I'd nominate Veda Pierce (Ann Blyth), from Mildred Pierce (1945). Downright evil.
> I don't think of Darth as "human" or "non-supernatural" and I think Guy > was > "just following orders". > > Bruce > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Dave Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Though he's not my choice, I don't see Darth Vader on your list. Also, >> Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone in Adventures of Robin Hood) is >> missing. >> >> My choice would be Rev. Harry Powell. >> >> Dave >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Friday, June 05, 2009 2:52 PM >> *Subject:* [MOPO] Who is your personal choice for the "most evil" human >> movie villain (one with NO supernatural powers)? >> >> This week, we are asking you for the "most evil" movie villain. We are >> arbitrarily excluding all monsters, animated characters, and any >> supernatural characters (with the exception of Conrad Veidt in Thief of >> Bagdad, because he is evil in a non-supernatural way, and he gives such >> a >> great performance!). We are trying to focus on those villains who are >> real >> human beings, and are the epitome of evil. >> *IMPORTANT!* You might scan over the list and see Tony Perkins in >> Psycho and think that you have found your answer, but we encourage you >> to >> look over the entire list very closely, and see if you don't think that >> there are clearly more evil villains than he! You are welcome to vote >> for >> any of the villains listed below (please explain why you chose the >> person >> you did, and you are also welcome to give any second or third choices) >> >> >> Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) - The Untouchables (1987) >> Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) - A Clockwork Orange (1971) >> Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) - Fatal Attraction (1987) >> Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) - Misery (1990) >> Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) - No Country For Old Men (2007) >> Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) - Schindler's List (1993) >> Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett (James Cagney) - White Heat (1949) >> Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) - Goldfinger (1964) >> Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) - What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) >> Bill The Butcher (Daniel Day Lewis) - Gangs Of New York (2002) >> Bill (David Carridine) - Kill Bill (2003) >> Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) - Strangers on a Train (1951) >> Detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) - Training Day (2001) >> Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) - The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) >> Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier) - Marathon Man (1976) >> Drexl Spivey (Gary Oldman) - True Romance (1993) >> Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Donald Pleasence) - You Only Live Twice (1967) >> Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) - Blue Velvet (1986) >> Gerald 'Jerry' Blake (Terry O'Quinn) - The Stepfather (1987) >> Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) - M (1931) >> Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) - Die Hard (1988) >> Heinrich Strasser (Conrad Veidt) - Casablanca (1942) >> Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) - The Last King of Scotland (2006) >> J. J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) - Sweet Smell Of Success (1957) >> Jack The Ripper (Laird Cregar) - The Lodger (1944) >> Jaffar (Conrad Veidt) - The Thief of Bagdad (1940) >> Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) - Mommie Dearest (1981) >> John Doe (Kevin Spacey) - Se7en (1995) >> Martin Burney (Patrick Bergin) - Sleeping With the Enemy (1991) >> Max Cady (Robert De Niro) - Cape Fear (1991) >> Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) - Cape Fear (1962) >> Montgomery (Robert Ryan) - Crossfire (1947) >> Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) - Reservoir Dogs (1992) >> Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury) - The Manchurian Candidate (1962) >> Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) - Casino (1995) >> Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) - Psycho (1960) >> Norman Stanfield (Gary Oldman) - Leon (1994) >> Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) >> Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) - American Psycho (2000) >> Peyton Flanders (Rebecca De Mornay) - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle >> (1992) >> >> Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) - Double Indemnity (1944) >> Reverend Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) - The Night Of The Hunter (1955) >> Roger 'Verbal' Kint (Kevin Spacey) - The Usual Suspects (1995) >> Rudy Butler (Al Lettieri) - The Getaway (1972) >> Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) - Goodfellas (1990) >> Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) - Scarface (1932) >> Tony Montana (Al Pacino) - Scarface (1983) >> Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) - Fight Club (1999) >> >> ANYONE WE MISSED? >> >> Bruce >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to >> UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to >> UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
