Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957): Bogart suffered ten years of miscasting before stumbling onto three films—The Maltese Falcon, High Sierra, and Casablanca—that crystallized his image, that of the sensitive tough guy. The actor who had been shunted to the side in umpteen gangster films was suddenly Hollywood’s highest-paid star, showing what a skilled and versatile performer he was.Boogie said: “Acting is experience with something sweet behind it.”