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Poll: Greatest Pre-1980's Movie Heroes

A poll by Dibyayan_Chakravorty.
Which of these pre-1980's live action movie characters do you think can be considered as the "Greatest Pre-1980's Movie Hero"?

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Also vote for: Greatest Post-1980's Movie Heroes | Greatest Pre-1980's Movie Villains | Greatest Post-1980's Movie Villains | Greatest Movie Anti-Heroes of All Time | Greatest TV Villains of All Time

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    Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    Atticus Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
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    Marlon Brando in "On The Waterfront" 1954 Columbia

    Terry Malloy - On the Waterfront (1954).
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    Buster Keaton in The General (1926)

    Johnnie Gray - The General (1926).
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    Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)

    Rick Blaine - Casablanca (1942).
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    "In the Heat of the Night" Sidney Poitier 1967 UA

    Virgil Tibbs - In the Heat of the Night (1967).
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    Henry Fonda in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

    Tom Joad - The Grapes of Wrath (1940).
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    Sylvester Stallone in Rocky (1976)

    Rocky Balboa - 'Rocky' Franchise.
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    "It's A Wonderful Life" Jimmy Stewart 1947 RKO / **I.V.

    George Bailey - It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
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    "High Noon" Gary Cooper 1952 Universal

    Marshal Will Kane - High Noon (1952).
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    Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)

    The Little Tramp - City Lights (1931).
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    Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    Juror 8 - 12 Angry Men (1957).
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    Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

    Sherlock Holmes - 'Sherlock Holmes' Franchise.
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    Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    T.E. Lawrence - Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
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    James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

    Jefferson Smith - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
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    Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

    Robin Hood - 'Robin Hood' Franchise.
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    Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960)

    Spartacus - Spartacus (1960).
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    Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments (1956)

    Moses - The Ten Commandments (1956).
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    Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    The Seven Samurai - Seven Samurai (1954).
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    Steve McQueen in The Great Escape (1963)

    Hilts 'The Cooler King' - The Great Escape (1963).
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    Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur (1959)

    Judah Ben-Hur - Ben-Hur (1959).
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    "All the President's Men" Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford 1976 Warner Brothers

    Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward - All the President's Men (1976).
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    Charles Bronson in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    Harmonica - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).
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    Sean Connery in Dr. No (1962)

    James Bond - 'James Bond' Franchise.
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    "Patton" Goerge C. Scott 1970 / 20th

    George S. Patton - Patton (1970).
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    Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    Philip Marlowe - The Big Sleep (1946).
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    Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

    Tarzan - 'Tarzan' Franchise.
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    Gary Cooper during the filming of "Sergeant York" 1941

    Sgt. Alvin York - Sergeant York (1941).
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    Al Pacino in Serpico (1973)

    Frank Serpico - Serpico (1973).
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    Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Boys Town (1938)

    Father Edward J. Flanagan - Boys Town (1938).
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    Alec Guinness in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    Obi-Wan Kenobi - 'Star Wars' Franchise.
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    Sigourney Weaver in Alien (1979)

    Ellen Ripley - 'Alien' Franchise.
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    William Shatner in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

    James Kirk - 'Star Trek' Franchise.
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    Mark Hamill in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    Luke Skywalker - 'Star Wars' Franchise.
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    Christopher Reeve in Superman (1978)

    Superman - 'Superman' Franchise.
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    Adam West in Batman: The Movie (1966)

    Batman - 'Batman' Franchise.