1. Indiana Jones

Appearances: All four Indiana Jones adventures (1981-2008)

Creators: George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan

Performer: Harrison Ford

Defining moment: The flicker of recognition that crosses Indy’s face when Belloq (Paul Freeman) suggests they are alike... Tied with the pained, “Do I really have to do this?” look he gives just before he shoots the Arab swordsman.

Fascinating fact: It is common knowledge that Indiana Jones was originally called Indiana Smith, but changed to Jones at Spielberg’s behest. Yet the reason Spielberg wanted the seemingly negligible name change was to distance Raiders from Nevada Smith, a 1966 Steve McQueen Western.

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