Bradley Cooper snagged an Oscar nomination for his dazzling portrayal of Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle in the box-office bonanza "American Sniper," but his part was just the latest in a long list of other memorable war movie roles.
Here's a look at 13 of other unforgettable roles:
1. George S. Patton ("Patton," 1970) - George C. Scott won a Best Actor Oscar for his captivating portrayal of the heroic but controversial American World War II general.
2. Capt. John Miller ("Saving Private Ryan," 1998) - Tom Hanks earned a Best Actor nomination for his role as an American officer who faces numerous obstacles, and ultimately death, leading his squad in a seemingly impossible search for a U.S. soldier in France.
3. Col. Hans Landa ("Inglourious Basterds," 2009) - Christopher Waltz gives a spellbinding performance as a German officer in Nazi-occupied France during World War II in this Quentin Tarantino film. Brad Pitt is also memorable as American Lt. Aldo Raine.
4. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman ("Full Metal Jacket," 1987) - R. Lee Ermey won kudos for his gruff role as a brutal, abusive drill sergeant preparing troops for action in Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam War film.
5. Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore ("Apocalypse Now," 1979) - Robert Duvall plays a fearless U.S. officer in Vietnam in this Francis Ford Coppola movie where he utters the line: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
6. King Leonidas ("300," 2006) - Gerald Butler is the bigger-than-life Spartan king who leads 300 warriors against the huge Persian army and its "god-King" Xerxes I in 480 B.C.
7. T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia," 1962) - Peter O'Toole garnered a Best Actor nomination for his rousing performance as a swashbuckling British officer leading an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks during World War I.
8. William Wallace ("Braveheart," 1995) - The 13-century Scottish hero comes to life in Mel Gibson's portrayal of the warrior leading his countrymen against a ruthless British monarch. Gibson won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film.
9. Col. Nicolson "The Bridge on the River Kwai," 1957) - Alec Guinness won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a single-minded British officer in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II.
10. Sgt. William James ("The Hurt Locker," 2008) - Jeremy Renner earned a Best Actor Oscar for his intense portrayal of a bomb-disarming team leader in Iraq in this film, which also won Best Picture.
11. Sgt. John Stryker ("Sands of Iwo Jima," 1949) - John Wayne won a Best Actor nomination for his gritty portrayal of a Marine sergeant who leads young recruits against Japanese forces on Iwo Jima during World War II.
12. Alvin York ("Sergeant York," 1941) - Gary Cooper took home a Best Actor Oscar for his stirring role as a conscientious objector-turned-decorated war hero during World War I.
13. Spartacus ("Spartacus," 1960) - Kirk Douglas heads a star-studded cast as the leader of an army of escaped slaves and gladiators who battle Roman legions in a futile quest for freedom.
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