Widely regarded as a cultural icon, Humphrey Bogart was named as the greatest screen legend by the American Film Institute. At the beginning of his career in the 1920s Bogart acted in Broadway productions. He got his first movie part in 1934 in the movie "The Petrified Forest" and acted in over 80 movies all together. His most memorable role was the part he played in the movie "Casablanca." That movie made Bogart a true star and got him an Academy Award nomination. He won his first and only academy award in 1952 for the movie "African Queen."
Cary Grant was considered one of the most handsome, charming and charismatic actors of his time. The American Film Institute placed him as runner-up on its greatest screen legends list. Some of his most important movies are "An Affair to Remember," "Bringing Up Baby" and "North by Northwest." He received two Academy Award and five Golden Globe nominations but he never won. In 1970 the Academy celebrated his entire body of work with a Honorary Award.
Director Martin Scorsese once said about Marlon Brando: "He is the marker. There's 'before Brando' and 'after Brando.''" The actor starred in many films that are today regarded as movie classics. Among his more notable movie roles are "The Streetcar Named Desire," "Julius Cesar," "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Godfather." "The Godfather" earned Brando his second Oscar in 1972. He won his first one for the movie "On The Waterfront" in 1954.
There wasn't a genre of film that James Stewart couldn't make his own. He stared in westerns, thrillers, family films and comedy plays. He was nominated for an Academy Award five times and won it for "The Philadelphia Story " in 1940. Among other great Stewart performances are roles in classic films such as "It's a Wonderful Life," "Vertigo" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much." The Academy presented him with a Honorary Award in 1985.