Actor who has played the best villains?
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Re: Actor who has played the best villains?
Oh, my, a thousand times yes.
Palance was also great in Barabbas & Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. That evil laugh and menacing voice sends chills up & down your spine.
And Mitchum has been mentioned before for Cape Fear & Night of the Hunter but deserves another shout. His rendition of Max Cady is still one of the most sadistic, menacing, evil, realistic portrayals of a despicable sociopath ever committed to film A complete animal...and in a day when censorship restrained quite a bit on screen. DeNiro's portrayal pales in comparison, IMHO.
Cagney usually played a good guy, but he was memorable in Public Enemy (grapefruit, anyone?) & White Heat. Guy had range.
Palance was also great in Barabbas & Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. That evil laugh and menacing voice sends chills up & down your spine.
And Mitchum has been mentioned before for Cape Fear & Night of the Hunter but deserves another shout. His rendition of Max Cady is still one of the most sadistic, menacing, evil, realistic portrayals of a despicable sociopath ever committed to film A complete animal...and in a day when censorship restrained quite a bit on screen. DeNiro's portrayal pales in comparison, IMHO.
Cagney usually played a good guy, but he was memorable in Public Enemy (grapefruit, anyone?) & White Heat. Guy had range.
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