Best Of The Worst: The Actors Who Play The Best Villains!

Oldman has been Dracula, and was amazing in Leon the Professional too. The picture here is from "True Romance"

Waltz plays Hans Landa (pictured) so well that it is downright scary. No matter the role, he sells it 100%

Hopkins will terrify me forever thanks to his astounding portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.

He played more villains, heck he played Dracula more times than anyone else... He was THE best film villain.

Dafoe's portrayal of Green Goblin was intense and frightening. He is great! Too bad they gave him that helmet

Agent Smith made you believe that something very creepy was going on, thanks to Weaving's acting abilities

From Darkness in "Legend" to Pennywise The Clown in "IT", Tim Curry is a proven master of the macabre

He makes you hate his character every time you see him. That alone speaks to his talent playing the villains

Deadwood will convince you that Ian McShane easily belongs among the great villains listed here. SWEGEN!

Knepper has made a career for himself by playing amazing support roles and villains. Pictured here in "Heroes"

From the sadistic Bishop in Being Human (US) to Lucifer in Supernatural, Pellegrino plays some scary bad-guys

Boothe commands such a presence that he seems instantly intimidating in any role he plays.

If you need a villain to seem brilliant yet completely chilling, look no further than Rutger Hauer.

Goggins is an amazing character actor. Shown here in "Django Unchained", making sure you love to hate him.

Dourif is one of the most under-recognized actors of his time. He can be more frightening than any monster!