Top 100 Movie Characters VOTE

[chasmmi]

Just wondering, but would characters who appeared in a TV series first, but later appeared in a film follow on from the TV series count? I'm mainly thinking Star Trek and Firefly characters here.

 

I would say Star Trek Reboot yes. TV series movie version no.

 

The latter is a TV show elongated for the big screen, the former is another cast's interpretation of said character.

 

Arbitrary I know, but I have to draw some lines and am picking the best lines I can (or at least think I can)

[chasmmi]

btw,

 

something i will often do in making a list is add say 3-5 alternatives so that if something is disallowed, the next one slots right in.

[rukaio101]

Took me an age and some difficult decisions but I've finally made my list. I wasn't expecting to reach 100, but the names kept piling up.....

 

I'll PM it to chasmmi in a minute. In the meantime, feel free to make fun of my bad taste. 

 

1. Juror 8- Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men

2. Roger 'Verbal' Kint- Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects

3. Professor Fate- Jack Lemmon, The Great Race

4. Gromit- Alumpof Clay, Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the WereRabbit

5. The Man with No Name- Clint Eastwood, Multiple Films

6. Hans Gruber- Alan Rickman, Die Hard 

7. The Joker- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

8. Norman Bates- Vince Vaughn (Heheh). Seriously though, Anthony Perkins, Psycho

9. Dalton Russell- Clive Owen, Inside Man

10. Mako Mori- Rinko Kikuchi, Pacific Rim

11. Buck Turgidson- George C. Scott, Dr Strangelove 

12. Hector Barbossa- Geoffrey Rush, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 

13. Mulan- Ming-Na Wen, Mulan 

14. Rick Blaine- Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca 

15. Colonel Dax- Kirk Douglas, Paths of Glory 

16. The Black Knight- John Cleese, Monty Python and the Holy Grail 

17. Lady Eboshi- Minnie Driver, Princess Mononoke 

18. Puss in Boots- Antonio Banderas, Shrek 2 

19. Jules Winnfield- Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction 

20. Anton Chigurh- Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men 

21. Ash Williams- Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead 2 

22. Wolf W. Wolf- Patrick Warburton, Hoodwinked 

23. Colonel Hans Landa- Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds 

24. Willy Wonka- Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

25. Tallahassee- Woody Harrelson, Zombieland 

26. Keith Frazier- Denzel Washington, Inside Man 

27. Marty Faranan- Colin Ferrell, Seven Psychopaths 

28. Rorschach- Jackie Earle Haley, Watchmen

29. Deputy Samuel Gerard- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive 

30. Ramona Flowers- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Scott Pilgrim vs the World 

31. Prince Ashitaka- Billy Crudup, Princess Mononoke 

32. Dr Rumack- Leslie Nielsen, Airplane! 

33. HAL 9000- Douglas Rain, 2001: A Space Odyssey 

34. Marv- Mickey Rourke, Sin City 

35. Harry Lockhart- Robert Downey Jr, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 

36. Peggy Carter- Haley Atwell, Captain America

37. The Dude- Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski 

38. Captain Clarence Oveur- Peter Graves, Airplane 

39. Perry van Shrike- Val Kilmer, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 

40. Steve McCrosky- Lloyd Bridges, Airplane 

41. Mittens- Susie Essman, Bolt 

42. Buck- Simon Pegg, Ice Age 3 

43. Marvin the Paranoid Android- Alan Rickman, Hitch-hikers guide to the Galaxy 

44. Indiana Jones- Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones 

45. The Bride- Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Volume 1

46. Big Chris- Vinnie Jones, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 

47. Wallace Wells- Kieran Culkin, Scott Pilgrim vs the World 

48. Dwight McCarthy- Clive Owen, Sin City

49. Billy Bickle- Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths 

50. Inigo Montoya- Mandy Patinkin, The Princess Bride 

51. Bret Maverick- Mel Gibson, Maverick 

52. Scar- Jeremy Irons, The Lion King

53. Will Kane- Gary Cooper, High Noon 

54. Gollum- Andy Serkis, Lord of the Rings  

55. Jack Sparrow- Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl 

56. Tyler Durden- Brad Pitt, Fight Club 

57. Virgil Tibbs- Sidney Poitier, In the Heat of the Night 

58. Rex Kramer- Robert Stack, Aiplane 

59. Hannibal Lecter- Anthony Hopkins, Silence of the Lambs 

60. Ellen Ripley- Sigourney Weaver- Alien/Aliens 

61. Andy Dufresne- Tim Robbins, Shawshank Redemption

62. Marlin- Albert Brooks, Finding Nemo 

63. Judge Dredd- Karl Urban, Dredd 

64. Lex Luthor- Kevin Spacey (That's right, not Gene Hackman!), Superman Returns

65. Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding- Morgan Freeman, Shawshank Redemption

66. Marge Gunderson- Frances McDormand, Fargo 

67. Mary Poppins- Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins 

68. Victor Quartermaine- Ralph Fiennes, Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the WereRabbit 

69. Judge Anderson- Olivia Thirlby, Dredd

70. Knives Chau- Ellen Wong, Scott Pilgrim vs the World 

71. Steve Rogers- Chris Evans, Captain America 

72. The Caller- Kiefer Sutherland, Phonebooth 

73. Manny- Ray Romano, Ice Age 

74. Diego- Denis Leary, Ice Age 

75. Tony Stark- Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man 

76. Mad-Eye Moody- Brendan Gleeson, Harry Potter

77. Elwood Blues- Dan Aykroyd, Blues Brothers 

78. Jake Blues- John Belushi, Blues Brothers 

79. Tequila Yuen- Chow-Yun Fat, Hard Boiled

80. The Baron- Cary Elwes, The Cat Returns

81. Hedley Lamarr- Harvey Keitel, Blazing Saddles

82. Ebenezer Scrooge- George C. Scott, A Christmas Carol 

83. Wolverine- Hugh Jackman, X-Men

84. Sheriff Bart- Cleavon Little, Blazing Saddles

85. Wallace- Peter Sallis, Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the WereRabbit 

86. Bryan Mills- Liam Neeson, Taken

87. God- Morgan Freeman, Bruce Almighty

88. The Joker- Jack Nicholson, Batman

89. John Rambo- Sylvester Stallone, Rambo First Blood 

90. Hans Kieslowski- Christopher Walken, Seven Psychopaths

91. Earl Mott- Bill Pullman, Ruthless People

92. Han Solo- Harrison Ford, Star Wars

93. Agent Smith- Hugo Weaving, The Matrix

94. Burt Gummer- Michael Gross, Tremors

95. Sebastian Shaw- Kevin Bacon, X-Men First Class

96. Bill Daggett- Gene Hackman, Unforgiven

97. Bane- Tom Hardy, The Dark Knight Rises

98. Charlie Costello- Woody Harrelson, Seven Psychopaths

99. Topper Harley- Charlie Sheen, Hot Shots 

100. Sid- John Leguizamo, Ice Age

 

Now for the honorable mentions of those great, classic characters who just didn't quite make it, and their defining moments

 

Aro- Michael Sheen, Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Aaahahahahaha..... Remarkable....)

Father McGruder- Stuart Devenie, Braindead (I kick arse for the lord!)

Profion- Jeremy Irons, Dungeons & Dragons (Hatatatata!)

Johnny- Tommy Wiseau, The Room (You are tearing me apart, internet ranking!)

 

And the most unforgettable of them all... Nicholas Cage in the Wicker Man. All together now!

 

Seriously though, none of those guys were going to make it onto my list. Except maybe Father McGruder.

[baumer]

Yes, this is going to be very, very hard.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Rukaio I love how you put Ice Age characters in your list!

[baumer]

1) Indiana Jones:  Harrison Ford

2) John Rambo: Sylvester Stallone

3) Rocky Balboa: Sylvester Stallone

4) Yoda:  Frank Oz: The Star Wars films         

5) Martin Riggs:  Lethal Weapon films:  Mel Gibson

6) The Terminator:  Arnold Schwarzenegger

7) Darth Vader: Star Wars films: David Prowse/James Earl Jones

8) Han Solo: Star Wars films:  Harisson Ford

9) Jeff Spicolli: Fast Times at Ridgemont High:  Sean Penn

10) The Joker:  The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger

11) Hudson: Aliens: Bill Paxton

12) Ferris Bueller: Matthew Broderick

13) John McClane: Die Hard films: Bruce Willis

14) Jason Bourne: Bourne movies:  Matt Damon

15)  Axel Foley: Beverly Hills Cop:  Eddie Murphy     

16) Forrest Gump: Tom Hanks

17) Ellen Ripley: Aliens: Sigourney Weaver

18) John Winger: Stripes:  Bill Murray

19) Catherine Tremmel: Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone

20) Stifler: American Pie films: Sean William Scott

21) Stu: Mathew Lilliard: Scream

22) Lumberg: Gary Cole:  Office Space

23) James Bond: Sean Connery: Early Bonds

24) Jason Voorhees:  Friday the 13 films: Richard Booker 

25) Freddy Krueger:  Nightmare on Elm Street films:  Robert Englund

26) Keyser Soze/Verbal Kint: The Usual Suspects: Kevin Spacey

27) Mr. Louis Cypher: Angel Heart: Rober DeNiro

28) Fenster: The Usual Suspects: Benicio Del Toro

29) Michael Corleone: The Godfathers: Al Pacino

30) Martin Brody:  Jaws:  Roy Scheider

31) Harry Burns:  When Harry Met Sally: Billy Crystal

32) Matt Hooper:  Jaws Richard Dreyfuss

33) Peter Gibbons: Office Space: Ron Livingstone

34) Ron Burgundy: Anchorman: Will Ferrel

35) Barry:  High Fidelity:  Jack Black

36) Doc Emmet Brown:  Back to the Future:  Christopher Lloyd

37) The Joker:  Batman:  Jack Nicholson

38) D-fens:  Falling Down:  Michael Douglas

39) Hans Gruber: Die Hard: Alan Rickman

40) Sheriff of Nottingham: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Alan Rickman

41) Morpheus:  The Matrix films: Laurence Fishburn

42) Mr. Anderson:  Mississippi Burning: Gene Hackman

43) Harry Tasker: Arnold Schwarzenegger: True Lies

44) Marty McFly: Back to the Future movies:  Michael J. Fox

45) Peter Venkman:  Ghostbusters:  Bill Murray

46) Marcellus Wallace:  Pulp Fiction:  Ving Rhames

47) Sam Witwicky:  Transformers: Shia Lafoeuf

48) Doug Glatt:  Goon:  Sean William Scott

49) Danny McBride:  This is the End:  Danny McBride

50) Vasquez:  Aliens:  Jeanette Goldstein

51) Dr. Sam Loomis:  Halloween: Donald Pleasance

52) Captain Jack sparrow:  Johnny Depp:  POTC

53) Luke Skywalker:  Mark Hamill: Star Wars

54) Tommy Devito:  Joe Pesci:  Goodfellas

55) VIncent Hanna - Al Pacino - Heat

56) Derek Zoolander: Zoolander: Ben Stiller

57) Tommy Turner:  Porky's movies Wyatt Knight

58) Aragorn:  LOTR:  Viggo Mortensen

59) Ace Ventura: Jim Carrey

60) John Bender: The Breakfast Club:  Judd Nelson

61) Leatherface:  Gunnar Hanson:  Texas Chainsaw Masssacre

62) Rorshach:  Watchmen:  Jackie Earle Haley

63) Tyler:  Martin Lawrence:  Boomerang

64) John Casey:  Man on Fire Denzel Washington

65) Alonzo Harris:  Training Day Denzel Washington

66) Silent Bob:  Kevin Smith:  View Askew films, the New Jersey saga (Chasing Amy, Dogma etc)

67) Quint:  Robert Shaw:  Jaws

68) Furious Styles:  Boyz N The Hood: Lawrence Fishburne

69) Hans Landa:  Christoph Waltz:  Inglorious Basterds

70) Vincent Vega:  Pulp Fiction:  John Travolta

71) Jules Winfield:  Samuel L. Jackson:  Pulp Fiction

72) The Emperor:  Star Wars films:  Ian McDermid

73) Blake:  Alec Baldwin:  Glengarry Glen Ross

74) Clubber Lang:  Mr.T:  Rocky III

75) Spike:  Notting Hill:  Rhyes Ifans

76) Lt. Lou Fimple:  Fred Ward:  Secret Admirer

77) Chunk:  Goonies:  Jeff Cohen

78) Short Round:  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom:  Ke Huy Quan

79) Marion Ravenwood:  Karen Allen:  Raiders of the Lost Ark

80) Jack Dawson:  Leonardo DiCaprio:  Titanic

81) Harry Angel:  Mickey Rourke:  Angel Heart

82) Paul Kirkwood:  Michael Rappaport:  Beautiful Girls

83) Dorothy:  Wizard of Oz:  Judy Garland

84) Chet Donnelly:  Bill Paxton:  Weird Science

85) Uncle Lou:  Alan Arkin Indian Summer

86) Rhett Butler:  Clark Gable:  Gone with the Wind

87) Tony Stark:  Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man

88) Buck Atwater:  Extreme Prejudice:  William Forsythe

89) Deputy Sam Gerard:  Tommy Lee Jones:  The Fugitive

90) Dirty Harry:  Clint Eastwood:  Dirty Harry

91) Anthony Hub Hubbard:  Denzel Washington:  The Siege

92) Gino Felino:  Out For Justice:  Steven Seagal

93) Duckie:  Jon Cryer:  Pretty in Pink

94) Aro:  Michael Sheen:  Breaking Dawn 2

95) Harry Potter:  Daniel Radcliffe:  Harry Potter films

96) Wolverine:  Hugh Jackman:  All X-men films

97) Thomas Drake:  The Wild Life:  Chris Penn

98) Norman Thayer Jr. Henry Fonda: On Golden Pond

99) Jimbo: Friday the 13th Part IV:  Crispin Glover

100) The paperboy:  Better off Dead:  Sebastian Dungan

Edited November 1, 2013 by Halloweenbaumer

[CaptainJackSparrow]

No Jason Baumer?

[baumer]

He'll be there.  But not top ten.  He doesn't say anything.  

[Sam]

I'll fill them all in gradually. 

 

1. The Little Tramp - Charlie Chaplin - City Lights 

2. Indiana Jones - Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark

3. Vito Corleone - Marlon Brando - The Godfather

4. Ellen Ripley - Sigourney Weaver - Alien

5. Yoda - Frank Oz - Star Wars

6. Jack Sparrow - Johnny Depp - Curse of the Black Pearl 

7. Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins

8. Hans Landa - Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds

9. James Bond - Sean Connery - Goldfinger

10. Man with No Name - Clint Eastwood - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

11. Martin Riggs - Mel Gibson - Lethal Weapon

Edited October 11, 2013 by Sam

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

1) Indiana Jones:  Harrison Ford

2) John Rambo: Sylvester Stallone

3) Rocky Balboa: Sylvester Stallone

4) Yoda:  Frank Oz: The Star Wars films         

5) Martin Riggs:  Lethal Weapon films:  Mel Gibson

6) The Terminator:  Arnold Schwarzenegger

7) Darth Vader: Star Wars films: David Prowse/James Earl Jones

8) Han Solo: Star Wars films:  Harisson Ford

9) Jeff Spicolli: Fast Times at Ridgemont High:  Sean Penn

10) The Joker:  The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger

 

This is my top 10.  

Yep.  I think about 5 of these will be in my top 10 as well.

[chasmmi]

I should remind you that once a list is finalised to please PM it to me.

[XenoZodiac]

I think it would be best if you tell people to give a top 50 instead of top 100. You get smaller but more than adequate sample size to work with, more people will be inclined to participate and we'll get a better list. Doing anything more than a top 20 can be very tiring, and the last places will be filled with random characters.

[chasmmi]

 

A voter may vote for any number of characters from a top 20 up to a top 100

 

[Hatebox]

 

What I don't want is somebody just picking James Bond because he is James Bond. I want people to think of the merits of actor x's portrayal of said character as with the Bond example there is more than one version of the role that I feel left a lot to be desired.

 

So you're basically just asking for our favourite performance?

 

EDIT - I notice Baumer had Ledger's Joker in his top ten, which I guess isn't allowed under these rules...

Edited October 11, 2013 by Hatebox

[baumer]

Why would there be any confusion over the Joker?  He's not real so he qualifies.

[Hatebox]

Why would there be any confusion over the Joker?  He's not real so he qualifies.

 

Apparently just saying 'Bond' isn't allowed because he's been played multiple times, so I'd have thought that would apply to the Joker as well. If a specific person playing the role is required, then all the thread is really asking for is our favourite performance. (Which is fair enough, that could be an interesting thread.)

Edited October 11, 2013 by Hatebox

[chasmmi]

No it just allows to differentiate between different versions of a character too.

 

It would be perfectly allowable for Ledger and Nicholson to both be in one person's list.

 

James Bond could feasibly appear what 7 or 8 times?

 

 

If somebody were to just say Batman, who are they thinking about when they say that. Clooney and Bales charactors are identical?

 

If somebody hands in a vote that goes:

 

1: Batman - Clooney

2. Batman - Keaton

3. Batman - Kilmer

4. batman - Bale

 

thats perfectly acceptable if that's how you truly feel. However if somebody just votes: 

 

1. Batman

 

I would ask them to clarify which Batman they are referring to.

[chasmmi]

Any more questions?

[Walt Disney]

[*]Luke Skywalker -Mark Hamill

[*]Rocky Balboa – Sylvester Stallone

[*]Indiana Jones – Harrison Ford

[*]John Rambo- Sylvester Stallone

[*]James Bond – Sean Connery

[*]Darth Vader – James Earl Jones

[*]Freddy Kruger – Robert Englund

[*]Yoda -Frank Oz

[*]The Terminator – Arnold Schwartznegger

[*]Dirty Harry – Clint Eastwood

[*]Superman – Christopher Reeve

[*] Marty McFly – Michael J. Fox, Back to the Future

[*] Forrest Gump – Tom Hanks

[*] Keyser Sose – Kevin Spacey, The Ususal Suspects

[*] Dr. Emmitt Brown – Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future

[*] Rick Blaine – Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca

[*] John McClane – Bruce Willis, Die Hard

[*] Peter Pan – Disney’s Peter Pan

[*] Jack Ryan – Harrison Ford

[*] Tony Stark/ Iron Man – Robert Downey Jr.

[*] Batman – Christian Bale

[*] Don Vito Corleone – Marlon Brando

[*] Hannibal Lector – Anthony Hopkins

[*] The Joker –Heath Ledger

[*] Robin Hood – Disney’s Robin Hood

[*] Winnie the Pooh – The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

[*] Peter Venkman – Bill Murray, Ghostbusters

[*] William Munny –Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven

[*] Mr. Miyagi – Pat Morita, The Karate Kid

[*] Agent K – Tommy Lee Jones, Men in Black

[*] Ace Ventura – Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura Pet Detective

[*] Han Solo – Harrison Ford

[*] Rhett Butler – Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind

[*] George Bailey – Jimmy Stewart, It’s a Wonderful Life

[*] The Genie – Robin Williams, Aladdin

[*] Agent J – Will Smith, Men in Black

[*] Jiminy Cricket – Disney’s Pinocchio

[*] Nick Fury – Samuel L. Jackson, The Avengers

[*] Jason Bourne – Matt Damon

[*] James Bond – Roger Moore

[*] Aladdin – Disney’s Aladdin

[*] Captain America –Chris Evans

[*] Mary Poppins – Julie Andrews

[*] Dorothy – Judy Garland, The Wizard of Oz

[*] Austin Powers – Mike Myers

[*] Axel Foley – Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills Cop

[*]Vincent Gambini – Joe Pesci, My Cousin Vinny

[*] Brett Maverick, Mel Gibson, Maverick

[*]Maverick- Tom Cruise, Top Gun

[*] Martin Riggs – Mel Gibson, Lethal Weapon

[*] Robocop – Peter Weller

[*] Thor – Chris Hemsworth

[*] Daniel Laruso – Ralph Macchio, The Karate Kid

[*] Juror #8 – Henry Fonda, 12 Angry Men

[*] Dr. Evil – Mike Myers, Austin Powers

[*] Andy Dufresne – Tim Robbins, the Shawshank Redemption

[*] Captain Hook – Disney’s Peter Pan

[*] Kris Kringle – Edmund Gwenn, Miracle on 34^th Steet

[*] John Herod- Gene Hackman, The Quick and the Dead

[*] Tinkerbell – Disney’s Peter Pan

[*] Tigger – Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

[*] Riff – Russ Tamblyn, West Side Story

[*] Sergeant Hartman – R. Lee Ermy, Full Metal Jacket

[*] William Beachum – Ryan Gosling, Fracture

[*]Di Nardo – Wings Hauser, The Siege at Firebase Gloria

[*] Dr. Bruce Banner –Mark Ruffalo, The Avengers

[*] Charles Van Doren – Ralph Fiennes, Quiz Show

[*] Sam Spade – Humphrey Bogart – The Maltese Falcon

[*] Madmartigan – Val Kilmer, Willow

[*] Loki – Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers

[*] John Kreese – Martin Kove, The Karate Kid

[*] Lloydd Christmas – Jim Carrey, Dumb and Dumber

[*] Harry Dunne – Jeff Daniels, Dumb and Dumber

[*] Ron Burgundy – Will Ferrell

[*] Scarlett O’Hara – Vivian Leigh, Gone with the Wind

[*] The Wicked Witch of the West – Margaret Hamilton, The Wizard of Oz

[*] Jack Sparrow – Johnny Depp

[*] Willy Wonka – Gene Wilder

[*] Pinocchio – Disney’s Pinocchio

[*] Martin Vale – Richard Gere, Primal Fear

[*] Nicholas Van Orton –Michael Douglas, The Game

[*] Michael Corleone – Al Pacino, The Godfather

[*]Colonel James Braddock – Chuck Norris, Missing in Action

[*] Casey Ryback – Steven Seagal, Under Siege

[*] Harry Potter – Daniel Radcliffe

[*] Buzz Lightyear – Tim Allen

[*] Simba – The Lion King

[*] Dracula – Bela Lugosi

[*] Frankenstein – Boris Karloff

[*] The Black Widow- Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers

[*] The Mummy – Boris Karloff

[*]The Wolfman –Lon Chaney, Jr.

[*] Pongo – 101 Dalmatians

[*] Vivian –Julia Roberts, Pretty Woman

[*] Rudy Baylor –Matt Damon, The Rainmaker

[*] Leonard Shelby- Guy Pearce, Memento

[*] Cinderella – Disney’s Cinderella

[*]Snow White – Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

[*]General Zod  -Terence Stamp, Superman 2

[*] Chewbacca – Peter Mayhew, Star Wars

Edited October 12, 2013 by Walt Disney

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

Rocky might win this thing!