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Saturday, June 20th, 2026
Which of these Performances is the best in your opinion?
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Suggested edit:
Best Villain Performance by Actor Who Always Plays a Hero
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Better:Best Villainous Performance by an Actor Who Usually Plays the Hero
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For your consideration:
John Wayne
Jimmy Stewart
Henry Fonda
Clint Eastwood
James Garner
Charles Bronson
Gregory Peck
Audie Murphy
Cary Grant
@TheOldJalapenoman can you mention the characters they played?
@jaf_ismael Give me a few minutes. I am watching my granddaughter while her father runs to the store. It's a challenge watching a child from your bed!
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John Wayne: Wake of the Red Witch (1948), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Conquerer (1956)
Jimmy Stewart: After the Thin Man (1936)
Henry Fonda Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Clint Eastwood: The Beguiled (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973)
James Garner: A Man Called Sledge (1970), Atlantis; THe Lost Empire (2001)
Charles Bronson: Machine Gun Kelly (1958)
Gregory Peck; The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Audie Murphy: No Name on the Bullit (1959)
Cary Grant: Suspicion (1941), Sinners in the Sun (1932)
@TheOldJalapenoman added , thanks
FYC : Bill The Butcher in Gangs of NY is a much more epic villainous role for Daniel Day Lewis
@NYVKE added . thanks
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FYC:
Brad Pitt in Kalifornia (1993)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107302/mediaviewer/rm2419182592/
(maybe remove one of Daniel Day-Lewis' roles since you have two)
@Jessica added . thanks
@Jessica Nebula
her performance might be the weakest.
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I'm not sure I would consider Bruce Willis to be a villain in Looper.
Morgan Freeman in Wanted.
@Pencho15 Complex antagonist. But still a villain IMO.Sympathetic but still ... killing / attempting to kill kids. Including (presumably) his own - Piper Perabo's character's kid.
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@NYVKE 100% I agree
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Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West
Hands down!
Peter_pbn
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Best Villain Performance by Actor Who Always Plays a Hero
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TheOldJalapenoman
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For your consideration:
John Wayne
Jimmy Stewart
Henry Fonda
Clint Eastwood
James Garner
Charles Bronson
Gregory Peck
Audie Murphy
Cary Grant
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NYVKE
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FYC : Bill The Butcher in Gangs of NY is a much more epic villainous role for Daniel Day Lewis
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TheOldJalapenoman
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John Wayne: Wake of the Red Witch (1948), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Conquerer (1956)
Jimmy Stewart: After the Thin Man (1936)
Henry Fonda Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Clint Eastwood: The Beguiled (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973)
James Garner: A Man Called Sledge (1970), Atlantis; THe Lost Empire (2001)
Charles Bronson: Machine Gun Kelly (1958)
Gregory Peck; The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Audie Murphy: No Name on the Bullit (1959)
Cary Grant: Suspicion (1941), Sinners in the Sun (1932)
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Jessica
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FYC:
Brad Pitt in Kalifornia (1993)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107302/mediaviewer/rm2419182592/
(maybe remove one of Daniel Day-Lewis' roles since you have two)
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Pencho15
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I'm not sure I would consider Bruce Willis to be a villain in Looper.
FYC:
Morgan Freeman in Wanted.
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Peter_pbn
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Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in the West
Hands down!
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