Good and evil rival for top spots in AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains

Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird proclaimed #1 Hero and Dr. Hannibal Lecter of The Silence of the Lambs declared #1 Villain

Indiana Jones, Norman Bates, James Bond, Darth Vader, Rick Blaine, The Wicked Witch of the West, Will Kane and Nurse Ratched Top the Much-Anticipated List Revealed by AFI

The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top 50 heroes and top 50 villains of all time in AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes & Villains three-hour television event hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who earned both a hero and villain honor for his portrayal of the "Terminator." Deeply principled and idealistic attorney Atticus Finch (portrayed by Gregory Peck), from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, was chosen as the greatest hero in 100 years of film history, while the greatest villain was revealed as the brilliant, cunning and psychotic Dr. Hannibal Lecter (portrayed by Anthony Hopkins) from THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and HANNIBAL.

Rounding out the top 10 heroes in ranking order were Indiana Jones, James Bond, Rick Blaine, Will Kane, Clarice Starling, Rocky Balboa, Ellen Ripley and T.E. Lawrence. Joining Dr. Lecter’s circle of top 10 villains, also in ranking order, were Norman Bates, Darth Vader, The Wicked Witch of the West, Nurse Ratched, Mr. Potter, Alex Forrest, Phyllis Dietrichson, Regan MacNeil and The Queen (in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS). [Full list with characters and film details are below.]

"This year, the 100 Heroes & Villains list may be one of the most thought provoking to date," stated AFI Director and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg. "We hope these top 50 heroes and 50 villains lists will inspire movie lovers to acquaint and reacquaint themselves with these amazing and often complex characters in American film."

HEROES


1. Atticus Finch (in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD)
2. Indiana Jones (in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK)
3. James Bond (in DR. NO)
4. Rick Blaine (in CASABLANCA)
5. Will Kane (in HIGH NOON)
6. Clarice Starling (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
7. Rocky Balboa (in ROCKY)
8. Ellen Ripley (in ALIENS)
9. George Bailey (in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE)
10. T. E. Lawrence (in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA)
11. Jefferson Smith (in MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON)
12. Tom Joad (in THE GRAPES OF WRATH)
13. Oskar Schindler (in SCHINDLER’S LIST)
14. Han Solo (in STAR WARS)
15. Norma Rae Webster (in NORMA RAE)
16. Shane (in SHANE)
17. Harry Callahan (in DIRTY HARRY)
18. Robin Hood (in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD)
19. Virgil Tibbs (in IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT)
20. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (in BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID)
21. Mahatma Gandhi (in GANDHI)
22. Spartacus (in SPARTACUS)
23. Terry Malloy (in ON THE WATERFRONT)
24. Thelma Dickerson & Louise Sawyer (in THELMA & LOUISE)
25. Lou Gehrig (in THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES)
26. Superman (in SUPERMAN)
27. Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein (in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN)
28. Juror #8 (in 12 ANGRY MEN)
29. General George Patton (in PATTON)
30. Luke Jackson (in COOL HAND LUKE)
31. Erin Brockovich (in ERIN BROCKOVICH)
32. Philip Marlowe (in THE BIG SLEEP)
33. Marge Gunderson (in FARGO)
34. Tarzan (in TARZAN THE APE MAN)
35. Alvin York (in SERGEANT YORK)
36. Rooster Cogburn (in TRUE GRIT)
37. Obi-Wan Kenobi (in STAR WARS)
38. The Tramp (in CITY LIGHTS)
39. Lassie (in LASSIE COME HOME)
40. Frank Serpico (in SERPICO)
41. Arthur Chipping (in GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS)
42. Father Edward (in BOYS TOWN)
43. Moses (in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS)
44. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (in THE FRENCH CONNECTION)
45. Zorro (in THE MARK OF ZORRO)
46. Batman (in BATMAN)
47. Karen Silkwood (in SILKWOOD)
48. Terminator (in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY)
49. Andrew Beckett (in PHILADELPHIA)
50. General Maximus Decimus Meridus (in GLADIATOR)

VILLAINS


1. Dr. Hannibal Lecter (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
2. Norman Bates (in PSYCHO)
3. Darth Vader (in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)
4. The Wicked Witch of the West (in THE WIZARD OF OZ)
5. Nurse Ratched (in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST)
6. Mr. Potter (in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE)
7. Alex Forrest (in FATAL ATTRACTION)
8. Phyllis Dietrichson (in DOUBLE INDEMNITY)
9. Regan MacNeil (in THE EXORCIST)
10. The Queen (in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS)
11. Michael Corleone (in THE GODFATHER: PART II)
12. Alex De Large (in CLOCKWORK ORANGE)
13. HAL 9000 (in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY)
14. The Alien (in ALIEN)
15. Amon Goeth (in SCHINDLER’S LIST)
16. Noah Cross (in CHINATOWN)
17. Annie Wilkes (in MISERY)
18. The Shark (in JAWS)
19. Captain Bligh (in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY)
20. Man (in BAMBI)
21. Mrs. John Iselin (in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE)
22. Terminator (in THE TERMINATOR)
23. Eve Harrington (in ALL ABOUT EVE)
24. Gordon Gekko (in WALL STREET)
25. Jack Torrance (in THE SHINING)
26. Cody Jarrett (in WHITE HEAT)
27. Martians (in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS)
28. Max Cady (in CAPE FEAR)
29. Reverend Harry Powell (in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER)
30. Travis Bickle (in TAXI DRIVER)
31. Mrs. Danvers (in REBECCA)
32. Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker (in BONNIE AND CLYDE)
33. Count Dracula (in DRACULA)
34. Dr. Szell (in MARATHON MAN)
35. J.J. Hunsecker (in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS)
36. Frank Booth (in BLUE VELVET)
37. Harry Lime (in THE THIRD MAN)
38. Caesar Enrico Bandello (in LITTLE CAESAR)
39. Cruella De Vil (in ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS)
40. Freddy Krueger (in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET)
41. Joan Crawford (in MOMMIE DEAREST)
42. Tom Powers (in THE PUBLIC ENEMY)
43. Regina Giddens (in THE LITTLE FOXES)
44. Baby Jane Hudson (in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE)
45. The Joker (in BATMAN)
46. Hans Gruber (in DIE HARD)
47. Tony Camonte (in SCARFACE)
48. Verbal Kint (in THE USUAL SUSPECTS)
49. Auric Goldfinger (in GOLDFINGER)
50. Alonzo Harris (in TRAINING DAY)