Favorite portrayal of the Devil/devil-type character in film or television?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

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So with all the recent hub-bub over the History Channel series "The Bible" where people have claimed the Devil to bear a physical resemblence to President Obama, I was wondering about everyone's favorite TV/film devil.

I'll welcome both sarcasm (ever see Oliver Stone's "W"?) as well as legitimate responses.

A recent favorite of mine? Has to be Old Georgie from Cloud Atlas.






Yes, yes, I know what you are thinking. I'm that guy who actually saw--and liked--Cloud Atlas. Go ahead. Mock away, I deserve it.

[bananas]

1. Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled. nt

[Akoto]

2. Al Pacino in The Devil's Advocate.

Of course, I suppose he was the Devil there, but still one of the great performances of the character (in my opinion).

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[Xyzse]

3. Ditto!

I also liked Gabriel Byrnes in End of Days.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

5. Absolutely agree...

a stunning performance.

[Akoto]

7. Agree!

What I admire most is the emotion he inspires beyond his words. You can see the hatred in his gestures and especially his facial expressions, particularly when he talks about the idea of offering his worship to God.

Overall, I think it was a great movie, and he has many remarkable scenes beyond the one I linked. I just think that one's the best.

[RiffRandell]

4. Angel Heart.

DeNiro--no doubt about it.

[leftyohiolib]

6. bobbie-d ! this is my choice as well - i liked the scene where he has the hardboiled egg and he is

rolling on the table to break the shell while talking about the symbol of the egg- he starts peeling the shell off talking about how the egg is a symbol of the soul then he takes a big bite out of the egg. chilling stuff

[RiffRandell]

8. That's exactly what I was thinking!

with his long nails---ewwww!

[Jokerman]

9. Mark McKinney

[Brigid]

10. Bengt Ekerot in "The Seventh Seal."

Creepy!

[olddots]

32. now that was movie

creepy and very odd

[raccoon]

11. Ray Walston in the movie DAMN YANKEES. nt

[HarveyDarkey]

12. Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark

in Something Wicked This Way Comes. Not technically the devil, but very devil like.

[sarge43]

13. The Prophecy, Viggo Mortensen

Not a type, the real deal. Too often evil is portrayed as physically ugly. It can be seductively beautiful.

[Taverner]

14. Jack. For this scene alone.

[ceile]

15. Mark Pellegrino in Supernatural

very low-key- he needles and gets under yur skin.

[Still Blue in PDX]

20. I concur.

[WilliamPitt]

16. Legend

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[Aristus]

22. "Darkness" isn't from 'Willow', but from Ridley Scott's 'Legend' from 1985.

I have a love/hate relationship with that film. Love the cinematography, hate the screenplay. The writing is atrocious! The photography is astounding, as it always is in a Ridley Scott film. 'Darkness' is played by Tim Curry; although nearly unrecognizable under pounds and pounds of makeup (and those horns!), his lips are unmistakable.

[WilliamPitt]

23. SHIT

You're right.

Fixed.

[Still Blue in PDX]

27. And that voice. nt

[Wait Wut]

17. A couple already mentioned:

Al Pacino - Devil's Advocate
DeNiro - Angel Heart (one of my favorite movies)
and...

Jeff Goldblum - Mr. Frost

[Myrina]

18. Peter Stormare in Constantine.

Deliciously ill-adjusted, with a twisted sense of humor.

[CBGLuthier]

19. John Ritter

[bluesbassman]

21. Time Bandits - David Warner as "The Evil Genius".

Fun, campy performance.

[Still Blue in PDX]

24. Tim Curry is pretty hot.

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[talkingmime]

25. Ralph Reed. Wait. That wasn't a movie.

[Still Blue in PDX]

26. Mark Sheppard as the King of Hell is another favorite of mine.

He was so good as the King of Hell that I was shocked -- SHOCKED, I tell you -- when he portrayed a good guy with an American accent on Doctor Who. Mark Sheppard is such a good villain.

Edited to remove a naughty video that I didn't play all the way through before posting. SORRY.

[Arugula Latte]

28. Jon Lovitz did a very serious method acting version ...

[AmyDeLune]

29. I always liked John Glover & Gary Cole...

as (respectively)
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The Devil from "Brimstone"
The show was pretty grim but Glover was clearly having a lot of fun without eating the scenery.

and
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Sheriff Lucas Buck from "American Gothic"
Pity this series didn't last, ahead of it's time I think.

[Rhiannon12866]

30. Jason Sudeikis - Weekend Update :)

[Arctic Dave]

31. I like this guy best.

[Jamaal510]

33. The Red Guy from Cow and Chicken.

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[olddots]

34. Cheney from Hubris ?

naw he wasn't acting .

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

36. It's got to be Emmanuelle Seigner in The Ninth Gate

[protect our future]

37. Jamey Sheridan as Randall Flagg in The Stand

[Bertha Venation]

38. Bruce Martyn Payne in "Switch"

If you have never seen this movie, see it. Not for Payne, but for Barkin. She's terrific. The movie is hilarious. (And if you're into butts, you'll enjoy Jimmy Smits.)

[Bombero1956]

39. Ciarán Hinds in

Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance