Alec Guinness as Colonel Nicholson. This character is based on real life WWII P.O.W., Brigadier Sir Philip John Denton Toosey CBE, DSO, TD, JP (12 August 1904 – 22 December 1975) who was a lieutenant …
These movie and TV characters are members of an exclusive club, all are real-life recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor for Space or a similar award for avia…
Albert Finney, the esteemed British actor and five-time Oscar nominee, has passed away at the age of 82. Which of his most acclaimed performances do you consider your personal favorite? Discuss the li…
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of John Wayne, nicknamed the "Duke", the legendary American actor and filmmaker who was among the top box office draws for more than three decad…
Sometimes, when a certain actor or actress plays a real person, he/she is so perfect for the role that you can't imagine anyone else playing it (Patton, Gandhi, Invictus). Other times, the announcemen…
Which movie or TV version* of Winston S. Churchill do you prefer? * Actors who have played Winston Churchill multiple times have been consolidated to a single entry. Discuss the topic here.
Over the decades there were movies with such memorable scores, you instantly recognize and associate them with the movies. In most cases generations of people will recognize the tunes. Which of these …
Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. Perhaps the most hated man who ever lived, he is most infamous for initiating the largest armed conflict in human history, World War …
From kings to regular joes, from history to life-impacting fellows, many memorable, if not iconic, cinematic characters had a simple thing in common: their name was George and this poll is a tribute t…
In the 2000s, four foreign (non-English speaking) and despicable movie villains made such an impression on audiences that it's still hard to determine which one was the most memorable in terms of perf…
Scottish actor Sean Connery was the original James Bond (not to mention debonair and suave ladies man). While he is primarily known for that role he has appeared in almost one hundred credits (always …