Top Ten Action Movie Villains

The Top Ten
1 The Joker (Batman Series) The Joker is a fictional super villain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25, 1940) published by DC Comics. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design, while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. The Joker has also been included in many other platforms such as the Arkham game series, the DC animated universe, Young Justice, graphic novels, and ...read more.

DC Comics. Psychotic. Believes what he is doing is for the greater good in his head. Perfection

One of the greatest for sure.

2 Darth Vader (Star Wars Series) Darth Vader is a Star Wars character and the main antagonist of the first three original Star Wars films and the main protagonist of the Star Wars prequel trilogy under his original name Anakin Skywalker. He had been trained as a Jedi but defected to the Sith lord and Galactic Chancellor Palpatine. He adopted the name Darth Vader, and was placed in a suit after his legs were cut off and his body was burned after a fight with his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet of Mustafar. He returned to the light side upon feeling conflict when finding his son Luke and turned stopped the now emperor Palpatine from killing him. In the original trilogy, Vader was physically portrayed by David Prowse ...read more.

A villain well trained, hard to kill

3 T-1000 (Terminator Series)

It was the best villain in that series

4 Hans Gruber (Die Hard) Hans Gruber is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1988 action film Die Hard portrayed by Alan Rickman.

He had finesse and elegance but he spoke like a duck

5 Agent Smith (The Matrix Series) Agent Smith is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Matrix trilogy. He was portrayed by Hugo Weaving in the films and voiced by Christopher Corey Smith in The Matrix: Path of Neo. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Weaving was not able to portray the role in The Matrix 4.

Agent Smith,what unifies him is his Nihilistic Beliefs and his Brutality during his fight scenes, his quotes about life and existence are Marvelous! Haven't you ever sit and think about it? Billions of people are living out their lives Oblivious...

He is acting like a badass and died rarely

6 General Hummel (The Rock)
7 Stansfield (Léon: The Professional)
8 Scorpio (Dirty Harry)
9 Wez (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior)
10 The Terminator (The Terminator) The Terminator (Known as the T-800, or Cyberdyne Systems Model 101) is the titular fictional autonomous cyborg from the Terminator franchise portrayed by both Arnold Schwarzenegger and numerous actor stand-ins digitally overlayed with Schwarzenegger's likeness. ...read more.
The Contenders
11 Mr. Blue (The Taking of Pelham One Two Three)
12 Luther (The Warriors)
13 Eric Qualen (Cliffhanger)
14 Lord Humungus (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior)
15 Predator (Predator Series) The Predator is a fictional extraterrestrial species featured in the Predator science-fiction franchise, characterized by its trophy hunting of other species for sport.

The first Predator movie is the best and also one of the greatest movies ever. The other movies are pretty cool and decent but the first one is the best.

16 Eric "Rick" Masters (To Live and Die in L.A.)
17 Sheriff Will Teasle (First Blood)

First Rambo movie and it has a cruel villain.

18 Immortan Joe (Mad Max: Fury Road)
19 Toecutter (Mad Max)
20 Howard Payne (Speed)
21 Bane (The Dark Knight Rises) Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.
22 Alec Trevelyan (GoldenEye) Alec Trevelyan was a former 00 Agent of Don Cossack descent and head of the Janus Crime Syndicate. He serves as the primary villain of the 1995 film GoldenEye and was portrayed by British actor Sean Bean. Formerly 006, he faked his death at the Arkangelsk Chemical Warfare Facility, commandeered by General ...read more.
23 Raoul Silva (Skyfall) Raoul Silva, born Tiago Rodriguez, is a fictional cyber-terrorist and former Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) operative who appeared in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall, portrayed by Javier Bardem. He is the film's primary antagonist. The character is later referenced in the film's sequel Spectre ...read more.
24 Le Chiffre (Casino Royale) Le Chiffre (born Jean Duran) is the first main villain James Bond faces off against and the primary antagonist of the 2006 cinematic version of Fleming's novel. In French, "le chiffre" translates as either "the figure" (i.e. "the number") or "the cipher."
25 The Duke (Escape from New York)
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