The 13 Best James Bond Villains of All Time

Megalomaniac masterminds, henchmen with metal teeth, and quietly menacing schemers have tormented 007 for decades. Who's the greatest threat?

1

Goldfinger

Auric Goldfinger from the 1964 film, the gold-obsessed megalomaniac who set the template for all Bond villains.

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2

Silva

Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva in Skyfall (2012), a former MI6 agent turned cyber-terrorist with a chilling personal vendetta against M.

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3

Jaws

The towering steel-toothed henchman from The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), one of the most beloved Bond antagonists.

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4

Alec Trevelyan

Sean Bean as the traitorous MI6 agent 006 in GoldenEye (1995), Bond betrayed by his former partner.

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5

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

The master criminal and SPECTRE leader who appeared across multiple Bond films as the ultimate recurring nemesis.

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6

Dr. Julius No

The original Bond villain from Dr. No (1962), a SPECTRE operative with metal hands plotting nuclear sabotage.

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7

Oberhauser

Christoph Waltz as the reimagined Blofeld in Spectre (2015), Bond orphan-turned-puppet master.

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8

Francisco Scaramanga

Christopher Lee as the golden-gunned assassin in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

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9

Zorin

Christopher Walken as the psychopathic industrialist Max Zorin in A View to a Kill (1985).

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10

Le Chiffre

Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale (2006), a private banker for terrorists who weeps blood.

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11

Red Grant

Robert Shaw as the cold, professional SPECTRE assassin in From Russia with Love (1963).

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12

Kamal Khan

Louis Jourdan as the exiled Afghan prince turned smuggler in Octopussy (1983).

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13

Elektra King

Sophie Marceau as the complex heiress-turned-villain in The World Is Not Enough (1999).

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