He's the Jimmy Stewart of our generation, an everyman with serious dramatic and comedic range.
He's helmed projects for the biggest directors of his era, from Steven Spielberg to Robert Zemeckis, Ron Howard to Mike Nichols, Paul Greengrass to Sam Mendes.
And he's collected two Oscars along the way, not to mention billions of dollars in box office revenue.
From "Forrest Gump" to "Saving Private Ryan," "Toy Story" to "Big," which are the greatest Tom Hanks roles of all time? WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley counts them down.
But before you begin the countdown, check out Hanks' acceptance speech at the AFI Life Achievement Awards. Rather than thank a laundry list of Hollywood executives, Hanks saluted the movies that have inspired him over the years. If only more acceptance speeches could be like that.
