The Best Charles Dance Movies And TV Shows

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Updated April 17, 2023 553 votes 142 voters
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List of the best Charles Dance movies and TV shows, ranked best to worst. Charles Dance's highest-grossing movies and shows have received many accolades over the years, earning millions around the world. The order of these top Charles Dance movies and shows are decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated films and shows will be at the top of the list. Charles Dance has been in a lot of films and shows, so people often debate each other over what his greatest role of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Charles Dance films and shows to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Charles Dance role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Charles Dance performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies or shows, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List ranges from The Phantom of the Opera to Alien 3, plus much more.

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  • The Phantom of the Opera
    1

    The Phantom of the Opera

    TV Program
    24 votes
    • Released: 1990
    • Directed by: Tony Richardson
    • Actors: Burt Lancaster, Charles Dance, Teri Polo, Ian Richardson, Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Premiered: March 18, 1990
    A lonely, disfigured musician haunts the Paris Opera House.
  • Rebecca
    2

    Rebecca

    TV Program
    23 votes
    • Actors: Diana Rigg, Charles Dance, Emilia Fox
    • Premiered: January 6, 1997
    Rebecca is a 1997 British/German television serial directed by Jim O'Brien. The teleplay by Arthur Hopcraft is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The serial was filmed for ...more
  • Alien 3
    3

    Alien 3

    Film (1992)
    22 votes
    • Released: 1992
    • Directed by: David Fincher
    • Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
    Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Once again, Ripley ...more

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  • Last Action Hero
    4

    Last Action Hero

    Film (1993)
    20 votes
    • Released: 1993
    • Directed by: John McTiernan
    • Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney
    Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). After ...more

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  • Gosford Park
    5

    Gosford Park

    Film (2001)
    15 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Robert Altman
    • Actors: Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry
    Robert Altman, one of America's most distinctive filmmakers, journeys to England for the first time to create a unique film mosaic with an outstanding ensemble cast. Set in the 1930's, "Gosford Park" ...more

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  • For Your Eyes Only
    6

    For Your Eyes Only

    Film (1981)
    15 votes
    • Released: 1981
    • Directed by: John Glen
    • Actors: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover
    When a British ship is sunk in foreign waters, the world's superpowers begin a feverish race to find its cargo: a nuclear submarine control system. And 007 (Roger Moore) is thrust into one of his ...more