1 Richard Attenborough:

Played Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett or Big X, he died last month.

2 Steve McQueen: Captain Virgil Hilts, the Cooler King, he was shot dead while trying to escape by motorbike.

3 Gordon Jackson: Flt Lt Andrew MacDonald or Intelligence, he was also killed while trying to escape.

4 Angus Lennie: Flying Officer Archibald Ives, the Mole, he shared the cooler with Hilts.

5 Charles Bronson: Flt Lt Danny Velinski, the Tunnel King, he was one of three characters who escaped.

6 James Coburn: Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick, the Manufacturer, also escaped, as did John Leyton, Tunnel King.

7 Donald Pleasance: Flt Lt Colin Blythe, the Forger, he was almost blind.

8 James Garner: Flt Lt Robert Hendley, the Scrounger, he helped Blythe in his escape bid.

9 James Donald: He played Group Captain Ramsey, the SBO or Senior British Officer.

10 David McCallum: As Flt Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt, he was known as Dispersal.