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In 2003 the American Film Institute released a list of the top 50 movie heroes of all time. James Bond finished third behind To Kill a Mockingbird‘s Atticus Finch and Indiana Jones. (According to George Lucas, Sean Connery’s portrayal of the iconic spy was one of the primary inspirations for the Indiana Jones character — and a reason Connery was chosen for the role of Indiana’s father in 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.)