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Best Villainous Performance by an Actor Who Usually Plays the Hero

Which of these Performances is the best in your opinion?

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Suggested edit:

Best Villain Performance by Actor Who Always Plays a Hero

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Best Villainous Performance by an Actor Who Usually Plays the Hero

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For your consideration:

John Wayne

Jimmy Stewart

Henry Fonda

Clint Eastwood

James Garner

Charles Bronson

Gregory Peck

Audie Murphy

Cary Grant

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@TheOldJalapenoman​ can you mention the characters they played?

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@jaf_ismael​   Give me a few minutes.  I am watching my granddaughter while her father runs to the store.  It's a challenge watching a child from your bed!

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John Wayne:  Wake of the Red Witch (1948), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Conquerer (1956)

Jimmy Stewart:  After the Thin Man (1936)

Henry Fonda  Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Clint Eastwood:  The Beguiled (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973)

James Garner: A Man Called Sledge (1970), Atlantis; THe Lost Empire (2001)

Charles Bronson:  Machine Gun Kelly (1958)

Gregory Peck;  The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Audie Murphy:  No Name on the Bullit (1959)

Cary Grant:  Suspicion (1941), Sinners in the Sun (1932)

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@TheOldJalapenoman​ added , thanks

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FYC : Bill The Butcher in Gangs of NY is a much more epic villainous role for Daniel Day Lewis

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@NYVKE​ added . thanks

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John Wayne:  Wake of the Red Witch (1948), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), The Conquerer (1956)

Jimmy Stewart:  After the Thin Man (1936)

Henry Fonda  Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Clint Eastwood:  The Beguiled (1971), High Plains Drifter (1973)

James Garner: A Man Called Sledge (1970), Atlantis; THe Lost Empire (2001)

Charles Bronson:  Machine Gun Kelly (1958)

Gregory Peck;  The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Audie Murphy:  No Name on the Bullit (1959)

Cary Grant:  Suspicion (1941), Sinners in the Sun (1932)