My Top 10 Favorite Non-Horror Villains of All-Time

        A villain (also known in film and literature as the "antagonist," "baddie", "bad guy", or "black hat") is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist (though can be the protagonist), the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters. A female villain is sometimes called a villainess (often to differentiate her from a male villain). Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines villain as "a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot". In film villains can become some of the most iconic characters in the movie and sometimes can be cheered on more than the heroes. With that being said I'm going to bring you my top 10 favorite non-horror villains of all-time, along  with the actors that portrayed them and the films that each villain was in. So without further ado...





10. Hans Gruber


Portrayed by:

Alan Rickman in Die Hard


9. The Wicked Witch of the West


Portrayed by:

Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz

Mabel King in The Wiz

Mila Kunis in Oz: The Great and Powerful


8. Hannibal Lecter


Portrayed by:

Brian Cox in Manhunter

Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Red Dragon

Gaspard Ulliel in Hannibal Rising 

Aaron Thomas in Hannibal Rising (Young Hannibal Lecter)


7. Loki


Portrayed by:

Tom Hiddleston in Thor, The Avengers and Thor: The Dark World


6. Smaug

Portrayed by:

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: There and Back Again


5. Daniel Plainview


Portrayed by:

Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood


4. Col. Hans Landa


Portrayed by:

Christoph Waltz in Inglorious Bastards 


3. Khan Noonien Singh


Portrayed by:
Ricardo Montabon in Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan

Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek Into Darkness


2. Darth Vader


Portrayed by
David Prowse in Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi

James Earl Jones in Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi (Voice Only)


1. The Joker


Portrayed by:
Jack Nicholson in Batman

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight


        So ladies and gentlemen who are some of you favorite non-horror villains and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section and let your voice be heard.

                                                                                                                                         Jonah Sparks