Supporting Characters in horror films

[_____V_____]

Post your favorites here.

I listed 161 so far.

Most noteworthy ones in, but still let's see your choices.

Remember - no heroes, heroines or villains.

[hammerfan]

What's the deadline? Have to do research on this one and I'm at work right now.

[_____V_____]

No deadline. Feel free.

[Elvis_Christ]

My favorite would be Reggie from Phantasm

Roland Kincaid from the third & fourth Elm St flick always cracked me up too.

[newb]

Evil from Fright Night

Tangina from Poltergeist

Hooper from Jaws

Quint from Jaws

Ben from the original Night of The Living Dead

Frank from Return of The Living Dead

Spoon from Dog Soldiers

[neverending]

Wouldn't Ben be the male lead?

[newb]

Wouldn't Ben be the male lead?

I guess you would be right


scratch Ben

[roshiq]

Renfield (Dracula, 1931)

The Monster's Bride (Bride of Frankenstein, 1935)

Sir John Talbot (The Wolf Man, 1940)

Joseph (The Body Snatcher, 1945)

Karl (The Revenge of Frankenstein, 1958)

Francois Delambre (The Fly, 1958)

Edwin Flagg (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, 1962)

Ralph Merrye (Spider Baby, 1968)

Inspector Trout (The Abominable Dr. Phibes, 1971)

Peter (Dawn of the Dead, 1978)

Dr. Hal Raglan (The Brood, 1979)

Crazy Ralph (Friday the 13th, 1980)

Professor John McGregor (Phenomena, 1985)

Chop Top Sawyer (TCM 2, 1986)

Tallahassee (Zombieland, 2009)

[_____V_____]

My favorite would be Reggie from Phantasm

Yes.

Roland Kincaid from the third & fourth Elm St flick always cracked me up too.

Thanks.


Evil from Fright Night

Thanks. In.

Tangina from Poltergeist

Yes.

Hooper from Jaws

Yes.

Quint from Jaws

Yes.

Ben from the original Night of The Living Dead

No.

Frank from Return of The Living Dead

Thanks.

Spoon from Dog Soldiers

Yes.


Renfield (Dracula, 1931)

Yes.

The Monster's Bride (Bride of Frankenstein, 1935)

Titular role. No.

Sir John Talbot (The Wolf Man, 1940)

Yes.

Joseph (The Body Snatcher, 1945)

Thanks.

Karl (The Revenge of Frankenstein, 1958)

Thanks.

Francois Delambre (The Fly, 1958)

Thanks. In.

Edwin Flagg (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, 1962)

Thanks.

Ralph Merrye (Spider Baby, 1968)

Thanks. In.

Inspector Trout (The Abominable Dr. Phibes, 1971)

Thanks. In.

Peter (Dawn of the Dead, 1978)

Lead. No.

Dr. Hal Raglan (The Brood, 1979)

Lead villain. No.

Crazy Ralph (Friday the 13th, 1980)

Yes.

Professor John McGregor (Phenomena, 1985)

Thanks. In.

Chop Top Sawyer (TCM 2, 1986)

Villain. No.

Tallahassee (Zombieland, 2009)

Lead. No.



Keep them coming.

[newb]

Gnaghi --Cemetery Man

Father McGruder--Dead Alive


Lt. William Kinderman--The Exorcist

Maleva [ the gypsy ] The Wolfman -1941]

[newb]

Dean Halsey from Re-Animator

[CaptainSpaulding]

Just seeing if everything works

[CaptainSpaulding]

Jimbo - Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter

[neverending]

Of course Dwight Frye in Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein
Una O'Connor in The Invisible Man
Eye-gor in Young Frankenstein
Dr. Preatorious in Bride of Frankenstein
The Hermit in Bride of Frankenstein

[neverending]

The deaf mute wife in The Tingler

[Straker]

The Frog Brothers- The Lost Boys (Corey Feldman & Jamison Newlander)
Buffalo Bill- Silence of the Lambs (Ted Levine)
Art Weingartner- The 'Burbs (Rick Ducommun)
Severen- Near Dark (Bill Paxton)
Dick Hallorann- The Shining (Scatman Crothers)
Bill Towner- House II (John Ratzenberger)
Childs- The Thing (Keith David)
Claudia- Interview with the vampire (Kirsten Dunst)

[_____V_____]

Gnaghi --Cemetery Man

Thanks.

Father McGruder--Dead Alive

Yes.

Lt. William Kinderman--The Exorcist

Yes.

Maleva [ the gypsy ] The Wolfman -1941]

Yes.

Dean Halsey from Re-Animator

Yes.


Jimbo - Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter

Yes.

Of course Dwight Frye in Frankenstein

Fritz. Yes.

Bela Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein

Ygor. Thanks. In.

Una O'Connor in The Invisible Man

Jenny. Thanks.

Eye-gor in Young Frankenstein

Debating. For the film.

Dr. Preatorious in Bride of Frankenstein

Yes.

The Hermit in Bride of Frankenstein

Thanks.

The deaf mute wife in The Tingler

Thanks.



The Frog Brothers- The Lost Boys (Corey Feldman & Jamison Newlander)

Thanks.

Buffalo Bill- Silence of the Lambs (Ted Levine)

Fairly popular villain. No.

Art Weingartner- The 'Burbs (Rick Ducommun)

Thanks.

Severen- Near Dark (Bill Paxton)

Lead villain. No.

Dick Hallorann- The Shining (Scatman Crothers)

Yes.

Bill Towner- House II (John Ratzenberger)

Thanks.

Childs- The Thing (Keith David)

Yes.

Claudia- Interview with the vampire (Kirsten Dunst)

Thanks.

[FreddyMyers]

Sexmachine-From dusk til dawn......err maybe the Preacher Jacob instead

[fortunato]

The Cowboy from Mulholland Dr.

[horrorzack]

Bill Murray - Zombieland

[_____V_____]

Sexmachine-From dusk til dawn......err maybe the Preacher Jacob instead

Yes.

The Cowboy from Mulholland Dr.

Thanks.

Bill Murray - Zombieland

Yes.

[Pinhead2455]

Dr. Frankenstein - Day of the Dead (original)

[Bob Gray]

Dr. Loomis- Halloween I, II, IV, &V
Reggie- Phantasm
Captain Spaulding- House of 1000 Corpses & The Devil's Rejects
Tallahassee- Zombieland
Lt. William Kinderman- The Exorcist
Hitchhiker- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Dick Halloran- The Shining
The Cat Lady- Jeepers Creepers
Dr. John Markoway- The Haunting (1963)
Spoon- Dog Soldiers
Ed- Shaun of the Dead
Granny Boone- 2001 Maniacs
Luke- The Innkeepers
Sitterson & Hadley- The Cabin in the Woods
The Stranger- 30 Days of Night

That's all I can think of right now.

[MisterSadistro]

No matter who the favorite is, Franklin from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' was always the most annoying. I couldn't wait for him to get killed off LOL

[gman72]

Bub from Day Of The Dead naturally.
That guy should have won an oscar for that performance.

[Posher778]

Surprised not to see

Bishop (Henriksen) from Aliens
and
Hudson (Paxton) from Aliens


Unless someone said them and I missed it.

[Pinhead2455]

No matter who the favorite is, Franklin from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' was always the most annoying. I couldn't wait for him to get killed off LOL

Cmon Franklin, it's gonna be a fun trip!

[sfear]

The creepy housekeeper Mrs. Dudley from THE HAUNTING (1963)

[_____V_____]

Dr. Frankenstein - Day of the Dead (original)

In.


Dr. Loomis- Halloween I, II, IV, &V

Basically the male lead. No.

Reggie- Phantasm

In.

Captain Spaulding- House of 1000 Corpses & The Devil's Rejects

Male lead. Nope.

Tallahassee- Zombieland

Male lead. Nope.

Lt. William Kinderman- The Exorcist

In.

Hitchhiker- Texas Chainsaw Massacre

In.

Dick Halloran- The Shining

In.

The Cat Lady- Jeepers Creepers

Thanks.

Dr. John Markoway- The Haunting (1963)

Male lead. Nope.

Spoon- Dog Soldiers

In.

Ed- Shaun of the Dead

Co-lead. Nope.

Granny Boone- 2001 Maniacs

Female lead. Nope.

Luke- The Innkeepers

Male lead. Nope.

Sitterson & Hadley- The Cabin in the Woods

Thanks.

The Stranger- 30 Days of Night

Main antagonist. Nope.


No matter who the favorite is, Franklin from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' was always the most annoying. I couldn't wait for him to get killed off LOL

In.

Bub from Day Of The Dead naturally.
That guy should have won an oscar for that performance.

Almost a lead role. Debatable. Let's see.

Surprised not to see

Bishop (Henriksen) from Aliens
and
Hudson (Paxton) from Aliens

Unless someone said them and I missed it.

In already.

The creepy housekeeper Mrs. Dudley from THE HAUNTING (1963)

Thanks.



Thanks to everyone for their valuable inputs. The tourney should be up sometime tomorrow.

[Bob Gray]

Ok let's go through this V:

Dr. Loomis is not the leading character, that would be Laurie, so yes

Captain Spaulding, is definitely a side character, so yes

Columbus is the lead in Zombieland and I'll concede that Tallahassee is the co-lead.

Dr. John Markoway, okay I'll concede on this one.

Granny Boone, how you could consider her a lead role is beyond me, I still say yes.

Luke from the Innkeepers, Claire is obviously the lead and Luke barely does anything, so yes.

The Stranger, he is in no way the main antagonist, so he is a yes

Disagree with me if you like but I feel confident that I am right on these. I will only accept a character as a co-lead if said character has just as much air time as the main lead like in Men in Black, Will Smith is the main lead and Tommy Lee Jones is the co-lead.

[_____V_____]

Dr. Loomis is not the leading character, that would be Laurie, so yes

No heroes, heroines or villains.

Laurie is the female lead, and Loomis is basically the male lead, Myers the villain. Remember their characters recur throughout the series.

Captain Spaulding, is definitely a side character, so yes

Spaulding, Otis and Baby are the 3 leads of the second film. I can include him for House of 1000 Corpses alone, though.

Granny Boone, how you could consider her a lead role is beyond me, I still say yes.

My bad, I should have said female lead antagonist.

Luke from the Innkeepers, Claire is obviously the lead and Luke barely does anything, so yes.

Nevertheless, the male lead of the film.

The Stranger, he is in no way the main antagonist, so he is a yes

In the context of the film, he sure is.

Disagree with me if you like but I feel confident that I am right on these. I will only accept a character as a co-lead if said character has just as much air time as the main lead like in Men in Black, Will Smith is the main lead and Tommy Lee Jones is the co-lead.

Protagonists (main, joined, couple) both male & female, and antagonists (either male/female or both) are to be excluded. Purely supporting characters are to be considered here. Someone, like the cat lady from Jeepers Creepers or Mrs Dudley from The Haunting, cannot be compared to other choices listed above.

[Bob Gray]

No heroes, heroines or villains.

Laurie is the female lead, and Loomis is basically the male lead, Myers the villain. Remember their characters recur throughout the series.



Spaulding, Otis and Baby are the 3 leads of the second film. I can include him for House of 1000 Corpses alone, though.



My bad, I should have said female lead antagonist.



Nevertheless, the male lead of the film.



In the context of the film, he sure is.



Protagonists (main, joined, couple) both male & female, and antagonists (either male/female or both) are to be excluded. Purely supporting characters are to be considered here. Someone, like the cat lady from Jeepers Creepers or Mrs Dudley from The Haunting, cannot be compared to other choices listed above.

No Loomis is not the male lead, he is a supporting character.

I agree about Captain Spaulding, he is a supporting character in Ho1000C but a co-lead in DR

Granny Boone I supposed could be called a co-lead antagonist

I don't go for female and male leads, they are either the lead or a co-lead, Luke is neither.

The Stranger isn't even the main antagonist, that would be the head vampire, so yes

Oh, I changed my mind about Dr. Markoway, Elenore is the lead, Markoway is a supporting character

[The Villain]

No Loomis is not the male lead, he is a supporting character.

I gotta agree with V. Loomis is definitely the male lead. Now the sheriff in the remake, he would be a side character.

[Bob Gray]

I gotta agree with V. Loomis is definitely the male lead. Now the sheriff in the remake, he would be a side character.

The male lead is Michael Myers

[The Villain]

The male lead is Michael Myers

No he's the Villain. A totally different thing.

Has anyone said Rod, Glen or Nancy's father from Nightmare on Elm Street?

[Bob Gray]

No he's the Villain. A totally different thing.

Has anyone said Rod, Glen or Nancy's father from Nightmare on Elm Street?

Now wait a minute, V and I agreed on the fact that Spaulding, Otis, and Baby were the leads in The Devil's Rejects, yet they are villains. Now you're trying to say that a villain can't be the lead. Hypocrisy!

[The Villain]

Now wait a minute, V and I agreed on the fact that Spaulding, Otis, and Baby were the leads in The Devil's Rejects, yet they are villains. Now you're trying to say that a villain can't be the lead. Hypocrisy!

Not only were they the villains but the movie was about them. Like in A Clockwork Orange, Alex is the villain but it's also about him. Halloween isn't about Micheal Myers, he's just the villain.

[Bob Gray]

Not only were they the villains but the movie was about them. Like in A Clockwork Orange, Alex is the villain but it's also about him. Halloween isn't about Micheal Myers, he's just the villain.

Like hell Halloween isn't about Michael Myers, he's is in every one of them but one. When I watch Halloween I root for Michael, same goes for Jason and Freddy. They are the villains but in many horror fans eyes, they are also the heroes. Therefore, to me, your argument is invalid.

[The Villain]

Like hell Halloween isn't about Michael Myers, he's is in every one of them but one. When I watch Halloween I root for Michael, same goes for Jason and Freddy. They are the villains but in many horror fans eyes, they are also the heroes. Therefore, to me, your argument is invalid.

It doesn't matter if they're the heroes in peoples eyes at all or if you root for them. If you start using that logic, then every movie is debatable. It's about how the movie portrays them. He is the villain plain and simple. You are not watching Micheal Myer's story unfold like you are The Firefly family in Devil's Rejects. You are watching Myer's victims as they are stalked by him. They are the leads, he is the villain.

[Bob Gray]

It doesn't matter if they're the heroes in peoples eyes at all or if you root for them. If you start using that logic, then every movie is debatable. It's about how the movie portrays them. He is the villain plain and simple. You are not watching Micheal Myer's story unfold like you are The Firefly family in Devil's Rejects. You are watching Myer's victims as they are stalked by him. They are the leads, he is the villain.

We'll just have to agree to disagree, to me, Halloween is the story of Michael Myers and how he progresses from just being a psychotic killer to a demon.

[The Villain]

We'll just have to agree to disagree, to me, Halloween is the story of Michael Myers and how he progresses from just being a psychotic killer to a demon.

Well that's not what it is to me at all and i'm sure others would agree. Halloween is a slasher movie about people being hunted by a masked killer. That may seem generic but that's what all slasher movies are about, just with different context. I never got the feel of a philosophical journey through the mind of Micheal Myers and since the story that developed throughout the series wasn't one that was planned and was just continued upon by different people, i don't agree with your assessment of what the series is about.

But like you said, we'll have to agree to disagree and as it stands for this subject, It's really V's decision on who he considers a supporting character. But i know he will listen to people's personal opinion.

[Bob Gray]

Well that's not what it is to me at all and i'm sure others would agree. Halloween is a slasher movie about people being hunted by a masked killer. That may seem generic but that's what all slasher movies are about, just with different context. I never got the feel of a philosophical journey through the mind of Micheal Myers and since the story that developed throughout the series wasn't one that was planned and was just continued upon by different people, i don't agree with your assessment of what the series is about.

But like you said, we'll have to agree to disagree and as it stands for this subject, It's really V's decision on who he considers a supporting character. But i know he will listen to people's personal opinion.

So in your mind, the story means nothing as long as that line of thinking proves your point, it's just a slasher movie cut and dry. Well guess what, horror movies are the exception to the rule as far as who the heroes and villains are and whether or not they can be one in the same because they are not meant to make you feel fuzzy and warm, they are meant to scare you. In this case.... ahh, forget it, we disagree, the end.

[The Villain]

So in your mind, the story means nothing as long as that line of thinking proves your point, it's just a slasher movie cut and dry. Well guess what, horror movies are the exception to the rule as far as who the heroes and villains are and whether or not they can be one in the same because they are not meant to make you feel fuzzy and warm, they are meant to scare you. In this case.... ahh, forget it, we disagree, the end.

You completely mistook what i said because i didn't mean that at all. I didnt say anything about the story meaning nothing as long as it proves my point. All i'm saying is just because you took it a certain way that doesn't mean that other people are going to see it the same way especially if your opinion isn't the popular opinion and by that i don't mean what seems cooler or some conformist definition of popular, i just mean the majority point of view. There is nothing wrong with your opinion and how you see the movie and i apologize if i came off like i was saying otherwise. I understand that you're just arguing your opinion and you're doing it without be insulting or condescending and i appreciate that.

As for your point about heroes and villains, i don't agree. A hero is the good guy and a villain is the bad guy despite who you're rooting for. I obviously love villains but i still understand the difference. There are some good cases where they overlap but i don't feel like Halloween is one of them.

But yeah like you said, we gotta agree to disagree and honestly i gotta say i've enjoyed this debate. This kinda conversation is why i joined here in the first place and it's been awhile where i've been able to have one without a fight breaking out so thank you.

[Bob Gray]

You completely mistook what i said because i didn't mean that at all. I didnt say anything about the story meaning nothing as long as it proves my point. All i'm saying is just because you took it a certain way that doesn't mean that other people are going to see it the same way especially if your opinion isn't the popular opinion and by that i don't mean what seems cooler or some conformist definition of popular, i just mean the majority point of view. There is nothing wrong with your opinion and how you see the movie and i apologize if i came off like i was saying otherwise. I understand that you're just arguing your opinion and you're doing it without be insulting or condescending and i appreciate that.

As for your point about heroes and villains, i don't agree. A hero is the good guy and a villain is the bad guy despite who you're rooting for. I obviously love villains but i still understand the difference. There are some good cases where they overlap but i don't feel like Halloween is one of them.

But yeah like you said, we gotta agree to disagree and honestly i gotta say i've enjoyed this debate. This kinda conversation is why i joined here in the first place and it's been awhile where i've been able to have one without a fight breaking out so thank you.

At least we can debate something without putting each other down regardless of whether we agree or not.

[The Villain]

At least we can debate something without putting each other down regardless of whether we agree or not.

Yeah that doesn't seem to happen much here.

[Bob Gray]

We've taken up enough time, sorry folks, lol.

[Dara]

vulnavia from Dr Phibes -ominous