Top 10 Best James Bond Villains

1. Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me)

   

   Richard Kiel appears also in Moonraker because being 10 feet with metal teeth is too good!

2. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (You Only Live Twice)

   

   Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and the main antagonist in many of the James Bond novels and films. He was created by Ian Fleming and is depicted as an evil mastermind with ambitions of world domination.

   Blofeld is the head of SPECTRE, a global criminal organization, and is considered... read more

   If a villain that has affected the hero personally is the best one, then Blofeld is Number 1. He's appeared in six movies to date and is responsible for the death of Bond's wife.

   Movies he also starred in:

   On Her Majesty's Secret Service

   Diamonds Are Forever

   For Your Eyes Only

   Spectre

   And the Austin Powers series.

3. Auric Goldfinger (Goldfinger)

   

   Auric Goldfinger is the primary villain of the 1959 Ian Fleming novel Goldfinger and its 1964 film adaptation. He was portrayed by German actor Gert Fröbe and voiced by Michael Collins. Goldfinger is known for his obsession with gold and his plot to raid Fort Knox.

   Bond: Do you expect me to talk?

   Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!

   How is he not number one? One of the most notorious villains of all time!

4. Le Chiffre (Casino Royale)

   

   Le Chiffre, portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen, is the primary antagonist in the 2006 film adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale. He is the first main villain James Bond faces in the rebooted film series. In French, "le chiffre" translates as either "the figure" (meaning "the number") or "the cipher... read more

   He is just so creepy in such a human way and he's extremely menacing. Mads Mikkelsen did an amazing job portraying this character, even though he was killed before the film's final act.

   Captivating, magnetic, deliciously complex with a core of vulnerable, layered humanity which sets him apart from most Bond villains.

   Different in the sense that he's a villain who is on the ropes, hungry and desperate rather than in control.

5. Alec Trevelyan (GoldenEye)

   

   Alec Trevelyan was a former 00 Agent of Don Cossack descent and the leader of the Janus Crime Syndicate. He is the main antagonist in the 1995 film GoldenEye, portrayed by British actor Sean Bean.

   Previously known as 006, Trevelyan faked his death at the Arkangelsk Chemical Weapons Facility, which... read more

   The most personal villain Bond ever faced in one of the best Bond movies ever. He, alongside Silva from Skyfall, are the best James Bond villains.

   An antagonist that happens to be James Bond's equal: a 00 agent. I agree he, alongside Silva, are the best Bond villains.

   Alec: For England, James?

   Bond: No. For me.

   Alec falls to the ground injured, then is crushed by a giant metal cradle on fire.

6. Oddjob (Goldfinger)

   

   Oddjob is a henchman to the villain Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film and novel Goldfinger. In the film, he was played by Japanese American actor Harold Sakata. Oddjob is known for his deadly steel-rimmed bowler hat, which he uses as a weapon.

   How is he not number one? He killed like five people with his hat!

7. Raoul Silva (Skyfall)

   

   Raoul Silva, born Tiago Rodriguez, is a fictional cyber-terrorist and former MI6 operative who appears in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall, portrayed by Javier Bardem. He is the film's primary antagonist and is noted for his personal vendetta against M and MI6. Silva orchestrates a series of attacks... read more

   Silva: Do you know what it does to you? Hydrogen Cyanide?

   *Rips out rotten teeth, showing murky-blue liquid*

   Terrifying villain! He's the best one from the Daniel Craig Bond movies.

   Bardem's character is one of the most terrifying villains in the series.

8. Francisco Scaramanga (The Man with the Golden Gun)

   

   Francisco Scaramanga is the main villain in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun. Scaramanga was played by the late English actor Christopher Lee, who was also a cousin of James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The character is known for using a golden gun and being a skilled assassin.

   Christopher Lee was literally the only good thing about this movie. Too bad they had him die like a punk.

   Didn't care for the movie, but Lee did a really good job in that role.

9. Dr. Julius No (Dr. No)

   

   Dr. Julius No is a nuclear scientist who used his knowledge and wealth to threaten a U.S. rocket launch. He was ultimately thwarted by James Bond. Julius No originally appeared in the Ian Fleming novel Dr. No and was portrayed by Joseph Wiseman in the 1962 film of the same name. He was the first James... read more

10. Max Zorin (A View to a Kill)

    

    Max Zorin is a fictional former KGB operative and industrialist. He is the main antagonist in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill, where he was portrayed by actor Christopher Walken.

    The character has also appeared in several video games, including Nightfire (2002), GoldenEye 007: Reloaded... read more

    May Day: What a view...

    Zorin: To a kill.

    He's so mentally insane! He is the best! But get Kananga higher on this list too.

The Newcomers
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    Nick Nack (The Man with the Golden Gun)

    
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    Nigel Bloch (Agent Under Fire)

The Contenders

13. Franz Sanchez (Licence to Kill)

    

    Franz Sanchez is a fictional drug lord who leads a powerful cartel based in the fictional Isthmus City in Central America. He is the main antagonist in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill. The character is portrayed by actor Robert Davi and is known for his brutal yet charismatic demeanor.

    One of the most brutal villains in the series, Sanchez cares about control and loyalty over power and money. He is responsible for the maiming of Felix Leiter, Bond's best friend and colleague. Additionally, he kills anyone who betrays him in style, whether it's just shooting them in the head or depressurizing them until they explode.

    People like him actually exist.

14. Dr. Kananga (Live and Let Die)

    

    Underrated. He's easily one of the most intelligent Bond villains in the franchise.

15. Xenia Onatopp (GoldenEye)

    

    Xenia Zirgavna Onatopp is a former Soviet fighter pilot and the top assassin working for the Janus Crime Syndicate. She appears as the secondary antagonist in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye and is played by Dutch actress Famke Janssen. Onatopp is infamous for using her thighs to crush her victims... read more

16. Red Grant (From Russia with Love)

    

    Red Grant, real name Donald Grant, is a fictional SPECTRE assassin who appeared in the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love. He was portrayed by actor Robert Shaw. The character is known for his deadly efficiency and silent demeanor.

17. Elliot Carver (Tomorrow Never Dies)

    

    Elliot Carver is a fictional British media baron and the main villain in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. He was portrayed by actor Jonathan Pryce. Carver's character is known for using media manipulation to incite global conflict for personal gain.

18. Sir Hugo Drax (Moonraker)

    

    Hugo Drax, who holds the honorary title of "Sir" in the original novel, is a fictional character created by author Ian Fleming for the James Bond novel Moonraker. Fleming named the character after his friend, Sir Reginald Drax. For the 1979 film adaptation and its novelization, the character was almost... read more

    He's sophisticated and villainous.

19. Elektra King (The World Is Not Enough)

    

    Elektra King is the daughter of oil tycoon Sir Robert King and the main villain in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She is portrayed by Sophie Marceau. Elektra is notable for being one of the few female primary antagonists in the James Bond film series.

    Paradoxical, duplicitous, and emotionally fascinating - manipulative and ambitious while also being empathetic and vulnerable.

    She gains his trust and betrays him. Definitely the ultimate villain of a Bond movie. Intelligent, a bit arrogant, sweet, rich, has a good plan, and is attractive.

20. Vesper Lynd (Casino Royale)

    

21. Kamal Khan / General Orlov (Octopussy)

22. Dominic Greene (Quantum of Solace)

    

    Dominic Greene is the primary antagonist in the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace. He is a member of the Quantum organization, which also included Mr. White from the previous film.

    Greene poses as an environmentalist and runs a company called Greene Planet, which he uses to mask his corrupt... read more

23. Gustav Graves (Die Another Day)

    

    Sir Gustav Graves, formerly Moon Tan-Sun, is the primary villain in the twentieth James Bond film Die Another Day. He is the first Bond villain to be portrayed by two different actors in the same film. Graves is played by Toby Stephens, while his original identity, Colonel Moon, is portrayed by Will... read more

24. Emilio Largo (Thunderball)

    

    Emilio Largo was a fictional high-ranking member of the criminal organization SPECTRE. The character was based on the villain from Ian Fleming's 1961 novel Thunderball... read more

25. Karl Stromberg (The Spy Who Loved Me)

    

    Karl Stromberg is the webbed-fingered head of Stromberg Shipping and the main villain of the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me. Stromberg was portrayed by Austrian actor Curd Jürgens. In the film, he plans to destroy the world and create an underwater civilization to repopulate it with his chosen people... read more

26. Aristotle Kristatos (For Your Eyes Only)

    

    Aristotle "Aris" Kristatos (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Κριστάτος) is a fictional Greek smuggler, intelligence operative, and rival of Milos Columbo. He is based on a character from Ian Fleming's short story "Risico."... read more

27. Mr. Wint & Mr. Kidd (Diamonds Are Forever)

    Love their campy banter. They steal the show and make Diamonds Are Forever great.