Tamarine

Name an actor or an actress who can perform best as a villain and not a hero.

Ford

Jeremy Irons
John Malkovich
Christopher Walken
Michael Wincott
Jack Nicholson
Willem Dafoe

toscane

one of my favorites here will have to be anthony hopkins, he is by far my favorite villain. I just don't believe a film who makes him play as the good guy.

Ford

I liked him best in "The Edge", where he's a good guy. That reminds me, Alec Baldwin is better as a villain too.

pierrot

Willem dafoe, anthony hopkins, jack nicholson.....darth vador!

Some just aren't credible as the good guy they just have too much fun playing the evil dude

Lyndsey

You know, I might have agreed with you until I saw an interview with Hopkins. He talked about being very sensitive and even shy at times. Now I can't see him as anything else. Besides. he played a good dad in Proof opposite Gwyneth Paltrow. I'd say Nicholson always looks villanous.

Ford

Alan Rickman was a perfect villain in "Die Hard", ruthless and sharp. But in all his other movies he just seems like such a wussy.

vicki2

You guys have already chosen most of my good bad guys!

I think Christopher Walken would be my top pick. Geeze, even when he's in a good role, he still acts like a bad guy. Whew.

mamab

Yeah, I have to agree with Christopher Walken. It's been ages since I've seen him as the "good" guy in a movie. In fact, the last one I remember was Brainstorm. Guess that shows how often I watch movies. LOL

tater03

I would have to say Jack Nicholson. I think he reminds me of a villian even when he isn't doing a movie.