Appearances: The Die Hard films (1988-2013), National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Creators: Roderick Thorp, Steven E. de Souza, Jeb Stuart
Performer: Bruce Willis
Defining moment: Sending a dead terrorist back to his cohorts with a zinger daubed on him in blood. Tough, cocky, darkly funny.
Fascinating fact: Fox had to offer the role to Frank Sinatra first, as technically Die Hard is a sequel to 1968’s The Detective.
10/10