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This Oscar winning/Oscar nominated deceased A+ in his day leading man actor's most famous role was probably the one that won him the Oscar which was based on an equally famous book and might be timely in today's cultural climate.  He was in many famous classic films.

Later in his life, he and his wife developed an odd friendship with the disgraced deceased permanent A+ singer. No, the actor was not into the same things but he defended the singer even when there was evidence and appears a number of times on video praising the singer.