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86. Tough call. Robert Mitchum in the Night of the Hunter

Wed Nov 22, 2023, 02:44 PM

Nov 2023

Just chilling to watch.

Others:

Charles Boyer in Gaslight
Joachim Phoenix as Commodus in Gladiator
Bette Davis in The Letter (or in any villainous role she played)

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Name your favorite movie villain. Can be from any genre or time. animated or not.. [View all] debm55 Nov 2023 OP

Burgess Meredith as the Penguin. rsdsharp Nov 2023 #1

Thank you and have a nice Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #32

Ernst Stavro Blofeld from the 60s Bond films. Eugene Nov 2023 #2

Thank you and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #33

Heath Ledger as The Joker (The Dark Knight) Mad_Dem_X Nov 2023 #3

Thank you and have a peaceful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #34

Gary Oldman FalloutShelter Nov 2023 #4

I like him in Dracula. Thank you and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #35

Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving. FalloutShelter Nov 2023 #73

Love him, his line to Mina: Ilsa Nov 2023 #104

I really love this movie. FalloutShelter Nov 2023 #107

the hood , thunderbirds. khannnnnn, khannnnnn, khannnnn.empror ming in the 1940s 30s flash gordon serials AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #5

Thank you and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #36

I like the Coyote. Don't like the Road Runner. debm55 Nov 2023 #121

Wile E. Coyote! Enter stage left Nov 2023 #6

Wile is also my favorite of ...ALL TIME.... Stuart G Nov 2023 #23

That's funny . Thank you a have a stress free Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #38

crabby appleton dembotoz Nov 2023 #7

He was indeed "rotten to the core!!" dameatball Nov 2023 #10

Somebody's age is showing! ;) Chainfire Nov 2023 #14

I still have my Manfred Easterncedar Nov 2023 #37

And now Mighty Manfred is Commissioner of Baseball. rsdsharp Nov 2023 #80

Ya got that right. I still know the song......I think.....more or less dameatball Nov 2023 #166

Ee Ee oh oh iffic, my name's Tom Terrific...And mighty Manfred... Chainfire Nov 2023 #171

Vaguely. More so Tippy toes. dameatball Nov 2023 #183

HAHAHAHAHa Thank you and have a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. debm55 Nov 2023 #39

Hans Gruber! n/t lastlib Nov 2023 #8

Yes Indeed BOSSHOG Nov 2023 #18

Also a great villain in "Quigley Down Under"! lastlib Nov 2023 #58

Also in a version of Robin Hood. LakeArenal Nov 2023 #143

Another good movie, good villain role for him! lastlib Nov 2023 #146

All of the above plus Severus Snape - although more nemesis, than villain... thenelm1 Nov 2023 #184

Thank you and have a restful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #41

👍🏼👍🏼 IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 2023 #79

And the Sheriff of Nottingham Bayard Nov 2023 #87

Yes, mean. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #93

Snape. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2023 #9

Snape too. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #42

Keyser Soze First Speaker Nov 2023 #11

Thanks and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #43

Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. That was a while back doc03 Nov 2023 #12

Thank you doc03 and have a peaceful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #44

Thanks, you too. nt doc03 Nov 2023 #123

T-1000 from Terminator II... Jrose Nov 2023 #13

Hated Scar. Have a relaxing Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #45

Thanks, Deb... You have an enjoyable, healthy and safe one, too! Jrose Nov 2023 #65

Jack Torrance. Chainfire Nov 2023 #15

Thank you Chainfire and have a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. debm55 Nov 2023 #46

Boris Badenov Wolf Frankula Nov 2023 #16

Yes -Boris and Natasha. Thank you and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #47

Claude Rains was always great at being evil and diabolical. Talitha Nov 2023 #17

Thank you, Talitha and have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. debm55 Nov 2023 #48

Same to you, debm55!! Talitha Nov 2023 #77

Herod from the Quick and the Dead BOSSHOG Nov 2023 #19

That was such a good movie! Mad_Dem_X Nov 2023 #25

Hackman was pretty good in Unforgiven as well exboyfil Nov 2023 #28

Gene Hackman Zincwarrior Nov 2023 #106

BOSSHOG, thank you and have a peaceful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #49

That's a great pick. lapucelle Nov 2023 #95

Favorite movie villain...mmm...let me see... Niagara Nov 2023 #20

Christine! Mad_Dem_X Nov 2023 #26

That's inspiring to hear, Mad Dem X! Niagara Nov 2023 #54

Thank you, Niagara. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. debm55 Nov 2023 #50

My pleasure, Debbie! Have a safe and memorable Happy Thanksgiving Niagara Nov 2023 #56

Darth Vader Angleae Nov 2023 #21

Thank you Angleae and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #61

Hedley Lamarr. malthaussen Nov 2023 #22

HAHAHHAHAHAH yes! Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #62

Chump in his kairos12 Nov 2023 #24

HAHAHAHAHAHAHH debm55 Nov 2023 #114

Keyser Soze in The Usual Suspects Mad_Dem_X Nov 2023 #27

Thank you Mad_Dem_X. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #60

Ming the Merciless. Sneederbunk Nov 2023 #29

Snidely Whiplast and Natasha from KatyaR Nov 2023 #30

Hated Snidely Whiplast. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #63

You, too!!! KatyaR Nov 2023 #144

Thanos exboyfil Nov 2023 #31

Hannibal Lector--hated . Thank you and have a peaceful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #64

Paul's grandfather Cartoonist Nov 2023 #40

Thank you and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #66

Stetching it to call him a villain... malthaussen Nov 2023 #168

Lord Voldemort PJMcK Nov 2023 #51

Hated him. You have a happy Thanksgiving, too. debm55 Nov 2023 #67

Ghidorah DBoon Nov 2023 #52

I remember Godzilla with Raymond Burr. and the movie with Ghidorah. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #68

GASTON from "Beauty and the Beast" Thunderbeast Nov 2023 #53

Hated Gaston. Have a peaceful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #69

No one eats turkey like gaston!🍗 Thunderbeast Nov 2023 #96

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA debm55 Nov 2023 #97

William Dafoe Picaro Nov 2023 #55

I liked him in Platoon. but not his other movies. Thank you and have a stress free Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #70

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Loved Henry Fonda. Thank you and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #71

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #75

Captain of the Exxon Valdez MIGuy Nov 2023 #59

Thank you MIGuy. Have a restfull Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #72

Alex DeLarge - A Clockwork Orange Runningdawg Nov 2023 #74

Thank you Runningdawg and have a restful Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #82

Khan Noonian Singh BootOutTheGoons Nov 2023 #76

Thank you BootOutThe Goons. Enjoy your Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #83

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you too! BootOutTheGoons Nov 2023 #84

Dr. Evil! Ocelot II Nov 2023 #78

Yes, hated Dr. Evil, Enjoy your day tomorrow. Love, Deb. debm55 Nov 2023 #85

Well, Mr. Anderson... Charlie Chapulin Nov 2023 #81

I hated the character . Have a great Thanksgiving . debm55 Nov 2023 #88

Re: The Agent Charlie Chapulin Nov 2023 #90

Yes. debm55 Nov 2023 #91

Copy! Charlie Chapulin Nov 2023 #92

Tough call. Robert Mitchum in the Night of the Hunter Raven123 Nov 2023 #86

I agree with all three. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #89

Oh, yeah. He scared the bejeezus out of me when I saw that movie as a kid. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #94

Mitchum as Cady in Cape Fear is also terrifying exboyfil Nov 2023 #154

A lot of great ones in this thread. Permanut Nov 2023 #98

Thank you Permanut. debm55 Nov 2023 #101

Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet JoseBalow Nov 2023 #99

Yes. very much so. debm55 Nov 2023 #102

Auric Goldfinger lpbk2713 Nov 2023 #100

Yes, evil,and mean. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #103

Any fucking Nazi. nt Ilsa Nov 2023 #105

Thank you, very true. debm55 Nov 2023 #115

Not my "favorite", but Deliverance had two of the most terrifying villains in movie history. Rustynaerduwell Nov 2023 #108

Very true. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #117

Christopher Walken as Vincenzo Coccotti in "True Romance." CrispyQ Nov 2023 #109

Excellent, thank you so much for your selections. debm55 Nov 2023 #118

Professor Fate from The Great Race yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #110

Thank you for your selections. debm55 Nov 2023 #122

Dolores Jane Umbridge from the Harry Potter series Alpeduez21 Nov 2023 #111

Thank you. I agree debm55 Nov 2023 #120

Oh, excellent choice. That character was awful. 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #127

The Wicked Witch of the West hot2na Nov 2023 #112

Yes and don't forget the flying monkeys debm55 Nov 2023 #119

The Mighty Monarch happybird Nov 2023 #113

Never saw this before.. nasty debm55 Nov 2023 #116

Then you might recognize this costume from the recent convention in town... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #169

Khan Noonien Singh from ST:II Deep State Witch Nov 2023 #124

Far different from Fantasy Island. debm55 Nov 2023 #133

James Mason justaprogressive Nov 2023 #125

I never like him in the parts he played. debm55 Nov 2023 #131

Alan Ford as Bricktop in "Snatch" Glamrock Nov 2023 #126

Thank you, Glamrock debm55 Nov 2023 #129

Anthony Perkins claudette Nov 2023 #128

Oh I totally agree. debm55 Nov 2023 #130

Yep claudette Nov 2023 #132

Alan Rickman as Sheriff of Nottingham viva la Nov 2023 #134

Also as Emma Thompson's stupid cheating husband viva la Nov 2023 #136

Yes, he was a creep in that one. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #138

magneto lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #135

Hated him debm55 Nov 2023 #139

Kathy Bates in Misery or Louise Fletcher in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. LoisB Nov 2023 #137

I hated both in their movie roles. debm55 Nov 2023 #140

The Dane duckworth969 Nov 2023 #141

Wicked. debm55 Nov 2023 #150

Any time Alan Rickman is the villain LakeArenal Nov 2023 #142

Colonel William Tavington in "The Patriot" DFW Nov 2023 #145

A couple more I found memorable: DFW Nov 2023 #147

Thank you. DFW Happy Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #152

Thanks, the same for you!! DFW Nov 2023 #158

Colonial Tavington was a villain and I very much disliked him. TY and have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #151

If the criterion is ... Jeebo Nov 2023 #148

Thank you, Jeebo. debm55 Nov 2023 #149

I was on my way back to the states after an overseas tour ggma Nov 2023 #172

Great post ggma. Thank you for your service. debm55 Nov 2023 #182

Must add: Norman Bates in 'Psycho' Jrose Nov 2023 #153

I know, Then I had a class on filmmaking. The knife never touches Janet Leigh. Not once. What you see is Hitchcock debm55 Nov 2023 #156

Hitchcock was a master at creating suspense, with light, and shadow... Jrose Nov 2023 #159

Barrymore's portrayal of Mr. Potter madamesilverspurs Nov 2023 #155

I hated Mr. Potter. Have a great thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #160

Bruno Antony - Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" JenniferJuniper Nov 2023 #157

Agree. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #161

The Borg from StarTrek, particularly the Queen...nt wcmagumba Nov 2023 #162

Thank you. wcmagumba. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #163

Sideshow Bob! Initech Nov 2023 #164

Oh You! Have a great Thanksgiving, debm55 Nov 2023 #165

Well it is more about the source material than his portrayal in the films, but... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #167

Nurse Ratched LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #170

I hated her, If I remember correctly she won an Academy Award for the role. In real life she was nothing like the debm55 Nov 2023 #174

Well, let me see... jmowreader Nov 2023 #173

Excellent choices, TY debm55 Nov 2023 #175

Vincent Price. I was at the college when he came for a poetry reading. It was so neat to see him SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #176

Yes, Vincent was very good villain, I would of loved to hear him read, /his voice was unique, debm55 Nov 2023 #177

Weighing in after 170 responses gratuitous Nov 2023 #178

That's funny, Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #180

Here's some which have not been mentioned. Tarzanrock Nov 2023 #179

Excellent, Really great. debm55 Nov 2023 #181