Since we answered the question of the best Bond we move onto the question of the best Bond Villain.
For our purposes we will start with just Sean Connery’s Bond (Yes, that means we will see other Bond villain polls. You lucky devils.) You will notice that these are just the main villains. Henchmen will be done at a later date. Bond girls as well, the Good, the Bad and the Dead.
Blofeld appears twice as we had two in the films. (4 actually, but he doesn’t show up on screen until You only live twice.) So you get both those choices.
Largo also appears twice (Emilio and Maximillan). The “Remake” of Thunderball as Never say never again gets us the same character twice, even if the name changes slightly. So, once again, you get two choices.
Rosa Klebb is listed for the villain in From Russia with love. Blofeld does not appear visually on screen and Kronsteen and Grant will be considered as Henchmen.
The poll will remain open until Tuesday March 31st at midnight.
Have fun.
Maximillan Largo – Klaus Maria Brandauer
Ernst Stavro Blofeld 1 – Charles Gray
Ernst Stavro Blofeld 2 – Donald Pleasance
Emilio Largo – Adolfo Celi
Auric Goldfinger – Gert Fröbe
Rosa Klebb – Lotte Lenya
Dr. Julius No – Joseph Wiseman
Who is the best Bond Villain (Sean Connery films)?
- Auric Goldfinger (35%, 49 Votes)
- Blofeld (You only live twice (17%, 24 Votes)
- Rosa Klebb (12%, 16 Votes)
- Blofeld (Diamonds are forever) (12%, 16 Votes)
- Dr. No (11%, 15 Votes)
- Emilio Largo (8%, 11 Votes)
- Maximillan Largo (6%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 139
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I’ve never watched a James Bond movie, but Donald Pleasance reminds me of Dr. Evil, so he gets my vote.
…Hey, where did all those pitchforks and torches come from?
Kind of with you, there. I never watched James Bond movies while growing up*, but their ideas seep into popular culture anyway.
*I did see Moonraker when it came out, in a theater, come to think of it.
I picked Donald Pleasance because he’s so iconic, which makes him, to my mind, the best Bond villain — most in keeping with the overall tone of the early Bond series — but Klaus Maria Brandauer certainly looks like a scarier and better-acted villain in cinema in general.
Mike Myers did say Pleasance was the model for Dr. Evil.
Not Bond fans, why the nerve!
I shan’t hold it against you… too much.
Sadly, I can’t remember that the hours I saved were put to any use.
Maybe they fell in between the couch cushions?
Oh, wait: here they are!
Your own private stash of daylight savings.
Goldfinger gets my vote for one line…. No Mr Bond, I expect you to die.
At which point he turns away from Mr Bond and start talking to scientists dude in the white coat.
Why is there no selection for Blofeld’s cat? Everyone knows he’s the one really in charge.
Racism – that’s why.
You wouldn’t happen to own a diamond collar, would you?
No collar on this cat – diamond or otherwise.