Red Cafe's Top 100 Television & Film Characters Ever - Submission/Discussion Thread

[Bestie07]

Gregory House (House M.D.) - 1 - 15 Points
Michael Scott (The Office) - 2 - 14 Points
Walter White (Breaking Bad) - 3 - 13 Points
Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones) - 4 - 12 Points
Joker (The Dark Knight) - 5 - 11 Points
Peter Griffin (Family Guy) - 6 - 10 Points
Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs) - 7 - 9 Points
Keyser Soze (The Usual Suspects) - 8 - 8 Points
Tyler Durden (The Fight Club) - 9 - 7 Points
Vito Corleone (The Godfather) - 10 - 6 Points
Frank Underwood (House of Cards) - 11 - 5 Points
George Costanza (Seinfeld) - 12 - 4 Points
Tobias Funke (Arrested Development) - 13 - 3 Points
Severus Snape (Harry Potter) - 14 - 2 Points
John Dorian (Scrubs) - 15 - 1 Points
Gob Bluth (Arrested Development) - 16 - 1 Points
Chandler Bing (Friends) - 17 - 1 Points
Al Swearengen (Deadwood) - 18 - 1 Points
Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) - 19 - 1 Points
Ron Swanson (Parks and Rec) - 20 - 1 Points

 

[harms]

Dale Bartholomew Cooper (Twin Peaks) - 1 - 15 Points
Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the lambs) - 2 - 14 Points
James Bond (James Bond series, Sir Roger Moore) - 3 - 13 Points
Enoch Malachi "Nucky" Thompson (Boarwalk Empire) - 4 - 12 Points
Master Yoda (Star Wars series) - 5 - 11 Points
Vito Corleone (The Godfathers) - 6 - 10 Points
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) - 7 - 9 Points
Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) - 8 - 8 Points
Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad) - 9 - 7 Points
Don Draper (Mad Men) - 10 - 6 Points
The Dude (The Big Lebowski) - 11 - 5 Points
Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones) - 12 - 4 Points
Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) - 13 - 3 Points
Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) - 14 - 2 Points
Gregory House (House M.D.) - 15 - 1 Points
Severus Snape (Harry Potter series) - 16 - 1 Points
Norman Bates (Psycho) - 17 - 1 Points
Sterling Archer (Archer) - 18 - 1 Points
Anton Chigurh (No country for an old men) - 19 - 1 Points
Peter Griffin (Family Guy) - 20 - 1 Points
Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me) - 21 - 1 Points
Frank Gallagher (Shameless US) - 22 - 1 Points
Leonard Gomer Pyle Lawrence (Full Metal Jacket) - 23 - 1 Points
Roger Sterling (Mad Men) - 24 - 1 Points
Audrey Horne (Twin Peaks) - 25 - 1 Points

P.S. edited James Bond. It's hard to choose because all of them were brilliant and played basically the same character, apart from the obviously awful one

P.P.S. added 5 more

 

[Invictus]

Glad to see you back. Tbh, I'm liking your Agent Smith selection moreso than my Morpheus pick. It's funny how he never entered my mind when I thought of the Matrix. "Mr. Anderson..."

Thanks brother. And in fairness there are some on yours that I really like and considered but had to leave out. Fox Mulder, The Dude, Tony Montana..

 

[Cina]

You people have horrible taste in everything.

 

[Archie Leach]

Lisa is probably the most interesting Simpsons character.

 

[Silva]

Lisa is a right bastard. I pity her future cartoon boyfriends, the schmucks won't know what hit them.

 

[Archie Leach]

We met him, he was a pompous twat who didn't like Homer's awesome cufflinks.

 

[Archie Leach]

Also in the hefty tome I'm writing titled "Duffy's Bastardry", making us choose characters from film and television is going to have a whole chapter to itself.

 

[okLaptop1]

For those who watch Doctor Who, would you put down The Doctor, or is each incarnation its own character?

 

[Silva]

For those who watch Doctor Who, would you put down The Doctor, or is each incarnation its own character?

Yeah.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Lisa is probably the most interesting Simpsons character.

Lisa is a right bastard. I pity her future cartoon boyfriends, the schmucks won't know what hit them.

Lisa in The Room is better.

 

[dumbo]

get the chalk and put me on the board:

Spoiler

 

[okLaptop1]

Vito Corleone (The Godfather) - 1 - 15 Points
Col. Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds) - 2 - 14 Points
Omar Little (The Wire) - 3 - 13 Points
Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver) - 4 - 12 Points
Dennis Reynolds (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) - 5 - 11 Points
Staff Sgt. Sean Dignam (The Departed) - 6 - 10 Points
Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction) - 7 - 9 Points
Roy Batty (Blade Runner) - 8 - 8 Points
Darth Vader (Star Wars) - 9 - 7 Points
The Doctor played by David Tennant (Doctor Who) - 10 - 6 Points
Ben Linus (Lost) - 11 - 5 Points
Joker played by Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) - 12 - 4 Points
Ellen Ripley (Alien) - 13 - 3 Points
Sherlock Holmes played by Jeremy Brett (Sherlock Holmes 1984 TV series) - 14 - 2 Points
Ash Williams (The Evil Dead) - 15 - 1 Points
Vegeta (Dragonball Z) - 16 - 1 Points
Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry) - 17 - 1 Points
Chandler Bing (Friends) - 18 - 1 Points
Michael Corleone (The Godfather) - 19 - 1 Points
Tyler Durden (Fight Club) - 20 - 1 Points
Tony Montana (Scarface) - 21 - 1 Points
Rorschach (Watchmen) - 22 - 1 Points
George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II (Arrested Development) - 23 - 1 Points
Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) - 24 - 1 Points
Elijah Price (Unbreakable) - 25 - 1 Points

Edit: added the extras to make it 25
Edit 2: added Brett's Sherlock and rearranged order slightly
Edit 3: added Michael Corleone & Harry Callahan and rearranged order slightly
Edit 4: re-added Ash Williams

 

[Duffy]

Also in the hefty tome I'm writing titled "Duffy's Bastardry", making us choose characters from film and television is going to have a whole chapter to itself.

Looking forward to it

 

[duffer]

For those who watch Doctor Who, would you put down The Doctor, or is each incarnation its own character?

Same question from me regarding James Bond.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Cameron Poe (Con Air) - 1 - 15 Points
Alex Mahone (Prison Break) - 2 - 14 Points
Cryxus (Spartacus) - 3 - 13 Points
Walter White (Breaking Bad) - 4 - 12 Points
Rocky Balboa (Rocky Series) - 5 - 11 Points
Del Boy (Only Fools and Horses) - 6 - 10 Points
Terminator (Arnie) (Terminator 2) - 7 - 9 Points
Castor Troy (Face/Off) - 8 - 8 Points
Sonny Wortzik (Dog Day Afternoon) - 9 - 7 Points
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) - 10 - 6 Points
Spartacus (Spartacus) - 11 - 5 Points
Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad) - 12 - 4 Points
David Brent (The Office) - 13 - 3 Points
Joker (The Dark Knight) - 14 - 2 Points
Peter Griffin (Family Guy) - 15 - 1 Points
Charlton Banks (The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air) - 16 - 1 Points
Vegeta (Dragonball Z) - 17 - 1 Points
L (Death Note) - 18 - 1 Points
Joey (Friends) - 19 - 1 Points
Stringer Bell (The Wire) - 20 - 1 Points

 

[duffer]

Cameron Poe (Con Air) - 1 - 15 Points
Alex Mahone (Prison Break) - 2 - 14 Points
Cryxus (Spartacus) - 3 - 13 Points
Walter White (Breaking Bad) - 4 - 12 Points
Castor Troy (Face Off) - 5 - 11 Points
Rocky Balboa (Rocky Series) - 6 - 10 Points
Terminator (Arnie) (Terminator 2) - 7 - 9 Points
Vince Larkin (Con Air) - 8 - 8 Points
Sonny Wortzik (Dog Day Afternoon) - 9 - 7 Points
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) - 10 - 6 Points
Spartacus (Spartacus) - 11 - 5 Points
Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad) - 12 - 4 Points
Lincoln Burrows (Prison Break) - 13 - 3 Points
Joker (The Dark Knight) - 14 - 2 Points
Edward Malus (Wickerman - Nic Cage version) - 15 - 1 Points
Peter Loew (Vampire's Kiss) - 16 - 1 Points
Vegeta (Dragonball Z) - 17 - 1 Points
L (Death Note) - 18 - 1 Points
Whistler (Blade) - 19 - 1 Points
Stringer Bell (The Wire) - 20 - 1 Points

I think my joke list was more subtle.

 

[Duffy]

Same question from me regarding James Bond.

Has to be a specific incarnation of a character.

 

[harshad]

This is worse than putting together 20 films.

 

[Cina]

1. Tommy Wiseau
2. Mark from The Room
3. Lisa from The Room
4. Tbc

 

[dirtygringo]

All votes should be for Mr. Sugden in Kes. Best football scene ever committed to film:

 

[Duffy]

1. Tommy Wiseau
2. Mark from The Room
3. Lisa from The Room
4. Tbc

This Tommy Wiseau guy keeps cropping up but he's not got a hope in hell if the formats not changed.

 

[Cina]

This Tommy Wiseau guy keeps cropping up but he's not got a hope in hell if the formats not changed.

Tommy's persona has no boundaries.

 

[Moby]

Meh. Seems another shit character from a shit film who is supposed to be "cult". How clichéd.

 

[duffer]

Has to be a specific incarnation of a character.

So what will these guys votes be ignored when you are counting up?

The Doctor (Doctor Who) - 1 - 15 Points

James Bond (James Bond series) - 3 - 13 Pointss

James Bond (James Bond) - 8 - 8 Points

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Has to be a specific incarnation of a character.

Mine isn't a joke list

 

[Duffy]

So what will these guys votes be ignored when you are counting up?

Yep. Need a specific actor and show/film.

 

[Invictus]

Fair to say Connery as Bond and Tennant as The Doctor were the best incarnations of each character.

 

[harms]

So what will these guys votes be ignored when you are counting up?

Thanks for noticing, I remembered it but it got lost during my formatting. It's a shame though - with Bond it is almost the same character in every classical reincarnation. Not the Craig's one

 

[harms]

Fair to say Connery as Bond and Tennant as The Doctor were the best incarnations of each character.

I don't know - loved Connery of course, but the best Bond for me was Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me, my favorite film from the series also. Jaws and Bond scenes
Feck, now I want Jaws on my list, he is the best grotesque villain ever

 

[Invictus]

I don't know - loved Connery of course, but the best Bond for me was Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me, my favorite film from the series also. Jaws and Bond scenes
Feck, now I want Jaws on my list, he is the best grotesque villain ever

You know what. Moore's a really good shout - his movies were indeed some of the best overall as you pointed out. His iteration of Bond was certainly more palatable, a bit less edgy than say Dalton or Craig but more heroic, witty and humorous. Though IMO Connery (Goldfinger, Dr No, You Only Live Twice, From Russia With Love) was just the personification of what Bond is synonymous with - rugged, womanizer (to a fault maybe but that's the topic of another discussion), sophisticated, charming, alpha. That said I do think Connery being the first one works in his favour because it's permeated into public conscience. Kind of like Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones or Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal. Even if their successors pull a blinder in subsequent versions most people will always associated the character with its original portrayer.

 

[CircusMonkey]

Arthur Daley (Minder) 15
Jules (Pulp Fiction) 14
Tony Montana (Scarface) 13
Omar Little (wire) 12
Larry David (curb) 11
Steve Austin (six million dollar man) 10
Crazy Eyes (Orange new black) 9
DelBoy (Only fools) 8
PinHead (Hellraiser) 7
freddy Krugger (nightmare on elmstreet) 6
Leon Black (curb) 5
Bunk (wire) 4
Top cat (top cat) 3
John Mcclane (die hard)2
fonzie (the fonz)1
Pink (the wall)1
Noah (the bible/movie franchises)1
CJ (baywatch)1
frank bruno (boxing)1

 

[Twigg]

Only three mentions of The Dude so far and two of Randy Marsh? SMH

 

[BigDunc9]

I am edging towards Tony Soprano for the number 1 spot. The depth that went into that character was huge and the acting performance by Gandolfini is one of the greatest of all time and even though i prefer The Wire and Breaking Bad as TV shows i think Tony was a more fleshed out character than any that where on them 2 shows.

 

[Twigg]

The Dude (The Big Lebowski Fiction) - 15 points
Randy Marsh (South Park) - 14 points
Walter White (Breaking Bad) - 13 points
Erik Cartman (South Park) - 12 points
Hannibal Lector (Silence of the Lambs) - 11 points
The Joker (Dark Knight) - 10 points
Jack Shepard (LOST) - 9 points
Dumbledore (Harry Potter) - 8 points
Del Boy (Only Fools and Horses) - 7 points
Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) - 6 points
Yoda (Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back) - 5 points
Gandalf (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring) - 4 points
John Locke (LOST) - 3 points
Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl) - 2 points
Terminator (The Terminator) - 1 point
Maximus Decimus (Gladiator) - 1 point
Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys) - 1 point
Desmond Hume (LOST) - 1 point
Michael Scott (The Office) - 1 point
The Doctor (David Tennant) (Doctor Who) - 1 point
Ricky (Trailer Park Boys) - 1 point
Frodo (Lord of the Rings) - 1 point
Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones) - 1 point
Benjamin Linus (LOST) - 1 point
Lester Burnham (American Beauty) - 1 point

 

[duffer]

Bubbles from The Wire had better make the top 50.

 

[Twigg]

Bubbles from The Wire had better make the top 50.

Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys would own Bubbles from The Wire.

 

[Duffy]

I need to be moderated - have I bent the rules a little including Tommy DiVito?

 

[R.N7]

Wuh?

 

[Duffy]

Wuh?

Tommy Di Vito, Joe Peschi in Goodfellas - kind of based on a real person.