Top 100 Movie Characters Of All Time

[Y 2 Jake]

According to Total Film. This is voted for by fans so the list is pretty awful. The number one is insane.

100 Jason Voorhees Friday The 13th series

99 Holly Golightly Breakfast At Tiffany’s

98 Michel Poiccard Breathless

97 Annie Wilkes Misery

96 Chris Chambers Stand By Me

95 Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell Top Gun

94 Laurie Strode Halloween series

93 Stanley Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire

92 Leatherface The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

91 Mark Renton Trainspotting

90 Sugar Kane Kowalczyk Some Like It Hot

89 Danny Zuko Grease

88 Damien Thorn The Omen series

87 Charlie Croker The Italian Job

86 Jack Torrance The Shining

85 Mrs Robinson The Graduate

84 Amélie Poulain Amélie

83 Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands

82 Cruella De Vil One Hundred And One Dalmatians; 101 Dalmatians

81 The Man With No Name A Fistful Of Dollars; For A Few Dollars More; The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

80 Virgil Hilts aka The Cooler King The Great Escape

79 Rick Deckard Blade Runner

78 Freddy Krueger A Nightmare On Elm Street series

77 Ethan Edwards The Searchers

76 Rosemary Woodhouse Rosemary’s Baby

75 ‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky Mad Max trilogy

74 Mr Blonde Reservoir Dogs

73 Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle The French Connection; French Connection II

72 Bridget Gregory The Last Seduction

71 Catherine Tramell Basic Instinct; Basic Instinct 2

70 Vivian Ward Pretty Woman

69 Jake Gittes Chinatown; The Two Jakes

68 Harry Potter Harry Potter series

67 Death The Seventh Seal

66 HAL 9000 2001: A Space Odyssey

65 Princess Leia Organa Star Wars: Episodes 4-6

64 Marge Gunderson Fargo

63 Rick Blaine Casablanca

62 Regan Teresa MacNeil The Exorcist

61 Frank Booth Blue Velvet

60 The Monster Frankenstein; Bride Of Frankenstein

59 John Rambo Rambo trilogy

58 Norma Desmond Sunset Boulevard

57 Lester Burnham American Beauty

56 Dracula Dracula

55 Alex De Large A Clockwork Orange

54 Harry Callahan Dirty Harry series

53 Charles Foster Kane Citizen Kane

52 Austin Powers Austin Powers trilogy

51 Dorothy Gale The Wizard Of Oz

50 Shaun Shaun Of The Dead

49 Clark Kent/Superman Superman series

48 Lucas ‘Luke’ Jackson Cool Hand Luke

47 Carrie White Carrie

46 Tony Montana Scarface

45 Frank TJ Mackey Magnolia

44 ET ET: The Extra-Terrestrial

43 Walter E Kurtz Apocalypse Now

42 Alfie Elkins Alfie

41 Quint Jaws

40 Keyser Soze The Usual Suspects

39 Randall P McMurphy One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

38 The Terminator The Terminator trilogy

37 Frodo Baggins The Lord Of The Rings trilogy

36 Marty McFly Back To The Future trilogy

35 Vito Corleone The Godfather trilogy

34 Alex Forrest Fatal Attraction

33 Neo The Matrix trilogy

32 George Bailey It’s A Wonderful Life

31 Rocky Balboa Rocky series

30 Martin Riggs Lethal Weapon quadrilogy

29 Ferris Bueller Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

28 Spider-Man Spider-Man trilogy

27 Jeff Lebowski The Big Lebowski

26 Scarlett O’Hara Gone With The Wind

25 Jules Winnfield Pulp Fiction

24 Tommy DeVito GoodFellas

23 Annie Hall Annie Hall

22 Atticus Finch To Kill A Mockingbird

21 Donnie Darko Donnie Darko

20 Clarice Starling The Silence Of The Lambs; Hannibal

19 Norman Bates Psycho

18 John McClane Die Hard quadrilogy

17 Shrek Shrek trilogy

16 Bridget Jones Bridget Jones’s Diary; Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason

15 Yoda Star Wars: Episodes 1-3, 5 & 6

14 Jason Bourne The Bourne trilogy

13 Tyler Durden Fight Club

12 Maximus Gladiator

11 Batman Batman series

10 Hannibal Lecter Manhunter; The Silence Of The Lambs; Hannibal; Red Dragon; Hannibal Rising

9 Han Solo Star Wars: Episodes 4-6

8 Michael Corleone The Godfather trilogy

7 Ellen Ripley Alien quadrilogy

6 Travis Bickle Taxi Driver

5 Gollum The Lord Of The Rings trilogy

4 Indiana Jones Indiana Jones trilogy

3 James Bond James Bond series

2 Darth Vader Star Wars: Episodes 3-6

1 Captain Jack Sparrow Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy

Now I can understand all the Star Wars characters. I don't really get it, it's just an entertaining Sci-Fi film as far as I'm concerned. A popcorn movie, and nothing else. But It's huge for some reason.

But Jack Sparrow? Sure it's a good performance. Especially in the first one. But let's face it. The 2nd & 3rd are pretty poor. He becomes a caricature of the first one. In 10 years time it won't be remembered alongside Darth Vader, Indianna Jones and so on.

I'm also not seeing why Maximus from Gladiator is there. It's a good film. But it's not great.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Jack Sparrow? Jason Vorhees at number 100 is a more iconic figure than him and I haven't even seen most of those films. This list absolutely sucks balls. And Gollum is at number five? That little side character that appears sporadically throughout two movies? This is one of the worst lists I've ever seen, no exaggeration. I can't believe Spider-Man and Batman counts as movie characters either.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I can understand Gollum getting a high ranking. Imagine how boring the LOTR would have been without him? What is said in Clerks is right. It really is a film about people walking. No Gollum makes good film bad.

 

[Papa Shango]

Here's a list compiled by Premiere Magazine. They seem to favor prestige. Some characters that haven't stood the test of time so well are a little higher ranked than I would have put them. Personally I think it's a crime that Verbal Kint only makes No.100 on the list. I would have put him the top quarter of the list. But all the greats are there somewhere. Here you go:
1. Vito Corleone of The Godfather
2. Fred C. Dobbs of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
3. Scarlett O'Hara of Gone With the Wind
4. Norman Bates of Psycho
5. James Bond of Dr. No
6. Annie Hall of Annie Hall
7. Indiana Jones of Raiders of the Lost Ark
8. Ellen Ripley of Alien
9. Jeff Spicoli of Fast Times at Ridgemont High
10. Gollum of Lord of the Rings
11. Margo Channing of All About Eve
12. Charles Foster Kane of Citizen Kane
13. Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird
14. Randle McMurphy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
15. Hannibal Lecter of The Silence of the Lambs
16. Robin Hood of The Adventures of Robin Hood
17. Dorothy Gale of The Wizard of Oz
18. Carl Spackler of Caddyshack
19. Rick Blaine of Casablanca
20. Virgil Tibbs of In the Heat of the Night
21. Susan Vance of Bringing up Baby
22. Travis Bickle of Taxi Driver
23. Eathan Edwards of The Searchers
24. The Little Tramp of Mabel's Strange Predicament
25. Gordon Gekko of Wall Street
26. E.T. of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
27. Marge Gunderson of Fargo
28. Captain Quint of Jaws
29. Daphne/Jerry of Some Like it Hot
30. King Kong of King Kong
31. Norma Desmond of Sunset Boulevard
32. Holly Golightly of Breakfast at Tiffany's
33. Ratso Rizzo of Midnight Cowboy
34. Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde
35. Dr. Evil of Austin Powers
36. Alex Forrest of Fatal Attraction
37. Jake Gittes of Chinatown
38. Willy Wonka of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
39. Michael Dorsey/Dorthy Michaels of Tootsie
40. The Terminator of The Terminator
41. Jane Craig of Broadcast News
42. "Dirty" Harry Callahan of Dirty Harry
43. Forrest Gump of Forrest Gump
44. Jules Winnfield of Pulp Fiction
45. Mary Poppins of Mary Poppins
46. John McClane of Die Hard
47. Mrs. Robinson of The Graduate
48. John "Bluto" Blutarsky of Animal House
49. Chance the Gardener of Being There
50. Blondie of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
51. Freddy Krueger of A Nightmare on Elm Street
52. Howard Beale of Network
53. Ninotchka of Ninotchka
54. Frank Booth of Blue Velvet
55. The Dude of The Big Lebowski
56. Alan Swann of My Favorite Year
57. Tom Powers of The Public Enemy
58. Phyliss Dietrichson of Double Indemnity
59. Lt. Kilgore of Apocalypse Now
60. George Bailey of It's a Wonderful Life
61. J.J. Hunsecker of Sweet Smell of Success
62. John Shaft of Shaft
63. Carrie White of Carrie
64. Rocky Balboa of Rocky
65. Edward Scissorhands of Edward Scissorhands
66. Navin Johnson of The Jerk
67. Inspector Clouseau of The Pink Panther
68. Alex DeLarge of A Clockwork Orange
69. Terry Malloy of On the Waterfront
70. Judy Benjamin of Private Benjamin
71. Rev. Harry Powell of The Night of the Hunter
72. Lloyd Dobler of Say Anything
73. Norma Rae of Norma Rae
74. Tony Montana of Scarface
75. Dr. Strangelove of Dr. Strangelove
76. Tony Manero of Saturday Night Fever
77. Annie Wilkes of Misery
78. "Mad" Max Rockatansky of Mad Max
79. Hans Beckert of M
80. Sam Spade of The Maltese Falcon
81. Aurora Greenway of Terms of Endearment
82. Jack Torrance of The Shining
83. William Cutting of Gangs of New York
84. Darth Vader of Star Wars
85. Stanley Kowalski of A Streetcar Named Desire
86. Melanie Daniels of The Birds
87. Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
88. Raymond Babbitt of Rain Man
89. Sandy Olsson of Grease
90. John Malkovich of Being John Malkovich
91. Mrs. Iselin of The Manchurian Candidate
92. Dil of The Crying Game
93. Harry Lime of The Third Man
94. Rose Sayer of The African Queen
95. Oda Mae Brown of Ghost
96. Tommy DeVito of GoodFellas
97. Ace Ventura of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
98. Antoine Doinel of The 400 Blows
99. Kevin McCallister of Home Alone
100. Roger "Verbal" Kint of The Usual Suspects

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Its not in a "Top 100" format...and I don't even know the # it comes out to, but I wrote this blog up on my MySpace a few months back, so here goes:

Best Movie Characters by Tony Mango, written Wednesday, August 29, 2007

This is a list of the best movie characters out there. I'm tired of people always saying only the classic films can be the greatest, like Gone with the Wind. So in response, here are more for our generation which have achieved classic status, some that need no explanation, but aren't rightfully given enough credit:

*WARNING: These explanations contain spoilers, so if you haven't seen the film in question, please skip over it so as to not ruin the ending for yourself*

[2001: A Space Odyssey]
HAL 9000: HAL is considered in this future to be a perfect super-computer. It has never had a single error...ever. Its cold, calm, stoic voice has a soothing yet psychotic element to it, which was intended to make it more relatable to the humans it was interacting with. HAL, despite being artificially intelligent, when faced with the potential of being deactivated, fights back and kills nearly the whole crew. Before its death, HAL panics, keeping its monotone vocal patterns, but pleading for its life. With its last "breath", HAL simply sings the childish song he was programmed for as a test, and his red eye dissipates into blackness. HAL is nothing but a circle with a red dot in it and a voice, however, he is one of the most frightening villains ever in cinema.

[Aladdin]
The Genie

[American Beauty]
Lester Burnham & Ricky Fitts : Lester Burnham, a pathetic and sad middle-aged man with a vengeful, bossy, cheating wife and a distant, emotionally disturbed teenage daughter, literally finds his high point in the day to be *********ing in the shower before work. This changes when he meets Ricky Fitts, a teen with views on the world much different than Lester is used to. Fitts is considered odd by the populace, yet he sees the world as it is clearer than any other character in the film. Fitts is uninhibited by society's pressures, his commanding father's presence, and his own life in general, and is simply taking in all the beauty he can. This changes Lester's outlook, and the once depressed man changes his life around to allow himself some serenity. Lester is the everyday man that we all are and Fitts is the shadow we all wish we could be.

[Animal House]
Joseph "Bluto" Blutarsky

[Beetlejuice]
Beetlejuice: Flamboyance, bleakness, horror, and comedy all rolled up into one.

[Cast Away]
Wilson the Volleyball: Clearly not one of the "best" movie characters out there, but it deserves a pat on the back for being the "breakout star" of the film...despite being a volleyball with no lines of dialogue.

[Collateral]
Vincent: What is so amazing about this character is that he is a paradox in nearly every possible way. Vincent is an incredibly handsome man in a clean and light colored suit, yet with an evil job shrouded in darkness. He is outspoken and offers enormous amounts of wisdom and advice, yet is enigmatic to a new degree. He is a compassionate and caring man who happens to be a hired assassin and brutal killer. Vincent's demeanor makes him, but his job defines him.

[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]
Dr. Strangelove

[Dumb and Dumber]
Lloyd Christmas & Harry Dunn: The modern day rivals of the old comedy duos that our elders like to lecture us about.

[Edward Scissorhands]
Edward Scissorhands: The most tragic and kind-hearted outcast of a brightly colored and sadistic town. The opposite facades in this film speak wonders for Edward's character. He is meek, frail, and unattractive, and has the most wonderful personality among them all. At first glance, you'll fear him, but by the end of the film, Edward has grown on you to the point where you literally find yourself worrying for him, much like you would a helpless puppy that wants nothing but to wag his tail and have someone pet him.

[Fight Club]
The Narrator/Jack/Tyler Durden

[Forrest Gump]
Forrest Gump

[Ghostbusters]
Peter Venkman

[Hannibal Saga]
Hannibal Lecter

[Home Alone]
Kevin McAllister

[Jaws]
The Shark: When you've scared people from going to the beaches, you know you've hit stardom.

[Jurassic Park]
The T-Rex: Anybody who saw this film in the theatres when it first came out knows for a fact that you fucking LOVED this dinosaur when it first popped up. The Raptors were awesome, but everyone left the theatre in awe of that Tyrannosaurus.

[K-PAX]
Prot

[Mrs. Doubtfire]
Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire: If you want to sum up the family comedies of the 90s, look no further than this character. Hilarious and touching at the same time, Williams brings Mrs. Doubtfire to life so much that people rarely remember the name "Daniel Hillard".

[Naked Gun]
Lt. Frank Drebin: Leslie Nielsen is the king of the blissful idiot. Nuff said.

[Office Space]
Milton: A dominating force in pop culture, despite his short amount of screen time. Staplers have never been the same since.

[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]
Randal Patrick McMurphy & The Chief

[Pirates of the Caribbean]
Captain Jack Sparrow: Like it or not, Sparrow has become one of the most popular original characters in the past decade and single-handedly commandeered a massively successful trilogy. I don't care if you're a huge fan of the series, which I'm not, you have to admit that without Depp's presence with this character, it would have been a flop from the get-go.

[Pulp Fiction]
Jules Winnfield & Vincent Vega: Two roles that were crafted so well that it raised Samuel L. Jackson into stardom and brought John Travolta back into the spotlight after his downfall. Any man that watches this film will love these two.

[Reservoir Dogs]
Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega & Mr. Pink

[Saw]
Jigsaw: The only antagonist of a horror film in way too many years that has invaded the public spectrum. Jigsaw is our new Freddy Krueger.

[Scent of a Woman]
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade

[Star Wars]
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, R2D2, & Yoda

[The Godfather Saga]
Don Vito Corleone & Don Michael Corleone

[The James Bond Saga]
James Bond/007 & Q

[The Jersey Chronicles]
Jay & Silent Bob & Randal: There's a reason these guys keep coming back.

[The Shawshank Redemption]
Andy Dufrense

[The Terminator Saga]
The Terminator/T-800

[The Usual Suspects]
Roger "Verbal" Kint/Keyser Soze

 

["THE FIERCE ONE" MIKE W]

Why is there no love for Michael Myers on any of these lists, I can understand Jason and Freddy, but what about the character that (Imo)revived the slasher films?

Also I agree that the first list is utter bullshit and that some of those characters should either not be on there or should be higher up on the list.

In conclusion it is a matter of opinion in a society where people believe the truth is decided by majority rules.

 

[FOTH 3:16]

Man where is Ricky Bobby.Will Ferrel played a great character in Bobby.He had me laughing many times throughout the movie.At least give Ricky Bobby a # 100 spot.Ricky Bobby was a funny character.He did good in the movie.Give him some love.