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Greatest Screen Performances
per Film Actors - S-V


Criteria: These screen performances are ranked according to their acclaim, influence as well as popularity.

Actors are displayed in alphabetical order by last name.

 Edited By: Tim
Last Updated: 2026-05-17

George Sanders

(1906 - 1972)
  1. All About Eve (1950)
  2. Journey to Italy (1954)
  3. Rebecca (1940)
  4. The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
  5. Man Hunt (1941)
  6. Lloyd's of London (1936)
  7. Forever Amber (1947)
  8. The Jungle Book (1967)
  9. Samson and Delilah (1949)
  10. The Black Swan (1942)

Adam Sandler

(1966 - )
  1. Uncut Gems (2019)
  2. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
  3. The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
  4. Jay Kelly (2025)
  5. Hustle (2022)
  6. Reign Over Me (2007)
  7. The Wedding Singer (1998)
  8. Funny People (2009)
  9. Click (2006)
  10. Saturday Night Live (1990 - 1995; 1996 - 2024)

Maximilian Schell

(1930 - 2014)
  1. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
  2. The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
  3. Julia (1977)
  4. Topkapi (1964)
  5. Cross of Iron (1977)
  6. Playhouse 90: Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)
  7. The Castle (1968)
  8. First Love (1970)
  9. The Pedestrian (1973)
  10. Peter the Great (1986)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

(1947 - )
  1. The Terminator (1984)
  2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  3. Total Recall (1990)
  4. Predator (1987)
  5. True Lies (1994)
  6. Maggie (2015)
  7. Sabotage (2014)
  8. Stay Hungry (1976)
  9. Kindergarden Cop (1990)
  10. The Last Action Hero (1993)

George C. Scott

(1927 - 1999)
  1. Patton (1970)
  2. The Hustler (1961)
  3. Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  4. The Hospital (1971)
  5. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  6. A Christmas Carol (1984)
  7. 12 Angry Men (1997)
  8. The New Centurions (1972)
  9. The Changeling (1982)
  10. Inherit the Wind (1996)

Peter Sellers

(1925 - 1980)
  1. Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  2. Being There (1979)
  3. The Pink Panther (1963)
  4. The Mouse That Roared (1958)
  5. Lolita (1962)
  6. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
  7. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
  8. Only Two Can Play (1962)
  9. Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
  10. The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)

Andy Serkis

(1964 - )
  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  2. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
  5. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
  6. King Kong (2005)
  7. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2009)
  8. Longford (2006)
  9. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
  10. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Michael Shannon

(1974 - )
  1. Take Shelter (2011)
  2. Nocturnal Animals (2016)
  3. 99 Homes (2014)
  4. Boardwalk Empire (2010 - 2015)
  5. Revolutionary Road (2008)
  6. Bug (2025)
  7. Death by Lightning (2025)
  8. The Shape of Water (2017)
  9. The Iceman (2012)
  10. George & Tammy (2022 - 2023)

Omar Sharif

(1932 - 2015)
  1. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
  2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  3. Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
  4. Funny Girl (1968)
  5. The Tamarind Seed (1974)
  6. The Night of the Generals (1967)
  7. More Than a Miracle (1967)
  8. The River of Love (1960)
  9. The Beginning and the End (1960)
  10. A Rumor of Love (1960)

Takashi Shimura

(1905 - 1982)
  1. Ikiru (1952)
  2. Seven Samurai (1954)
  3. Drunken Angel (1948)
  4. Stray Dog (1949)
  5. Rashomon (1950)
  6. The Quiet Duel (1949)
  7. Scandal(1950)
  8. Godzilla (1954)
  9. I Live in Fear (1955)
  10. Snow Trail (1947)

Michel Simon

(1895 - 1975)
  1. L'Atalante (1934)
  2. Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
  3. La Chienne(1931)
  4. Port of Shadows (1938)
  5. Beauty and the Devil (1950)
  6. The Two of Us (1967)
  7. The End of the Day (1939)
  8. The Head (1959)
  9. The Train (1964)
  10. Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)

Will Smith

(1968 - )
  1. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
  2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990 - 1996)
  3. King Richard (2021)
  4. Ali (2001)
  5. Concussion (2015)
  6. Independence Day (1996)
  7. Men in Black (1997)
  8. I Am Legend (2007)
  9. Hancock (2008)
  10. Enemy of the State (1998)

Kevin Spacey

(1959 - )
  1. American Beauty (1999)
  2. House of Cards (2013 - 2017)
  3. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  4. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  5. Se7en (1995)
  6. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
  7. Beyond the Sea (2004)
  8. K-PAX (2001)
  9. Casino Jack (2010)
  10. The Shipping News (2001)

Sylvester Stallone

(1946 - )
  1. Rocky (1976)
  2. Creed (2015)
  3. First Blood (1982)
  4. Cop Land (1997)
  5. F.I.S.T. (1978)
  6. Nighthawks (1981)
  7. Demolition Man (1993)
  8. Cobra (1986)
  9. Escape Plan (2013)
  10. Death Race 2000 (1975)

James Stewart

(1908 - 1997)
  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  2. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  3. Vertigo (1958)
  4. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
  5. Rear Window (1954)
  6. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  7. Harvey (1950)
  8. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  9. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
  10. Winchester '73 (1950)

Donald Sutherland

(1935 - 2024)
  1. Ordinary People (1980)
  2. Klute (1971)
  3. M*A*S*H (1970)
  4. Don't Look Now (1973)
  5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
  6. Without Limits (1998)
  7. 1900 (1976)
  8. Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)
  9. Threshold (1981)
  10. Steelyard Blues (1973)

Max von Sydow

(1929 - 2020)
  1. The Seventh Seal (1957)
  2. Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
  3. The Exorcist (1973)
  4. The Emigrants (1971)
  5. The Hour of the Wolf (1968)
  6. The Virgin Spring (1960)
  7. Shame (1968)
  8. Hawaii (1966)
  9. Hamsun (1996)
  10. Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Billy Bob Thornton

(1956 - )
  1. Sling Blade (1996)
  2. Fargo (2014)
  3. A Simple Plan (1998)
  4. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
  5. Monster's Ball (2001)
  6. Goliath (2016 - 2021)
  7. Bad Santa (2003)
  8. Bandits (2001)
  9. Landman (2024 - )
  10. Armageddon (1998)

Benicio del Toro

(1967 - )
  1. Traffic (2000)
  2. Che (2008)
  3. One Battle After Another (2025)
  4. 21 Grams (2003)
  5. Sicario (2015)
  6. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  7. Basquiat (1996)
  8. Escape at Dannemora (2018)
  9. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
  10. The Fan (1996)

Spencer Tracy

(1900 - 1967)
  1. Boys Town (1938)
  2. Captains Courageous (1937)
  3. Inherit the Wind (1960)
  4. Guess Who's Coming Home to Dinner (1967)
  5. Adam's Rib (1949)
  6. The Last Hurrah (1958)
  7. Bad Day at Black Rock (1956)
  8. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
  9. Old Man and the Sea (1958)
  10. San Francisco (1936)

John Travolta

(1954 - )
  1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  2. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  3. Blow Out (1981)
  4. Grease (1978)
  5. Get Shorty (1995)
  6. Primary Colors (1998)
  7. Face/Off (1997)
  8. Welcome Back, Kotter (1975 - 1979)
  9. Hairspray (2007)
  10. Phenomenon (1996)

Jean-Louis Trintignant

(1930 - 2022)
  1. Amour (2012)
  2. The Conformist (1970)
  3. Z (1969)
  4. Three Colours: Red (1994)
  5. My Night at Maud's (1969)
  6. The Man Who Lies (1968)
  7. A Man and a Woman (1966)
  8. And God Created Woman (1956)
  9. The Great Silence (1968)
  10. Il Sorpasso (1962)

Rudolph Valentino

(1895 - 1926)
  1. The Sheik (1921)
  2. The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse (1921)
  3. Blood and Sand (1922)
  4. The Son of Sheik (1926)
  5. The Eagle (1925)
  6. Beyond the Rocks (1922)
  7. Camille (1921)
  8. The Conquering Power (1921)
  9. A Sainted Devil (1924)
  10. Cobra (1925)
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