Stars of the Silver Screen
Season 10
Chronicles of the lives of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Where to Watch Season 10
13 Episodes
- Al Pacino
E1Episode 1Al PacinoAl Pacino has had a career spanning more than five decades, during which time he has received an Academy Award, two Tony's, two Emmy's, a BAFTA and 4 Golden Globe Awards. A method actor he was taught by Lee Strasberg, Pacino made an impact in The Panic in Needle Park (1971). International acclaim followed as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) receiving his first Oscar nomination. Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and ...And Justice for All (1979) followed. In 1993 he won his only Oscar for Scent of a Woman (1992). Other notable films include Scarface (1983), Carlito's Way (1993), Heat (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), and Insomnia (2002). - Bill Murray
E2Episode 2Bill MurrayBill Murray's stint on Saturday Night Live won him both an Emmy and exposure. His celebrated deadpan comedic roles included Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), Scrooged (1988), and Groundhog Day (1993). He began his long collaboration with director Wes Anderson in Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums and won a Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Actor and critical acclaim in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation. - Clint Eastwood
E3Episode 3Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood rose to international fame as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Spaghetti Western Trilogy, and Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry. Further early roles included the popular Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Kelly's Heroes (1970). The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), a film also directed was followed by the prison film Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), Still acting to this day Clint Eastwood is a true movie icon. - Michael Caine
E4Episode 4Michael CaineMichael Caine's award winning career, now in its seventh decade, began in the 1960s with starring roles in British hit films, Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), and The Italian Job (1969). These were quickly followed by Get Carter (1971), Sleuth (1972) and The Man Who Would Be King (197. The 80's included, Educating Rita (1983), earning him a BAFTA and Golden Globe, and in 1986, an Academy Award for his role Hannah and Her Sisters. - Jean Simmons
E5Episode 5Jean SimmonsJean Simmons film career began in England in the 1940's with her memorable roles in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946), Powell-Pressburger's Black Narcissus (1947) and Olivier's Hamlet (1948) which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Moving to Hollywood the 1950's and 60's brought notable roles including Guys and Dolls (1955), winning her a Golden Globe, Young Bess (1953), The Robe (1953), Elmer Gantry with Burt Lancaster (1960) and the classic Spartacus (1960) starring Kirk Douglas, and the 1969 film The Happy Ending, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. - Susan Sarandon
E6Episode 6Susan SarandonSusan Sarandon began her multi award-winning acting career in the 1970 film Joe, before appearing in the popular cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Her Academy Award nominated role in Atlantic City (1980), was followed by the iconic Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), and The Client (1994), before winning The Academy Award for Dead Man Walking in 1995. Other notable films include: Pretty Baby (1978), The Hunger (1983), The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Bull Durham (1988) - Christopher Plummer
E7Episode 7Christopher PlummerCanadian actor Christopher Plummer's award winning career has spanned six decades. Known for Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965), 1st Duke of Wellington in Waterloo (1970), Mike Wallace in The Insider (1999), Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station (2009) and J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World (2017). Other notable films include Beginners (2010) and the powerful Remember (2015). His extraordinary body of work has won him Academy, Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA Awards. - Jeff Bridges
E8Episode 8Jeff BridgesJeff Bridges began his career on tv series Sea Hunt (1958-60), with his father, Lloyd and brother, Beau. A major Hollywood star, Bridges earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016). In 2009 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in Crazy Heart. Lauded for so many film including, Jagged Edge (1985), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), Fearless (1993) and the iconic The Big Lebowski (1998). - Sean Connery
E9Episode 9Sean ConnerySir Sean Connery, now retired, won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. His fame began as the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films, between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career includes such memorable films as Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie, The Man Who Would be King, The Presidio, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, and The Rock. - Robin Williams
E10Episode 10Robin WilliamsRobin Williams rose to fame in the sitcom Mork & Mindy and established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. His extraordinary performances in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990) and Aladdin (1992) brought international stardom and fame. Many notable as well as box office hits followed, Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), The Birdcage (1996) and Good Will Hunting (1997) for which he won his only Academy Award. Williams also received two Emmy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Grammy Awards. - Robert De Niro
E11Episode 11Robert De NiroRobert De Niro, winner of two Academy Awards, as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, and Jake La Motta in the 1980 film Raging Bull and further nominations for the psychological thrillers Taxi Driver (1976) and Cape Fear (1991), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Silver Linings Playbook (2012). His extraordinary career has spanned crime, violence with Goodfellas, Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Untouchables (1987), Heat (1995), and Casino (1995). and comedy with Midnight Run (1988), Analyze This (1999), and Meet the Parents (2000). - Alain Delon
E12Episode 12Alain DelonAlain Delon is one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols from the 1960s. He achieved critical acclaim for Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Plein Soleil (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1965), Lost Command (1966) and Le Samoura' (1967). Delon worked with many of the great directors, including Visconti, Godard, Melville, Antonioni and Louis Malle. - Maggie Smith
E13Episode 13Maggie SmithDame Maggie Smith has remained a prominent figure in British culture for six decades, with her extraordinary film career took note in her role in Nowhere to Go (1958), receiving her first BAFTA nomination. 2 Academy Awards later, with Best Actress for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for California Suite (1978), Smith is also multiple BAFTA winner for A Private Function (1984), The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1988) and Tea With Mussolini (1999). A six-time Oscar nominee, for Othello (1965), Travels with My Aunt (1972), A Room with a View (1986), and Gosford Park (2001). More recently Smith has enthralled in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), and The Lady in the Van (2015).