The best TV/ Movie villian of all time

I have to put in a vote for Hans Grubber from the first Die Hard film. Not bad or evil in a conventional way but the man was a fan favorite.

TV villians would have to go to the Clown from It. I have grown friends who are still creeped out by clowns thanks to that role done by Tim Curry.

100 Greatest Heroes and Villains

AMERICA's GREATEST

VILLAINS
RANKED

1. DR. HANNIBAL LECTER (Anthony Hopkins) in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Orion, 1991)
2. NORMAN BATES (Anthony Perkins) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif PSYCHO (Paramount, 1960)
3. DARTH VADER (David Prowse/James Earl Jones) in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (20th Century Fox, 1980)
4. THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (Margaret Hamilton) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif THE WIZARD OF OZ (MGM, 1939)
5. NURSE RATCHED (Louise Fletcher) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (United Artists, 1975)
6. MR. POTTER (Lionel Barrymore) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (RKO, 1946)
7. ALEX FORREST (Glenn Close) in FATAL ATTRACTION (Paramount, 1987)
8. PHYLLIS DIETRICHSON (Barbara Stanwyck) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Paramount, 1944)
9. REGAN MacNEIL (SATAN) (Linda Blair) in THE EXORCIST (Warner Bros., 1973)
10. THE QUEEN (voice of Lucille LaVerne) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Disney, 1937)
11. MICHAEL CORLEONE (Al Pacino) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif THE GODFATHER PART II (Paramount, 1974)
12. ALEX DeLARGE (Malcolm McDowell) in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Warner Bros., 1971)
13. HAL 9000 (voice of Douglas Rain) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (MGM, 1968)
14. THE ALIEN (Bolaji Badejo) in ALIEN (20th Century Fox, 1979)
15. AMON GOETH (Ralph Fiennes) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif SCHINDLER'S LIST (Universal, 1993)
16. NOAH CROSS (John Huston) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif CHINATOWN (Paramount, 1974)
17. ANNIE WILKES (Kathy Bates) in MISERY (Columbia, 1990)
18. THE SHARK in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif JAWS (Universal, 1975)
19. CAPTAIN BLIGH (Charles Laughton) in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (MGM, 1935)
20. MAN in BAMBI (Disney, 1942)
21. MRS. JOHN ISELIN (Angela Lansbury) in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (United Artists, 1962)
22. T-1000 (Robert Patrick) in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (Tri-Star, 1991)
23. EVE HARRINGTON (Anne Baxter) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif ALL ABOUT EVE (20th Century Fox, 1950)
24. GORDON GEKKO (Michael Douglas) in WALL STREET (20th Century Fox, 1987)
25. JACK TORRANCE (Jack Nicholson) in THE SHINING (Warner Bros., 1980)
26. ARTHUR "CODY" JARRETT (James Cagney) in WHITE HEAT (Warner Bros., 1949)
27. MARTIANS in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (Paramount, 1953)
28. MAX CADY (Robert Mitchum) in CAPE FEAR (Universal-International, 1962)
29. REVEREND HARRY POWELL (Robert Mitchum) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (United Artists, 1955)
30. TRAVIS BICKLE (Robert DeNiro) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif TAXI DRIVER (Columbia, 1976)
31. MRS. DANVERS (Judith Anderson) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif REBECCA (United Artists, 1940)
32. CLYDE BARROW & BONNIE PARKER (Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif BONNIE AND CLYDE (Warner Bros., 1967)
33. COUNT DRACULA (Bela Lugosi) in DRACULA (Universal, 1931)
34. DR. SZELL (Laurence Olivier) in MARATHON MAN (Paramount, 1976)
35. J. J. HUNSECKER (Burt Lancaster) in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (United Artists, 1957)
36. FRANK BOOTH (Dennis Hopper) in BLUE VELVET (DEG, 1986)
37. HARRY LIME (Orson Welles) in http://www.filmsite.org/redstar.gif THE THIRD MAN (Selznick, 1949)
38. RICO (ENRICO CAESAR BANDELLO) (Edward G. Robinson) in LITTLE CAESAR (MGM, 1930)
39. CRUELLA DE VIL (voice of Betty Lou Gerson) in ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIANS (Disney, 1961)
40. FREDDY KRUEGER (Robert Englund) in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (New Line, 1984)
41. JOAN CRAWFORD (Faye Dunaway) in MOMMIE DEAREST (Paramount, 1981)
42. TOM POWERS (James Cagney) in THE PUBLIC ENEMY (Warner Bros., 1931)
43. REGINA GIDDENS (Bette Davis) in THE LITTLE FOXES (RKO/Goldwyn, 1941)
44. "BABY" JANE HUDSON (Bette Davis) in WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (Warner Bros., 1962)
45. THE JOKER (Jack Nicholson) in BATMAN (Warner Bros., 1989)
46. HANS GRUBER (Alan Rickman) in DIE HARD (20th Century Fox, 1988)
47. TONY CAMONTE (Paul Muni) in SCARFACE (United Artists, 1932)
48. ROGER "VERBAL" KINT (Kevin Spacey) in THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Columbia TriStar, 1995)
49. AURIC GOLDFINGER (Gert Frobe) in GOLDFINGER (United Artists, 1964)
50. DETECTIVE ALONZO HARRIS (Denzel Washington) in TRAINING DAY (Warner Bros., 2001)

The preditor with Arnold was not a nice thing

How about "El Indio" in the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western "For A Few Dollars More." That character did some twisted things even by modern standards. All in a move made in 1965.

"El Guapo" from "The Three Amigos" gets honorable mention.

One vote for the Broodwich - one tasty evil sandwich

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Originally Posted by jrastrel

I just saw "No Country for Old Men" and the bad guy Anton Chigurh in that movie is awesome. Talk about a cold blooded killer and he would just completely toy with people when talking to them. Javier Bardem should win the academy award for his performance imo.

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I agree with jrastrel. Great movie, great bad guy.



Hannibal is a good one, too. Especially in "Hannibal" when he's eating Ray Leota's brain and offeres it to the kid on the plane next to him.

Tony Soprano could be nasty...in real life too.

El Guapo!
Uh yeah, I'll have a beer.
We don't have any beer here, just Tequilla
Whats Tequilla?
It's like beer.

My vote is for Marlo Stanfield from "The Wire"......he is one cold blooded mo fo.........

The original Terminator, with T-1000 right behind him.

Also, Biff Tannen from the BTTF series (I'm a nerd, so what?).

The Phantom from Phantom of the Opera. I know it's a musical, but that character is pretty bada$$...aside from being mildly insane

The one that's fresh in my mind is Christian Bale in American Psycho. Dude had some issues.

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Originally Posted by jrastrel

I just saw "No Country for Old Men" and the bad guy Anton Chigurh in that movie is awesome. Talk about a cold blooded killer and he would just completely toy with people when talking to them. Javier Bardem should win the academy award for his performance imo.

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That's exactly what I thought when I opened this thread. I walked out of the movie with my friends and we simply couldn't come up with a more evil character ever. Also, Bardem did win the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for the role.

Dr. Evil

"Ten-four you SOB pile of monkey nuts"

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Originally Posted by Jables22

My vote is for Marlo Stanfield from "The Wire"......he is one cold blooded mo fo.........

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Good choice on Marlo. He was cold blooded in seasons 3 & 4, but this season he's absolutely ruthless. Just inhuman. BTW, it you haven't seen it yet, you're really not going to like his actions in the fourth episode.

"You want it to be one way...but it's the other way."