Most Cold Blooded Performances By An Actor

[El Kabong]

Robert deNiro as Max Cady in Cape Fear. Downright evil, he creeped me out for sure.

Robert Mitchum did MUCH better he had menace DeNiro wouldn't have been let out of prison.

Al Pacino in Godfather and Scarface

Kevin Spacey in Se7en

Malcom McDowell in Clockwork Orange

Jack Nicholson in The Shining

Michael Douglas in Wall Street...he doesn't kill anyone but he's a cold blooded bastard


If you think the character Patrick Bateman(Christian Bale) in American Psycho is evil in the movie then you will be shocked when you read the book.

[Spicoli]

Arnold in the original Terminator

[CGM]

Robert deNiro as Max Cady in Cape Fear. Downright evil, he creeped me out for sure.

Robert Mitchum did MUCH better he had menace DeNiro wouldn't have been let out of prison.

Al Pacino in Godfather and Scarface

Kevin Spacey in Se7en

Malcom McDowell in Clockwork Orange

Jack Nicholson in The Shining

Michael Douglas in Wall Street...he doesn't kill anyone but he's a cold blooded bastard


If you think the character Patrick Bateman(Christian Bale) in American Psycho is evil in the movie then you will be shocked when you read the book.

There's another movie called Falling Down, where Douglas plays a meek, white collar somewhat nerdy type, who snaps and goes vigilante, kills all sorts of scumbags in a cold and ruthless manner. A better movie than the Death wish series, which IMO was kind of gratuitous with its violence.

[Spicoli]

Robert deNiro as Max Cady in Cape Fear. Downright evil, he creeped me out for sure.

Robert Mitchum did MUCH better he had menace DeNiro wouldn't have been let out of prison.

Al Pacino in Godfather and Scarface

Kevin Spacey in Se7en

Malcom McDowell in Clockwork Orange

Jack Nicholson in The Shining

Michael Douglas in Wall Street...he doesn't kill anyone but he's a cold blooded bastard


If you think the character Patrick Bateman(Christian Bale) in American Psycho is evil in the movie then you will be shocked when you read the book.

There's another movie called Falling Down, where Douglas plays a meek, white collar somewhat nerdy type, who snaps and goes vigilante, kills all sorts of scumbags in a cold and ruthless manner. A better movie than the Death wish series, which IMO was kind of gratuitous with its violence.

Bronson was a beast.

[Master]

American History X, Edward Norton playing the Nazi Skin Head Derek Vinyard. My worst nightmare is him chasing me down the street.

[Spicoli]

American History X, Edward Norton playing the Nazi Skin Head Derek Vinyard. My worst nightmare is him chasing me down the street.

Even worse ,being chased by his 'buddies' from the shower

[Julius Rain]

already mentioned:

daniel day lewis in THERE WILL BE BLOODE and GANGS OF NEW YORK.
tupac in JUICE


NOT mentioned yet:

EVERYONE in THE DEPARTED
Robert De Niro's assassin as Al Capone in the movie UNTOUCABLE(guy that wears all white)
Jet Li in FEARLESS
Maggie Q in the last DIE HARD movie
Mel Gibson in the PATRIOTS
guy in 28 WEEKS LATER(guy who left his wife to die)

thats all i can think of now.

[El Kabong]

You mean Frank Nitti in The Untouchables as played by Billy Drago...good bad guy.


Alan Rickman in Die Hard.....he's a really good bad guy

[Master]

Goodfellas Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta

[kingfrnk]

Goodfellas Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta

he was cold blooded on Casino too. i love that movie.

[Wadeb_21]

Heres a few more I thought of.

Christian Bale - Harsh Times
Antonio Banderas - Desperado and Assassins
Al Pacino - Carlitos Way
Its not a dude but Uma Thurman - Kill Bill
Bruce Willis - Last Man Standing

[holmcall]

Tom Harmon in Ted Bundy.

[holmcall]

Rutger Hauer in Night Hawks. He did some serious killing in that one.

[Trainer Monkey]

Rutger Hauer in Night Hawks. He did some serious killing in that one.

Even more so Rutger Hauer in The Hitcher

[Diane]

Gary Oldham in The Professional.

Before Derek was reformed, Edward Norton in American History X, and as Roy, not Aaron, in Primal Fear.

Bricktop in Snatch.