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AFI defines an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films (films of 40 minutes or more) whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950 but whose death has marked a completed body of work."
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, and had a career that lasted more than 50 years.
The decade was equally adept at both character and realistic films. The highly noted actors James Stewart, John Wayne, and Marlon Brando were at the peak of their popularity. Stewart, starring in Winchester '73, and Wayne, starring in John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy and The Searchers, revitalized the western.
Leo Carrillo (1880–1961) Californio actor best known for playing Pancho in the popular television series The Cisco Kid (1950–1956) Steve Clemente (1885–1950) Mexican-understanding American actor known for his many villainous roles; Pedro de Cordoba (1881–1950) American actor of Cuban and French descent
This list of notable actors from the United Kingdom includes performers in film, radio, stage and television ... (1867–1950) Arthur Bourchier (1863–1927)
While famous Black actors are undeniably breaking records ... This Bahamian actor made history by starring in films as early as the late 1950s, a time when Black actors were still relegated to ...
OTR Actors and Their Roles This page was last edited on 19 January 2025, at 18:22 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
If an American actor is notable for more than just film acting, then a stub article about them should use {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub}} or {{US-actor-stub}} instead. The perfect article about an actor gives both a (possibly short) biography and a list of performances.