Listal's Infamous Villains of Cinema

Nominated by Kryptic Centurion

The Joker
Portrayed by Heath Ledger.


Inspiringly evil in a maniacal and chilling way, The Joker is not only the greatest threat to society but he does it with style. Ledger’s performance was monumental for the restart of the Batman franchise and an even more legendary Joker is exactly what it needed! He claims he isn’t a schemer but we all know that everything was working out perfectly for this insane genius.

Most Notorious Act: Creating extreme ultimatums for Batman and the innocents of Gotham.

*vanious
**Elfflame
***Prelude
****abhijeet
*****doudouce
******The Pioneer
*******Uber
********Grand Assault
*********schwarzerabt
**********Dionysian Child
***********Nonfictionguy
************markjazz
*************AFIoscar
**************Crying Wolf

Nominated by Kryptic Centurion

Anton Chigurh
Portrayed by Javier Bardem.


Bardem’s Chigurh was astonishing to watch. His slightly uneven appearance made you watch him constantly when he was in front. He is the human terminator that doesn't know how to quit. When he sets his mind to something, he sees it through with as many corpses as possible.

Most Notorious Act: Wagering anyone he speaks to with a coin toss to decide their fate.

*Prelude
**doudouce
***The Pioneer
****Grand Assault
*****schwarzerabt
******escafeld
*******Dionysian Child
********AFIoscar
*********Crying Wolf

Nomainted by pamela voorhees

"John Doe"
Portrayed by SPOILER.

Methodical, totally insane and most of all patient. John sees nothing but blasphemy in the world today and feels it is his duty to thin out the herd by ridding society of such sinners. Using a deadly sin for each murder, John leaves his victims in a bath of either their own blood or excrements to be later found by authorities. Believed to be nothing special himself; more of a messenger from above, he cuts off his fingerprints to avoid being traced or caught. Also, a fan of sending police clues; enough to find another victim, but not enough to lead them to him.


Most Notorious Act: The last two deadly sins in the movie; both dished out at the same time for a most cruel and unpredictable ending.

*Kryptic Centurion
**GemLil
***doudouce
****The Pioneer
*****Uber
******Grand Assault
*******schwarzerabt
********AFIoscar
*********Crying Wolf

Nominated by doudouce

Darth Vader
Portrayed by David Prowse, Voiced by James Earl Jones.


A villain that wasn't always a villain, but was deeply influenced by and attracted to a dark force. A merciless killer with a menacing physical presence... Think about it, behind that mask of his, you can't see his facial expressions. Talk about scary!

Most Notorious Act: Killing his own officers!

*vanious
**The Pioneer
***GemLil
****Kryptic Centurion
*****schwarzerabt
******markjazz
*******AFIoscar
********Abhi
*********Crying Wolf

Nominated by Prelude

Captain Vidal
Portrayed by Sergi López.


This Spanish fascist viciously hunts Spanish guerillas that are trying to overthrow Franco's regime, even whilst he relocates to his wooded villa so he can oversee, in a very domineering way, the birth of his first son. Sergi López is typically a comedic and melodramatic actor, and the producers beratted Del Toro for signing him up, insisting he wont be able to handle such a performance.

Sergi López's quote on his character: "Vidal is the most evil character I've ever played in my career. It is impossible to improve upon it; the character is so solid and so well written. Vidal is deranged, a psychopath who is impossible to defend. Even though his father's personality marked his existence — and is certainly one of the reasons for his mental disorder — that cannot be an excuse."

Most Notorious Act: Toss up between brutal torture of prisoners and shooting Ophelia, his step-daughter.

*Kryptic Centurion
**vanious
***Elfflame
****doudouce
*****350125g0
******schwarzerabt
*******AFIoscar
********Bael

Nominated by robelanator

Woo-jin Lee
Portrayed by Ji-tae Yu



Woo-jin kidnaps a man and keeps him imprisoned for years without telling him why. When he finally releases the man, Woo-jin orchestrates a plot in which the man will fall in love with and sleep with his own daughter. All this to get revenge for something the man did when he was in high school. That's pretty fucked up right there.

Most Notorious Act: Read above!

*Kryptic Centurion
**The Pioneer
***350125g0
****Bael
*****schwarzerabt
******Grand Assault
*******Dionysian Child
********jgnikkila

Nominated by Prelude

Norman Stansfield
Portrayed by Gary Oldman.


A corrupt DEA agent, Stansfield is as addicted to snorting coke as he is to executing everyone that crosses him - be it man, woman or little girl.

Most Notorious Act: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in regards to killing every single witness to his crimes.

*Elfflame
**GemLil
***The Pioneer
****Grand Assault
*****vanious
******Kryptic Centurion
*******AFIoscar

Nominated by Prelude

Amon Göth
Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes.


When Fiennes took on the role of this real life Butcher of the SS and commander of a Polish concentration camp, Fiennes put on 28lbs, watched old newsreels, and talked to Holocaust survivors who knew Goeth. In the end, Fiennes was so convincing in his portray that when a survivor of the events met him while in uniform, she trembled in fear.

Most Notorious Act: Using jewish men, women and children as target practice.

*Kryptic Centurion
**Elfflame
***The Pioneer
****Vix
*****GemLil
******escafeld
*******AFIoscar

Nominated by The Pioneer

Roy Batty
Portrayed by Rutger Hauer.


Often, the antagonist is much more interesting than the protagonist. Roy Batty, leader of the rebel replicants in Blade Runner, is a good example. An artifical being created for a slave-trade offworld for jobs too dangerous for humans comes to earth to litrily meet his maker to extend his life. But Roy is a fallen angel killing in order to do so and only realsies the concept of love and life when he accepts death. Further, Roy Batty has character, he has charm. Just like the great HAL, he manages to be the most 'human' in the movie.

Most Notorious Act: The brutal killing of Dr. Eldon Tyrell, a rather extreme way to put in contact lenses.

*Elfflame
**Kryptic Centurion
***doudouce
****350125g0
*****Grand Assault
******Dionysian Child
*******AFIoscar

Nominated by Kryptic Centurion

Smith
Portrayed by Hugo Weaving.


The opposition to the One. He doesn't value human life and makes a mockery of individuality by cloning himself onto any template in his reach. Not a flutter of feeling or moment of mercy during his entire role. Weaving did the role justice.

Most Notorious Act: His ultimate goal was to see the end of the human race and the machines alike.

*Elfflame
**Uber
***RB6K
****schwarzerabt
*****Grand Assault
******The Pioneer
*******Crying Wolf

Nominated by doudouce

Hannibal Lecter
Portrayed by Anthony Hopkins.


Clearly a madman, to say the least; and the viewers see this within Anthony Hopkins' 16-minute performance/appearance in the movie. Need I say more?

Most Notorious Act: His quote... "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti"... gives a pretty good picture of the beast... ahem, madman.

*Elfflame
**The Pioneer
***Kryptic Centurion
****RB6K
*****schwarzerabt
******AFIoscar
*******Crying Wolf

Nominated by Grand Assault

The Terminator
Portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.


When I was younger and I first watched this film, nothing scared me more than the prospect that the Terminator was out there. This indestructible killing machine, with every human characteristic except emotion, existed with a soul purpose to kill. Thank God it was only in a sci-fi film! From its name, right down to its interminable nature, this humanoid robot was a chilling adversary for the whole of mankind. He scared the life out of me much more than the threat of Mutually Assured Destruction!

Most Notorious Act: Unsure of his real target, he engages his ruthless machine efficiency and scrolls through the phone book in order to kill every Sarah Connor listed in the directory.


*Kryptic Centurion
**Elfflame
***Vix
****RB6K
*****The Pioneer
******AFIoscar
*******Crying Wolf

Nominated by RB6K

Erik "Magneto" Lensharr
Portrayed by Ian McKellen.


He is a fantastic Villain and a bright spark in a disappointing X-Men Trilogy. His lines, his beliefs and his drive to succeed and conquer make him a villain to be reckoned with.

Most Notorious Act: Drugging his prison guard with extra strong Iron tablets so that on close proximity Magneto could suck the metal out of him and use it to get out of Jail free.

*Elfflame
**Kryptic Centurion
***vanious
****Grand Assault
*****Sam I Am
******The Pioneer

Nominated by The Pioneer

Hans Gruber
Portrayed by Alan Rickman.


He is Hans Gruber, chief villain of the movie Die Hard and the mold from which dozens of Hollywood villains have been stamped. Cold, calculating, classically educated and elegant, Gruber can quote Alexander one minute and shoot a Japanese CEO between the eyes the next. Many think he upstages John McClane, Maybe we're just attracted to the villain more than the Hero, which is a scary thought.

Most Notorious Act: Going through a Q&A with Yoshinobu Takagi. Ending with Hans Gruber calling Takagi's bluff by killing him.

*Elfflame
**Kryptic Centurion
***GemLil
****Grand Assault
*****Crying Wolf
******jgnikkila

Nominated by Kryptic Centurion

Oswald 'The Penguin' Cobblepot
Portrayed by Danny DeVito.


Gruesome, terrifying and calculating. I just can’t get over how deranged he looks. DeVito played this part with every inch of his being and one of his best performances to date. The Penguin was abandoned at a young age and grew up in a world that shunned him. Now he is back to strike the fear back into the upper classes How could anyone not fear this demonic version of the gentleman of crime?

Most Notorious Act: Kidnapping all the firstborns of Gotham and strapping bombs to his aquatic-avian followers.

*doudouce
**The Pioneer
***GemLil
****RB6K
*****schwarzerabt

Nominated by vanious

Kevin
Portrayed by Elijah Wood.


A silent monster. Kevin never says a word, nothing needs to be said that can't be seen in his blank reflective glasses and disturbing smile. Kevin is a murderer and a cannibal, harvesting the whores of Sin City and eating them pieces at a time, giving scraps to his pet.

Most Notorious Act: Making Lucille watch as he eats her hand.

*Kryptic Centurion
**abhijeet
***350125g0
****schwarzerabt
*****Nonfictionguy

Nominated by GemLil

William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis.


"Somebody steals from me, I cut off his hands. He offends me, I cut out his tongue. He rises against me, I cut off his head, stick it on a pike, raise it high up so all on the streets can see. That's what preserves the order of things. Fear."

Xenophobic Gang leader, The Butcher owns the points and everyone in it. He is a ruthless and bloody killer, favouring knife fights to guns. Bill spends his spare time as a butcher, not for the money but just to fulfil his violent blood lust. He is however amazingly charismatic and shows glimmering moments of integrity in the respect he shows brave men. If his outlandish hat didn't make him enough of a legend, his remarkable moustache will do the talking.

Most Notorious Act: Impaling a man on an iron fence.

*Kryptic Centurion
**The Pioneer
***schwarzerabt
****Sam I Am
*****AFIoscar

Nominated by vanious

Sgt. Bob Barnes
Portrayed by Tom Berenger.


Fierce and war-hardened, somewhere along the way Barnes ceased to be a soldier and became a murderer.

Most Notorious Act: Killing Sgt. Elias during a fire fight with the enemy.

*Kryptic Centurion
**Uber
***Grand Assault
****The Pioneer
*****Crying Wolf

Nominated by Biggsy

Alonzo Harris
Portrayed by Denzel Washington.


Alonzo is a highly decorated cop from Los Angeles who is given a new rookie to take under his wing. The day starts off fine as he quickly builds up a rapport with Hoyte, however his motives are not sound. He totally manipulates Hoyte to do his dirty work as we finally find out that Alonzo is the most crooked cops on the coast. Its good to see Denzel playing a different role.

Most Notorious Act: Killing an unarmed man in his house and blaming it on his rookie partner who doesn’t see eye to eye with him.

*Kryptic Centurion
**Uber
***Grand Assault
****AFIoscar
*****Crying Wolf

Nominated by robelanator

Frank
Portrayed by Henry Fonda


In the annals of Hollywood's all-time nicest of nice guys, only Henry Fonda would give Jimmy Stewart a run for his money. In his long and successful career Fonda was regularly cast as an American hero. He played everyone from Tom Joad to Wyatt Earp to Abraham Lincoln. Yet in Sergio Leone's western epic, Once Upon a Time in the West, Fonda is cast against type as the sadistic killer, Frank. Within minutes of the film's beginning we see Frank and his gang gunning down a whole family, with Frank himself smiling while murdering a child. But more than the acts of brutality, it's the brilliant twisting of the Fonda pathos that makes Frank a truly chilling character. Those kind blue eyes and that soothing voice that had been so comforting when he played a hero make him all the more monstrous as a villain.

Most Notorious Act: ...

*Prelude
**Kryptic Centurion
***The Pioneer
****Bael

Nominated by Elfflame

Jadis the White Witch
Portrayed by Tilda Swinton.


Out to enslave all of Narnia, and killing those who don't tow the line, or turning them to stone, her major enemy are the children of Adam and Eve.

Most Notorious Act: Killing Aslan in Edmond's place.

*Prelude
**doudouce
***Kryptic Centurion
****schwarzerabt

Nominated by Grand Assault

Vincent
Portrayed by Tom Cruise.


Not only did this performance fill me with admiration for the film and character, but it also reignited a respect for the Cruiser (on the big screen only!!!). I love villains that you can sympathise with the most, in Collateral, I don't think I'd really ever mind if Vincent ended up 'winning' and coming out on top when the credits roll. Sleek, sophisticated and intelligent, he is so used to suppressing his emotions that they are almost completely forgotten altogether.

Most Notorious Act: Forcing an everyday taxi driver to witness one of his executions.

*Uber
**Kryptic Centurion
***Biggsy
****schwarzerabt

Nominated by Kryptic Centurion

Edgar
Portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio.


The cockroach in man's clothing. Although vastly a comedy portrayal as I laughed at almost all of his speaking scenes. Underneath lies a destructive menace that is selfish enough to force the extinction of another species just so his own can flourish. He manages to kill anyone who gets in his way and swallows everything else!

Most Notorious Act: Willing to start a galactic war to feed his family, all 78 million of them.

*vanious
**Elfflame
***schwarzerabt
****The Pioneer

Nominated by doudouce

Keyser Söze
Portrayed by SPOILER.
Very wise with psychopathic behavior patterns.
"I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him" - Speaking of Söze...

Most Notorious Act: He murdered his wife and children.

*Kryptic Centurion
**Uber
***escafeld
****AFIoscar

Nominated by escafeld

Pinhead
Portrayed by Doug Bradley.


Pinhead is a cenobite, all of whom are mutilated in some way & are enforcers for the Lord of Hell. Pinhead was once human, a British soldier who served at Flanders & his experience there turned him into a hedonist seeking base methods of gratification through drugs, sex, the occult & black magic. He became a lost soul who descended into sadomasochism where pain became indistinguishable from pleasure. he bacame a cenobite when he opened the puzzle box & from that time was devoted to pleasure through pain & all inflicting all sorts of demonic tortures on those who crossed his path.

Most Notorious Act:...

*Kryptic Centurion
**Vix
***The Pioneer
****AFIoscar

Nominated by RB6K

John 'Jigsaw' Kramer
Portrayed by Tobin Bell.


There are spoilers ahead for those who have not seen Saw, but this guy is a true villain with a proper cause. Having fatal cancer Jig Saw begins to feel that people are taking life for granted, so to teach them the appreciation he now feels for being alive he kidnaps the worst offenders and places them in a life or death situation where only the most determined survival instinct could escape. Ultimately most of his tests lead to failure, meaning Jig Saw has much blood on his hands. His black and white view of the world is relentless and unforgiving and thus he is a truly twisted man who believes his actions are for the greater good.

Most Notorious Act: One of his most earliest endeavors was to chain a woman to a face mask with a minute to escape before it ripped her head clean in half. The kicker was that the key to unlocking the device was planted in her partners stomach, and to get it out she had to kill him to save herself.

*doudouce
**schwarzerabt
***escafeld
****AFIoscar

Nominated by GemLil

Percy Wetmore
Portrayed by Doug Hutchison.


Death row is a place for reverence and respect, most of the Green Mile prison guards understand this. Most, but not Percy Wetmore. Wetmore has no redeeming qualities, he is cowardly, perverse and only picks fights with those who cannot fight back.

Most Notorious Act: Sending a guy to the electric chair without his head sponge, essentially melting him to death.

*vanious
**350125g0
***schwarzerabt
****AFIoscar

Nominated by Vix

Freddy Krueger
Portrayed by Robert Englund.


An undead serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams.

Most Notorious Act: Using fear as a murder weapon.

*Kryptic Centurion
**escafeld
***Nonfictionguy
****AFIoscar

Nominated by 350125g0

Asami Yamazaki
Portrayed by Eihi Shiina.


"Words create lies. Pain can be trusted."

Her outward appearance might suggest Asami is an quiet girl with a profound insight into life, but her vengeful rage, paranoia and desire to control the lives of others who seek to exploit her speak louder as the film plays out.

Most Notorious Act: After finding a photo of his deceased wife, Asami drugs Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) and proceeds to torture him using a few well-placed needles, a syringe and some piano wire.

*schwarzerabt
**Grand Assault
***escafeld
****Crying Wolf

Nominated by Kryptic Centurion

Kazuo Kiriyama
Portrayed by Masanobu Ando.


Kiriyama's silent and ruthless approach to the BR Act certainly made him a dangerous foe on the deserted island of death. The fact that he didn’t know anyone made it easier for him to kill them but he was heavily outnumbered. That didn’t matter though…

Most Notorious Act: Volunteering for a government legislated kill-fest.

*RB6K
**Grand Assault
***Dionysian Child
****Crying Wolf

Nominated by 350125g0

Frank Booth
Portrayed by Dennis Hopper.


"Heineken?! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!"

Mentally unsound crime lord with a penchant for torture and rape, as well as a certain four-letter word that starts with "f" (almost every sentence Booth says includes it).

Most Notorious Act: Making Dorothy Vallens (Isabella Rosselini) his slave where he forces sexual favours from her by torturing and mutilating her husband and threatening to kill her son if she doesn't give in.

*doudouce
**The Pioneer
***AFIoscar
****Crying Wolf