Amazing Movie Stars 4

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1. This American leading man kept his popularity for nearly 30 years. An uncomplicated, outdoor guy, beloved by women and admired by men. He was known as 'The King of Hollywood'. Charlie Chaplin Clark Gable John Wayne Robert Redford

2. This brow-mopping, gravel-voiced, black American jazz trumpeter gained pleasure from playing music and clowning around in his few film appearances. He died in 1971 from heart failure. Louis Armstrong Johnny Ball Miles Davis Charles Ives

3. This actor viewed the world cynically through a whisky bottle. He communicated his dislike for women and children in his act and on Christmas Day 1946 his alcoholism caught up with him. W.C. Fields Robert Mitchum Dean Martin Oliver Reed

4. This British-born actor of the silent era was knighted in 1975. He married 4 times including actress Paulette Goddard (1936-42). He was the father of actress Geraldine. Buster Keaton Harold Lloyd Stan Laurel Charlie Chaplin

5. His trademarks were a painted-on moustache, large eyebrows, steel-rimmed spectacles, a cigar and a mad crouching walk. His humour depended on elaborate wordplay and puns and he got the lion's share of the wisecracks. Tom Selleck Groucho Marx Will Hay Errol Flynn

6. Born in Kashmir, this British leading lady was in the 1969 Bond film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and 'Shirley Valentine' (1989). She was formerly married to actor and scriptwriter Jeremy Lloyd. Pauline Collins Sylvia Syms Diana Rigg Joanna Lumley

7. This American comedian was in show business from the age of 8 when he ran away to sing in a minstrel show. He was noted for his tie twiddle and long-suffering look at the camera. He died in 1957 after a stroke. Stan Laurel George Burns Charlie Chaplin Oliver Hardy

8. This 5 feet 4 inches Canadian-born actor played Marty McFly in 'Back to the Future'. He plays younger than his years but alas now he is suffering progressively from Parkinson's Disease. Joe Pesci Christopher Lloyd Michael J. Fox Danny DeVito

9. In his early career, this actor was accused of copying Marlon Brando. As a director he directed his wife, Joanne Woodward in 'Rachel Rachel'. Joe Pesci James Dean Robert Redford Paul Newman

10. Australian actor who married British-born actress Rachel Ward in 1983. He co-starred with Tom Cruise in 'Cocktail' (1988). Bryan Brown Russell Crowe Errol Flynn Ed Harris

11. This blonde American actress starred in three Alfred Hitchcock films. She died from a brain hemorrhage after a car crash. Janet Leigh Tippi Hedren Grace Kelly Ingrid Bergman

12. This British blonde actress had 7 children before dying of cancer. She married David McCallum in 1968 and Charles Bronson. Raquel Welch Kay Francis Lizabeth Scott Jill Ireland

13. This plump Canadian comic star was continually dieting and died of a heart attack while making a film in torrid heat in Mexico. He once said, 'A lot of people just see me as a jolly fat guy but I'd hate to think that was the only reason they were laughing'. Robert Morley Orson Welles Jackie Gleason John Candy

14. Scottish actor who founded his own Glasgow theatre company. He had a world-wide hit with 'The Full Monty'(1997) and played violent Begbie in 'Trainspotting' (1996). Robert Carlyle Ewan McGregor Mark Addy Robbie Coltrane

15. This actor always suffered for being 'too good looking'. Male critics insisted that anyone that handsome couldn't be any good as an actor. He was the founder of the Sundance Institute for independent film-makers. Paul Newman Robert Redford Tom Berenger George Clooney

16. This British actor was born on the Isle of Wight and began his show business career busking in London's West End. He married actress Sinead Cusack. Jeremy Irons Terry-Thomas Tommy Trinder Sir Harry Secombe

17. He was a nightclub bouncer while studying acting and has a masters degree in chemical engineering. This blond, muscular, 6 feet 6 inches tall Swedish-born karate champion has starred in two James Bond films. Dolph Lundgren Arnold Schwarzenegger Chuck Norris Rutger Hauer

18. American actor who played Deputy Dewey Riley in the 'Scream' films and is married to co-star Courteney Cox. He is the brother of Patricia and Rosanna. Kevin Bacon David Arquette Bill Pullman Tom Arnold

19. British blonde actress who is best remembered as the girl covered with gold paint in the James Bond film Goldfinger. Her autobiography was called 'Golden Girl'. Shirley Eaton Marilyn Maxwell Honor Blackman Lois Maxwell

20. This glamour queen of the 1940s married Orson Welles. She contacted Alzheimer's Disease at 62 and for the last few years of her life she had to be cared for like a baby. Ingrid Pitt Rita Hayworth Jean Harlow Betty Grable

21. This British actor was knighted in 1953. He has the longest film career in the history of the British Cinema. Sir John Gielgud Sir John Mills Sir Peter Ustinov Sir Ralph Richardson

22. This Swedish-born international model is best known for her decorative roles in 2 James Bond films. Ursula Andress Britt Ekland Maud Adams Julie Ege

23. This tall American dancing star was an eye-catching partner for both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Since 1948 she has been married to her second husband Tony Martin. Grace Kelly Betty Grable Ginger Rogers Cyd Charisse

24. This British actress was the great-granddaughter of one-time British prime minister Lord Herbert Asquith. Joely Richardson Kate Winslet Helena Bonham Carter Barbara Windsor

25. An American actress who was a latecomer to films. A strong soprano singer, she gained Broadway musical success in the mid 1990s in the leading role of 'Sunset Boulevard'. Bette Midler Ethel Merman Julie Roberts Glenn Close