The Top 100 Movie Characters - Results (Results are in)

[rukaio101]

Very surprised Luke made it this high. He's usually second fiddle in popularity to Darth Vader and Han Solo.

 

Speaking of, have either of those two made an appearance yet?

[chasmmi]

5: Han Solo – Harrison Ford, Star Wars Episode 4-6

(130pts and 11 votes)

 

And Star Wars continues to run riot through the top 10 like a plague of Locusts devouring all other characters as they come. Mostly a bit-part TV actor before 1977, Ford – like most of the cast – was given his big break by Star Wars. The cool ladies’ man foil to Luke Skywalker’s more homely persona, Han Solo cemented himself as one of the most vital cogs of the Star Wars machine (an even more impressive feat when you consider he spends most of his time next to some yeti-like creature that keeps orgasming at full voice into his ear).

 

Another A grade to be given to whoever was head of casting for A New Hope, Ford’s Partnership with Lucas is now good for over $3.5 Billion (and about $17 Trillion adjusted for inflation). With rumours that he will return for parts 7-9, who knows where the final figure may eventually fall?

 

[chasmmi]

Very surprised Luke made it this high. He's usually second fiddle in popularity to Darth Vader and Han Solo.

 

Speaking of, have either of those two made an appearance yet?

 

Sadly no, they hadn't... well not until that last post of mine at least

[rukaio101]

Well, speak of the devil... and Han Solo will appear instead because Vader is obviously higher on this list.

[chasmmi]

4: The Joker – Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

(145pts and 11 votes)

 

The only character in the top 16 to only have appeared in one single film is testament to the performance that Ledger put in for this role. I’m not going to discuss the whole ‘it was the role that killed him’ mythos or waste time arguing about whether ‘it’s only viewed so highly because he died crap’ because I only care about the performance on screen and this may well have been the best single performance of any character on this list. Ledger transformed himself in a way that nobody thought possible, be consumed the role and became the embodiment of sadism that Bale’s Joker required.

 

It cannot be overstated enough how much impact this role had on comic book villains and characters both past and present. I touched upon before how Nicholson’s Joker was seen by many as one of the greatest on screen villains pre-Dark Knight and it was, but Ledger just blew that performance out of the water. Just let that sink in for a moment… Heath Ledger was able to play a character previously played in a box office smash hit by one of the most respected actors that’s ever lived, directed by one of the most popular directors and didn’t just exceed the marker that had been laid down, but obliterated it. You want to talk about why The Dark Knight Rises was seen as disappointing by some? Look no further than the fact that Bane isn’t fit to wear the lipstick of Ledger’s Joker.

 

[rukaio101]

So Vader, Dumbledore and Indiana are my guesses for top 3.

[Sam]

Incredible work so far chas 

[chasmmi]

Incredible work so far chas 

 

Thanks

[Sam]

Indiana Jones for No. 1!!!

[chasmmi]

3: Rocky – Sylvester Stallone, Rocky 1-6

(151pts and 11 votes)

 

There’s not much left to gush about Stallone that I didn’t already gush when Rambo came up, but let’s just revisit one small detail: This guy created, wrote and directed two characters who both finished easily inside the top 20 of the best characters ever and still can’t get the respect he deserves from some quarters. Rocky Balboa is the ultimate underdog, the epitome of nice guy done good. He may not be very bright but he has a good heart and tries to use it.

 

The original rocky is probably the best sports film ever made: the slow build, the character development and the jaw-dropping boxing match at the end, just make it a joy to watch from start to finish. (A side thought, have you ever felt so happy at the end of a film after watching a final scene where the hero actually loses?) Rocky’s high finish in this list is testament to the fact that while other 80’s action guys like Arnie and Bruce had a good share of on screen gravitas, Stallone had that little something extra that make him Sylvester fucking Stallone

 

For a bit of fun let’s look at all those action heroes head to head: (In First Name Alphabetical Order)

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Terminator: 8^th, Harry Tasker (True Lies) 335^th, Julius Benedict (Twins) 518^th

 

Bruce Willis: John McClane: 9^th, James Cole (12 Monkeys):514^th

 

Chow-Yun Fat: Tequila Yuen (Hard Boiled): 248th

 

Mel Gibson: Martin Riggs: 46th, Brett Maverick: 115^th, William Wallace: 379^th*,

 

Steven Seagal: Casey Ryback (Under Siege): 486^th, Gino Felino (Out for Justice): 507^th

 

Sylvester Stallone: Rocky: 3^rd, Rambo: 13^th, John Spartan (Demolition Man): 419^th,

 

Wesley Snipes: Blade: 481^st

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5OookwOoY

[rukaio101]

Incredible work so far chas 

Definitely. Once this is over, I'm going to have to go through and like every post you've put here. Except the one with MoS Superman.

[rukaio101]

Also, dammit, I forgot about Rocky!

 

Anyway, Vader and Jones will take top 2 easily then.

[Sam]

So between Indy and Darth Vader now. Indy for the win!

[chasmmi]

2: Darth Vader – James Earl Jones, Star Wars Episode 4-6

(171pts and 10 votes)

 

So your favourite villain (come is anybody still in the dark about who is in first place by now? DO I really need to make sure I don’t give you too many clues? If you are you really need to just give up on life [spoiler ALERT! It’s Indiana Jones] is the grand Nemesis of the Star Wars universe and lil’ Luke’s daddy: Darth Vader. Speaking through a respirator that can give Bane hope that one day his voice will be cypherable by the human ear, James Earl Jones lends the voice talent to the role and his tone is the right level of menacing for a G rated film to feel ominous without scarring the small kids that may be watching. The Emperor may have technically been the mastermind behind everything, but Vader was certainly the villain most vile and the speaker of the most famous plot twist line of all time.

 

 

Darth Vader rounds off a very strong showing for the Star Wars folks, X in the top 10, X in the top 20, and X in the full 100. The strong Star Wars surge in the top 10 managed to beat off Marvel for the best-represented franchise on the list. Just to show how dominant the franchise was, let’s allow the top few to face off head to head below:

 

Star Wars

 

Darth Vader: 2^nd, Han Solo: 6^th, Luke Skywalker: 7^th, Yoda: 9^th, Obi Won Kenobi (Guinness): 21^st, Emperor Palpatine: 48^th, Princess Leia: 50^th, R2D2: 76^th, Chewbacca: 132^nd, Obi Won Kenobi (McGregor): 159^th, Darth Maul: 200^th, C3PO: 253^rd

 

Marvel (Comic not Studio)

 

Iron Man: 12^th, Wolverine: 37^th, Captain America: 42^rd, Thor: 59^th, Magneto (Ian): 65^th, Spiderman (Maguire): 93^rd, Loki: 100^th, Hulk: 101^st, Nick Fury 125^th, Professor Xavier (Pat): 127^th, Magneto (Fass): 134^th, Spiderman (Garfield): 153^rd, Professor Xavier (James): 159^th, Black Widow: 251^st, Gwen Stacy: 269^th, Marie/Rouge: 280^th, Bobby Drake: 306^th, Norman Osborne: 357^th, Mystique (JLaw): 441^st, Storm: 460^th, Sebastian Shaw: 541^st

 

Pixar

 

Wall E: 18^th, Woody: 27^th, Buzz Lightyear: 43^rd, Remy: 92^nd, Mike: 110^th, Rex: 147^th, Ham: 169^th, Slinky Dog: 226^th, Sully: 229^th, Jesse: 240^th, Mr. Incredible: 242^nd, Eve: 263^rd, Dory: 319^th, Doug: 322^nd, Elastagirl: 398^th, Marlin: 437^th, Boo: 481^st, Dash Parr: 494^th, Violet Parr: 553^rd,

 

Disney Animation  

 

Genie: 66^th, Mulan: 91^st, Scar: 106^th, Simba: 112^th, Baloo: 136^th, Sebastian: 150^th, Peter Pan: 175th, Aladdin: 190^th, Belle: 195^th, Fix-it Felix: 202^nd,  Kronk: 212nd, Lumiere: 214^th, Robin Hood: 225^th, Yzma: 233^rd, Beast: 234^th, Pinocchio: 244^th, Flynn Rider: 266^th, Jiminy Cricket: 277^th, Ariel: 298^th, Captain Hook: 310^th, Gaston: 330^th, Timon: 362^nd, Pumba: 363^rd, Tinkerbell: 369^th, Mufasa: 440^th, Cinderella: 489^th, Cruella De Vil: 491^st, Little John: 521^st, Pongo: 530^th, Snow White: 544^th, Timothy Q Mouse: 549^th, Ursula: 552^nd,

 

LOTR

 

Gandalf: 32^nd, Gollum: 36^th, Aragorn: 50^th, Merry: 124^th, Pippin: 126^th, Bilbo (Freeman): 137^th, Sam: 148^th, Frodo: 239^th, Saruman: 366^th, Faramir: 402^nd, Legolas: 427^th, Arwen: 475^th, Boromir: 482^nd, Eawyn: 498^th, Eomer: 502^nd

 

DC  

 

The Joker (Ledger): 4^th, Batman: 28^th, Superman (Reeves): 44^th, The Joker (Jack): 62^nd, Bane: 70^th, Superman (Cavil): 81^st, Lex Luthor (Hackman): 143^rd, Alfred (Caine): 163^rd, Catwoman (Pfeiffer): 178^th, Batman (Keaton): 194^th, General Zod (Stamp): 332^nd, Lex Luther (Spacey): 429^th, Superman (Routh): 460^th, The Riddler: 547^th,

[rukaio101]

So wait. Did Dumbledore not make it onto this list at all? Or did I just miss him somewhere?

[chasmmi]

1: Indiana Jones – Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones 1-4

(203pts and 11 votes)

 

Was it ever in Doubt? Well actually yes as at different points in the voting. Both Rocky and Joker were at number 1 (Vader Surprisingly never was as the Star Wars Mob was a little later to the party voting wise)). Star of between 2 and 4 classic films depending on your views on (usually) Temple and Kingdom, Indiana Jones is the perfect hero in every sense. He is rugged, quick-witted, loves a fight, a drink and a woman (in any order) and has been fortunate enough to have world beating films in which to do it all. Harrison Ford is either a genius at being to create this great characters or the luckiest actor on the planet to have been handed so many iconic roles (Jack Ryan 169^th, President Marshall 360^th, Rick Deckard 532^nd to add to the two in the top 100), my vote is for the former.

 

I mentioned earlier of how audiences are willing to forgive a character like John McClane for a movie misstep and still be prepared to see the next installment; that works triple time for Indiana Jones. Although I actually love Temple of Doom almost as much as 1 and 3, Crystal Skull did piss me off somewhat, yet because it’s Indy, I wouldn’t just be merely ok with a 5^th installment, I am actively excited about the prospect of him donning the hat and whip one more time. In fact I’d be willing to sit through 5 god awful outings in a row with a 95 year old Harrison Ford chasing the crown of thorns or whatever in a mobility scooter if there was a 2% chance that one of them can recreate the Indiana Jones of old.

 

Averaging over 18 (the value of placing a character 4^th on average) points per vote, you cannot deny, that Indiana Jones has a place in peoples’ hearts that very few, if any other characters can manage. Well done that man. With that I am finished. Enjoy the final Youtube clip:

 

[chasmmi]

So wait. Did Dumbledore not make it onto this list at all? Or did I just miss him somewhere?

 

331st

[chasmmi]

So the full 100 (hopefully)

 

 

Indiana Jones	Harrison Ford	Indiana Jones	11	203
Darth Vader	James Earl Jones	Star Wars	10	171
Rocky	Sylvestor Stallone	Rocky	11	151
The Joker	Heath Ledger	The Dark Knight	11	145
Han Solo	Harrison Ford	Star Wars	11	130
Luke Skywalker	Mark Hamill	Star Wars	9	123
Terminator	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Terminator	10	118
Yoda	Frank Oz	Star Wars	9	113
John Mclean	Bruce Willis	Die Hard	8	107
Don Corleone	Marlon Brando	Godfather	5	99
Tony Stark	Robert Downey Jr	Ironman	11	94
Ripley	Sigourney Weaver	Alien	9	94
Rambo	Sylvestor Stallone	Rambo	7	85
Jack Sparrow	Johnny Depp	Pirates of the Caribbean	9	79
Jason Bourne	Matt Damon	Bourne Trilogy	8	76
Martie Mcfly	Michael J Fox	Back to the Future	8	75
Forrest Gump	Tom Hanks	Forrest Gump	8	70
Wall E	Pixar	Wall E	6	68
Roger 'Verbal' Kint / Keyser Soze	Kevin Spacey	The usual Suspects	5	68
Obi wan Kenobi	Alec Guiness	Star Wars	5	67
Hannibal Lector	Anthony Hopkins	Silence of the Lambs	6	62
Jules Winfield	Samuel Jackson	Pulp Fiction	7	60
Doc Brown	Christopher Lloyd	Back to the Future	7	58
Colonel Hans Landa	Christopher Waltz	Inglorious Basterds	7	56
The Man with no Name	Clint Eastwood	The good, the bad and the Ugly	4	56
James Bond	Sean Connery	James Bond	6	55
Woody	Tom Hanks	Toy Story	5	53
Batman	Christian Bale	Dark Knight Trilogy	6	52
Hans Gruber	Alan Rickman	Die Hard	6	49
Michael Corleone	Al Pacino	Godfather	5	49
Rick Blaine	Humphrey Bogart	Casablanca	5	49
Gandalf	Ian McKellen	Lord of the Rings	5	49
Neo	Keanu Reeves	Matrix	5	49
Freddy Krueger	Robert Englund	Nightmare on Elmstreet	4	47
Shrek	Mike Myers	Shrek	4	46
Gollum	Andy Serkis	Lord of the Rings	5	43
Wolverine	Hugh Jackman	Xmen	7	42
James Bond	Daniel Craig	Skyfall	5	42
Katniss Everdeen	Jennifer Lawrence	Hunger Games	5	42
E.T	Pat Welsh	E.T	5	42
Juror 8	Henry Fonda	12 Angry Men	3	39
Steve Rogers	Chris Evans	Captain America	6	38
Buzz Lightyear	Tim Allen	Toy Story	5	38
Superman	Christoper Reeves	Superman	5	38
Martin Riggs	Mel Gibson	Lethal Weapon	4	36
Peter Venkman	Bill Murray	Ghostbusters	6	35
Emperor Palpatine	Ian McDiarmid	Star Wars	5	35
Maximus	Russell Crowe	Gladiator	4	35
Princess Leia	Carrie Fisher	Star Wars	3	34
Aragorn	Viggo Mortensen	Lord of the Rings	5	32
Ian Malcolm	Jeff Goldblum	Jurassic Park	4	31
Dirty Harry Callahan	Clint Eastwood	Dirty Harry	5	30
Truman Burbank	Jim Carrey	The Truman Show	5	29
Rose Dewitt	Kate Winslet	Titanic	5	28
The Bride	Uma Thurman	Kill Bill	5	28
Dorothy	Judy Garland	Wizard of Oz	5	28
Mary Poppins	Julie Andrews	Mary Poppins	3	28
John Coffey	Michael Clarke Duncan	Green Mile	2	28
Thor	Chris Hemsworth	Thor	6	27
Axel Foley	Eddie Murphy	Beverly Hills Cop	4	27
Willy Wonka	Gene Wilder	Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory	3	27
The Joker	Jack Nicholson	Batman	4	26
Scrat	Karen Disher	Ice Age 3	2	26
Jack Dawson	Leonardo Dicaprio	Titanic	5	25
Magneto	Ian McKellen	Xmen	4	25
Genie	Robin Williams	Aladdin	4	25
Tyler Durden	Brad Pitt	Fight Club	3	25
Wicked Witch of the West	Margaret Hamilton	Wizard of Oz	3	25
The Little Tramp	Charlie Chaplin	City Lights	1	25
Bane	Tom hardy	The Dark Knight Rises	4	24
Anton Chigurh	Javier Bardem	No Country for Old Men	3	23
Norman Bates	Anthony Perkins	Psycho	3	22
Ferris Bueller	Matthew Broderick	Ferris Bueller's Day off	3	22
Catherine Tramell	Sharon Stone	Basic Instinct	3	22
R2D2	Kenny Baker	Star Wars	5	21
HAL 9000	Douglas Rain	2001: A Space Odyssey	4	21
Morpheus	Laurence Fishborne	Matrix	2	21
Puss in Boots	Antonio Banderes	Shrek	4	20
Scarlett O Hara	Vivian Leigh	Gone With the Wind	3	20
Donkey	Eddie Murphy	Shrek	2	20
Superman	Henry Cavill	Man of Steel	2	20
Professor Kate	Jack Lemmon	The Great Race	1	20
Harry Potter	Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter	5	19
Ace Ventura	Jim Carrey	Ace Ventura	4	19
Lloyd Christmas	Jim Carrey	Dumb and Dumber	3	18
George Bailey	Jimmy Stewart	It’s a Wonderful Life	3	18
Gru	Steve Carell	Despicable Me	2	18
Gromit	Alumpof Clay	Wallace and Gromit	1	18
Agent Smith	Hugo Weaving	Matrix	4	17
Andy Dufresne	Tim Robbins	Shawshank Redemption	4	17
Mulan	Ming-Na	Mulan	3	17
Remy	Petton Oswalt	Ratatouille	3	17
Spiderman	Toby Maguire	Spiderman	2	17
Chunk	Jeff Cohen	The Goonies	3	16
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding	Morgan Freeman	Shawshank Redemption	3	16
Tony Montana	Al Pacino	Scarface	3	16
Martin Brody	Rob Scheider	Jaws	3	16
Agent J	Will Smith	Men in Black	3	16
Sarah Conner	Linda Hamilton	Terminator	3	16
Loki	Tom Hiddlestone	Avengers	3	16
Bruce Banner / Hulk	Mark Ruffalo	Avengers	3	16

[rukaio101]

Little surprise there, but a worthy winner nonetheless. 

 

Also, great job hosting this Chas. You'll get those likes in a moment.

 

In the meanwhile, I need to start work on that 'characters who deserved to be on here more than Cavill's Superman' list....

[chasmmi]

I'm popping down to the shops for a bit now but when I get back I can deal with any queries requests folks may  have

 

thanks for reading