Greatest Movie Characters

 Greatest Movie Characters (July 2015)

In recent years, I have done two more editions of this list with characters from films I had not seen up to that time. These are 200 of the greatest, most iconic characters in film history. 

200. Camille Javal- Le Mepris

199. Mrs. Pendrake- Little Big Man

198. Chavez Chavez- Young Guns

197. Charlotte Vale- Now Voyager

196. Brian- Breakfast Club

195. Eve Harrington- All About Eve

194. Mrs. DeWinter- Rebecca

193. Marcello Rubini- La Dolce Vita

192. Laura Hunt- Laura

191. Vincent Vega- Pulp Fiction

190. Neytiri- Avatar

189. Cowardly Lion- Wizard of Oz

188.Judith Traherne- Dark Victory

187. Nefertiri- Ten Commandments

186. Bane- Dark Knight Rises

185. Dr. Frankenstein- Frankenstein

184. Dr. Prestorius- Bride of Frankenstein

183. Anton Chigurh- No Country for old men

182. Dr. Jonocz Phoha- Ghostbusters 2

181. Clark Griswold- National Lampoons Vacation

180. Charles Foster Kane- Citizen Kane

179. Martin Riggs- Lethal Weapon

178. Sonny Corleone- Godfather

177. Noodles- Once upon a time in America

176. Egon Spengler- Ghostbusters

175. Maria- Metropolis

174. Patrick Bateman- American Psycho

173. Mrs. Robinson- The Graduate

172. Jake Lamotta- Raging Bull

171. Oskar Schindler- Schindler’s List

170. Daniel Plainview- There will be blood

169. Fagin- Oliver!

168. Tyler Durden- Fight Club

167. Eliza Doolittle- My Fair Lady

166. Kay- Godfather

165. Annie Hall- Annie Hall

164. Laurie Strode- Halloween

163. Stanley Kowalski- Streetcar named Desire

162. Holly Golightly- Breakfast at Tiffany’s

161. Tommy Devito- Goodfellas

160. Judah Ben Hur- Ben Hur

159. Randle McMurphy- One Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest

158. Ellen Ripley- Alien

157. Sam Spade- Maltese Falcon

156. Captain Hook- Peter Pan

155. Cody Jarrett- White Heat

154. Michael Corleone- Godfather

153. Dr. Van Helsing- Horror of Dracula

152. Captain Jack Sparrow- Pirates of the Caribbean

151. Kirsten- Nightmare on Elm Street 3

150. Barf- Spaceballs

149. Walter Fielding- Moneypit

148. Ducky- Pretty in Pink

147. Commander Krill- Under Siege

146. Jesse- Nightmare on Elm Street 2

145. Princess Leia Organa- Star Wars

144. Coffin Joe- At Midnight I will possess your soul

143. Lonestar- Spaceballs

142. Bert Schnick- Shock Treatment

141. Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

140. Veruca Salt- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

139. Lando Calrissian- Empire Strikes Back

138. Doc Scurlock- Young Guns

137. Yoda- Empire Strikes Back

136. Doctor Emmett Brown- Back to the Future

135. Stephanie- Short Circuit

134. Drop Dead Fred

133. Jason Voorhees- Friday the 13th

132. Ash- Evil Dead

131. Farley Flavors- Shock Treatment

130. Dark Helmet- Spaceballs

129. Tom Hagen- Godfather

128. Stanley Spadowski- UHF

127. Jabba the Hutt- Star Wars

126. John McClane- Die Hard

125. Chewbacca the Wookie- Star Wars

124. Belial Bradley- Basketcase

123. Wayne and Garth- Wayne’s World

122. the Dude- Big Lebowski

121. Junior- Problem Child

120. Nation McKinley- Shock Treatment

119. Rose- Titanic

118. Willy Wonka- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

117. Inigo Montoya- Princess Bride

116. Matthew Hopkins- Witchfinder General

115. Dutch Engstrom- Wild Bunch

114. Manuel- Captains Courageous

113. Ricky- Silent Night Deadly Night 2

112. Raymond Babbit- Rain Man

111. Dora- David Copperfield

110. Leslie Benedict- Giant

109. Carol- Repulsion

108. Brick Pollitt- Cat on a hot tin roof

107. Marguerite- Camille

106. Edward Scissorhands

105. Django

104. Ted Kramer- Kramer vs. Kramer

103. Christina- Knife of Ice

102. Laura Jesson- Brief Encounter

101. Nurse Ansalong- Shock Treatment

100. Alex Forrest- Fatal Attraction

99. Cool Hand Luke

98. Angelica Sedara- the Leopard

97. Jake Gettis- Chinatown

96. Harry Caul- the Conversation

95. Ilsa- Frozen

94. Heathcliff- Wuthering Heights

93. Mildred Pierce

92. Gordon Gekko- Wallstreet

91. Roy Batty- Bladerunner

90. Tin Man- Wizard of Oz

89. Jack Torrance- the Shinning

88. Allison- Breakfast Club

87. Jill McBain- Once Upon a time in the west

86. Sonny- Dog Day Afternoon

85. Guido Anselmi- 8 ½

84. Alma- Persona

83. Blanche Dubois- Streetcar named Desire

82. Sister Clodagh- Black Narcissus

81. Carmen Sternwood- Big Sleep

80. Martha- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

79. Scarecrow- Wizard of Oz

78. Dr. Evil- Austin Powers

77. Nancy- Nightmare on Elm Street

76. Harmonica- Once Upon a time in the west

75. Mary Poppins

74. Ginny Stamper- Splendor in the grass

73. Verbal Kint- Usual Suspects

72. Anna- Frozen

71. Frank Booth- Blue Velvet

70. Obi Wan Kenobi- Star Wars

69. Lt. Kilgore- Apocalypse Now

68. Leatherface- Texas Chainsaw Massacre

67. JJ Hunsecker- Sweet smell of success

66. Rosemary Woodhouse- Rosemary’s Baby

65. Alice- Nightmare on Elm Street 5

64. Tony Montana- Scarface

63. Turner- Performance

62. Magenta- Rocky Horror Picture Show

61. Fredo- Godfather

60. Cosmo McKinley- Shock Treatment

59. Nigel Tufnel- This is Spinal Tap

58. Riff Raff- Rocky Horror Picture Show

57. Hal 9,000- 2,001 Space Odyssey

56. Peter Venkman- Ghostbusters

55. John Bender- Breakfast Club

54. Man with no name- Good, bad and the ugly

53. Bert- Mary Poppins

52. Rocky Balboa- Rocky

51. Colonel Kurtz- Apocalypse Now

50. Ferris Bueller- Ferris Bueller’s Day off

49. Serge- Beverly Hills Cop

48. Princess Anne- Roman Holiday

47. Jack Crab- Little Big Man

46. Ruth Popper- Last Picture Show

45. Davis St. Hubbins- This is Spinal Tap

44. Columbia- Rocky Horror Picture Show

43. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

42. Harry Powell- Night of the Hunter

41. Dr. Herbert West- Re-Animator

40. George McFly- Back to the future

39. Rico Bandello- Little Caesar

38. Z Man- Beyond the valley of the dolls

37. Count Dracula- Dracula

36. Frankenstein’s Monster- Frankenstein

35. Hannibal Lecter- Silence of the Lambs

34. Biff Tannen- Back to the Future

33. Scarlett O’Hara- Gone with the Wind

32. Luke Skywalker- Star Wars

31. Gandalf- Lord of the Rings

30. Joe Buck- Midnight Cowboy

29. Frank- Once Upon a time in the West

28. Indiana Jones- Raiders of the Lost Ark

27. Han Solo- Star Wars

26. Freddy Krueger- Nightmare on Elm Street

25. Phillip Marlowe- the Big Sleep

24. Marty McFly- Back to the future

23. TE Lawrence- Lawrence of Arabia

22. Gelsomina- La Strada

21. Atticus Finch- to Kill a Mockingbird

20. Rhett Butler- Gone with the Wind

19. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker- Bonnie and Clyde

18. Moses- Ten Commandments

17. Ratso Rizzo- Midnight Cowboy

16. Gandhi- Gandhi

15. Norman Bates- Psycho

14. Popeye Doyle- French Connection

13. Billy the Kid- Young Guns

12. Tom Joad- Grapes of Wrath

12. Rick Blaine- Casablanca

11. Joker- Dark Knight

10. George Bailey- It’s a Wonderful Life

9. Travis Bickle- Taxi Driver

8. Alex DeLarge- Clockwork Orange

7. Terry Malloy- On the Waterfront

6. Darth Vader- Star Wars

5. Pike Bishop- Wild Bunch

4. Margo Channing- All About Eve

3. Dr. Frank N’ Furter- Rocky Horror Picture Show

2. Norma Desmond- Sunset Boulevard

1. Vito Corleone- Godfather