So we are done with the 1950s. Bruno, can you please post the stats so far?

I am really impressed you made it this far back.

Thanks, man. I think two more decades and we can wrap this up.

Agreed.

I’ll post the stats tomorrow.

I omitted John Dall and Peggy Cummins from Gun Crazy for 1950. So:

1. Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
2. Bette Davis - All About Eve
3. William Holden - Sunset Boulevard
4. José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
5. Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
6. James Stewart - Harvey
7. Anne Baxter - All About Eve
8. Eleanor Parker - Caged
9. George Sanders - All About Eve
10. Louis Calhern - The Magnificent Yankee

11. Sterling Hayden - The Asphalt Jungle
12. Josephine Hull – Harvey
13. Spencer Tracy - Father of the Bride
14. Marlon Brando - The Men
15. Sam Jaffe - The Asphalt Jungle
16. Humphrey Bogart - In a Lonely Place
17. John Dall - Gun Crazy
18. Richard Widmark - No Way Out
19. Peggy Cummins - Gun Crazy
20. Erich von Stroheim - Sunset Boulevard

Appearances so far:

16
Meryl Streep

14
Robert De Niro
Jack Nicholson

13
Al Pacino
Paul Newman

11
Marlon Brando

10
Dustin Hoffman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jack Lemmon

9
Peter O'Toole
Gene Hackman
Denzel Washington

8
Katharine Hepburn
Robin Williams
Kate Winslet
Spencer Tracy

7
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tom Hanks
Alec Guinness
Robert Duvall
Morgan Freeman
Sissy Spacek
Laurence Olivier
Michael Caine
Robert Redford

6
Shirley MacLaine
Cate Blanchett
Audrey Hepburn
Sidney Poitier
Anthony Hopkins
Gary Oldman
John Wayne
Jane Fonda
Julianne Moore
Johnny Depp
Jeff Bridges
Ellen Burstyn
Kirk Douglas
Ryan Gosling
Tom Cruise
Amy Adams
Vanessa Redgrave

5
Elizabeth Taylor
William Holden
Russell Crowe
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Diane Keaton
Burt Lancaster
James Stewart
Glenn Close
Richard Burton
Glenda Jackson
Anne Bancroft
Albert Finney
Julie Christie
Christian Bale
Edward Norton
George C. Scott
Ralph Fiennes
Sean Connery
Deborah Kerr
Susan Sarandon
Bill Murray
Geraldine Page
Joanne Woodward
Viggo Mortensen
Warren Beatty
James Mason
Nicole Kidman

4
Natalie Portman
Peter Sellers
Jon Voight
Anthony Quinn
Joaquin Phoenix
Jodie Foster
Faye Dunaway
Willem Dafoe
Robert Downey Jr.
Michael Fassbender
Michelle Williams
Annette Bening
Jessica Lange
Harrison Ford
James Woods
Maggie Smith
Richard Dreyfuss
Natalie Wood
Grace Kelly
Michelle Pfeiffer
Alan Arkin
Tony Curtis
Judi Dench
Saoirse Ronan
Tommy Lee Jones
Laura Linney
Tom Courtenay
Rod Steiger
Karl Malden

3
Ian McKellen
Nicolas Cage
Jeremy Irons
Charlize Theron
James Dean
Sean Penn
Sally Fields
Henry Fonda
Naomi Watts
Julie Andrews
Frances McDormand
Anjelica Huston
Bette Davis
Robert Mitchum
Ben Kingsley
Emma Thompson
Susan Hayward
Reese Witherspoon
Javier Barden
Julia Roberts
Christopher Walken
Gene Wilder
Peter Finch
Maximilian Schell
Ingrid Bergman
Brad Pitt
Geoffrey Rush
Helen Mirren
Holly Hunter
Kathy Bates
Jill Clayburgh
Barbra Streisand
Humphrey Bogart
Montgomery Clift
George Clooney
Jim Carrey
Jason Robards
Matt Damon
Tim Robbins
Renée Zellweger
Sigourney Weaver
Marilyn Monroe
Helen Hunt
Clint Eastwood
Steve Buscemi
Billy Bob Thornton
Martin Landau
Harvey Keitel
Mia Farrow
Steve McQueen
Walter Matthau
Shelley Winters
Donald Sutherland
Woody Harrelson
Ed Harris
Paul Giamatti
Brendan Gleeson
Ruth Gordon
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Jack Palance
Peter Ustinov

Appearances so far / TOP 10

13
Meryl Streep

11
Jack Nicholson

10
Robert De Niro

9
Al Pacino
Paul Newman

8
Marlon Brando
Jack Lemmon

7
Dustin Hoffman
Peter O'Toole

6
Gene Hackman
Robert Duvall
Laurence Olivier

5
Denzel Washington
Katharine Hepburn
Robin Williams
Spencer Tracy
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tom Hanks
Morgan Freeman
Cate Blanchett
Audrey Hepburn
Sidney Poitier
Johnny Depp
Burt Lancaster
Richard Burton

4
Leonardo DiCaprio
Kate Winslet
Alec Guinness
Sissy Spacek
Jane Fonda
Tom Cruise
Elizabeth Taylor
Russell Crowe
Philip Seymour Hoffman
James Stewart
Glenda Jackson
Anne Bancroft
Albert Finney
Julie Christie
Joaquin Phoenix
Jodie Foster
Faye Dunaway

3
Robert Redford
Shirley MacLaine
Anthony Hopkins
Gary Oldman
John Wayne
Julianne Moore
Jeff Bridges
Kirk Douglas
Diane Keaton
Glenn Close
Christian Bale
Edward Norton
George C. Scott
Ralph Fiennes
Sean Connery
Viggo Mortensen
Warren Beatty
Jon Voight
Anthony Quinn
Willem Dafoe
Robert Downey Jr.
William Holden
Michelle Williams
Michelle Pfeiffer
Alan Arkin
Tony Curtis
Ian McKellen
Jeremy Irons
James Dean
Sean Penn
Sally Fields
Henry Fonda
Naomi Watts
Julie Andrews
Ben Kingsley
Emma Thompson
Susan Hayward
George Clooney
Jim Carrey

Appearances so far / TOP 5

8
Robert De Niro
Jack Nicholson

7
Marlon Brando
Al Pacino

5
Meryl Streep
Paul Newman
Dustin Hoffman
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tom Hanks

4
Peter O'Toole
Gene Hackman
Katharine Hepburn
Burt Lancaster
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jane Fonda

3
Jack Lemmon
Robert Duvall
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Cate Blanchett
Audrey Hepburn
Sidney Poitier
Russell Crowe
Philip Seymour Hoffman
James Stewart
Shirley MacLaine
Anthony Hopkins
Julianne Moore
Glenn Close
Jon Voight
Anthony Quinn
Ian McKellen
Sean Penn
Sally Fields
Henry Fonda

Appearances so far / TOP 1

5
Daniel Day-Lewis

3
Robert De Niro
Marlon Brando
Meryl Streep
Dustin Hoffman

2
Jack Nicholson
Al Pacino
Paul Newman
Tom Hanks
Shirley MacLaine
Elizabeth Taylor

Woody Allen has so far only one appearence on these lists. How about adding Zelig to 1983 list or, say, Play It Again, Sam to 1972?

I don’t know if these performances surpass the established top 20. In fact, I always thought he was a little high on the actors list.

There’s no “need” to put any actor on any amount of times. In all the time making those lists his name never came up, seems he isn’t essentially to either.

Alright, I can see both of your points. I think we can continue into the 1940s.

1949
1. James Cagney - White Heat
2. Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress
3. Alec Guinness - Kind Hearts and Coronets
4. Katharine Hepburn - Adam's Rib
5. Orson Welles - The Third Man
6. Spencer Tracy - Adam's Rib
7. Ralph Richardson - The Heiress
8. Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men
9. Mercedes McCambridge - All the King's Men
10. Deborah Kerr - Edward, My Son

11. Kirk Douglas - Champion
12. John Wayne - Sands of Iwo Jima
13. Gene Kelly - On the Town
14. Richard Todd - The Hasty Heart
15. Jeanne Crain - Pinky
16. Loretta Young - Come to the Stable
17. Gregory Peck - Twelve O'Clock High
18. Edmond O'Brien - White Heat
19. Dean Jagger - Twelve O'Clock High
20. Celeste Holm - Come to the Stable

1949
1. James Cagney - White Heat
2. Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress
3. Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men
4. Alec Guinness - Kind Hearts and Coronets
5. Katharine Hepburn - Adam's Rib
6. Mercedes McCambridge - All the King's Men
7. Kirk Douglas - Champion
8. Orson Welles - The Third Man
9. Richard Todd - The Hasty Heart
10. John Wayne - Sands of Iwo Jima

11. Ralph Richardson - The Heiress
12. Gregory Peck - Twelve O'Clock High
13. Deborah Kerr - Edward, My Son
14. Spencer Tracy - Adam's Rib
15. Gene Kelly - On the Town
16. Jeanne Crain - Pinky
17. Loretta Young - Come to the Stable
18. Robert Ryan - The Set-Up
19. Susan Hayward - My Foolish Heart
20. Dean Jagger - Twelve O'Clock High