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19 January 2009 11:09 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Peter Sellers' portrayal of President Merkin Muffley in cult movie Dr. Strangelove has topped a new list of fictional and real-life U.S. leaders.

Sellers' famous role in the 1964 Stanley Kubrick film beat out Harrison Ford's James Marshall (Air Force One) and Kevin Kline's William H. Mitchell (Dave) in the CNN Inauguration Day countdown.

The only real-life leader to make the list is outgoing U.S. leader George W. Bush, as portrayed by Josh Brolin in W. He comes in at number 10.

The full list is:

1. Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley (Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb); 2. Harrison Ford as James Marshall (Air Force One); 3. Kevin Kline as William H. Mitchell (Dave); 4. John Travolta as Governor Jack Stanton (Primary Colors); 5. Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd (The American President) »

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6 January 2009 11:00 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actor Josh Brolin and his W co-star Jeffrey Wright will have charges relating to a Louisiana bar brawl last summer dropped after striking a deal with prosecutors.

The two stars joined director Oliver Stone, other castmembers and members of the film crew at the Stray Cat bar in Shreveport in July to celebrate the completion of shooting on the George W. Bush biopic.

But their night was cut short when a fight broke out at the venue, and Brolin and Wright were arrested and showered with pepper spray.

The pair was charged with interfering with a cop during the incident, in which Wright was also tasered.

However, following negotiations between the actors' attorney Blair Berk and the police, the charges will be dropped if they stay out of trouble until 11 March.

A settlement hearing was held on Tuesday, although Brolin was not in attendance. »

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