Posted on 03/24/2011 9:09:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Out of more than half a million films made by Hollywood the character portrayed by Tom Hanks ranked top in the biggest ever poll of moviegoers.
The 1994 film was a box office hit and critically acclaimed with Hanks’ performance earning him the Oscar for Best Actor.
Audiences adored Gump as they followed his life from a child to adulthood as he took part in many of the pivotal events of the 1960s and 1970s.
The film, which took more than £500m at the box office, was based on the 1986 novel written by American author Winston Groom.
The film was also known for many of Gump’s phrases, such as “My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”
While Gump was the runaway winner, British secret agent James Bond was named as the second greatest film character.
007 has endured for almost 50 years after being created by author Ian Fleming.
Daniel Craig is the latest film Bond following in the footsteps of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan.
Scarlett O’Hara was rated as the third most memorable character.
The performance by British star Vivien Leigh as the feisty southern belle in the epic “Gone with the Wind” made her the only female character in the top five.
Anthony Hopkins performance as Hannibal Lecter helped the cannibalistic serial killer rate fourth in the poll.
Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, was named as the fifth most popular character.
More than 500,000 people took part in the survey carried out by ABC TV and People magazine.
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“Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’ boy.”
Frantzie is FR’s Willie Green of anti-television.
I can’t believe ‘They Live’ with Rowdy Roddy Piper got snubbed.
NO CONTEST-—PATTON
“That'll be the day!”
“Hey, where the White women at?”
Clint Eastwood’s “man with no name” cowboy character is the best of all time. “There’s two kinds of people in this world Tuco, those with loaded guns and those who have to dig. You dig.”
My favorite would have to be Gary Cooper as Sgt. York.
I don’t think real-life characters count.
Sh**, the film was good, but over all it was a commercial supporting liberal causes.
Best TV character of all time: there are many.
Archie Bunker is one
For me, it’s Michael Corleone.
Also: remember Bogie’s great character Fred C. Dobbs?
But, at the time, they were just mediocre Sci-Fi. They just needed to age a little, like a fine wine.
And, I'm disappointed that this list didn't include Val Kilmer's "Doc Holliday" role in "Tombstone". Maybe because he was just a supporting actor, but he stole the movie.
best movie? ben hur.
“Get off my back, Evelyn!”
He certainly had one of the greatest movie lines of all time:
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
Or, should that be "Senator Blutarsky"? Not sure.
Josey Wales: “Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.”
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