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Friday, 14 December, 2001, 12:17 GMT
De Niro voted greatest star
![]() Robert De Niro: Winner of two Oscars
Robert De Niro has been voted the greatest film star of all time in a poll that has rated current actors much higher than classic icons.
Al Pacino is second, while Kevin Spacey was voted third greatest by 13,500 viewers of movie channel FilmFour. Samuel L Jackson, Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks also feature in the top 10.
Some actors who usually feature near the top of such polls have been bumped down the list, with Humphrey Bogart coming in at 22 and Sir Lawrence Olivier at 55 - one place lower than John Cleese. The most popular actress was Jodie Foster, with Audrey Hepburn at number 25, Julia Roberts at 38 and Marilyn Monroe at 43.
"If you look at the people whose movies everyone will go to see on the basis of star power, it's Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson," he said. But it was not so much of a surprise that classic stars came lower down the list, he said. "We are in the generation which believes The Godfather and Star Wars are the greatest films ever, not Citizen Kane. This is a generation who have discovered film since the Raging Bull days."
He has made his name playing tough guys in films like Taxi Driver, Cape Fear and Casino, but has also succeeded in comedies including Meet The Parents and Analyze This. "We had a fantastic number of votes and it's fascinating to now see which particular actors are the public's favourites," said FilmFour.com editor Dominic Eames. In one survey by the American Film Institute two years ago, Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn came out top of two lists of the best male and female stars ever. Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan came out top of a BBC News Online vote the same year, with Sir Laurence Olivier second and Sir Alec Guinness third. |
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