Batman baddie the Joker has beaten off Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader and Freddy Krueger to be named Britain’s favourite movie villain.
When asked to pick the most iconic movie bad guys, film fans crowned Heath Ledger’s iconic portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight as the best of all-time (22 per cent) in a poll for Freeview TV channel Great Action.
Coming second and missing out on the top spot by a single percentage point was heavy-breathing Sith lord Darth Vader from the original Star Wars movies (21 per cent), who was voiced by iconic US star James Earl Jones, though
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