Contest: ENTER TV & Media Avatar Contest: The Devil You Say!

The theme of this contest is portrayals of the Devil -- a.k.a. Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, the Prince of Darkness -- in movies and television. An entry can be dramatic, comedic or musical, as long as it's a portrayal by an actor and not an animated cartoon, comic book or graphic novel. You many enter as many times as you wish.

Standard avatar rules apply -- maximum dimensions 200 by 200 pixels, maximum file size 1 MB.

So, here's to the Evil One! My entries:

Ray Walston as Mr. Applegate from Damn Yankees


Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled (2000 version)

 

#1

Peter Stormare in Constantine

#2

John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles

 

Peter Fonda in Ghost Rider


Ciaran Hinds in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeane

 

A little devil from The Storyteller:


And a big devil from Legend:

 

Is that a puppet or a human actor in costume? If it's a puppet, I'm sorry but it doesn't qualify.

Let me be more specific about the rules: An entry can be dramatic, comedic or musical, as long as it's a portrayal by a human actor and not an animated cartoon, comic book or graphic novel -- or puppetry.

Otherwise, all good entries so far -- including some more recent films I've never heard of!

 

Just to keep the thread going, here are a couple more of my own:

Julie Newmar in The Twilight Zone: "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville" (S4 E14)


George Burns in Oh, God! You Devil (1984)

 

Thanks for the clarification, it is indeed a puppet so I shall substitute this devil from Santa Claus Vs the Devil:

 

Lucifer, Supernatural

 

Is a human actor in a comedic sketch okay? If so ...

#3

Rowan Atkinson in "The Devil 'Toby' welcomes you to Hell":

 

Technically, John Candy isn't playing the Devil; it's Steve Martin imagining him as the Devil. But it's such a funny image that . . . oh, what the hell, I'll allow it.

He's playing the role of the Devil, so it's kosher.

 

Well, that's your interpretation.

 

Harvey Keitel in Little Nicky:


And David Warner in Time Bandits:

 

Damn*, I forgot about that show. Well, the show itself was a bit forgettable, especially since it was so short-lived, but Wise was fantastic in it.

*no pun intended

 

Robin Hughes in The Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man:


And Ron Glass in The Twilight Zone segment I of Newton:

 

In hindsight fitting casting:

#4


Also:

#5

Patrick Macnee as Count Iblis ("Iblis" being the Islamic name of the devil); Battlestar Galactica

 

All devilishly good entries! Here are a couple more of my own:

Peter Cook in Bedazzled (1967 version)


Billy Crystal in Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997)


Last call for entries. Poll goes up tomorrow morning.

 

Voting thread is up!