1. Leia Organa
   Clarice Starling
2. Sarah Connor
   Ellen Ripley

Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley quickly became one of the best heroes in action/sci-fi/horror after her turn in the first "Alien" movie and then the subsequent three films in which she also appeared. There were rumors of her making a fifth movie, but they never materialized.

1. Eleanor Pierce
   Blanche DuBois
2. Scarlett O'Hara
   Ruby Garret

Vivien Leigh played Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind." The film also featured Hattie McDaniel, who became the first African American not only to be nominated but also to win an Oscar. Clark Gable threatened to boycott the Awards when he learned that she was not allowed to attend because of her race.

1. Indiana Jones
   James Bond
2. Sam Spade
   Popeye Doyle

James Bond has had more life in film than any other character in film history, even if he's not always portrayed by the same actor. 2020's "No Time to Die" is the 25th movie in the James Bond series, which is the longest-running film franchise in history.

1. Tyler Durden
   Marty McFly
2. Indiana Jones
   Travis Bickle

Indiana Jones's proper name is Henry Jones Jr, but we learn at the end of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" that his famous nickname doesn't have anything to do with the state; instead, it was the name of the family dog.

1. Darth Vader
   Iron Man
2. Spider-Man
   Ryuk

The greatest "Star Wars" villain of them all was arguably Darth Vader, who was played by three separate actors. James Earl Jones provided the iconic voice, David Prowse was the man in the suit, and when his mask comes off in "Return of the Jedi," he was portrayed by Sebastian Shaw.

1. Patrick Bateman
   The Dude
2. Dr. Loomis
   Hannibal Lecter

Anthony Hopkins portrayed Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, first in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs." The character has been portrayed by numerous actors, including Mads Mikkelsen and Brian Cox.

1. Batman
   Superman
2. Spider-Man
   Iron Man

Batman is one of the most iconic characters on the page, on TV and in film. Just in theatrically released movies alone, he's been portrayed by half a dozen of the world's biggest actors. The newest Batman film due to be released in 2021 will feature Robert Pattinson in the role.

1. Scarlett O'Hara
   Norma Desmond
2. Miranda Priestly
   Margo Channing

Norma Desmond utters this infamous line in the movie "Sunset Boulevard." Played perfectly by Gloria Swanson, she was not actually the first choice to star in the film. Billy Wilder wanted Mae West, but West wanted to rewrite her dialogue, which Wilder was not down for.

1. Emmett Brown
   Ellis Redding
2. William Wallace
   Rick Blaine

Ellis Redding, better known as Red, was played by Morgan Freeman in "The Shawshank Redemption." The scene in which Red is throwing a baseball took nine hours to film, and Freeman had his arm in a sling the next day.

1. Marge Gunderson
   Elle Woods
2. Holly Golightly
   Margo Channing

Bette Davis played Margo Channing in "All About Eve." In terms of classic movies with a female cast, "All About Eve" is still the only movie in history that earned four acting Academy Award award nominations for the female cast.

1. Doc Holliday
   Jesse James
2. Harry Callahan
   The Man With No Name

In what is known as "the Dollars" trilogy, Clint Eastwood plays the Man With No Name. He has a different name he goes by in each film, however. He's Joe in "A Fistful of Dollars," Manco in "For a Few Dollars More" and Blondie in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."

1. Mia Wallace
   Holly Golightly
2. Sally Bowles
   Evelyn Couch

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" featured Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in what is arguably her most famous role. Word is that Truman Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe to play the part and felt betrayed by the casting of Hepburn.

1. Jack Torrance
   Tyler Durden
2. Norman Bates
   Stanley Kowalski

Jack Nicholson played Jack Torrance in the movie "The Shining." The scene in which Nicholson breaks down the bathroom door took three days to film, and they destroyed 60 doors thanks to director Stanley Kubrick's habit of doing scenes multiple times.

1. Bill the Butcher
   John McClane
2. Captain Quint
   Fred Dobbs

Bruce Willis' John McClane has been fighting criminals since 1988. Before "Die Hard," Bruce Willis was mostly known as a comedy actor from TV, and the movie was considered a big risk with him in the role. It was also the first movie that Alan Rickman, who would go on to play Snape in "Harry Potter," had ever been in.

1. Harry Callahan
   Jeff Spicoli
2. Charles Foster Kane
   Vito Corleone

Portrayed by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather," Vito Corleone is the titular Godfather from the film. When Vito smacks Johnny Fontane in the movie, that was real and not part of the script, just something Brando improvised. It took actor Al Martino quite by surprise.

1. Susan Vance
   Scarlett O'Hara
2. Margo Channing
   Annie Hall

Diane Keaton played Annie Hall in the film of the same name. The role was specifically written for Keaton, and the original plan was for the movie to be a murder mystery with a romance subplot. The murder angle was eventually dropped.

1. Alex Forrest
   Minerva Wellman
2. Annalise Keating
   Fanny Brice

Barbra Streisand played the role of Fanny Brice both on Broadway and on film, earning her the Academy Award for Best Actress. During the filming of the movie, Streisand was actually having a relationship with co-star Omar Sharif, which the director played off of for their on-screen chemistry.

1. Jerry Danvers
   George Bailey
2. Gordon Gekko
   Marvin Acme

George Bailey is the main character in "It's a Wonderful Life," played by Jimmy Stewart. Actress Beulah Bondi played Stewart's mother in the movie for the fourth time. She played the mom in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Of Human Hearts" and "Vivacious Lady" as well. Later she'd play his mom a fifth time on "The Jimmy Stewart Show: Identity Crisis."

1. Peter Venkman
   Egon Spengler
2. Ray Stantz
   Winston Zedmore

Bill Murray plays Peter Venkman in both "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbusters II." Word is that although the movie did have a script, almost none of it made it into the final film exactly as written, and Bill Murray, in particular, ad-libbed most of his lines.

1. The Terminator
   Robocop
2. C-3P0
   Hal 9000

Arnold Schwarzenegger had very few lines as the Terminator and not just because of his thick, Austrian accent. Director James Cameron felt that keeping his dialogue to a minimum made him even more menacing as an inhuman cyborg.

1. Marcus Wellby
   Perry Mason
2. Atticus Finch
   Brian Larson

Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck, is the central character of "To Kill a Mockingbird." Rock Hudson was the first choice to play the role, but one of the producers was keen on Gregory Peck and pursued the actor until he signed on.

1. John McClane
   Martin Riggs
2. Dirty Harry
   Roger Murtaugh

Clint Eastwood played dirty Harry Callahan, and he appeared in several films, including "Dirty Harry" and "Sudden Impact." Eastwood performed all of his stunts in "Dirty Harry," including jumping off of a bridge onto a moving bus.

1. Daniel Plainview
   Norman Bates
2. Paul Stubbs
   Benjamin Braddock

Dustin Hoffman played Benjamin Braddock in the movie "The Graduate." Anne Bancroft plays the older Mrs. Robinson, but in real life, there was less than a six years difference between the two actors. Bancroft had makeup to look older while Hoffman just naturally looked young.

1. Norman Bates
   Freddy Kruger
2. Jason Voorhees
   Michael Myers

Michael Myers is the masked killer from the "Halloween" franchise and arguably the most famous originator of the masked slasher genre, which started in the '70s and grew huge throughout the '80s. In the original 1978 film, the mask he wears is a William Shatner Halloween mask painted white.

1. The Dude
   Frank Booth
2. Loyd Dobler
   Jeff Spicoli

Jeff Bridges played Jeff Lebowski, better known as the Dude in "The Big Lebowski." The character looks like quite the burnout, and ironically most of his wardrobe was provided by Jeff Bridges himself because they were his actual clothes.

1. The Mad Hatter
   Willy Wonka
2. Jack Sparrow
   Edward Scissorhands

Johnny Depp played Edward Scissorhands alongside Winona Ryder. Ryder was actually cast to be in "the Godfather III" at the time, but Johnny Depp convinced her to quit that and make "Edward Scissorhands" instead.

1. John Shaft
   Nick Fury
2. Alex DeLarge
   Tony Montana

John Shaft has appeared in three different movies called "Shaft." The first starred Richard Roundtree in 1971, the next starred Sam Jackson in the year 2000, and then Sam Jackson reprised the role with Richard Roundtree co-starring in 2019.

1. Sam Spade
   Hans Beckert
2. Rick Blaine
   Tony Manero

One of Humphrey Bogart's most iconic roles, Rick Blaine, is the owner Rick's Café Américain in the movie "Casabianca." Bogart had to wear platform shoes because Ingrid Bergman was so tall he looked too small next to her.

1. Regina George
   Dorothy Gale
2. Felicity Caldwell
   Clarice Starling

Dorothy Gale is the central character from "The Wizard of Oz." According to one study, when you factor in television broadcasts, DVD and home video viewings, "The Wizard of Oz" is the most viewed movie in film history.

1. Norman Bates
   Alex DeLong
2. Harry Lime
   Verbal Kint

Played by Anthony Perkins, Norman Bates was the psycho referenced in the title of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." As popular as the movie was, not everyone was a fan. Walt Disney refused to let Hitchcock film at Disneyland in the '60s because he hated "Psycho" so much.

1. Luke Skywalker
   Han Solo
2. Darth Vader
   Obi Wan Kenobi

Han Solo was the captain of the Millenium Falcon through most of the "Star Wars" films. Word is Ford, along with Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, approached George Lucas about how bad his dialogue was and forced him to let them change their lines to more believable ones.

1. Doc Brown
   Kevin McAllister
2. Tommy DeVito
   Marty McFly

Michael J. Fox played Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" trilogy of films. Actor Eric Stoltz was originally cast in the role and did some of the filming before producers decided he wasn't right for the role and was replaced.

1. Marge Gunderson
   Nanny McPhee
2. Elizabeth Bennet
   Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins, played by Julie Andrews, starred in the movie of the same name. It was one of the most successful Walt Disney movie of all time in terms of Academy Awards with an impressive five wins out of 13 nominations.

1. Ray Stantz
   Kevin McCallister
2. Travis Bickle
   Axel Foley

One of Robert DeNiro's most iconic roles, Travis Bickle was the anti-hero of the movie "Taxi Driver." Martin Scorses originally offered the role to Dustin Hoffman, who turned it down because he thought the entire idea was crazy. He regretted that decision.

1. Maria
   Sarah
2. Elise
   Jane

Maria is the character played by Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music." As beloved as the film is by many, Andrews' co-star Christopher Plummer absolutely hated making it and said working with Andrews was like "being hit over the head with a big Valentine's Day card, every day."

1. Padme Amidala
   Leia Organa
2. Rey
   Jyn Erso

Princess Leia Organa, played by Carrie Fisher, appeared in most of the "Star Wars" films. Mar Hammill once said in an interview that he and Carrie Fisher really were attracted to each other during filming and often made out.

1. Snake Plissken
   Raymond Babbitt
2. Frank Booth
   Rocky Balboa

Sylvester Stallone played Rocky Balboa, and he also wrote the movie as well. The movie had a positive benefit for Stallone's life as he had to quit smoking while filming it because he kept getting out of breath.

1. Ferris Bueller
   Richard Bender
2. Tony Montana
   Tom Powers

Matthew Broderick played Ferris Bueller in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." The movie famously involves the destruction of a Ferrari, which never actually happened. It was too expensive to get a real Ferrari, so they built replicas.

1. Keyser Söze
   J. J. Hunsecker
2. Alan Swann
   Howard Beale

In "The Usual Suspects," Verbal Kint is revealed in a twist to be criminal mastermind Keyser Söze. During the famous lineup scene, all of the characters keep laughing, which was not scripted. In an interview, Kevin Pollak said that part of the problem was that Benicio Del Toro kept farting.

1. Atticus Finch
   John McClane
2. Tyler Durden
   Mad Max

Max Rockatansky, better known as Mad Max, first appeared in the movie "Mad Max" back in 1979 with Mel Gibson in the lead role. He made two more sequels and then faded away until 30 years had passed, and "Fury Road" came out with Tom Hardy in the role.