Top 100 1980s Movie Villains

A list of my top one hundred favorite villains to have appeared in movies released in the 1980s, a golden age of horror antagonists.

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Albert Spica (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, 1989)

Albert Spica (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, 1989)

2

Alex Forrest (Fatal Attraction, 1987)

Alex Forrest (Fatal Attraction, 1987)

3

Arnold Friend (Smooth Talk, 1985)

Arnold Friend (Smooth Talk, 1985)

4

Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors, 1986)

Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors, 1986)

5

Bennett (Commando, 1985)

Bennett (Commando, 1985)

6

Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice, 1988)

Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice, 1988)

7

Biff Tannen (Back to the Future Trilogy, 1985-1990)

Biff Tannen (Back to the Future Trilogy, 1985-1990)

8

Burke (Blow Out, 1981)

Burke (Blow Out, 1981)

9

Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers (C.H.U.D., 1984)

Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers (C.H.U.D., 1984)

10

Captain Rhodes (Day of the Dead, 1985)

Captain Rhodes (Day of the Dead, 1985)

11

Christine (Christine, 1983)

Christine (Christine, 1983)

12

Chucky (Child's Play, 1988)

Chucky (Child's Play, 1988)

13

Clarence Boddicker (Robocop, 1987)

Clarence Boddicker (Robocop, 1987)

14

Clubber Lang (Rocky III, 1982)

Clubber Lang (Rocky III, 1982)

15

Count Rugen (The Princess Bride, 1987)

Count Rugen (The Princess Bride, 1987)

16

Cujo (Cujo, 1983)

Cujo (Cujo, 1983)

17

Damon Killian (The Running Man, 1987)

Damon Killian (The Running Man, 1987)

18

Dark Helmet (Spaceballs, 1987)

Dark Helmet (Spaceballs, 1987)

19

Darryl Revok (Scanners, 1981)

Darryl Revok (Scanners, 1981)

20

Darth Vader (Star Wars Trilogy, 1977-1983)

Darth Vader (Star Wars Trilogy, 1977-1983)

21

Daryl Van Horne (The Witches of Eastwick, 1987)

Daryl Van Horne (The Witches of Eastwick, 1987)

22

David Powers (The Lost Boys, 1987)

David Powers (The Lost Boys, 1987)

23

Deadites (The Evil Dead, 1981)

Deadites (The Evil Dead, 1981)

24

Douglas Breen (The Fan, 1981)

Douglas Breen (The Fan, 1981)

25

Dr. Elsa Schneider (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989)

Dr. Elsa Schneider (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989)

26

ED 209 (Robocop, 1987)

ED 209 (Robocop, 1987)

27

Eddie Quist (The Howling, 1981)

Eddie Quist (The Howling, 1981)

28

Farmer Vincent (Motel Hell, 1980)

Farmer Vincent (Motel Hell, 1980)

29

Francis Dolarhyde (Manhunter, 1986)

Francis Dolarhyde (Manhunter, 1986)

30

Frank Booth (Blue Velvet, 1986)

Frank Booth (Blue Velvet, 1986)

31

Frank Zito (Maniac, 1980)

Frank Zito (Maniac, 1980)

32

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984)

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984)

33

General Zod (Superman II, 1980)

General Zod (Superman II, 1980)

34

Gmork (The Neverending Story, 1984)

Gmork (The Neverending Story, 1984)

35

Gordon Gekko (Wall Street, 1987)

Gordon Gekko (Wall Street, 1987)

36

Gozer (Ghostbusters, 1984)

Gozer (Ghostbusters, 1984)

37

Greg Stillson (The Dead Zone, 1983)

Greg Stillson (The Dead Zone, 1983)

38

Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (Full Metal Jacket, 1987)

Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (Full Metal Jacket, 1987)

39

Hans Gruber (Die Hard, 1988)

Hans Gruber (Die Hard, 1988)

40

The Horned King (The Black Cauldron, 1985)

The Horned King (The Black Cauldron, 1985)

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