1. Anthony Quinn La Strada, 1954 (boxing)
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Airplane!, 1980 (basketball)
3. Jack Palance Shane, 1953 (boxing)
4. Mickey Rourke The Wrestler, 2008 (boxing)
5. Anthony Quinn Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 (boxing)
6. Jim Brown Fingers, 1978 (football)
7. Jack Palance The Big Knife, 1955 (boxing)
8. Woody Strode The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962 (football)
9. Fred Williamson Black Caesar, 1973 (football)
10. Patrice Donnelly Personal Best, 1982 (running)
11. Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan the Ape, 1932 (diving)
12. Jason Lee Almost Famous, 2000 (skateboarding)
13. Arnold Schwarzenegger The Terminator, 1984 (bodybuilding)
14. Anthony Quinn Zorba the Greek, 1964 (boxing)
15. Bruce Jenner Can’t Stop the Music, 1980 (decathlon)
16. Mike Mazurki The Shanghai Gesture, 1941 (wrestling)
17. Andre the Giant The Princess Bride, 1987 (wrestling)
18. Jim Brown Mars Attacks!, 1996 (football)
19. Alex Karras Blazing Saddles, 1974 (football)
20. Anthony Quinn Viva Zapata!, 1952 (boxing)
