Greatest TV Characters

Best Villain

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Arvin Sloane Ron Rifkin
"Alias"
 
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The Devil Ray Wise
"Reaper"
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George Hearst Gerald McRaney
"Deadwood"
 
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Julian Sark David Anders
"Alias"
 
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Lilith Katherine Boecher
"Supernatural"
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Marlo Stanfield Jamie Hector
"The Wire"
 
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Oliver Trask Taylor Handley
"The O.C."
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Ralph Cifaretto Joe Pantoliano
"The Sopranos"
 
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Vernon "Vern" Schillinger J.K. Simmons
"Oz"
 

Best Villain

Best Villain

 6.0%
Arvin Sloane, "Alias"

 26.8%
Ben Linus, "Lost"

 1.7%
Dave Williams, "Desperate Housewives"

 4.2%
The Devil, "Reaper"

 2.0%
Georgina Sparks, "Gossip Girl"

 1.1%
George Hearst, "Deadwood"

 0.8%
Holly Harper, "Brothers & Sisters"

 0.7%
Jon Kavanaugh, "The Shield"

 2.8%
Julian Sark, "Alias"

 7.6%
Lex Luthor, "Smallville"

 8.5%
Lilith, "Supernatural"

 1.5%
Marlo Stanfield, "The Wire"

 0.6%
Oliver Trask, "The O.C."

 0.6%
Ralph Cifaretto, "The Sopranos"

 1.8%
Rudy Cooper, "Dexter"

 24.2%
Sylar, "Heroes"

 5.9%
T-Bag, "Prison Break"

 3.2%
Vernon "Vern" Schillinger, "Oz"

This poll is closed to voting.

Who did we miss?

Who gets your vote for Best Villain?

Comments:

They need to add so many people from Buffy! Also Mary-Ann
  From: .
  10:46 AM PDT, Oct 11, 2009

ANGELUS!!! He was the most terrifying and awesome vilain ever! Also the mayor, so OCD and creepy, a great joy to watch. Not to mention obviously brilliant characters such as Spike and Drusilla....
  From: Buffy!
  1:34 AM PDT, Aug 23, 2009

Hmm...What about that guy from Harper's Island? The killer...
  From: Ashley
  12:12 PM PDT, Aug 18, 2009

What about Mary-Anne from True Blood?
  From: Ashley
  12:01 PM PDT, Aug 18, 2009

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