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The American Film Institute's (AFI) sixth polling, 100 Heroes and Villains, again celebrated American cinema, and revealed America’s 100 greatest good and bad guys/gals (50 of each), as chosen by voters. The results were unveiled in a three-hour television special broadcast by CBS.

1. ATTICUS FINCH (Gregory Peck) in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Universal-International, 1962)
2. INDIANA JONES (Harrison Ford) in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Paramount, 1981)
3. JAMES BOND (Sean Connery) in DR. NO (United Artists, 1962)
4. RICK BLAINE (Humphrey Bogart) in CASABLANCA (Warner Bros., 1942)
5. WILL KANE (Gary Cooper) in HIGH NOON (United Artists, 1952)
6. CLARICE STARLING (Jodie Foster) in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Orion, 1991)
7. ROCKY BALBOA (Sylvester Stallone) in ROCKY (United Artists, 1976)
8. ELLEN RIPLEY (Sigourney Weaver) in ALIENS (20th Century Fox, 1986)
9. GEORGE BAILEY (James Stewart) in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (RKO, 1946)
10. T. E. LAWRENCE (Peter O'Toole) in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Columbia, 1962)
11. JEFFERSON SMITH (James Stewart) in MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Columbia, 1939)
12. TOM JOAD (Henry Fonda) in THE GRAPES OF WRATH (20th Century Fox, 1940)
13. OSKAR SCHINDLER (Liam Neeson) in SCHINDLER'S LIST (Universal, 1993)
14. HAN SOLO (Harrison Ford) in STAR WARS (20th Century Fox, 1977)
15. NORMA RAE WEBSTER (Sally Field) in NORMA RAE (20th Century Fox, 1979)
16. SHANE (Alan Ladd) in SHANE (Paramount, 1953)
17. DETECTIVE HARRY CALLAHAN (Clint Eastwood) in DIRTY HARRY (Warner Bros., 1971)
18. ROBIN HOOD (Errol Flynn) in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Warner Bros., 1938)
19. VIRGIL TIBBS (Sidney Poitier) in IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (United Artists, 1967)
20. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (20th Century Fox, 1969)
21. MAHATMA GANDHI (Ben Kingsley) in GANDHI (Columbia, 1982)
22. SPARTACUS (Kirk Douglas) in SPARTACUS (Universal, 1960)
23. TERRY MALLOY (Marlon Brando) in ON THE WATERFRONT (Columbia, 1954)
24. THELMA DICKINSON & LOUISE SAWYER (Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon) in THELMA & LOUISE (MGM, 1991)
25. HENRY "LOU" GEHRIG (Gary Cooper) in THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (RKO, 1942)
26. SUPERMAN (CLARK KENT) (Christopher Reeve) in SUPERMAN (Warner Bros., 1978)
27. BOB WOODWARD & CARL BERNSTEIN (Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman) in ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (Warner Bros., 1976)
28. JUROR #8 (MR. DAVIS) (Henry Fonda) in 12 ANGRY MEN (United Artists, 1957)
29. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON (George C. Scott) in PATTON (20th Century Fox, 1970)
30. LUCAS "LUKE" JACKSON (Paul Newman) in COOL HAND LUKE (Warner Bros., 1967)
31. ERIN BROCKOVICH (Julia Roberts) in ERIN BROCKOVICH (Universal, 2000)
32. PHILIP MARLOWE (Humphrey Bogart) in THE BIG SLEEP (Warner Bros., 1946)
33. MARGE GUNDERSON (Frances McDormand) in FARGO (Gramercy, 1996)
34. TARZAN (Johnny Weissmuller) in TARZAN THE APE MAN (MGM, 1932)
35. ALVIN C. YORK (Gary Cooper) in SERGEANT YORK (Warner Bros., 1941)
36. REUBEN J. "ROOSTER" COGBURN (John Wayne) in TRUE GRIT (Paramount, 1969)
37. BEN "OBI-WAN" KENOBI (Alec Guinness) in STAR WARS (20th Century Fox, 1977)
38. THE TRAMP (Charlie Chaplin) in CITY LIGHTS (United Artists, 1931)
39. LASSIE (Pal) in LASSIE COME HOME (MGM, 1943)
40. FRANK SERPICO (Al Pacino) in SERPICO (Paramount, 1973)
41. MR. CHIPS (MR. CHIPPING) (Robert Donat) in GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (MGM, 1939)
42. FATHER EDWARD J. FLANAGAN (Spencer Tracy) in BOYS TOWN (MGM, 1938)
43. MOSES (Charlton Heston) in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Paramount, 1956)
44. JIMMY "POPEYE" DOYLE (Gene Hackman) in THE FRENCH CONNECTION (20th Century Fox, 1971)
45. ZORRO (DON DIEGO DE VEGA) (Tyrone Power) in THE MARK OF ZORRO (20th Century Fox, 1940)
46. BATMAN (BRUCE WAYNE) (Michael Keaton) in BATMAN (Warner Bros., 1989)
47. KAREN SILKWOOD (Meryl Streep) in SILKWOOD (20th Century Fox, 1983)
48. T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (Tri-Star, 1991)
49. ANDREW BECKETT (Tom Hanks) in PHILADELPHIA (TriStar, 1993)
50. GENERAL MAXIMUS DECIMUS MERIDUS (Russell Crowe) in GLADIATOR (DreamWorks, 2000)

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Source: FilmSite.Org/American Film Insitute

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