Alfred Hitchcock's Scariest Characters, Ranked
As the OG of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock is known for bringing some of the greatest, scariest, and most memorable characters to the silver screen. That’s why we thought it was past time to rank some of Hitchcock’s all-time greatest characters!
The scariest Hitchcock characters are usually great villains in thrillers. They’re not necessarily ‘scary’ in the horror sense (except for those crazy birds). In fact, Hitchcock’s most bone-chilling characters are sometimes damaged, desperate, or deranged, but they’re all dangerous. All the great villains in Alfred Hitchcock movies will do whatever it takes to achieve their goal - no matter how devious or evil it is!
Vote up your picks for the scariest characters. If you think any scary ne'er-do-wells are missing from the list, feel free to add them below. It's what Mother would want!
- Norman Bates is a fictional character created by writer Robert Bloch as the main character in his novel Psycho, and portrayed by Anthony Perkins as the primary antagonist of the 1960 film of the same ...more
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The Birds
- Lars Thorwald is a fictional character from the 1954 film Rear Window.
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Brandon Shaw
- Robert Rusk is a fictional character from the 1972 film Frenzy.
- Phillip Vandamm is a fictional character from the 1959 film North by Northwest.
- Uncle Charlie is a fictional character from the 1943 film Shadow of a Doubt.
- Tony Wendice is a fictional character from the 1954 film Dial M for Murder.
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Abbott
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Johnnie Aysgarth
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Margaret Edgar
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Alexander Sebastian
- Judy Barton is a fictional character from the 1958 film Vertigo.
- 17Verloc is a fictional character from Sabotage.
- Otto Keller is a fictional character from the 1953 film I Confess.
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Sir Humphrey Pengallan