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- 1Léon: The ProfessionalNorman Stansfield is a fictional character from the 1994 crime drama film Léon: The Professional.More Norman Stansfield
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- 2Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireSirius Black is a character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. His character becomes prominent in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which he is the titular prisoner, and is also revealed to be the godfather of the central character Harry Potter. He is portrayed in the film adaptations by Gary Oldman.More Sirius Black
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- 3Bram Stoker's DraculaCount Dracula is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15th-century Wallachian Prince Vlad the Impaler, who was also known as Dracula. The character has subsequently appeared frequently in popular culture, from films to animated media to breakfast cereals.More Count Dracula
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- 4The Dark KnightJim Gordon is a fictional character in the 2012 action/crime/drama film The Dark Knight Rises.More Jim Gordon
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- 5The Fifth ElementJean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg is a fictional character from the 1997 film The Fifth Element.
- 6True Romance
- 7Sid and NancySid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie, 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) was an English bassist and vocalist. He achieved fame as a member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, replacing Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group. Due to intravenous drug use, Vicious was hospitalised with hepatitis during the recording of the Sex Pistols' only studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols; his bass is only partially featured on one song - "Bodies". Vicious later appeared as a lead vocalist, performing three songs, on the soundtrack to The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, a largely fictionalised documentary about the Sex Pistols. As the Sex Pistols were gaining attention, Vicious met Nancy Spungen, and the pair entered a relationship which culminated in Spungen's death from an apparent stab wound while staying in New York City's Hotel Chelsea with Vicious. Under suspicion of murder, Vicious was released on bail; he was arrested again for assaulting Todd Smith, brother of Patti Smith, at a nightclub, and underwent drug rehabilitation on Rikers Island. He died in 1979 after overdosing on heroin. Less than four weeks after Vicious's death, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle soundtrack was released. On 15 December 1979, a compilation of live material recorded during his brief solo career was released as Sid Sings. Gary Oldman portrayed Vicious in the 1986 biopic Sid and Nancy.More Sid Vicious
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Winston Churchill
Shaheed Uddham Singh - The representation in fiction of Lee Harvey Oswald.
- 10Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley is a fictional character created by John le Carré. Smiley is an intelligence officer working for "the Circus", the British overseas intelligence agency. He is a central character in the novels Call for the Dead, A Murder of Quality, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy, and Smiley's People, and a supporting character in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Looking Glass War and The Secret Pilgrim.More George Smiley
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- 11Hannibal, HannibalMason Verger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Thomas Harris' 1999 novel Hannibal, as well as its 2001 film adaptation and the second and third season of the TV series Hannibal. In the film, he is portrayed by Gary Oldman, while in the TV series he is portrayed by Michael Pitt and Joe Anderson.
- 12Air Force OneIvan Korshunov is a fictional character from the 1997 film Air Force One.
- 13Kung Fu Panda 2Lord Shen is a fictional character in the 2011 animated comedic action/adventure film Kung Fu Panda 2.More Lord Shen
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- 14The Book of EliCarnegie is a fictional character in the 2010 drama film The Book of Eli.
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Ludwig von Beethoven
Immortal Beloved - 16Lost in SpaceDr. Zachary Smith is a fictional character from the 1998 film Lost in Space.
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Dreyfus
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 18
Rosencrantz
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadRosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. They are courtiers the king sends to spy on Hamlet, using their claimed friendship with him to gain his confidence. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert's satire, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and as the alienated heroes of Tom Stoppard's absurdist play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Rosencrantz and Gyldenstjerne/Gyllenstierna were names of Danish noble families of the 16th century; records of the Danish royal coronation of 1596 show that one tenth of the aristocrats participating bore one or the other name. James Voelkel suggests that the characters were named after Frederick Rosenkrantz and Knud Gyldenstierne, who had visited England in 1592. - 19
Vladislav Dukhovich
Hitman's Bodyguard - 20Romeo Is Bleeding
- 21RoboCopDr. Dennett Norton is a fictional character from RoboCop.
- 22LawlessFloyd Banner is a fictional character from the 2012 film Lawless.
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Solomon
Red Riding Hood - 24
Quaker Wells
Criminal - 25
CJCS Charles Donnegan
Hunter Killer - 26
Jürgen Mossack
The Laundromat - 27
Ezekiel Manning
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