12 Actors Who Brought Classic Big Screen Villains To Life And What They Look Like Today

The protagonists of this post are almost all well known by viewers for their roles as villains. The point is that some of them ended up embodying these evil characters so well that it’s hard to think of them otherwise. It’s hard to even imagine how they are in real life. To stay in a very Brazilian case, the late actress Beatriz Segall was forever in the public’s imagination as the villain Odete Roitman, from the soap opera Vale Tudo.

But the way viewers remember each of these actors varies greatly, depending on several aspects. Some of them started at a young age; others only entered the world of the big screen later (as is the case with Alan Rickman). The theme of this post is the celebrities who gave life to the most remarkable villains in cinema and marked the childhood of many of us.

O incredible.club rounded up some of the big screen villains to see what the actors who brought them to life were like in their youth and how they are today. Follow!

The actress performed so convincingly in her role of Dolores Umbridge, the wicked assistant to the Minister of Magic and, later, professor at Hogwarts, that all fans of the Harry Potter universe came to hate her character.

In addition to his role in the saga Harry Potter, Imelda also starred in other notable films. In 2006 the actress was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to cinema. One of her most recent roles was in the spin-off movie of the series. Downton Abbey🇧🇷

Tim has played evil characters several times for the big screen. And due to his incredible transformation into the clown Pennywise for the adaptation of Stephen King’s work It — The Thingmany spent sleepless nights.

In addition to his film career, Tim has also enjoyed success in theater and as a voice actor. An interesting fact: because of his voice timbre, the actor ended up having a successful career playing villains. As a voice actor, he has already lent his voice to Dr. Frankenstein and even Satan himself in computer games. In 2012, Tim suffered a stroke and now, unfortunately, he gets around with the help of a wheelchair.

Glenn first acted as a villain in the 1987 horror film Fatal Attraction🇧🇷 She played the manic Alex Forrest, who was ready to destroy the life of the married man she sadistically desired. His co-star in this film was actor Michael Douglas.

The most famous villain played by the actress is Cruella de Vil. Owner of a fashion brand, Cruella has the idea of ​​sewing a leather coat using Dalmatian skin. The villain has been scaring children since the cartoon version was released in 1961. But it was through Glenn’s performance that the villain became truly sinister. Her Rizada is capable of frightening even the most courageous. Does anyone doubt?

Two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich frequently brings villains, sadists and maniacs to life on the big screen. Thus, in the film adaptation of the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos “Dangerous Liaisons”, the actor already showed what he came for: he acted brilliantly as Valmont, an intriguing, extravagant and depraved nobleman who did not feel sorry for doing harm to people. Is at Con Air — Escape RouteJohn gave life to a mass murderer who escaped from prison and terrorizes the lives of the population and the police until almost the end of the film.

Actress Joan Collins’ most famous work was her role as Alexis Colby in the American series Dynasty🇧🇷 The character played by Joan is considered the best villain in television history. And the actress was nominated for the Golden Globe Award 6 times (from 1982 to 1987) for this role, winning the statuette in 1983. Nowadays Joan is 86 years old and continues to record for the small screen.

The first thing that probably comes to your mind when we mention this actor’s name is the T-1000 terminator robot starred by Robert in the feature film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, by director James Cameron.

One day, during an interview, the actor commented with good humor: “I’ve already been killed by Bruce Willis, Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Is at The panthers, hauling even Bruce Willis’ ex-wife (actress Demi Moore) killed me. Maybe one day they will stop killing me.” Apparently, this actor’s dream has come true: since the 2000s Robert has frequently appeared on the big screen acting as a hero.

The sorceress Morticia Addams, played by Anjelica Huston in the Addams Family movies, turned out to be such an amazing character that even today people are inspired by her to create Helloween costumes. Currently, the actress continues to record for the big screen. His most recent work was on the feature John Wick 3: Parabellum🇧🇷

Alan Rickman’s film career began with his portrayal of a villain in the film Hard to kill at the end of the 80s (until then the actor only acted in theaters). But one of the most popular evil characters played by the star was, without a doubt, Severus Snape, from the saga Harry Potter🇧🇷 In this role, Alan managed to create a contradictory, multifaceted and mysterious image.

Unfortunately, the actor passed away in 2016 due to an oncological disease at the age of 69, ending his brilliant and award-winning career with awards such as the Golden Globe and BAFTA.

Lena Headey played one of the central characters in the plot of game of Thrones — the terrible and bloodthirsty villain Cersei Lannister, widowed wife of the king and consequently queen regent of the throne. This work became one of the highlights of her career and earned her a Golden Globe nomination and another 5 Emmy nominations.

Often actress Daryl Hannah is associated with the image of the one-eyed villain Elle Driver from the feature films Kill Bill, from acclaimed director Tarantino. But his film career is full of other incredible performances, as, for example, in Blade Runner, the Hunter of Androids, from the principal Ridley Scott, in addition to her performance as a mermaid in the film Splash: A Mermaid in My Lifewhere he starred with actor Tom Hanks.

Role as the mysterious Agent Smith in the hit matrix was responsible for bringing worldwide fame to actor Hugo Weaving, who continued to bring this character to life in the next two films of the franchise. Among the actor’s other recognized works are his role as the elf Elrond in the trilogies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbitbased on the works of Tolkien and his performance as V in the film v for Vendetta🇧🇷

Christopher Lee is what you might call a true big screen villain — he has played Lord Dracula 9 times in different films, as well as giving life to James Bond’s main enemy in the feature film. 007 against the Man with the Golden Gun. However, his performance as the villain best known to younger generations is as Saruman the White in Lord of the Rings🇧🇷 Christopher’s film career, who died in 2015 at the age of 93, includes almost 280 performances.

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