Great Villains of the 1980's

**sleeve** · 22 Mar 2010, 10:13 PM

Hey guys! I've started a new feature on my blog. Every Monday, for as long as I can come up with people to write about, I will feature one of the great typecast actor-villains of the 1980's. First up, of course, is William Atherton. Check it out! I hope you like it.

http://cirroc.blogspot.com/2010/03/g...s-william.html

Here's the main body of text from the article, if you don't feel like clicking on the link:

Atherton had a string of hits in the mid-1980's, and for a while he was the go-to guy for the insufferable yuppie villain. The kind of guy who slowly gets under your skin with his unctuousness and his cheap, government-salary suits. This guy was literally born with his chin upturned at a 45-degree angle. He was the perfect villain for the Reagan era. In three of his big blockbuster roles, he plays different manifestations of the liberal bogeyman: in Die Hard, a reporter (and member of the liberal media) who endangers the safety of blue collar police officer Bruce Willis; in Ghostbusters, a nosy EPA agent whose strict observance of regulations destroys a small business (and hastens Armageddon); and in Real Genius, a corrupt academic who sleeps with his students and defrauds the government. I think Atherton was probably a dick in real life, too, because he hasn't had much work since the 1980's. Even the Die Hard series left him behind after part 2.

Dick or no, I salute Atherton and his worthy contribution to 1980's pop culture. Put on Ghostbusters the movie (or the new video game, which features his voice acting), and pay tribute to this classic commie pinko villain.

Who are your favorite villains from the 1980's?