The Best Spies on TV and in Movies

Federal agents recently arrested 10 alleged members of a Russian spy ring in the U.S.  Which reminds us of how much we love spy movies. And spy TV shows. And just about everything with a spy in it.  Here then are our favorite pretend spies. (Universal Studios/ABC Studios/AP)      

Who better than Mike Myers to play the the International man of mystery? Powers is anything but a traditional spy. Except that women want him and men want to be him.  He’s just randy baby!<br><br> (AP)

Author Robert Ludlum penned 'The Bourne Identity' in 1980 and in 2002, Matt Damon brought the character to life on the big screen.  Bourne is a former CIA assassin who is on a mission to figure who he is, after suffering from amnesia, and who is responsible for what happened to him.  (Universal Studios)

The 1990 French film brought Nikita to life. Anne Parillaud played the teenage girl who gets convicted of murder, and imprisoned for life.  In prison, she is drugged and awakens to find out she is in the custody of a French intelligence agency where she is coerced into working as an assassin. She turns out to be a good one.  (Sony Pictures)

Whether it's Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig, "007" is the spy everyone aspires to be.  The character, created by author Ian Flemming in 1954, has appeared in dozens of films.  (AP)

Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) is part of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement and fights evil organizations like THRUSH.  For four seasons, the womanizer used charm, wit, and a never ending assortment of gadgets to get his way on "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." <br> (Warner Home Video)

Yvonne Strahovski stars on the NBC spy comedy "Chuck."  She plays a generally sweet blonde but morphs into a ruthless agent at the drop of a dime when needed. <br> (NBC Universal)

For three seasons in the ‘60’s, Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby) were the coolest most resourceful agents for the Pentagon.  They traveled the world disguised as a tennis pro and his trainer, when they were really spies.  (AP)

Is there anyone cooler than Jack Bauer?  Keifer Sutherland's career has been defined by this character since he took on the role on '24' in 2001.  For eight seasons Bauer's sole purpose was to protect his family and country from outside threats, and soon he'll be doing it on the big screen.  (AP)

MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson for seven seasons, could take matches, a bobby pin and a shoe lace and turn into a smoke bomb.  As long as he had his Swiss Army knife, he could get out of just about any situation.    (AP)<br><br>

CIA Agent Sydney Bristow had to keep her CIA work a secret from her friends.  For three seasons Jennifer Garner became different aliases to get what she wanted.  (ABC Studios)

Harriet Welsch (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an 11-year-old aspiring writer who observes others carefully and writes her thoughts down in a notebook.  One day the little spy loses her notebook and her classmates find out about the little details she’s been writing about them so they start a “Spy Catcher Club.”<br><br> (Paramount)

"Our Man Flint" is sort of a parady of James Bond.  Flint (James Coburn) is hired to save the world against mad scientists in this 1966 film. <br><br> (AP)

In this 2009 thriller, Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) is determined to bring justice to one of the world’s most powerful banks which has been funding terrorist activities.   (AP)

Don Adams starred in the television situation comedy, "Get Smart" in the 1960's.  He played, Agent 86, aka Maxwell Smart, a bumbling secret agent who tries to save the world from erroneous threats and usually succeeds only because of his dumb luck.    (AP)

It's hard enough being an undercover agent for the CIA.  Frankie Muniz plays a teen secret agent who has to juggle doing his chores and his homework before he can go off and save the world.  <br><br> (MGM)

British secret agent, Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) is sent to Berlin to arrange the defection of a prominent Soviet intelligence officer.  As with most espionage thrillers, the job is way more complicated than he originally thought it would be.   (Paramount)

Angelina Jolie plays Evelyn Salt in the upcoming thriller, "Salt." She's a CIA officer accused of being a KGB sleeper agent.  The movie hits theaters on July 23, 2010.<br> For more pics of Angie on set, go to <a href="http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/angelina_jolie">x17online.com.</a>