Performances that chill you to the bone

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Langweilig said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Langweilig said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Beati Dogu said:

Robert Helpmann's performance as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was pretty damn scary.

Agreed. Far too menacing for a film like that I always thought. It scared the living whatnot out of me as a kid and my 2 lads would watch from behind their fingers when they were little.

There was an English actor called Colin Jeavons who looked very similar. Even today, if something comes on with him in it, it makes me shudder.

How about this for a creepy performance from Colin Jeavons? Max Quordlepleen in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Funny enough, when I read the novel by Douglas Adams, the character description he gave was really creepy. I thought, "That's Colin Jeavons". And that was more than a year before the TV series was made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnR_QStMDds



And would you believe, he used to appear in children's programmes?

I'm sure he was very good. It's just me, he always reminds me of The Childcatcher.

Edited by Langweilig on Saturday 16th August 13:40

I'm sure I recall Colin Jeavons having a sex scene in a Dennis Potter series, and he was even creepy when he was shagging!

[Halmyre]

HAL9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey

[6th Gear]

Oliver Reed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmnK0ty0RBE

What an absolute Legend.

[Lynchie999]

Veeayt said:

fathomfive said:

Peter Mullan in Tyrannosaur.

He's great in it, isn't he? And that 'dog' scene

one of the most disturbing / depressing films I have seen.. EVER!

[craste]

Olivia Colman in The Accused when she faces the mother who's son had killed her son.

Rattled me to the core.

[tali1]

Getragdogleg said:

I find the Don Logan character in Sexy Beast to be one of the most convincing "utter bd" portrayals I have ever seen. The first time I saw the film I was speechless, when the film was over I pressed play again and watched it again.

Found him comical tbh and not a patch on Joe Pesci in Goodfellas

Mr Gearchange said:

The Surveyor said:

I thought Plan B was pretty convincing as a nasty piece of work in 'Harry Brown'

Indeed - that was one of the bleakest and most disturbing films I have ever seen -stayed with me for weeks. His role in that film was improvised in large parts - particularly his interview scene. I suspect he might not be that far from his character

Neil Maskell in Utopia was very good as the shambolic shuffling psychopath Arbie

Thought Plan B was a tad over the top to the point of caricature tbh in Death Wish VI

OllieC said:

Fishtigua said:

69 coupe said:

Bob Hoskins, Long good Friday, "The mafia? I've st 'em."

Especially the last few minutes of the car journey when he realises the IRA have got him. See all the emotions going through his mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU

I was just thinking of the "Cut 'im Razors" scene.

and when he stabs charlie fairhead in the neck

Nah - best scene is the biggest slap in movie history he dishes out to bent cop Dave King- WHAAAACCCCK!

Lynchie999 said:

Veeayt said:

fathomfive said:

Peter Mullan in Tyrannosaur.

He's great in it, isn't he? And that 'dog' scene

one of the most disturbing / depressing films I have seen.. EVER!

I'm sure i have seen worse.

Edited by tali1 on Saturday 16th August 21:17

[DirrieMore]

Great shout re Red Riding, that really stayed with me.

As an impressionable youth Rutger Hauer's performance in The Hitcher scared the bejeezus out of me. His turn as Roy Batty in Blade Runner is notable too.

Henry Fonda as the ice cold killer in Once Upon a Time in the West.

[Skywalker]

Sam Neill in Event Horizon. Seriously bad, very unpleasant film.

Also, Robert Knepper as 'T-Bag' in the first series of Prison Break - not a nice man. Very well portrayed.

[Langweilig]

Patrick McGoohan as King Edward in Braveheart.

[Halmyre]

Langweilig said:

Patrick McGoohan as King Edward in Braveheart.

Thinking along those lines - Tim Roth in 'Rob Roy'.

[Veeayt]

Halmyre said:

Thinking along those lines - Tim Roth in 'Rob Roy'.

True - he was really chilling.

[entropy]

Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock, especially when he calls her g/f a slut.

[Jacobyte]

Robert Carlyle as Begbie in Trainspotting. It's one of the most compelling performances ever in this vein; he makes you utterly detest him.

Also, let's not forget Wes Studi in Last of the Mohicans.

[tali1]

‎Max Schreck as Nosferatu.End of!

[Pesty]

[Nom de ploom]

^^^^ good shout, utter psycho.

"row row row your boat....."

As for chilling performances....

The first time I saw Pulp fiction, Jules and that speech which has been done to death over the years but the bit before that when he just casually shoots the kid on the couch - totally callous and unexpected.

Scum - Ray Winston - "I'm the daddy".

Fonda in One Upon a Time in America...

"the kid doesn't know your name Frank"
"he does now......"

I think some performances are more chilling when they are out of form or previous character, Williams in one hour photo is a classic example.

good thread

[Halmyre]

Nom de ploom said:

^^^^ good shout, utter psycho.

"row row row your boat....."

That role was his first ever film role and more or less stalled his career - he mostly only ever got offered similar roles offered to him.

[littlebasher]

Christopher Walker in True Romance

[rich85uk]

MrMagoo said:

Tom Hardy in The Take.

This, plays a vile character that deserves to be dead very convincingly!

The German film downfall, that mother who gave her children those pills stuck with me after and showed how some people really thought a Germany without hitler wouldn't be worth living in

The most chilling and memorable for me is still Christoph waltz in IG, after seeing him in that and Django I believe he is the best actor out there at the moment

[Patch888]

littlebasher said:

Christopher Walker in True Romance

Yes!!