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Actors Who Could Have Played Bond Villains

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  • RisicoRisico
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    I would have loved to see Orson Welles play a Bond villain.

    But then I remember he did play Le Chiffre opposite Peter Sellers in Casino Royale... :-S
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Real surprised that nobody has mentioned Laurence Olivier (I don't think), would of been outstanding in this capacity

    a sort of 'Dentist's Chair' torture for Bond with the right Bond and at the right time, would of been something to see. Pity now that he never got the opportunity to appear in a release, or maybe wasn't interested, but still a pity. Great actor..
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Risico wrote:
    I would have loved to see Orson Welles play a Bond villain.

    But then I remember he did play Le Chiffre opposite Peter Sellers in Casino Royale... :-S

    He could have been a great Blofeld.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited August 2012 Posts: 12,837
    gt007 wrote:
    The same goes for Christopher Eccleston who's playing the villain in THOR 2. He's another great actor and my personal favorite for the modern incarnation of Blofeld, if EON wants to bring him back.

    Yes!!! I've been saying for a while, if they ever wanted to bring back Blofeld, Eccleston would be the guy. Or he could make a great new villian. I heard something about him almost playing Renard in TWINE.


    Al Paccino could've been a great villian. Jean Claude Van Damme could have been a brilliant Red Grant type physical villian.
  • fassbonder007fassbonder007
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    Keith Moon would have been great.

    I wouldnt Mind Dafoe actually. He kinda looks like "jaws" facially. They could reboot that character with him. He wouldnt have the metal teeth, but he would kill girls in bed by biting them. It would be perfect for these new movies he could be sort of like De niro's "max cady" in The Cape Fear remake.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Anyone mentioned Robert Mitchum?

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  • RisicoRisico
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    Murdock wrote:
    Risico wrote:
    I would have loved to see Orson Welles play a Bond villain.

    But then I remember he did play Le Chiffre opposite Peter Sellers in Casino Royale... :-S

    He could have been a great Blofeld.

    He'd have been the definitive Blofeld! :)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I haven't finished it yet, but after starting 'Anonymous' and seeing other films of his lately, I think Rhys Ifans would play an excellent Bond villain. He's just so menacing. Was he not rumored to be in SF a long while back?
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited September 2012 Posts: 28,694
    I think Humphrey Bogart would have made a wonderfully menacing Bond villain if the films had been made earlier. Just think: Humphrey as the lead villain, the suave Cary Grant as Bond, and Bogie's future wife Lauren Bacall as a Vesper-esque Bond girl all in the same film! I get chills just teasing the notion of it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited September 2012 Posts: 40,976
    Cary Grant as Bond? Yes, please! That would have been a beauty to see. Have you seen 'To Catch A Thief'? Cary Grant was excellent as usual, and Grace Kelly...whew, what a beauty.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    Cary Grant as Bond? Yes, please! That would have been a beauty to see. Have you seen 'To Catch A Thief'? Cary Grant was excellent as usual, and Grace Kelly...whew, what a beauty.

    It is on my list. ;)
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Very nice, do let me know your thoughts on it. :)
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
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    Some very good picks (and some shockers obviously).

    Of the names mentioned Ecclestone is an interesting one as is Oldman. Would be interested to see Garys take on a villain now hes less manic. I doubt we would get the ham of Leon or Air Force One but something calmer which could be even more menacing. I have see him play a villain for a while now. I tend to think hes a bit wasted in the Batman films to be honest where hes just playing a sidekick.

    Daniel Day Lewis would be spectacular but I cant see him ever doing it. I dont envisage him considering it a sufficient challenge and I dont think he takes roles just for the money. Pacino and De Niro the same.

    Ben Kingsley another interesting one and I think if you waved a big enough cheque in front of him he would do it. Can certainly see him as Tamil Rahani in an adaptation of Gardners Nobody Lives Forever.

    A couple of names I havent seen are:

    Gerard Depardieu - Have you seen him in Mesrine? A proper bastard. He is just how I imagine the literary Le Chiffre to look.

    Jean Reno - Enough said.

    Karl Markovics - Check out the excellent German film The Counterfeiters. A really creepy looking guy.

    Mark Gatiss - In a few years and maybe not as the main villain but he does an excellent line in sneering superiority. Actually all of the guys from the League of Gentlemen are very good actors - Pemberton could do a job as well. Shearsmith looks a bit boyish to pull it off for my liking.


    And those who wouldve been good if the grim reaper had not caught up with them:

    Ian Richardson - Sadly no longer with us but Francis Urquart is one of the all time great screen villains.

    Yves Montand - around the time of Jean de Florette.

    Orson Welles - properly I mean.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Karl Markovics was excellent in 'The Counterfeiters.' I randomly added that to my Netflix Queue years ago, and certainly didn't regret the rental.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    TheWizardOfIce wrote:
    Yves Montand - around the time of Jean de Florette.
    Interesting choice. I enjoy him, and think he would have made a great gentlemanly enemy for Bond in the 50s.
  • VolanteVolante
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    Alan Rickman. Not sure if he's been suggested yet. He still could, but would've been good in the 90's.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited September 2012 Posts: 12,480
    Ah, Klaus Kinski for sure! I shudder just picturing him. (Maybe not spelling his name right ... Nosferatu anyone? Ugh!)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Volante wrote:
    Alan Rickman. Not sure if he's been suggested yet. He still could, but would've been good in the 90's.
    He's been mentioned many a time- and for good reason. :)

    Main villains

    Alan Rickman
    Jeremy Irons
    Cate Blanchett
    Hugh Laurie
    Tim Roth
    Anthony Stewart Head
    Richard Roxburgh
    Liam Neeson
    Robert Downey Jr
    Alec Baldwin
    Jimmy Smits

    Villain associates

    Bob Hoskins

    Heads of organizations

    John Hurt
    Ian McKellen
    Ben Kingsley
    John Malkovich
    Geoffrey Rush
    Bill Duke (Predator/Commando)

    Henchmen/women

    Tom Hardy
    Cillian Murphy
    Thandie Newton
    Patricia Velásquez (Mummy 1/2)
    Ken Lueng (Lost/Rush Hour)
    Dominic Purcell (Prison Break)

    That's all I can think of for now.

  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    4EverBonded wrote:
    Ah, Klaus Kinski for sure! I shudder just picturing him. (Maybe not spelling his name right ... Nosferatu anyone? Ugh!)

    I've often thought of Kinski in a Bond film, he would have made a chilling Blofeld.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    QBranch wrote:
    Alan Rickman
    Jeremy Irons

    I think it's funny how you put the two Gruber brothers next to eachother on the list.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    When you think of one, it's hard not to think of the other! Also, they seem to get the top two spots on my list because of their greatness :)
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
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    QBranch wrote:
    Volante wrote:
    Alan Rickman. Not sure if he's been suggested yet. He still could, but would've been good in the 90's.
    He's been mentioned many a time- and for good reason. :)

    Main villains
    Liam Neeson
    Robert Downey Jr

    Heads of organizations

    Ben Kingsley

    Geoffrey Rush

    Henchmen/women

    Tom Hardy
    Cillian Murphy

    My refined list.

    Hell yes to Neeson for an Irish villain (that's been unexplored, right?) and Downey Jr. for an American villain (the first in a while).
  • OddJawsOddJaws
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    I don't think any of you fine people have said this, so I'll throw him in... the great:
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  • tqbtqb
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    ^ i was just gonna add him.
  • tqbtqb
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    i'd like to see a female villain... and not one that's like Elektra who is revealed to be the villian. One who's the bad guy/girl from the get-go.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    It's the great - actor I don't think I even recognize? Seriously, I can't put a name to the face

    Probably mentioned before, but names we could include would be Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Dougray Scott, Meat Loaf Aday, Jeremy Irons and even Gene Hackman is worth a mention. As for female villian, former WWE wrestler Chyna would of been ideal in that capacity, she's doing 'other' things now, but maybe for the Brosnan tenure, would of been a delight to have seen. She could of worked where Grace Jones failed
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    Yes, i see Robert Downey Jr was listed here before. He'd make a great Bond villain, but maybe in the next Bond.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    hasn't anybody mentioned John Malkovich? Most likely, but had to say it

    Also, while we're at it, Powers Boothe, Lance Henriksen, Willem Dafoe, Arnold Vosloo, or even William Paxton
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    hasn't anybody mentioned John Malkovich? Most likely, but had to say it

    Also, while we're at it, Powers Boothe, Lance Henriksen, Willem Dafoe, Arnold Vosloo, or even William Paxton

    idk if Dafoe would take a role, because he was at the EoN game.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Just an actor I admired, and is fairly well recognized. Did himself no favors appearing in the awful 'Body of Evidence' with Madonna, I would of just erased such a thing from my acting resume, but has done some very good work apart from that. It's perfectly acceptable he could of been considered in years past for the part of a Bond villain, maybe in the Dalton years, or if not that, then maybe Brosnan. I think maybe now, the time has passed, but it would of been good to have seen him involved a few years back
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