[mothermold]

there's two actors(that come to mind) who played assholes but not really villians.

robert carlyle-trainspotting
harvey keitel-the bad lieutenant

good villians:

ben kingsley-sexy beast(a real bastard...but part of me admired his character)
tom towles-henry: portrait of a serial killer(he played an excellent scumbag)
ralph fiennes-schindler's list(hated his character's guts)
gary oldman-leon(slimey and unremorseful)
dwight yoakam-sling blade(c'mon a mean rotten hillbilly)
eihi shiina-audition(never has the face of torture looked so good)
christopher walken-true romance(he's got the gangster role nailed)
alec baldwin-glen garry,glen ross(an arrogant prick you love to hate)

...and list goes on.

i picked these actors because i found myself through out these various films despising(for the most part)their characters(actions).thus..in my mind they played great villians.