Question:
Haven't had a good poll in a while, so I figured I'd get one going. Who is the coolest film/TV character ever? Obviously I couldn't list a lot so I just put down a few. Feel free to add your own. And by cool I mean someone who is just totally cool. You know what I mean, just answer the freaking question.

Choices:
James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause
Harry Callaghan in Dirty Harry
The Fonz in Happy Days
Steve McQueen in The Great Escape
Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront

 

Good question. You couldn't list them all or you have 500 names on the list!

From your list I chose Dirty Harry, but all are pretty good choices. I'll have to think about some others. Off to work now.

Easily its Timmy. Timmeh!

In no particular order:

Agent Smith (Matrix)

Gareth Blackstock (Chef!)

The freaky photographer played by Jude Law (The Road to Perdition)

Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping up Appearances)

Jack Bauer (24)

Gandalf (LOTR)

You left out Blondie, the man with no name.

Jack Bauer (24) - thank you TD

Allie Fox (The Mosquito Coast)

Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles' Citizen Kane)

Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Apocalypse Now)

Maximus (Gladiator)

that's all who I can think of right now.

what about hannibal lector? a great character, played by both anthony hopkins and brian cox.

I like The Wolf from Pulp Fiction, although Jules is quite cool as well.

I'd have to go with Sydney from 'Sydney'/'Hard Eight'

Definitely Indiana Jones.

Alexander the Large from A Clockwork Orange

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Originally posted by Kevin:
I'd have to go with Sydney from 'Sydney'/'Hard Eight'

yeah sydney man, i think your the only other person to mention that movie on this site, other than me.

Gollum!

Best original character not based on a book:

Indiana jones

-John McLane
-El Mariachi
-Marv from Sin City
-Angel Eyes (Good Bad Ugly)
-Frank (Once Upon a Time in the West)
-Harmonica (OUTW)
-COOL HAND LUKE (I MEAN, REALLY!)
-Neil (from Heat)
-Vincent (from Heat)
-Snake Plissken
-The Private Detective (from Blood Simple)
-Both Blues Brothers
-Mad Max

I think it narrows down to these final four: Cool Hand Luke, Snake Plissken, Dirty Harry, The Man with No Name.

You have to pick one.

Michael Madsen in Resevoir Dogs
Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet
Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice and Pacific Heights
John Cassavetes in The Dirty Dozen
That criminal guy from The Simpsons, I fogret his name but he's always in jail or robbing someone/something
Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe in Platoon
William L. Peterson in To Live and Die in L.A.
Michael Douglas in Wall Street
Kevin Costner in A Perfect World
The Monkey from Monkey Junkie (1 &2)
I got more but that's enough for now

Hmm. I'll show my age.

Most any Cary Grant character.
Most all of the DIRTY DOZEN characters, expecially John Cassavettes "No. 11".
COOL HAND LUKE was a great choice.
Henry Gondorff (THE STING)
Butch Cassidy (Newman)
Mr. White (THAT THING YOU DO)
Billy Elliot (movie of same name)
Randall McMurphy (CUCKOO'S NEST)
"Commander" Shears (William Holden - BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI)
Jack Vincennes (LA CONFIDENTIAL)
Inigo Montoya (PRINCESS BRIDE)
Almost any Marx Brother's Character

I'm sure I can think of many others later!

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Originally posted by Hill Dawson Kane:
That criminal guy from The Simpsons, I fogret his name but he's always in jail or robbing someone/something

His name's Snake. I think Fat Tony's quite cool though. Mafia characters are often portrayed as cool.

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Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping up Appearances)

You have got to be kidding!!!

Yeah, I forgot about Cool Hand Luke. He was cool.

That was partly a joke, cause I wanted to see if anyone knew what I was talking about And partly true, cause she's so weird.

I find her extremely annoying. You've got to feel sorry for her husband.