Best Character in a Movie

[RoboticDreams]

For me, Chritoph Waltz, as Hans Landa, has to be one of my all-time favorites. He was incredibly intense in the role of Landa.

What are other great characters?

 

[TDs3nOut]

Two who come to mind are Nicholson as Frank in the Departed and Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. Both epic villain roles.

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Kevin Klein as Otto in A Fish Called Wanda.............

 

[cezero]

Rooney Mara as "Lisbeth" in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Paul Giamatti as "Miles" in Sideways
Daniel Day Lewis as anybody in anything
Cate Blanchett as "Elizabeth I" in Elizabeth
Russell Crowe as "Bud White" in LA Confidential
Jeremy Renner as "William James" in The Hurt Locker

 

[Logicallylethal]

There's so many for me. A lot of them Tarantino characters

Chrisoph Waltz - Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds)
Michael Madsen - Mr Blonde (Reservoir Dogs)
Samuel L Jackson - Jules Winfiled (Pulp Fiction)
John Travolta - Vincent Vega (Pulp Fiction)
Gary Oldman - Stansfield (Leon The Professional), Drexl Spivey (True Romance)
Heath Ledger - The Joker (The Dark Knight)
Joe Pesci - Tommy Devito (Goodfellas), Harry Lime (Home Alone lol)
Daniel Day-Lewis - The Butcher (Gangs of New York) Daniel Plainview (There Will Be Blood)
Kevin Spacey - (Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler)...John Doe (Se7en), Jack Vincennes (LA Confidential)
Christian Bale - Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
Denzel Washington - Alonzo Harris (Training Day)
Robert De Niro - Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
Edward Norton - Derek Vinyard (American History X), Aaron (Primal Fear)

 

[RoboticDreams]

Two who come to mind are Nicholson as Frank in the Departed and Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men. Both epic villain roles.

I like both of those characters as well.

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

Al Pacino = Tony Montana (Scarface)
Denzel Washington = Det. Alonzo Harris (Trainning Day)
Christian Bale = Patrick Bateman (American Psycho)
Johnny Depp = FBI Agent Joe Pistone as Donnie Brasco (Donnie Brasco)
Joe Pesci = Tommy Devito (Goodfellas) NIcky Santuro (Casino)
Heath Ledger = The Joker The Dark Knight)
Val Kilmer = Doc Holliday (Tombstone)
Robert De Niro = Jimmy Conway (Goodfellas)
Marlon Brando = Don Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
Liam Neeson = Oskar Schindler (Schindlers List)

 

[olympicoscar]

Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs
Humphrey Bogart in The Caine Mutiny

 

[The Derski]

Yeah I was gonna say Anthony Hopkins - Silence of the Lambs

 

[The Derski]

Edward Norton - Primal Fear
Edward Norton - The Score

 

[kramer1]

Michael Corleone

 

[The Derski]

Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind

 

[RoboticDreams]

Val Kilmer - Doc Holiday

 

[kramer1]

Val Kilmer - Doc Holiday

Oh come on....I disagree

 

[RoboticDreams]

Oh come on....I disagree

As far as Westerns go, he played that role well.

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Tom Berenger and Willem Defoe in Platoon
Jack as the Joker in Batman
Joe Pesci in all of the previously mentioned roles with honorable mention in My Cousin Vinnie
Edward Norton and Matt Damon in Rounders

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

Oh I forgot to also mention

Al Pacino = Carlito Bregante (CARLITO"S WAY)
Sean Penn = David Kleinfeld (CARLITO"S WAY)

 

[cezero]

Trying to get more female actors in this one, and I can't believe I forgot this one in my original post:

Sigourney Weaver as "Ripley" in Aliens

 

[kramer1]

I'm confused as to why actors are being mentioned. The thread title clearly states best characters. The actor or their performance has no bearing IMO.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven
Daniel Day-Lewis (sp?) in Gangs of New York

Two of some of my favorite movies.