http://www.listal.com/list/afis-100-greatest-heroes 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 <b>The Heroes</b>. For the corresponding villain list, click <a href="http://www.listal.com/list/my-list-grandassault">HERE.</a> <blockquote><b>Statistics</b> <b>Actor with the most heroic portrayals:</b> Gary Cooper - Will Kane - Lou Gehrig - Alvin York <b>Male:Female Character Ratio</b> Male Actors: 44 Female Actresses: 8 Non-Human Characters: 2 <b>Heroes based on real-life people</b> - 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 <b>Films that appear on both lists:</b> - Batman - It's a Wonderful Life - Schindler's List - The Silence of the Lambs <b>Characters that appear on both lists:</b> - The Terminator <b>Actors that appear on both lists:</b> - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Al Pacino</blockquote> en-us GMT GMT Listal.com <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/to-kill-a-mockingbird' title="To Kill a Mockingbird"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/68820/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Atticus Finch</b> <i>Portrayed by Gregory Peck</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:53:07 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/to-kill-a-mockingbird http://www.listal.com/movie/to-kill-a-mockingbird 0783225857 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/raiders-of-the-lost-ark' title="Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/5484/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Indiana Jones</b> <i>Portrayed by Harrison Ford</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:53:20 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/raiders-of-the-lost-ark http://www.listal.com/movie/raiders-of-the-lost-ark <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/dr-no-1962' title="Dr. No"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/142952/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>James Bond</b> <i>Sean Connery</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:53:24 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/dr-no-1962 http://www.listal.com/movie/dr-no-1962 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/casablanca' title="Casablanca"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/170719/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Rick Blaine</b> <i>Humphrey Bogart</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:53:39 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/casablanca http://www.listal.com/movie/casablanca B000050XXO <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/high-noon' title="High Noon"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/37316/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Will Kane</b> <i>Gary Cooper</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:53:45 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/high-noon http://www.listal.com/movie/high-noon 0782009972 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-silence-of-the-lambs' title="The Silence of the Lambs"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/4169/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Clarice Starling</b> <i>Jodie Foster</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:53:57 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-silence-of-the-lambs http://www.listal.com/movie/the-silence-of-the-lambs 6305073333 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/rocky' title="Rocky"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/9808/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Rocky Balboa</b> <i>Sylvester Stallone</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:54:08 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/rocky http://www.listal.com/movie/rocky <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/aliens' title="Aliens"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/608589/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Ellen Ripley</b> <i>Sigourney Weaver</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:54:13 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/aliens http://www.listal.com/movie/aliens B00000ILDE <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/its-a-wonderful-life' title="It's a Wonderful Life"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/4824/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>George Bailey</b> <i>James Stewart</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:54:20 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/its-a-wonderful-life http://www.listal.com/movie/its-a-wonderful-life B00005QCVY <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/lawrence-of-arabia' title="Lawrence of Arabia"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/142885/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>T. E. Lawrence</b> <i>Peter O'Toole</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:54:39 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/lawrence-of-arabia http://www.listal.com/movie/lawrence-of-arabia B00003CXB2 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/mr-smith-goes-to-washington' title="Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/172065/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Jefferson Smith</b> <i>James Stewart</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:54:53 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/mr-smith-goes-to-washington http://www.listal.com/movie/mr-smith-goes-to-washington B00003L9CJ <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-grapes-of-wrath' title="The Grapes of Wrath"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/226444/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Tom Joad</b> <i>Henry Fonda</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:55:04 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-grapes-of-wrath http://www.listal.com/movie/the-grapes-of-wrath B0000DJZ8R <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/schindlers-list' title="Schindler's List"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/4329/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Oskar Schindler</b> <i>Liam Neeson</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:55:13 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/schindlers-list http://www.listal.com/movie/schindlers-list B00012QM9K <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back' title="Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/3456/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Han Solo</b> <i>Harrison Ford</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:07:24 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/norma-rae-1979' title="Norma Rae"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/135290/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Norma Rae</b> <i>Sally Field</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:56:56 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/norma-rae-1979 http://www.listal.com/movie/norma-rae-1979 B000059HAN <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/shane' title="Shane"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/68600/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Shane</b> <i>Alan Ladd</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:57:02 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/shane http://www.listal.com/movie/shane B00004U5SC <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/dirty-harry-1971' title="Dirty Harry"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/138143/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Harry Callahan</b> <i>Clint Eastwood</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:57:14 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/dirty-harry-1971 http://www.listal.com/movie/dirty-harry-1971 6304698550 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-adventures-of-robin-hood' title="The Adventures of Robin Hood"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/172724/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Robin Hood</b> <i>Errol Flynn</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:00:50 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-adventures-of-robin-hood http://www.listal.com/movie/the-adventures-of-robin-hood B00005JKEZ <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/in-the-heat-of-the-night' title="In the Heat of the Night"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/185095/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Virgil Tibbs</b> <i>Sidney Poitier</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:01:04 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/in-the-heat-of-the-night http://www.listal.com/movie/in-the-heat-of-the-night B000053VBH <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid' title="Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/55254/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Butch & Sundance</b> <i>Paul Newman & Robert Redford</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:01:12 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid http://www.listal.com/movie/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid B00003RQNJ <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/gandhi' title="Gandhi"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/5374/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Mahatma Gandhi</b> <i>Ben Kingsley</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:04:32 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/gandhi http://www.listal.com/movie/gandhi B00003CXA4 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/spartacus' title="Spartacus"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/9533/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Spartacus</b> <i>Kirk Douglas</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:04:38 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/spartacus http://www.listal.com/movie/spartacus 0783226039 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/on-the-waterfront' title="On the Waterfront"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/164508/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Terry Malloy</b> <i>Marlon Brando</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:04:56 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/on-the-waterfront http://www.listal.com/movie/on-the-waterfront B00003CXBU <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/thelma-louise' title="Thelma and Louise"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/594870/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer</b> <i>Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:09:21 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/thelma-louise http://www.listal.com/movie/thelma-louise 630469878X <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-pride-of-the-yankees' title="The Pride of the Yankees"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/170631/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Lou Gehrig</b> <i>Gary Cooper</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:09:31 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-pride-of-the-yankees http://www.listal.com/movie/the-pride-of-the-yankees 6305308764 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/superman-1978' title="Superman"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/616406/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Superman</b> <i>Christopher Reeve</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:09:46 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/superman-1978 http://www.listal.com/movie/superman-1978 B000059Z8J <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/all-the-presidents-men' title="All the President's Men"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/6669/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein</b> <i>Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:24:45 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/all-the-presidents-men http://www.listal.com/movie/all-the-presidents-men 6304696493 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/12-angry-men' title="12 Angry Men"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/6334/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Juror #8</b> <i>Henry Fonda</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:25:02 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/12-angry-men http://www.listal.com/movie/12-angry-men B000056HEC <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/patton' title="Patton"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/34104/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>General George Patton</b> <i>George C. Scott</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:25:08 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/patton http://www.listal.com/movie/patton B00005PJ8O <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/cool-hand-luke' title="Cool Hand Luke"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/6839/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Luke Jackson</b> <i>Paul Newman</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:25:26 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/cool-hand-luke http://www.listal.com/movie/cool-hand-luke 0790731509 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/erin-brockovich' title="Erin Brockovich"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/4073/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Erin Brockovich</b> <i>Julia Robers</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:25:35 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/erin-brockovich http://www.listal.com/movie/erin-brockovich B00003CXFV <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-big-sleep' title="The Big Sleep"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/9833/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Philip Marlowe</b> <i>Humphrey Bogart</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:26:26 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-big-sleep http://www.listal.com/movie/the-big-sleep B00004XMRW <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/fargo' title="Fargo"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/156265/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Marge Gunderson</b> <i>Frances McDormand</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:26:31 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/fargo http://www.listal.com/movie/fargo <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/tarzan-the-ape-man' title="Tarzan the Ape Man"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/30841/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Tarzan</b> <i>Johnny Weissmuller</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:26:51 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/tarzan-the-ape-man http://www.listal.com/movie/tarzan-the-ape-man B0001NBLYA <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/sergeant-york' title="Sergeant York"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/171059/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Alvin York</b> <i>Gary Cooper</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:27:24 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/sergeant-york http://www.listal.com/movie/sergeant-york <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/true-grit-1969' title="True Grit"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/139963/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Rooster Cogburn</b> <i>John Wayne</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:27:31 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/true-grit-1969 http://www.listal.com/movie/true-grit-1969 6305754934 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars' title="Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/36998/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Obi-Wan Kenobi</b> <i>Sir Alec Guinness</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:56:43 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars B00003CXCT <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/city-lights' title="City Lights"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/174170/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>The Tramp</b> <i>Charlie Chaplin</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:28:12 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/city-lights http://www.listal.com/movie/city-lights 6305759774 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/lassie-come-home-1943' title="Lassie Come Home"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/42735/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Lassie</b> <i>Pal</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:28:34 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/lassie-come-home-1943 http://www.listal.com/movie/lassie-come-home-1943 B000294U5A <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/serpico-1973' title="Serpico"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/47831/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Frank Serpico</b> <i>Al Pacino</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:28:45 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/serpico-1973 http://www.listal.com/movie/serpico-1973 B00006JU7T <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/goodbye-mr-chips-1939' title="Goodbye, Mr. Chips"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/172225/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Arthur Chipping</b> <i>Robert Donat</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:29:01 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/goodbye-mr-chips-1939 http://www.listal.com/movie/goodbye-mr-chips-1939 B00011D1R2 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/boys-town-1938' title="Boys Town"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/172866/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Father Edward J. Flanagan</b> <i>Spencer Tracy</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:29:22 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/boys-town-1938 http://www.listal.com/movie/boys-town-1938 B000B5XOYS <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-ten-commandments-1956' title="The Ten Commandments"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/29195/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Moses</b> <i>Charlton Heston</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:29:30 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-ten-commandments-1956 http://www.listal.com/movie/the-ten-commandments-1956 0792154649 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/the-french-connection' title="The French Connection"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/138022/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle </b> <i>Gene Hackman</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:29:44 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/the-french-connection http://www.listal.com/movie/the-french-connection B00003CXA3 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/mark-zorro' title="The Mark of Zorro"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/171735/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Zorro</b> <i>Tyrone Power</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:30:05 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/mark-zorro http://www.listal.com/movie/mark-zorro B00008LDO2 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/batman' title="Batman"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/950/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Batman</b> <i>Michael Keaton</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:30:20 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/batman http://www.listal.com/movie/batman 0790729652 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/silkwood-1983' title="Silkwood"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/89867/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Karen Silkwood</b> <i>Meryl Streep</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:30:31 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/silkwood-1983 http://www.listal.com/movie/silkwood-1983 6305474842 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/terminator-2-judgment-day' title="Terminator 2: Judgment Day"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/152525/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>The Terminator</b> <i>Arnold Schwarzenegger</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:30:58 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/terminator-2-judgment-day http://www.listal.com/movie/terminator-2-judgment-day 0784010188 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/philadelphia' title="Philadelphia "><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/4248/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Andrew Beckett</b> <i>Tom Hanks</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:31:10 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/philadelphia http://www.listal.com/movie/philadelphia 0800141806 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/gladiator' title="Gladiator"><img src='http://img.listal.com/image/5482/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><b>Maximus Decimus Meridius </b> <i>Russell Crowe</i> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:31:17 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/gladiator http://www.listal.com/movie/gladiator