Best Film Characters

Stig

Was thinking about this in the light of the sad passing of Richard Griffiths. What are your favourite characters in films? Not necessarily lead parts, but good ones all the same. For me:

Louis Cyphre (Robert DeNiro) - Angel Heart
Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) - District 9
Monty (Richard Griffiths) - Withnail & I

Lincsaddick

Jack Sparrow (P O t C) Depp
John McLean (Die Hard) Willis
Inspector Clouseau (Pink Panther) Sellers

I've chosen three 'series' characters who stood the test of time

RedPanda

The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) - The Fistful trilogy

I think he is my absolute favourite. Honourable mentions also to Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Jack D. Ripper in Dr Strangelove, and Chopper Read in Chopper.

Lincsaddick

RedPanda said:

The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) - The Fistful trilogy

I think he is my absolute favourite. Honourable mentions also to Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Jack D. Ripper in Dr Strangelove, and Chopper Read in Chopper.

I forgot ol' Clint .. good choice

EDIT: And Sellers' multi roles in Dr Strangelove

Stig

RedPanda said:

The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) - The Fistful trilogy

I think he is my absolute favourite. Honourable mentions also to Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Jack D. Ripper in Dr Strangelove, and Chopper Read in Chopper.

Oooh - can I change my mind already. I forgot Tuco Ramirez (Eli Wallach) - Good, Bad Ugly

Garrymanilow

Bit partial to Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men. Oh, and Snake Plissken

smudge7946

Gunnery Sgt Hartman - Full metal Jacket.
Maverick- Top Gun
The good witch of the north- The Wizard of Oz.
Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman- Carquake

seth plum

Ben Kingsleys character in Sexy Beast, Don Logan, once seen never forgotten.

RedPanda

Lincsaddick said:

RedPanda said:

The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) - The Fistful trilogy

I think he is my absolute favourite. Honourable mentions also to Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Jack D. Ripper in Dr Strangelove, and Chopper Read in Chopper.

I forgot ol' Clint .. good choice

The first time I went anywhere with desert I had to buy a stetson and poncho and get photos taken next to cacti with the Clint squint.

Seeing Hartman in FMJ has reminded me of Kilgore in Apocalypse Now, he's a good un. "If I say it's safe to surf, it's safe to God damn surf!"

Carter

Eyeball Paul - Kevin & Perry

Bournemouth Addick

Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas. Scares the beejezus out of me still.

kentaddick

the man with no name is a great choice. The Good The Bad and The Ugly I believe to be the greatest film i've ever seen (And ive seen the likes of the godfather and most other "greats") and possibly will ever see.

Michael Corleone and Vito Corleone, played by Pacino, Brando and De Niro.

HAL Computer I still rank as one of the most frightening villains ever.

BlackForestReds

Cool Hand Luke
Don Vito Corleone
Ellis Redding - The Shawshank Redemption
Tom Joad - Grapes of Wrath
Ellen Ripley - Alien movies
The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Terry Malloy - On the Waterfront
Jake La Motta
Sam Spade - Maltese Falcon

golfaddick

Kaiser Sozee - The Usual Suspects
The Shark - Jaws

McBobbin

Sheriff Bart - blazing saddles
Animal mother - full metal jacket
Mack - predator (not sure why him Tbf, but we always quote that film at work)
Derek smalls - spinal tap

redredrobin

Frank Booth - Blue Velvet
The Lieutenant - Bad Lieutenant (the 1992 one)

DustyRed

Peter Venkman - Ghostbusters
Vincent Vega - Pulp Fiction
The Dude - The Big Lebowski
The Joker - The Dark Knight

carly burn

Him- cannonball run

pathdw98

Tim Curry's Character in Home alone 2, Don't think he had a name.

Danny Addick

Yoda

pathdw98

Danny Addick said:

Yoda

I cannot believe I never thought of that, Being a Star Wars nut as well.
Of course Yoda. I am really kicking myself just now. Good one Danny Addick.

Mortimerician

Vic Vega
Vince Vega
Jay (of Jay and Silent Bob)

Karim_myBagheri

Del Griffith - john candy. planes, trains and automobiles.
jay and silent bob - in most of kevin smith films. (edit - didnt see post above)

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Frank Drebben - Naked Gun
Hedley Lamarr - Blazing Saddles
Josey Wales & Lone Wadee (?) - Outlaw Josey Wales
Withnail
Michael Corleone - The Godfather
Rick - Casablanca


There are just so many

charlton_hero

Stig said:

Was thinking about this in the light of the sad passing of Richard Griffiths. What are your favourite characters in films? Not necessarily lead parts, but good ones all the same. For me:

Louis Cyphre (Robert DeNiro) - Angel Heart
Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) - District 9
Monty (Richard Griffiths) - Withnail & I

Agree with that one. Also:

Col. Hans Landa - Inglourious Basterds

Bedsaddick

seth plum said:

Ben Kingsleys character in Sexy Beast, Don Logan, once seen never forgotten.

Spot on . My favourite character closely -followed by Bournemouth's suggestion - Tommy DeVito. Both terrifying in their own way .

thenewbie

Indiana Jones
Jules Winnfield
Darth Vader
Phil Connors (Groundhog Day)

Just off the top of my head. Plenty more I could add!

johnny73

Cyrus the virus - con air
Doc brown - back to the future

PeanutsMolloy

Nervous O'Toole - The Wrong Arm Of The Law
Harold Shand -Long Good Friday
Baloo - Jungle Book
Dorothy Michaels (Michael Dorsey) - Tootsie
Harry Callaghan -Dirty Harry
Allan (Woody Allen's character) - Play It Again Sam
Clyde (the orangeutan) - Every Which Way But Loose
El Cid - El Cid

Algarveaddick

Navin R. Johnson - Steve Martin in The Jerk
The Devil - Peter Cook in Bedazzled
Ray Say - Michael Caine in Little Voice

Redskin

Charles Laughton - Hobson's Choice
Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
(By no means a good film but always worth watching for his 'eat the scenery' performance .)