Poll: 25 Greatest Film-Noir Characters

Results of 3,910 votes:

1. 1.
   

   "The Maltese Falcon" Humphrey Bogart 1941 Warner Brothers

    

   Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon (1941).
2. 2.
   

   "Sunset Boulevard" Erich Von Stroheim and Gloria Swanson 1950 Paramount

    

   Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard (1950).
3. 3.
   

   Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    

   Harry Powell from The Night of the Hunter (1955).
4. 4.
   

   Orson Welles in The Third Man (1949)

    

   Harry Lime from The Third Man (1949).
5. 5.
   

   Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    

   Philip Marlowe from The Big Sleep (1946).
6. 6.
   

   Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    

   Walter Neff from Double Indemnity (1944).
7. 7.
   

   "Notorious," Ingrid Bergman. 1946 RKO

    

   Alicia Huberman from Notorious (1946).
8. 8.
   

   Gene Tierney publicity photo for "Laura" 1944 Fox / **I.V.

    

   Laura Hunt from Laura (1944).
9. 9.
   

   Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

    

   Jeff Bailey from Out of the Past (1947).
10. 10.
    

    Farley Granger and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)

     

    Bruno Antony from Strangers on a Train (1951).
11. 11.
    

    "Rebecca," Joan Fontaine. 1940 Selznick

     

    Mrs. de Winter from Rebecca (1940).
12. 12.
    

    Paul Muni in Scarface (1932)

     

    Antonio 'Tony' Camonte from Scarface (1932).
13. 13.
    

    "Key Largo" Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson. 1948 Warner Bros.

     

    Frank McCloud from Key Largo (1948).
14. 14.
    

    Sterling Hayden in The Killing (1956)

     

    Johnny Clay from The Killing (1956).
15. 15.
    

    Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil (1958)

     

    Mike Vargas from Touch of Evil (1958).
16. 16.
    

    James Cagney and Pat O'Brien in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

     

    Jerry Connolly from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938).
17. 17.
    

    Kirk Douglas in Ace in the Hole (1951)

     

    Chuck Tatum from Ace in the Hole (1951).
18. 18.
    

    "Mildred Pierce" Zachary Scott, Joan Crawford 1945 Warner **I.V.

     

    Mildred Pierce from Mildred Pierce (1945).
19. 19.
    

    Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)

     

    Dixon Steele from In a Lonely Place (1950).
20. 20.
    

    Joseph Cotten in The Third Man (1949)

     

    Holly Martins from The Third Man (1949).
21. 21.
    

    Spencer Tracy and Sylvia Sidney in Fury (1936)

     

    Joe Wilson from Fury (1936).
22. 22.
    

    Toshirô Mifune in Stray Dog (1949)

     

    Det. Murakami from Stray Dog (1949).
23. 23.
    

    Glenn Ford and Jeanette Nolan in The Big Heat (1953)

     

    Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion from The Big Heat (1953).
24. 24.
    

    James Cagney, Ann Sheridan in "Angels With Dirty Faces" 1938 Warner

     

    Rocky Sullivan from Angels with Dirty Faces (1938).
25. 25.
    

    Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

     

    James Allen from I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932).