Good Guy/Bad Guy
 

Here's a question for you (If this has been done before then, feel free to ignore/ move/ whatever)

Many actors/actresses are often cast in a particular genre or character type, and was wondering if anyone can come up with some suggestions for those actors who have been predominately cast as the villain or vice-versa, but have also appeared against type.

Some suggestions:

Christopher Lee - Hammers' Dracula, LOTR = Villain / Devil Rides Out = Hero
I Monster = Both a goody and a baddy

Peter Cushing - Hammers' Van Helsing, Dr. Who = Hero / Hammers' Frankenstein films, Star Wars = Villain

Vincent Price - Witchfinder General = Villain / Madhouse = Hero

Robin Williams - Popeye, Toys, Jack, Mrs Doubtfire = Hero(ine) / Insomnia, One Hour Photo = Villain

Keanu Reeves - Matrix Trilogy, Speed = Hero / The Watcher, The Gift = Villain

Roger Moore - James Bond = Hero / The Man Who Haunted Himself = Hero & Villain

ian mckellan - villain (magneto) - hero (gandalf)

(and for those who have enjoyed the hilarious show EXTRAS - you'll know it was: sir ian, sir ian, sir ian, sir ian, "WIZARD YOU SHALL NOT PASS," sir ian, sir ian, sir ian)

Robert De Niro - Awakenings = hero, Cape Fear = Villain

The Good & The Bad
 

Marlon Brando : On The Waterfront (hero) / The Island Of Dr. Moreau (villain)

Richard Basehart: He Walked By Night (villain)/ Fixed Bayonets (hero)

Charles Bronson: Death Wish series (hero)/ The House Of Wax (villain)

Tom Cruise: Interview With The Vampire (villain)/ Top Gun (hero)

Peter Ustinov: Quo Vadis (villain)/ Charlie Chan & The Curse Of The Dragon Queen (hero)

Warner Oland: The Werewolf Of London (villain)/ Charlie Chan series (hero)

Bela Lugosi: The Black Cat (hero)/ Dracula (villain)

Kevin Bacon: The River Wild (villain)/ Tremors (hero)

Lon Chaney, Jr.:Bride Of The Gorilla (hero)/ Son Of Dracula (villain)

Boris Karloff: Frankenstein (villain)/ The Black castle (hero)

Bruce Cabot: King Kong (hero)/ Dodge City (villain)

James Cagney: Public Enemy Number One (villain)/ The West Point Story (hero)

Bette Davis: The Man Who Came To Dinner (heroine)/ The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home (villainess)

Glenn Ford: The Man From Colorado (villain)/ The Blackboard Jungle (hero)

Anthony Perkins: Friendly Persuasion (hero)/ Psycho (villain)

Ernest Borgnine: Marty (hero)/ The Devil's Rain (villain)

Richard Boone: I Bury The Living (hero)/ Hombre (villain)

Joan Crawford : Johnny Guitar (heroine)/ The Caretakers (villainess)

Constance Ford: The Caretakers (villainess)/ Rome Adventure (heroine)

Laird Cregar: The Lodger (villain)/ The Black Swan ( hero)

Mercedes McCambridge: Johnny Guitar (villainess)/ All The King's Men (heroine)

Humphrey Bogart: Casablanca (hero)/ High Sierra (villain)

Robert Duvall: The Great Santini (hero)/ True Grit (villain)

Andy Griffith: A Face In The Crowd( villain)/ No Time For Sergeants (hero)

Robert Preston: Music man (hero)/ Blood On The Moon (villain)

George "Gabby" Hayes: The Star Packer (viillain)/ Dark Command (hero)

Allison Doody / Taffin (heroine)/ Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (villainess)

Edward G. Robinson: The Stranger (hero)/ The Ten Commandments (villain)

George C. Scott: Patton (hero)/ The Hanging Tree (villain)

Robert Ryan: A Bad Day At Black Rock (villain)/On Dangerous Ground (hero)

Raymond Burr: Rear Window (villain)/ Perry Mason, Ironside ( hero)

Roddy McDowell: Lassie (hero)/ It (villain)

Hedy Lamarr: Samson & Delilah (villainess)/ Algiers(heroine)

Piper Laurie: Carrie (villainess)/ The Hustler (heroine)

Charles Laughton: Witness For The Prosecution(hero)/Island Of Lost Souls (villain)

Peter Lorre: "M" (villain)/ 20,000 Leagues Benath The Sea (hero)

Glenn Close: Sarah Plain & Tall (heroine)/ One Hundred & One Dalmations (villainess)

Barbara Carrera: The Island Of Dr. Moreau (heroine)/ Never Say Never Again (villainess)

Ingrid Pitt: Countess Dracula (villainess)/ Hanna's war ( heroine)

Basil Rathbone: Sherlock Holmes (hero)/ The Black Sleep (villain)

Karl Malden: The Phantom Of Rue Morgue (villain)/ On The waterfront (hero)

Donald Pleasence: Halloween (hero)/ Fantastic Voyage (villain)

Richard Widmark: Kiss Of Death (villain)/ Madigan (hero)

James Arness: The Thing (villain)/ Them (hero)

Jeff Morrow: This Island Earth (hero)/ The Creature Walks Among Us (villain)

Kevin McCarthy: The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (hero)/ Piranha (villain)

Jack Palance: Shane (villain)/ City Slickers (hero)

Anthony Quinn: Zorba The Greek (hero)/ Sinbad The sailor (villain)

George Reeves: Superman (hero)/ Jungle Jim (villain)

Well, it's time for dinner. Must go!

that's all you've got???? sheesh

Excellent list, Marya!

nice list....but you left out the "BEST ACTOR OF OUR TIME".


ARNOLD: Terminator [villian] / Terminator 2 [hero]

Some more:

Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones, Witness etc = Hero / What lies beneath = Villain

Sean Connery - Another James Bond = Hero / The Avengers & Tarzan's Greatest Adventure = Villain (admittedly not horror, unless you include the acting!)