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QUESTION: Who is the best villain in the history of television/movies?
Talk about it.
This is a good question. Two of the best ever are “Snidely Whiplash” and “J.R. Ewing”.
So many great villains to choose from…
I loved Christoph Waltz’ portrayal of Hans Landa in “Inglorious Basterds”. Brilliant acting; you almost like the scumbag nazi. Also, Heath Ledger as The Joker.
But my favorite villain ever was Tim Roth playing Cunningham in “Rob Roy”. He was screwed over Rob Roy over rustled cattle. He played the King over the same rustled cattle. I cheered out loud when he finally gets his dues at the end of the movie. A total POS.
Donald Trump-the apprentice
… kind of comedic to me – but Jason Voorhees of the Friday the 13th movies
was he the villain? kidding…
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones, and Giancarlo Esposito as Gustavo Fring in Breaking Bad are two antagonist who come readily to my mind.
Heath Ledger – Joker
Nice pull.
Hedley Lamar, Boris Badenoff, Siegfried (on Get Smart)
Leland Gaunt & Randal Flag were pretty good too, but they were not actually human so “villain” isn’t really correct.
I prefer The Craw, not The Craw, The Craw!
Hannibal Lecter...with a hissing sound at the end saying,“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
While I think Hopkins ran away with that character, Brian Cox’s turn was a bit more sinister, without that joyous over-the-topness Hopkins brought.
Mads Mikkelsen in the TV series killed it (pun intended).
Hedley Lamarr,,,Blazing Saddles. Col. Klink..Hogans Heroes (villian could be a reach)
You dropped your beads….
Walton Goggins plays Shane Vandrell in The Shield and Boyd Crowder in Justified. Two of the most despicable characters in TV history. Great actor
Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat
“The Doctor.” In the movie, The Evil That Men Do, The Doctor, was a former Nazi and a
torture expert. Ex CIA, Charles Bronson, hunts him and his sister down in South America.
The torture scenes were pretty gruesome.
Jaws. Terrifies me to this day.
Michael Sheen as Dr. Martin Whitly
in short lived TV series Prodigal Son (2019–2021)
https://tinyurl.com/mrx7rt4v season 2 – episode 01
from 01:50 to end
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Script https://tinyurl.com/376rty2b
word search using phrase, Or maybe that’s not it
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Perfect choice of background music for the scene.
https://tinyurl.com/43a4y3pb
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In years to come Prodigal Son series may be regarded as a classic.
Lex Luthor “the greatest criminal mind of our time” RIP Gene Hackman, we will miss you!
a couple come to mind: Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West, Alan Rickman in Die Hard (probably my first choice).
Robert Mitchum in most anything, but especially Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear
Goldfinger.
Male – Bill The Butcher (Daniel Day Lewis) Gangs Of New York
Female – Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) Mommies Dearest
Lee van cleef
Hannibal Lechter
Raymond Reddington
Boyd Crowder on Justified. Walton Goggins was gold in that part. The character had the perfect combination of deviousness and humor
And of cpurse JR Ewing. Larry Hagman created the perfect “love to hate” character
Annie Wilks
Colin Farrell in ‘The Penguin’.
Unrecognizable, Brilliant, it’s well worth watching.
Anton Chigurh, No Country For Old Men.
Evil Roy Slade.
Female villain, Pussy Galore.
Al Swearengen. Deadwood. Unrepentant greedy murdering bully. Starts to grow on you as he is seen to ally with once foes. Has a heart under all that slime. The series has a lot of humor despite the cringe. You have to return at least twice to catch half of it. I stand accused. 🫣
Dr. Christian Szell (also known as The White Angel of Auschwitz) in the movie “Marathon Man” The torture where he drilled a hole in Dustin Hoffman’s front tooth and then heats up a wire until it’s glowing red, and then………