20 All-Time Vilest Villains in Pop Culture
Along with their heroic counterparts, the bad guys are the undisputed kings and queens of our favorite entertainments. Here, we rank the worst (which is to say, the best) of the wicked; then, click through for the greatest good guys and gals
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The Shining, Jack Nicholson | Jack Nicholson The Shining (1980) Nicholson's trademark line — ''Heeeere's Johnny!'' — gets all the attention, but the real thrill of Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpieceÂ…
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Fatal Attraction, Glenn Close
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Wall Street, Michael Douglas
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Halloween (Movie - 1978)
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Alan Rickman, Die Hard
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Misery, Kathy Bates | Nobody brings the crazy like Kathy Bates. When author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) veers off the road during a nasty snowstorm, his Number One FanÂ…
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Blue Velvet, Dennis Hopper
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Psycho (Movie - 1960), Anthony Perkins
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Larry Hagman, Dallas
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Louise Fletcher
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Dracula, Bela Lugosi
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ralph Fiennes | Played by Ralph Fiennes The Harry Potter films (2001-present) Known as the Dark Lord to those who dare not speak his name, this corrupted wizardÂ…
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Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct
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The Simpsons | MR. BURNS from The Simpsons . Just watch the episode ''Two Dozen and One Greyhounds.'' The song he sings about turning animals into clothing showsÂ…
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Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange
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Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight | Heath Ledger The Dark Knight (2008) Heath Ledger's Joker danced circles around Batman in The Dark Knight , forcing his caped nemesis to choose betweenÂ…
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Hannibal (Movie - 2001), Anthony Hopkins
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Darth Vader | Hayden Christensen/James Earl Jones/David Prowse The Star Wars Saga (1977-2005) The dark side can be awfully seductive. Just ask the Jedi formally known as AnakinÂ…
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The Wizard of Oz, Margaret Hamilton | ''I'll get you my pretty! And your little dog too!'' Have scarier words ever been spoken? Plus, flying monkeys! — EE
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