1. Dr. Strangelove
   Barbarella
2. Psycho
   The Birds

Anthony Perkins played Norman Bates in the movie "Psycho," which was released in 1960. In the movie, Norman was the bloodthirsty owner of the Bates Motel. Thanks to his acting and the film's success, he gained international fame and won the Best Actor Award from the International Board of Motion Picture Reviewers.

1. Spartacus
   Breakfast at Tiffany's
2. Mary Poppins
   Snow White

Julie Andrews took on the role of "Mary Poppins" in 1964. For her part in the popular live-action Disney film, Julie earned an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA Film Award, Grammy and several other awards.

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
   The Sound of Music
2. Goldfinger
   Barbarella

Gregory Peck played Atticus Finch in a film adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. He won the Academy Award with his fifth nomination and got named the greatest film hero of the past 100 years by the American Film Institute for his depiction of Atticus Finch.

1. My Fair Lady
   Doctor Zhivago
2. The Wild Bunch
   Midnight Cowboy

Dustin Hoffman was cast as Rats in "Midnight Cowboy," which was released throughout the United States in May 1969. For his work in the film, Hoffman won Best Picture and earned his second Oscar nomination.

1. Dr. Strangelove
   Psycho
2. Thunderball
   The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Clint Eastwood was Blondie/Man with No Name in the movie "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly." This movie was the last of a trilogy of westerns.

1. Goldfinger
   The Wild Bunch
2. The Sound of Music
   Barbarella

William Holden took on the role of Pike Bishop in the movie "The Wild Bunch" in 1969. With "The Wild Bunch's" success as a graphically violent western, Holden was able to make a comeback as an actor.

1. West Side Story
   Doctor Zhivago
2. The Apartment
   Thunderball

Jack Lemmon played C.C. Baxter in the movie "The Apartment." Thanks to Lemmon's work in the movie, he earned several awards; he was an Oscar nominee in the Academy Awards, he won a Golden Globe for best actor, a BAFTA film award for best foreign actor and Golden Laurel award for Top Male Comedy Performance.

1. The Pink Panther
   West Side Story
2. The Sound of Music
   Spartacus

Natalie Wood played Maria in the movie "West Side Story" in 1961. "West Side Story" was an adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet."

1. Cool Hand Luke
   Dr. Strangelove
2. Arrival
   Barbarella

Paul Newman was Lucas "Luke" Jackson in the movie "Cool Hand Luke." Thanks to his work, Newman earned three nominations for different awards; he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role, a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Drama and a Golden Laurel for Male Dramatic Performance.

1. The Guns of Navarone
   The Italian Job
2. Dr. Zhivago
   The Pink Panther

Omar Sharif played Yuri Zhivago in "Doctor Zhivago." Sharif auditioned for a supporting role because he was a fan of the book but ended up getting the leading role.

1. A Hard Day's Night
   Doctor Zhivago
2. The Sound of Music
   Goldfinger

John Lennon played himself in "A Hard Day's Night." John's part in the movie earned him three nominations including a BAFTA Film Award for most promising newcomer to leading film roles.

1. Dr. Strangelove
   Argo
2. Barbarella
   Alphaville

Eddie Constantine was Lemmy Caution in "Alphaville," a secret agent whose signature clothing is a trenchcoat. Instead of the typical 20th-century scenery, the set was changed into to a futuristic, science fiction dystopian world.

1. My Fair Lady
   The Music Man
2. West Side Story
   The Guns of Navarone

Robert Preston played Prof. Harold Hill in "The Music Man." He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Comedy or Musical and won the Golden Laurel for Top Male Musical Performance.

1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
   Spartacus
2. The Italian Job
   Alphaville

Kirk Douglas was cast as Spartacus in the movie "Spartacus," which Douglas filmed with his own movie company. For his role, he was nominated for a Golden Laurel for the Top Male Dramatic Performance.

1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
   Peeping Tom
2. The Sound of Music
   Doctor Zhivago

Anna Massey played Helen Stephens in the movie "Peeping Tom." The movie is centered on a mass murderer who records the dying expression of the women he kills using a portable video camera; the film has been commended for its psychological complexity.

1. The Pink Panther
   The Sound of Music
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
   The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Catherine Deneuve took on the role of Genevieve Emery in "The Umbrella of Cherbourg," which was released in 1964. Although Deneuve made her debut as an actress in 1957, she didn't become popular until the release of "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg."

1. The Sound of Music
   Goldfinger
2. Barbarella
   The Birds

Julie Andrews committed herself to the role of Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music." The movie was the highest grossing movie of that year, and Andrews was nominated for numerous awards including an Oscar, BAFTA Film Award and NYFCC Award. She also won the Golden Globe, David di Donatello Awards and Golden Laurel Awards.

1. The Sound of Music
   Snow White
2. Spartacus
   Goldfinger

Sean Connery was James Bond in the 1964 movie, "Goldfinger." The movie was very successful commercially; Connery went on to star as Bond in other films.

1. The Great Escape
   Doctor Zhivago
2. The Shape of Water
   The Sound of Music

Steve McQueen played "The Cooler King" in the movie "The Great Escape." For his work, he won Best Actor at the Moscow International Film Festival.

1. The Magnificent Seven
   Psycho
2. Dr. Strangelove
   Barbarella

Yul Brynner starred as Chris Larabee Adams in the movie "The Magnificent Seven," which was released in 1960. Although it was successful in Europe, it didn't do well in the United States. The same movie was remade in 2017 and included actors such as Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.

1. Goldfinger
   Battle of Britain
2. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
   West Side Story

Paul Newman played Butch Cassidy in the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" in 1969. For his work in the film, he was nominated for many awards.

1. Argo
   Breakfast at Tiffany's
2. Doctor Zhivago
   The Sound of Music

Audrey Hepburn did the role of Holly Golightly justice in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961. Her role as Holly was a defining moment in her career, one that would take her to heights she'd probably only dreamed of.

1. The Italian Job
   Arrival
2. Alphaville
   Spartacus

Michael Caine played Charlie Croker in the movie "The Italian Job." This movie told the story of a leader of a gang who is released from prison and proceeds to do a "big job."

1. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
   From Russia with Love
2. West Side Story
   My Fair Lady

Daniela Bianchi was cast as Tatiana Romanova in the 1963 film, "From Russia with Love." She played the Bond girl who enthralled James Bond in that particular movie.

1. Alphaville
   Goldfinger
2. The Sound of Music
   Easy Rider

Peter Fonda played Wyatt in the movie "Easy Rider" in 1969. For his role in the movie, he was nominated for an Oscar. He went on to win several awards as well.

1. The Sword in the Stone
   Barbarella
2. Dr. Strangelove
   Psycho

Rickie Sorensen was Arthur/Wart in the 1963 classic "The Sword in the Stone." He became famous for breathing life into Arthur's character, especially at such a young age, as a voice actor.

1. Skyfall
   Goldfinger
2. Thunderball
   Doctor Zhivago

Claudine Auger played Dominique "Domino" Derval in the movie "Thunderball," released in 1965. It is rumored that she earned her role from her looks while on vacation.

1. Doctor Zhivago
   West Side Story
2. Dr. No
   Alphaville

Sean Connery did James Bond justice in the 1962 movie "Dr. No." It was the first James Bond film that was adapted from a book of the same name.

1. Doctor Zhivago
   Spartacus
2. How to Steal a Million
   The Apartment

Audrey Hepburn was cast as Nicole Bonnet in the movie "How to Steal a Million," which was released in 1966. During the '60s, she appeared in numerous films including this one, in which she played the daughter of a famous art collector whose collection consisted of forgeries.

1. The Lion in Winter
   My Fair Lady
2. Goldfinger
   Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Peter O'Toole played Henry II in the movie "The Lion in Winter" in 1968. For his part in the movie, he won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Oscar as well.

1. From Russia with Love
   Battle of Britain
2. Whiplash
   West Side Story

Michael Caine was Squadron Leader Canfield in the movie "Battle of Britain." This movie is centered around pilots who leave a small airfield in advance of enemy forces.

1. Doctor Zhivago
   Goldfinger
2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
   Arabesque

Sophia Loren was Yasmin Azir in the movie "Arabesque." This was a comedy thriller where a plain and innocent man is sent into dangerous and extraordinary situations. She won a Bambi Award for Best International Actress.

1. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
   Dr. Strangelove
2. Barbarella
   Torn Curtain

Paul Newman played Professor Michael Armstrong in the movie 1966 film "Torn Curtain." The film is set in the Cold War, where an American scientist tries to get behind enemy lines to steal a formula.

1. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
   The Pink Panther
2. West Side Story
   Arabesque

Spencer Tracy took on the role of Matt Drayton in the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" in 1967. Tracy managed to complete filming for the movie 17 days before his death. For his work, he won three separate best actor awards.

1. Goldfinger
   My Fair Lady
2. The Guns of Navarone
   West Side Story

David Niven played Miller in the movie "The Guns of Navarone." This early '60s movie was about a small group of soldiers who were tasked with destroying an impregnable German fortress. David's part in the film influenced him to act in more action/war movies over the years.

1. The Manchurian Candidate
   The Pink Panther
2. The Revenant
   Doctor Zhivago

Frank Sinatra was cast as Major Bennett Marco in the movie "The Manchurian Candidate," which was released in 1962. Sinatra thought of his role as Maj. Bennett Marco to be his most exhilarating and said that the film was the high point in his acting career.

1. Goldfinger
   Lawrence of Arabia
2. Logan
   The Sound of Music

Peter O'Toole was T.E. Lawrence in the movie "Lawrence of Arabia." For his work, he earned a nomination for best leading actor and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

1. The Pink Panther
   Dr. Strangelove
2. True Grit
   Psycho

John Wayne was cast as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in "True Grit." For his work in "True Grit," he won four awards; an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, a Golden Laurel for Action Performance and a Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture.

1. The Sound of Music
   Moonlight
2. Barbarella
   The Pink Panther

David Niven played Sir Charles Lytton in the movie "The Pink Panther" in 1963. After being in several action/war movies, David went back to comedy and helped make "The Pink Panther" the huge success that it was upon its release.

1. My Fair Lady
   West Side Story
2. A Fistful of Dollars
   Doctor Zhivago

Clint Eastwood starred as "Man with No Name" in the movie "A Fistful of Dollars," which was released in 1964. Eastwood accepted the role of to break out of his rawhide image. Due to how well he worked in the first movie he was signed on for another two following releases.