Best Movie Villains of the 80s

The Top Ten
1 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.
2 The Terminator - 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.

The Terminator functions in different roles, due to being the franchise's flagship character. It is the main antagonist of "The Terminator"... read more
3 Jack Torrance - The Shining John Daniel Edward "Jack" Torrance is the main antagonist of Stephen King's horror novel The Shining.
4 Predator - Predator The Predator is a fictional extraterrestrial species featured in the Predator science-fiction franchise, characterized by its trophy hunting of other species for sport.
5 Jason Voorhees - Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees is a character from the Friday the 13th series. He first appeared in Friday the 13th as the young son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees.
6 The Joker - Batman
7 Tony Montana - Scarface Antonio Raimundo "Tony" Montana is a fictional character and the villain protagonist of the 1983 film Scarface.
8 Rene Belloq - Raiders of the Lost Ark
9 Darth Vader - The Empire Strikes Back 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... read more
10 Biff Tannen - Back to the Future
The Contenders
11 Emperor Palpatine - Star Wars Sheev Palpatine (also known by his Sith identity Darth Sidious and publicly as Senator Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and later Emperor Palpatine) is a fictional character and one of the primary antagonists of the Star Wars franchise, mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid.
12 Johnny Lawrence - The Karate Kid
13 Mola Ram - Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
14 Xenomorph Queen - Aliens
15 Gordon Gekko - Wall Street
16 Alex Forrest - Fatal Attraction
17 Ursula - The Little Mermaid Ursula is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated feature film The Little Mermaid.
18 Freddy Krueger - A Nightmare On Elm Street Fred "Freddy" Krueger is the main antagonist of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He first appeared in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
19 John Kreese - The Karate Kid
20 Frank Booth - Blue Velvet
21 Hannibal Lecter - Manhunter
22 Ivan Drago - Rocky IV Ivan Drago is a fictional character in the 1985 film Rocky IV, in which he is Rocky Balboa's rival and the main antagonist. He is portrayed by Dolph Lundgren.
23 Roy Batty - Blade Runner
24 Joan Crawford - Mommie Dearest
25 Richard Vernon - The Breakfast Club
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