelma and Louise (1991)

Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer

Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon

The Flagship's rating:

7.5

7.7

25. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Lou Gehrig

Gary Cooper

1441

6.9

7.3

26. Superman (1978)

Superman

Christopher Reeve

The Flagship's rating:

751

7.8

27. All the President's Men (1976)

Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman

1630

8.6

8.9

28. 12 Angry Men (1957)

Juror #8

Henry Fonda

The Flagship's rating:

512

7.5

29. Patton (1970)

General George Patton

George C. Scott

715

7.9

8.2

30. Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Luke Jackson

Paul Newman

2210

6.7

7.2

31. Erin Brockovich (2000)

Erin Brockovich

Julia Robers

The Flagship's rating:

650

8.2

32. The Big Sleep (1946)

Philip Marlowe

Humphrey Bogart

2627

7.8

8.2

33. Fargo (1996)

Marge Gunderson

Frances McDormand

The Flagship's rating:

6.8

7.1

34. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Tarzan

Johnny Weissmuller

137

7.4

7.8

35. Sergeant York (1941)

Alvin York

Gary Cooper

290

7.3

36. True Grit (1969)

Rooster Cogburn

John Wayne

4916

8.8

37. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Sir Alec Guinness

The Flagship's rating:

913

8.6

38. City Lights (1931)

The Tramp

Charlie Chaplin

6.3

39. Lassie Come Home (1943)

Lassie

Pal

702

7.5

7.8

40. Serpico (1973)

Frank Serpico

Al Pacino

The Flagship's rating:

7.5

7.7

41. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Arthur Chipping

Robert Donat

7.1

42. Boys Town (1938)

Father Edward J. Flanagan

Spencer Tracy

492

7.3

7.8

43. The Ten Commandments (1956)

Moses

Charlton Heston

726

7.8

7.9

44. The French Connection (1971)

Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Gene Hackman

7.7

7.6

45. The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Zorro

Tyrone Power

4268

7.6

46. Batman (1989)

Batman

Michael Keaton

The Flagship's rating:

158

6.9

7.1

47. Silkwood (1983)

Karen Silkwood

Meryl Streep

4168

7.7

8.6

48. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

The Terminator

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Flagship's rating:

1765

7.4

7.6

49. Philadelphia (1993)

Andrew Beckett

Tom Hanks

The Flagship's rating:

5455

7.7

8.5

50. Gladiator (2000)

Maximus Decimus Meridius

Russell Crowe

The Flagship's rating:

In 2003, the American Film Institute compiled a list of the fifty greatest villains and fifty greatest heroes to grace our cinema screens over the past one hundred years. Here is a list of The Heroes.

For the corresponding villain list, click HERE.

Statistics

Actor with the most heroic portrayals:
Gary Cooper
- Will Kane
- Lou Gehrig
- Alvin York

Male:Female Character Ratio
Male Actors: 44
Female Actresses: 8
Non-Human Characters: 2

Heroes based on real-life people
- Alvin York
- Erin Brockovich
- George S. Patton
- Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
- Lou Gehrig
- Spartacus
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Butch Cassidy & Sundance
- Oskar Schindler
- T. E. Lawrence
- Father Edward J. Flanagan
- Frank Serpico
- Karen Silkwood
- Moses
- Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Films that appear on both lists:
- Batman
- It's a Wonderful Life
- Schindler's List
- The Silence of the Lambs

Characters that appear on both lists:
- The Terminator

Actors that appear on both lists:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Al Pacino