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Bela LugosiHungarian-American actor famed for his role as Dracula.Max von SydowSwedish-French actor with a 70-year career in film and television.Jean-Claude Van DammeBelgian martial artist and action film star.Jean-Paul BelmondoFrench actor and New Wave icon known for heroic roles.Charles BoyerFrench-American actor known for romantic dramas and four Oscar nominations.Maurice ChevalierFrench singer and actor known for boater hat and tuxedo.Gérard DepardieuFrench actor with over 200 films and a controversial legacy.Christopher LambertAmerican actor known for Highlander and Mortal Kombat roles.Yves MontandItalian-born French actor and singer, a major 20th-century artist.Rudolph ValentinoItalian-born silent film star known as the Latin Lover.Sergei Bodrov Jr.Russian actor and screenwriter, died in a rock ice slide.Michael CaineRetired English actor and British cultural icon.Sean ConneryScottish actor who originated the role of James Bond on film.Albert FinneyEnglish actor known for stage and screen roles.Anthony HopkinsWelsh actor; won two Academy Awards for Best Actor.Christopher LeeEnglish actor and singer known for villain roles and deep voice.Ian McKellenEnglish actor, stage and screen icon, knighted in 1991.Victor McLaglenBritish-American actor and boxer who won an Oscar for The Informer.David NivenEnglish actor and Oscar winner known for debonair roles.Alan RickmanEnglish actor renowned for stage, screen, and distinctive voice.Russell CroweNew Zealand–born actor and film director, Academy Award winner.Desi ArnazCuban-American entertainer who co-created I Love Lucy and the rerun.Gary ColemanChild star of Diff'rent Strokes and highest-paid young TV actor.Peter FalkAmerican actor famed for his role as Lieutenant Columbo.Mike FarrellActor, activist, and longtime death penalty opponent.Kelsey GrammerAmerican actor known for playing Dr. Frasier Crane for over 20 years.David JanssenStarred as Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive.Kyle MacLachlanAmerican actor known for David Lynch collaborations and Twin Peaks.Fred MacMurrayAmerican actor known for Double Indemnity and My Three Sons.Leonard NimoyActor who originated Spock in the Star Trek franchise.Chuck NorrisMartial artist and actor who became a global action icon.Luke PerryAmerican actor known for Dylan McKay and Fred Andrews.Roy RogersKing of the Cowboys and beloved Western star.David SchwimmerAmerican actor known for Ross Geller on Friends.James SpaderAmerican actor known for morally ambiguous roles.Patrick StewartEnglish actor known for stage and screen roles.Mr. TActor known for tough-guy roles and catchphrase 'I pity the fool!'Hervé VillechaizeFrench actor known for Nick Nack and Tattoo.Robert Young (actor)American actor known for fatherly and doctor roles on television.Soad HosnyEgyptian actress known as the Cinderella of the Screen.Marie PrevostSilent film star whose career faded after personal turmoil.María FélixMexican actress and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.Salma HayekMexican-American actress and producer; first Mexican Best Actress Oscar nominee.Eve ArdenDeadpan comedienne and Emmy-winning star of Our Miss Brooks.Halle BerryFirst African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.Sandra BullockAmerican actress and producer; won an Academy Award for The Blind Side.Glenn CloseAmerican actress with five decades of acclaimed stage and screen work.Claudette ColbertFrench-American actress who won an Oscar for It Happened One Night.Joan CrawfordAmerican actress who rose from dancer to Oscar-winning star.Doris DayAmerican singer and actress with a 75-year entertainment career.Cameron DiazAmerican actress and author; highest-paid actress over 40 in 2013.Ava GardnerAmerican actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood.Judy GarlandAmerican actress and singer, iconic for her voice and resilience.Janet GaynorFirst Academy Award winner for Best Actress; silent and sound film star.Ruth GordonAmerican actress and writer with a seven-decade career.Olivia de HavillandGolden Age star, two-time Oscar winner, and last surviving major icon.Goldie HawnAmerican actress known for comedic roles and an Academy Award win.Katharine HepburnAmerican actress with a record four Academy Awards for Best Actress.
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