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James Callis at Comic Con 2008 where he got to explain how tough it is being the man whore of BSG

#21 Gaius Baltar as played by James Callis on Battlestar Galactica. His crime? Leaking top secret information to a cylon agent that lead to the genocide of all but a handful of human survivors at the hands of the Cylons. Continuing character fault? Selfish beyond belief, uses cult like status and God like worshippers to fulfill him sexually. Bottom line? Selfish weasel you love to hate.

William B. Davis at the Chiller Expo in May 2008

#20 The Cigarette Smoking Man on the X-Files. CSM personified all that is evil about secret government conspiracies. He was the Darth Vader of the small screen. Finding out he was really Mulder’s father was the ultimate kick in the teeth to fans who cheered when Krychek threw his ass down a stair well while he was in a wheel chair trying to kill him. Alas- CSM went out in a true villains death in the final episode with a SCUD missile blowing him to smithereens. Most satisfying ending! It should be no surprise that Willaim B. Davis who played CSM has had a number of memorable villain roles since – most memorable being as an ORI Prior in the final season of Stargate SG-1.

#19 Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard- head over to OSCK to see the video with the nemesis of Hazzard County and learn what Justin Hartley The Green Arrow on Smallville thought about him.

Nina Myers on 24 played by Sarah Clarke for two seasons

#18 Nina Myers on 24- the first female on the list is the lying murderous double agent Nina Myers played by Sarah Clarke. Nina killed Jack’s wife and sold secrets to a nefarious terrorist group who would plague the CTU for two seasons. Nina was gunned down by the CTU after crashing a plane that Jack was carrying her to her custody on.

#15 The Villains of Star Trek- this is a group award. The Borg, the klingons, and of course John Delancie’s Q all make the list for greatest TV villains of all time. I was happy to see Ricardo Montalban making this list with such prominance. I always preferred him as the EVIL Kahn to the creepy Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island.

#12 Leland Palmer on Twin Peaks- Ray Wise now plays the DEVIL on the CW’s comedy Reaper but before being the devil he was just evil. He played the father to murder victim Laura Palmer on Twin Peaks and when it was revealed he killed his own daughter it shook the show.

David Boreanaz as the Vampire with a Soul ANGEL

#11 Angel - I think TVG just likes having David Boreanaz on their assorted lists in this spot. He was #11 on the sexiest men on TV as well. The vampire with a soul makes the list as a villain for his murderous tendencies though he spends most of this time on the series trying to atone for his sins.

#10 The Villains of Batman- Like the Star Trek nomination the villains of Batman get special notice as the 60s tv series was the first time we saw these comic villains come to life. Playing them were some notable talents- Burgess Meredith as the Penguin stands out. He went on to be a grumpy old man and coached Rocky- but before that he was the first costumed Penguin. Catwoman had three different actresses play her- from Eartha Kitt to Julie Newmar and Lee Meriwether. I was partial to Julie Newmar as a kid. She was evil and glamorous at the same time. No angst for 60s Batman- but lots KAPOW action!

Robert Knepper as T-Bag

#9 T-Bag on Prison Break- This is a case of how an actor can really make a character stand out. Theodore Bagwell is the only pedophile rapist and murderer to make the list. Nuff said!

#8 President Charles Logan on 24- Gregory Itzen as the president who tortured his first lady and sold out the country to terrorists was a worthy and surprising adversary for Jack Bauer.

Zachary Quinto as Sylar on Heroes

#7 Ben Linus on Lost- Michael Emerson takes this spot for keeping everyone Lost on that island….

#6 Sylar on Heroes- Zachary Quinto has made Heroes villain one of its favorite characters. He slices other Heroe’s heads open then steals their powers weilding them for evil— how cool is that?

#5 Mr. Burns on the Simpsons- The seemingly immortal Mr Burns keeps Springfield running. Jared Padalecki is one of the stars to weigh in on his place on the greatest TV Villains list.

Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor on Smallville

#3 Lex Luthor on Smallville- Michael Rosenbaum managed to make a young Lex Luthor as despicable as every version in the comics without making him a farce. Justin Hartley weighs in on Lex along with bunch of cool vintage Smallville clips. View the video on OSCK HERE.

That is it for villains from SciFi and Action TV- I know I left out a few that were on the list- but The Fugutive from the 1960s is so way before my time it is not funny! I will be profiling the other drama villains on The Entertainment Hotline and posting the full length special over there later this week. Top spot went to the king of villainy in prime time- Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing!