Ranker EntertainmentList RulesVote up your favorite characters in films that were directed or produced by Tim Burton.
Join us as we rank Tim Burton’s greatest and most memorable characters. As one of the most acclaimed directors of our generation, Tim Burton specializes in telling stories about quirky, offbeat characters who tend to be outcasts.
Burton started his career directing Pee-Wee Herman in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, a movie that really set the tone for all his future work. Some of the best characters in Tim Burton movies also include Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and, of course, the Dark Knight himself (played by none other than Micheal Keaton). In every case, there's something about these individuals that sets them apart from everyone else, which makes them endlessly fascinating to watch.
Vote up the best Tim Burton characters from the list below. It includes characters from movies where he was both the writer and director, such as Edward Scissorhands, as well as films where he was the writer and producer, like The Nightmare Before Christmas. And ff you don't see your favorite listed, please add it so that other users can rank it.
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21340Edward Scissorhands
Edward ScissorhandsPlayed By: Johnny Depp
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20839Jack Skellington
The Nightmare Before ChristmasPlayed By: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon
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20141Beetlejuice
BeetlejuicePlayed By: Michael Keaton
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15538Lydia Deetz
BeetlejuicePlayed By: Winona Ryder
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15148Sally
The Nightmare Before ChristmasPlayed By: Catherine O'Hara
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15454Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Bloodthirsty ButchersPlayed By: Ben Kingsley, Johnny Depp, John Miranda, Tod Slaughter
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12838Zero
The Nightmare Before Christmas8
13443The Joker
Batman9
14456Cheshire Cat
Alice in Wonderland, Alice in WonderlandPlayed By: Roy Kinnear, Stephen Fry, Sterling Holloway, Whoopi Goldberg, Telly Savalas
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12845Corpse Bride
Corpse BridePlayed By: Helena Bonham Carter
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14759Mad Hatter
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, Alice in WonderlandPlayed By: Norman Whitten
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12142Ichabod Crane
Sleepy Hollow, Sleepy HollowPlayed By: Tom Mison, Johnny Depp, Sam Fior
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11140Victor Van Dort
Corpse BridePlayed By: Johnny Depp
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11447Batman
Batman, Batman ReturnsPlayed By: Will Friedle, Adam West, Kevin Conroy, Val Kilmer, Joe Krajcar
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11043Catwoman
Batman ReturnsPlayed By: Adrienne Barbeau, Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt, Courtney Thorne-Smith
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9635The Penguin
Batman Returns17
9334Sparky
Frankenweenie18
12262Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryPlayed By: Johnny Depp
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10247Red Queen
Alice in WonderlandPlayed By: Ann Jillian, Helena Bonham Carter
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7730Victor Frankenstein
Frankenweenie21
8338The Inventor
Edward ScissorhandsPlayed By: Vincent Price
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8645Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows, Dark ShadowsPlayed By: Jonathan Frid, Johnny Depp, Thomas McDonell, Ron Lea
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8646Kim
Edward ScissorhandsPlayed By: Winona Ryder
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8849Miss Alma Peregrine
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenPlayed By: Eva Green
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7351Oompa Loompa
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryPlayed By: Deep Roy
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