Oh course, when speaking of truly great bad guys, Gary Oldman comes immediately to mind. He was pretty loathsome in The Professional. I'll watch him in anything.
Shows how much what you see them in affects your views of them. Everything I've seen him in, he's been an ass at best. Bad guy, crooked senator, egotistical captain.Yeah, when Ronny Cox did bad guys it was a major surprise to me as well (remember the TV series Apple's Way? He was almost sickeningly sweet in that role.)
I'd say that killing Jack Black definitely shows his character had a heart of gold! I can't think of anyone less talented and/or more annoying than Jack Black.How about Bruce Willis in The Jackal with Richard Gere? Willis is kind of like Robert Mitchum, where he plays down and out characters with some heart of gold showing through. Not in this movie. Ask Jack Black.
I'd say that killing Jack Black definitely shows his character had a heart of gold! I can't think of anyone less talented and/or more annoying than Jack Black.
^^ Or Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal
He was hysterical though in High Fidelity.
And he was a lot of fun as the baddie in Fifth Element.
Gosh you guys covered so many bases in this thread. I didn't see Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man, though. The evil 'dentist', heh.