Nancy Frangione (1953–2023), soap opera star villain

Nancy Frangione was a soap opera star whose 20-year-long career included shows like “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” and is best known for playing the villainous Cecile de Poulignac on “Another World.”

Hugh Keays-Byrne (1947–2020), played villains in “Mad Max” movies

Hugh Keays-Byrne was an English-Australian actor best known for portraying two different villains in “Mad Max” (1979) and “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015).

Michael Lonsdale (1931–2020), played Bond villain Hugo Drax in “Moonraker”

Michael Lonsdale was a French actor whose notable roles included Hugo Drax, the villain in the 1979 James Bond film “Moonraker.”

Roscoe Born (1950–2020), “One Life to Live,” “The Young and the Restless” actor

Roscoe Born was an actor best known for his roles on soap operas including “One Life to Live” and “The Young and the Restless.” He was Emmy nominated for his performance on “Santa Barbara.”

Max von Sydow (1929–2020), actor known for “The Exorcist,” “The Seventh Seal”

Max von Sydow  was a Swedish actor whose well-known films include “The Exorcist” and “The Seventh Seal.” He was known for the gravitas he brought to his roles, beginning in his early career as he was mentored by, and became a favorite star of, legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. He would go on to appear in more than 100 movies and television shows over the course of 70 years. Von Sydow was nominated for two Academy Awards, for “Pelle the Conqueror” (1987) and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” (2011).

Robert Garrison (1960–2019), “Karate Kid” actor

Robert Garrison was an actor best known for playing Cobra Kai gang member Tommy in the 1984 classic movie “The Karate Kid.” His character Tommy loses a fight to Daniel during the karate championship tournament. Garrison reprised the role in “The Karate Kid II” and on this year’s season of the YouTube series “Cobra Kai.” He also had a role in the movie “Iron Eagle” and guest starred on a number of television series.  

Sid Haig (1939–2019), star of “House of 1000 Corpses”

Sid Haig was a horror movie icon, starring in films including “House of 1000 Corpses” and “The Devil’s Rejects.”

Barbara March (1953–2019), played Lursa Duras in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Deep Space Nine”

Barbara March was an actress best known for playing Lursa, one of the Klingon Duras sisters, in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” and the feature film “Star Trek Generations.”

Rutger Hauer (1944–2019), “Blade Runner” star

Versatile Dutch actor starred in “Batman Begins” and “Ladyhawke.”

Billy Drago (1945–2019), character actor known for “The Untouchables”

The recognizable character actor usually played a villain on screen. includingone of Al Caponefs henchman in the 1987 gangster movie, The Untouchables.

Katherine MacGregor (1925 - 2018), Harriet Oleson on “Little House on the Prairie”

Played the gossipy neighbor of the Ingalls family.

Michael Massee (1955–2016)

Actor known for playing Gustav Fiers aka The Gentleman in the movie “The Amazing Spider-Man.”

Alan Rickman (1946 - 2016), Die Hard, Harry Potter star

Alan Rickman, a British actor who played bad-guy and other film roles to perfection, has died. He was 69. He died Thursday, Jan. 14. The death was announced by the actor’s family, noting that he died of cancer.

Gunnar Hansen (1947 – 2015)

Gunnar Hansen, 68, the actor who played terrifying cannibal Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died at his home in Maine from pancreatic cancer, according to Associated Press.

Geoffrey Holder: Absolutely Maaarvelous!

Actor, director, dancer, and choreographer died Oct. 5, 2014, at age 84.

Richard Kiel's Giant Legacy

Easily recognizable, thanks to his 7-foot-2 frame, Kiel enjoyed a long and fruitful career in Hollywood.

Robert J. Wilke’s Unusual Charm

Robert J. Wilke’s name may not ring a bell, but chances are good you’ve enjoyed watching him get arrested, beaten up or worse. For 45 years Wilke, who would have turned 100 today, was Hollywood’s go-to guy for villains, thugs and generally unlikable men. Aside from his role as the sympathetic farm foreman in Days of Heaven , Wilke was almost always the antagonist, or the antagonist’s second-in-command, in classics such as 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea , in which he played first mate to the pathological Captain Nemo, or television Westerns including The Rifleman , Have Gun—Will Travel , Maverick and many, many more. His characters in hundreds of films and television programs often lacked names or backstories, but Wilke excelled in bringing them to life and earning the audience’s disdain without chewing the scenery –– at least not too much.

Peter Cushing: Doctor, Villain, Vampire Hunter

In the course of his long career, Peter Cushing was lucky enough to be part of three wildly popular entertainment institutions: Hammer Films, "Doctor Who" and "Star Wars"...

Remembering Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall was one of those rarest of actors: a child star who went on to a long and successful career as an adult...

Dennis Hopper's Best

We're taking a look at Dennis Hopper's greatest hits, starting with an iconic road movie.

Anthony Perkins: American "Psycho"

"Psycho" is a horror classic from beginning to end, thanks in no small part to the critically acclaimed performance of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates.