Best bad guy in cinema?

[jakarta]

Orson Welles as Harry Lime in the Third Man; Charming, debonair and an amoral child killer.....

 

[Kumquat]

For me it's Christopher Walken as the loathsome wheelchair bound Man with the Plan in Things to do in Denver when you're dead. Having already lambasted Andy Garcia's Jimmy "The Saint" for running a "charity for dying fags", he comes up with this memorable exchange.

The Man With The Plan: Look at you. You got a lady?
Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia: No.
The Man With The Plan: That's 'cause you're hangin' out with the virus breeders, Jimmy: VB's. You into that yet? Bitin' the pillow?
Jimmy 'The Saint' Tosnia: No.
The Man With The Plan: You will. It's a liberal thing. One day you're saving the rain forest, the next, you're chuggin' cock. Am I wrong?

 

[Dover]

Michael Caine as Carter.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Donald Plesance as Blofeld. And a great cricket commentator to boot.

 

[acrossthepond]

Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in 'No Country For Old Men'.

Yes. Thread closed

 

[Leosayer]

Dennis hopper as frank booth in blue velvet

 

[middletoenail]

Ben Kingsley's pulsating 'Don Logan' in Sexy Beast.

No no no no no no no no, No! No no no no no non no , No!

 

[FamilyGuy]

Bruno Ganz as Hitler in Downfall is brilliant.

what he said!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

 

[martin tyler]

Gary Sinise in Ransom
Loved that film

 

[Marxo]

Lee Marvin - apart from when he playing long haired wacky roles such as paint your wagon and cat ballou - e.g Point Blank.

The Big Heat when he throws scalding coffee in Gloria Grahame's face for example.

 

[Telscombe Seagull]

The 'jewhunter' inglorious basterds. brilliantly acted, can't recall his name though. something Waltz?

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

Michael Caine as Scrooge in Muppets Christmas Carol.

 

[willyfantastic]

bit left-field but i thought both Cage & Travolta were CLASS as the baddies in face-off

their portrayal of the good guy left a bit to be desired, however

 

[willyfantastic]

The 'jewhunter' inglorious basterds. brilliantly acted, can't recall his name though. something Waltz?

Christoph Waltz - incredible actor and he was amazing in that role - the first scene is class

 

[Dover]

Can I change mine. Pretty much the whole cast in Conspiracy. One of my favourite films, but truly shocking.

 

[Meade's Ball]

 

[TotallyFreaked]

Dennis hopper as frank booth in blue velvet

Another vote from me, does not get more mental than this

 

[Bladders]

 

[Kumquat]

No no no no no no no no, No! No no no no no non no , No!

There are so many memorable lines in that.Nobody exhibits paranoia better than Don Logan. "What's that?" "It's a goat Don". "Why's it looking at me?"

I particularly like "You've got nice eyes. I've never noticed them before. Are they real?"