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The ROLES That Won "Best Actor" Oscars

These are the characters that the actors played when they won "Best Actor" Oscar. Some were absolutely brilliant, others you can look back and think "why did they win"?
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Grand Duke Sergius Alexander - The Last Command
Grand Duke Sergius Alexander - The Last Command
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The Cisco Kid - In Old Arizonia
The Cisco Kid - In Old Arizonia
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Benjamin Disraeli - Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli - Disraeli
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Stephen Ashe - A Free Soul
Stephen Ashe - A Free Soul
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Andy Purcell - The Champ
Andy Purcell - The Champ
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Dr Henry Jekyll - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Dr Henry Jekyll - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
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King Henry VIII - The Private Life of Henry VIII
King Henry VIII - The Private Life of Henry VIII
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Peter Warne - It Happened One Night
Peter Warne - It Happened One Night
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Gypo Nolan - The Informer
Gypo Nolan - The Informer
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Louis Pasteur - The Story of Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur - The Story of Louis Pasteur
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Manuel - Captains Courageous
Manuel - Captains Courageous
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Father Flanagan - Boys Town
Father Flanagan - Boys Town
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Charles Chipping - Goodbye Mr Chips
Charles Chipping - Goodbye Mr Chips
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Mike Connor - The Philadelphia Story
Mike Connor - The Philadelphia Story
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Alvin York - Sergeant York
Alvin York - Sergeant York
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George M Cohen - Yankee Doodle Dandy
George M Cohen - Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Kurt Muller - Watch on the Rhine
Kurt Muller - Watch on the Rhine
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Father Chuck O'Malley - Going My Way
Father Chuck O'Malley - Going My Way
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Don Birnam - The Lost Weekend
Don Birnam - The Lost Weekend
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Al Stephenson - The Best Years of Our Lives
Al Stephenson - The Best Years of Our Lives
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Anthony John - A Double Life
Anthony John - A Double Life
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Hamlet (Hamlet)
Hamlet (Hamlet)
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Willie Stark - All the Kings Men
Willie Stark - All the Kings Men
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Cyrano De Bergerac - Cyrano De Bergerac
Cyrano De Bergerac - Cyrano De Bergerac
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Charlie Allnut - The African Queen
Charlie Allnut - The African Queen
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Marshall Will Kane - High Noon
Marshall Will Kane - High Noon
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Sgt J.J. Sefton - Stalag 17
Sgt J.J. Sefton - Stalag 17
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Terry Malloy - On the Waterfront
Terry Malloy - On the Waterfront
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Marty Piletti - Marty
Marty Piletti - Marty
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King Mongkut - The King and I
King Mongkut - The King and I
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Lt. Colonel Nicholson - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lt. Colonel Nicholson - The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Major Angus Pollock - Separate Tables
Major Angus Pollock - Separate Tables
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Judah Ben-Hur - Ben-Hur
Judah Ben-Hur - Ben-Hur
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Elmer Gantry - Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry - Elmer Gantry
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Hans Rolfe - Judgment at Nuremberg
Hans Rolfe - Judgment at Nuremberg
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Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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Homer Smith - Lilies of the Field
Homer Smith - Lilies of the Field
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Professor Henry Higgins - My Fair Lady
Professor Henry Higgins - My Fair Lady
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Kid Shelleen - Cat Ballou
Kid Shelleen - Cat Ballou
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Sir Thomas More - A Man for All Seasons
Sir Thomas More - A Man for All Seasons
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