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A list of some of the hardest workers in Hollywood, some names you know, some you would just recognize their faces, but all of them have made many appearances as roles in films and characters in TV series. It may be a surprise who's on top and who's on the bottom of the list - for instance, Kirsten Dunst and Woody Harrelson have made as many appearances at Tom Hanks, and, Jackie Chan and Danny Glover have both been in twice as many movies as Johnny Depp and Denzel Washington - surprise, surprise! These actors and actresses have appeared in more films and TV shows than any other:

	Ward Bond - 409 movie and TV appearances
	Clint Howard - 185
	James Coburn - 174
	Michael Ironside - 173
	John Wayne - 171
	James Earl Jones - 166
	Samuel L. Jackson - 152
	Donald Sutherland - 147
	Michael Caine - 134
	Robert Wagner - 133
	Robert Duvall - 132
	Brian Cox - 132
	Christopher Lloyd - 130
	James Woods - 117
	Bruce McGill - 117
	Harvey Keitel - 115
	Paul Sorvino - 113
	Steve Buscemi - 108
	Jim Broadbent - 102
	Faye Dunaway - 101
	Anthony Hopkins - 100
	Angela Lansbury - 99
	Gena Rowlands - 98
	James Garner - 98
	Jackie Chan - 94
	Danny Glover - 94
	Susan Sarandon - 93
	Tom Wilkinson - 91
	Sean Connery - 91
	Morgan Freeman - 87
	Ving Rhames - 86
	Betty Grable - 85
	Dan Akroyd - 84
	Peter Fonda - 84
	Kurt Russel - 84
	Anne Bancroft - 82
	Alec Baldwin - 82
	Paul Newman - 81
	Helen Hunt - 80
	Jack Black - 79
	Colm Meaney - 79
	Kevin Pollack - 78
	Humphrey Bogart - 77
	John Lithgow - 76
	Jennifer Jason Leigh - 75
	Robert Deniro - 75
	Stephen Baldwin - 74
	Antonio Banderas - 72
	Jeremy Piven - 72
	Sharon Stone - 72
	Jack Nicholson - 71
	John Malkovich - 71
	Bill Paxton - 70
	Elizabeth Taylor - 70
	Kiefer Sutherland - 70
	Natalie Wood - 69
	Robert Redford - 68
	Robert Downey Jr. - 66
	Bill Pullman - 65
	Kevin Bacon - 65
	Charlie Sheen - 64
	Dustin Hoffman - 63
	Ray Liotta - 72
	Jodie Foster - 71
	George Clooney - 61
	Kelsey Grammer - 61
	Brad Pitt - 61
	Meryl Streep - 60
	Kirstie Alley - 60
	Tim Robbins - 60
	Pierce Brosnan - 60
	Drew Barrymore - 59
	Lucy Liu - 59
	Harrison Ford - 58
	Tom Hanks - 58
	Kirsten Dunst - 58
	Woody Harrelson - 58
	Hank Azaria - 58
	Nicolas Cage - 58
	Brooke Shields - 57
	John Travolta - 57
	John Cusack - 56
	Clara Bow - 56
	Bill Murray - 55
	Jason Bateman - 54
	Sarah Jessica Parker - 53
	Sigourney Weaver - 53
	Steve Martin - 52
	Penelope Cruz - 51
	Wesley Snipes - 51
	Naomi Watts - 51
	Matthew Broderick - 50
	Ewan McGregor - 49
	Mel Gibson - 48
	Johnny Depp - 47
	Denzel Washington - 47
	Julia Roberts - 45
	Al Pacino - 45
	Demi Moore - 44
	Kevin Costner - 43
	Sandra Bullock - 43
	Jim Carrey - 42
	Meg Ryan - 41
	Halle Berry - 41
	Steve McQueen - 41
	Christian Bale - 40
	Russell Crowe - 38
	Angelina Jolie - 38
	Tom Cruise - 36
	Charlize Theron - 36

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Source: IDMB (as of March 28, 2008)

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Comments: I cant believe Christian Bale and Steve McQueen have made the same ammount of movies... Comment by: Anonymous No wonder Samuel L Jackson's movies have made more money in the Box Office than any other actor (plus it doesn't hurt he was in the 3 Star Wars prequels) Comment by: RyanPratt Michael Ironside.. aka Jester... is the MAN! Comment by: CaliBobos Who knew Jackie Chan had been nearly 100 films! great list... and great research! Comment by: TV Guy I knew Harvey Keitel had to be on here! Comment by: queenofthecarnival