James Bond in top ten movie characters of all time poll

10-Aug-2005 • Bond News

James Bond was beaten to the numbr one slot by Marlon Brando's role as Vito Corleone in 1972 flick 'The Godfather' - who has been voted the greatest movie character of all time in a new poll by Premiere magazine.

Brando's Oscar-winning performance in the classic by Francis Ford Coppola beat Humphrey Bogart's Fred C Dobbs from 1948 movie 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'.

Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara from 1939 movie 'Gone With The Wind' and Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates in 'Psycho' got the third and fourth places respectively.

The top 10 greatest characters are:

1. Vito Corleone - The Godfather (1972)
2. Fred C Dobbs - The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
3. Scarlett O'hara - Gone With The Wind (1939)
4. Norman Bates - Psycho (1960)
5. James Bond - Dr No (1962)
6. Annie Hall - Annie Hall (1977)
7. Indiana Jones - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
8. Ellen Ripley - Alien (1979)
9. Jeff Spicoli - Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982)
10. Gollum - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) (ANI)

Thanks to `Kyvan` for the alert.