I think Alan is definitely a runner up, and he’d likely be on a Top 10 bad guy list as well. He made an excellent scheming partner with Annie Dutton as well!
Stefano Dimera is the greatest villain of all time. Vivian takes a comedic second. People who play the villains are such good sports. I used to scream when Stefano came on scene. Joseph aka Stefano really did a good job.
@@Mjwara Yes, indeed!!! I wonder if they will ever bring their supposed daughter Diana back to the show as an adult. She could be a Sorased rival to Steffy. But yes, Sheila & Massimo! 😀👍
I’d have to put James Stenbeck at the top..tied with Stefano Dimera…you never knew what these two would do next. I also loved Carlo Hesser…and I would have had Roger Thorpe higher on the list
I'm surprised that Dorian Lord from One Life To Live didn't make this list...but then Dorian did have a few redeeming qualities that kept her from being truly evil
@joelsmith6641 Her love for Cassie and the rest of the "Cramer Girls" humanized her quite a bit. But during her earlier years, she could have made at least the Top 20 :)
No prime time soap opera villains? Adam Carrington, J.R. Ewing, etc. Daytime: Nola Reardon , Adam Chandler, Zach Grayson, and what about Barnabas Collins?
NO ONE is better than Helena on General Hospital, especially that is was created by Legend Elizabeth Taylor and Constance Towers was the older woman I LOVED so! (younger guy here hehe)
Roger was the perfect villain . You ALMOST felt sorry for him when Alexandra Spaulding totally Eviserated him at the Country a club or when Billy Lewis whooped is A** when the affair with Mindy was exposed lol 😂
Roger raped Rita, as well, and kidnapped her and that led to Rita losing her baby. I think he returned and married Amanda Spaulding, Alan's sister (originally said to be his daughter.)
Not only stefeno was the greatest evil king 👑 of daytime Joseph was is and always will the late great king 👑 of daytime RIP Joseph aka stefeno days of our lives and Massimo bold and the beautiful
Grew up watching Days of our Lives with my mawmaw as a kid. Stefano was always scary but I always had a soft spot for Sami Brady. She was amazing! I was so sad when she left the show that I stopped watching.
Jerry Jacks was a GREAT villain on GH! I’m sure he will make the next villain list. STILL can’t believe he played a part in the exit storyline for Alan Quartermaine 🤦
Ryan Chamberlain, Olivia Jerome, Victor Cassadine, Peter August and Heather were really scary characters too. GH comes out with some great characters which are terrifying.
Top 10. The whole storyline about the baby switch and everything Kristen put Susan through was pure evil (in the most enjoyable way). And when Kristen came back to Salem and played with Marlena... ah, those were the days! I think people often overlook Kristen as a villain because Stefano provided some help.
Michael Zaslow, as Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light evil as they come, terrorized Springfield for years but he and Holly had the best chemistry of any soap couple ive ever watched. Thomas and Hope , B&B remind me of Roger and Holly ❤
I don’t know if I consider Victor a villain. He’s kind of like Sonny Corinthos. They do some bad things but in the end always come out helping others. James Stenbeck and Stefano Dimera never helped anyone unless it benefited them in some way.
Victor usually do bad things for greater good while James Stenbeck and Stefano does bad things for the greater evil. Victor Newman, John Dixon, Craig Montgomery are villains with morals.
Yes, since the Todd story was retconned when Roger Howarth returned to the show years later, we wanted to to capture that Trevor did play Todd, since he did the romance story with Marty while he had Todd’s memories and still acted upon his feelings as if he was Todd. And yes, loved both versions of Janet, but I think Robin Mattson’s version was extra amazing!
I used to see in many articles that Stefano DiMera was #1 and the runner up was James Stenbeck. It seemed that between Stefano and James, they were pretty equal but Stefano ranked higher mainly because he had faked his death more times.
@alexanderpytko5394 I agree that in James Steinbeck’s earlier run, he was close to the same level as Stefano. His later returns were still important to the canvas, but a bit less devious than his earlier ones. But he definitely still ranked near the top for sure, and was a quintessential top soap villain for that era! 👍😀
James Stenbeck on As the World Turns. 🌎 Best ever. He was one of those evil characters that just wouldn't die no matter how many times they tried. He always turned back up and ruined everything.
@@everythingsoapopera Alistair never show his face onscreen when Passions started and it took 5 years in order for him to finally show his face onscreen.
I absolutely agree with everyone u said, but u still miss some, like , Jan Spears, Lisa Niles , Sarah Smyth Carter, Isabella, Kristen Dimera , Patty Williams, Hanna O'Connor, Alison Perkins, Lindsay Ravenport, Eve Coleman, Eli Clark, Diego Alcazar, Anthony Zaracara , Ryan Chamberlain, Manning Luis, Rick Decker, David Kimble, David Steinbeck, Orpheus, Clyde Weston , Troy McGiver, Powell Lord , Carlo Hesser , Tom Fisher , Edmond Winslow, Trisha Clark, Jerry Jax, Veronica Landers , Jordan Ridgeway, Ian Ward , Les Sweeney, Faith Roscoe, Stavros Cassdine, Stefan Cassdine, Victor Cassdine, Frank Smith, Mary Bishop, Eve Howard, Mary Manahan, Ava Vitail, Andre Dimera, Lorenzo Alcazar, and Luis Alcazar, also there are many more that u forgot about
Sounds like we will need a new episode in the future of the NEXT additional 10 Villains lol, thanks! Quick Question: You mentioned Isabella as a villain? You didn’t mean Isabella from Days, correct? If so, why did you list her as a villain? But I definitely see most of the rest as contenders 😀👍
@@everythingsoapopera Have any villains ever been on more than one soap besides Sheila? I can't think of any. I know that the character of Skye Chandler -Quartermaine set a record for appearing on All My Children, One Life To Live, and General Hospital ALL.....and though she wasnt a villain on the scale of THESE on this list she certainly is an amazing, complex, and rather tortured character.
I have watched all the soaps from the villains on the list. Todd (OLTL) and Janet Green (AMC) really didn't make the impact as great villains as the other eight in the countdown for me.
From Guiding Light: Roger Thorpe, Annie Dutton, Blake Marler (Sherry Stringfield's version) and Dinah Marler (Wendy Moniz's version). Sheila from Y&R/B&B David from Y&R Stefano and Kristen from Days Todd from OLTL
Maria Roberts, Cord's mother and both Tina & Viki's nemesis on One Life to Live - short lived, but unforgettable. The epitome of delusional, deranged evil, played magnificently by BarBara Luna. Half the people on your list probably took notes from Maria!
I haven't watched the list yet but if Todd Manning is not at least in the top three the list is not valid Todd is the ultimate villain has a few redeeming qualities with a couple of his family members other than that he would let you die of fiery death and wouldn't piss on you
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Oh please there's NO comparison: Stefano Dimera is truly the GOAT !
angelique (lara parker) or barnabas (jonathan frid) from dark shadows!
Angelique was really evil.
What about Alan Spaulding from GL ??
I think Alan is definitely a runner up, and he’d likely be on a Top 10 bad guy list as well. He made an excellent scheming partner with Annie Dutton as well!
Rip to the greatest legends that have played legendary soap villains you will never be forgotten
Indeed! We lost some great legends for sure!
I say Stefano from the days of our lives should be #1
Faison was really scary!!
Victor Newman!
Nicholas Blair.. dark shadows..baby!!
Sheila!!!!!! Young And The Restless! And, Bold And The Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barnabas Collins, GOAT vampire.
Don't forget James Stenbeck from back in the day on AS THE WORLD TURNS
He is not on the list that is bull.
Yes he is.
There will never again be a villain like Stefano!
💯 fact!!! 👍
They are good ones but l think Billy Clyde Tuggle was # 1 then Ray Gardner #2 of All My Children
Good choices! I think Ray Gardner might have a slight edge on Billy Clyde in terms of evil though. Thanks! 👍
In the Pine Valley Universe...yep though Adam Chandler might trump them all in longevity
Billy Clyde was so so funny! Ray Gardner was real creepy. He played that role too good!
Helena Cassadine should've been #1
Love Helena and Uncle Victor Cassadine.
Stefano is #1 but Vivian Alamain and Shelia are definitely memorable. Janet from another planet is definitely crazy af tho
Stefano Dimera is the greatest villain of all time. Vivian takes a comedic second. People who play the villains are such good sports. I used to scream when Stefano came on scene. Joseph aka Stefano really did a good job.
Stefano was the GOLD standard when it came to soap villains for sure! Days struck gold with the character and the stories that came from his presence.
Yes sir Stefano number one
Sheila of course absolutely love her wonderful actress ❤
Absolutely agree!!! Sheila is the ONLY villain that could possibly edge Stefano out of the top spot!
@@everythingsoapopera I totally agree Sheila is TOPS!!!
@@everythingsoapopera
Funny enough they were at the same show at some point.
@@Mjwara Yes, indeed!!! I wonder if they will ever bring their supposed daughter Diana back to the show as an adult. She could be a Sorased rival to Steffy. But yes, Sheila & Massimo! 😀👍
Sheila and tom for me.
Stefano (DOAL)
As the World Turns James Steinbeck and Passions Alistair Crane 1:39
What!? you left out JR Ewing!
Yes, we were focusing on the Daytime Soaps, but good point!!! 👍
I’d have to put James Stenbeck at the top..tied with Stefano Dimera…you never knew what these two would do next. I also loved Carlo Hesser…and I would have had Roger Thorpe higher on the list
I think Carlo Hesser would definitely make the next Top Villian list! He was pretty devious!
Stephano from days of our lives
I'm surprised that Dorian Lord from One Life To Live didn't make this list...but then Dorian did have a few redeeming qualities that kept her from being truly evil
@joelsmith6641 Her love for Cassie and the rest of the "Cramer Girls" humanized her quite a bit. But during her earlier years, she could have made at least the Top 20 :)
Of All Time -early 70s honorable mention Dr.Phil Brewer: Martin West G.H.
Vivian and Stephano are the top notch villains then comes Shelia Carter
Was thinking the same before i seen this
No prime time soap opera villains? Adam Carrington, J.R. Ewing, etc. Daytime: Nola Reardon , Adam Chandler, Zach Grayson, and what about Barnabas Collins?
James, Roger, and Shiela!
Sheila Carter sharp is definitely at the top
Sheila Carter should win she's the best then Steinbeck
Santa Barbara Kirk Cranston
NO ONE is better than Helena on General Hospital, especially that is was created by Legend Elizabeth Taylor and Constance Towers was the older woman I LOVED so! (younger guy here hehe)
Constance Towers was a BOSS as Helena! Perfect for the role! 👍
Another World had some greats too like Reginald Love, Carl Hutchins, Iris Carrington and Cecile de Pulgnac!
Roger Thorpe from GL number one on my villian list❤ RIP Michael Zaslow, you are still missed ❤
Roger was the perfect villain . You ALMOST felt sorry for him when Alexandra Spaulding totally Eviserated him at the Country a club or when Billy Lewis whooped is A** when the affair with Mindy was exposed lol 😂
Roger raped Rita, as well, and kidnapped her and that led to Rita losing her baby. I think he returned and married Amanda Spaulding, Alan's sister (originally said to be his daughter.)
Not only stefeno was the greatest evil king 👑 of daytime Joseph was is and always will the late great king 👑 of daytime RIP Joseph aka stefeno days of our lives and Massimo bold and the beautiful
Joe was definitely top notch in the role of Stefano! He was pretty amazing as Massimo on B&B as well.
Honorable mention to Jerry Jerry Jax from GH. He’s a good villain too 😂💁🏽♀️
100% agree!! He was a great one!
Favorite villains are
Sami Brady
Nicole Walker
Stefano is number one, but Sami Brady should have made the list so should have Allistar Crane from Passions.
Grew up watching Days of our Lives with my mawmaw as a kid. Stefano was always scary but I always had a soft spot for Sami Brady. She was amazing! I was so sad when she left the show that I stopped watching.
Todd was favorite person on OLTL loved him.
Carolees first husband fan allison was very evil on the doctors.
Alan Spaulding and Billy Clyde Tuggles
Aashhh Billy Clyde!! R.I.P. Matthew Cowels
Helena casadine but her son Valentin is much much worse
Where's Carlo Hesser? At least top 3. You mentioned Todd Manning but not Carlo Hesser??
I just mentioned him. Carlo was indeed evil.
Absolutely…Carlo Hesser is almost in the same league as Stenbeck and Dimera!
Alan Spaulding on GL is a Pretty Good Villain too.
Alan Spaulding definitely did his fair amount of villainous things on GL! 👍
Emma Marshall(Jane Windsor)was an awesome villain on DAYS 84-86
Helena cassadine, jerry jacks and caesar faision from GH were all great villains or in helena's case villainess
Jerry Jacks was a GREAT villain on GH! I’m sure he will make the next villain list. STILL can’t believe he played a part in the exit storyline for Alan Quartermaine 🤦
Ryan Chamberlain, Olivia Jerome, Victor Cassadine, Peter August and Heather were really scary characters too. GH comes out with some great characters which are terrifying.
Uh... Kristen DiMera should be on the list. Or at least, get a special mention.
Yes, I think she would definitely be Top 20! What she did to both John and especially Eric was terrible and definitely villain material! 👍
Top 10. The whole storyline about the baby switch and everything Kristen put Susan through was pure evil (in the most enjoyable way). And when Kristen came back to Salem and played with Marlena... ah, those were the days! I think people often overlook Kristen as a villain because Stefano provided some help.
The great Michael Zaslow
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Michael Zaslow, as Roger Thorpe on Guiding Light evil as they come, terrorized Springfield for years but he and Holly had the best chemistry of any soap couple ive ever watched. Thomas and Hope , B&B remind me of Roger and Holly ❤
@@Leealee09 I agree that Rodger and Holly were the best soap couple ever
Roger Thorpe was the best villain. RIP Micheal Zaslow
Their relationship was so complex; it was incredibly captivating to watch!
Seriously?! Victor and Adam Newman did not make this list?😮Do your research .That Young and the Restless diabolical duo cannot be topped.
I don’t know if I consider Victor a villain. He’s kind of like Sonny Corinthos. They do some bad things but in the end always come out helping others. James Stenbeck and Stefano Dimera never helped anyone unless it benefited them in some way.
Victor usually do bad things for greater good while James Stenbeck and Stefano does bad things for the greater evil. Victor Newman, John Dixon, Craig Montgomery are villains with morals.
James Stenbeck was always my favorite
James was SO GOOD as a villain! Especially in his initial run and early returns! 👍
Mine too!
@ChuckTheMystery in my opinion Anthony Herrera was a brilliant casting choice for James
@@Maidenfan83 Agreed 💯!!! 👍
@@Maidenfan83 Perfect! He was the best!
Janet Green did become good until the original Janet Green came back. Also Trevor St. James didn't play Todd, turned out he played Todd's twin brother
Yes, since the Todd story was retconned when Roger Howarth returned to the show years later, we wanted to to capture that Trevor did play Todd, since he did the romance story with Marty while he had Todd’s memories and still acted upon his feelings as if he was Todd. And yes, loved both versions of Janet, but I think Robin Mattson’s version was extra amazing!
@@everythingsoapoperaI liked Robin Mattson as Janet too.
James Stenbeck and Sheila Carter are top notch
James was indeed QUITE the terror, so he had to be here on the Top 10 list for sure!👍
Michael Zaslows Roger Thorpe was my favorite,.
Hands down no one was worse than Zack Kelton played by Leigh, notable mention to Robert Barr played by the late Roscoe
Robert Barr was quite epic on SB, both with Eden and the recast Kelly, Carrington Garland.
And wasn’t Zach the one who attacked Eden, and they bought him back as Ethan later?
Yes
2024.! YES the best soap opera villain of ALL time & male is Stefano Dimera. The best female soap villain of all time is Sheila Carter.
Facts!!! ❤️👍
Todd Manny as well😮
Todd did make the Top 10 list, just a bit further down 👍😀
It's Manning and he IS on here
Annie on The Guiding Light.
Stefano Dimera will always be the ultimate vilain. RIP Joe 🙏
Stefano was the G.O.A.T. of Soap Villains! 👍
Heather Webber (Robin Mattson), Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker)
Robin Mattson was SO great as Heather!
The greatest evil queen 👑 of daytime Helena cassidine and the greatest evil king 👑 of daytime the late great stefeno demeria
I used to see in many articles that Stefano DiMera was #1 and the runner up was James Stenbeck. It seemed that between Stefano and James, they were pretty equal but Stefano ranked higher mainly because he had faked his death more times.
@alexanderpytko5394 I agree that in James Steinbeck’s earlier run, he was close to the same level as Stefano. His later returns were still important to the canvas, but a bit less devious than his earlier ones. But he definitely still ranked near the top for sure, and was a quintessential top soap villain for that era! 👍😀
Stephano was and will always be no 1@@everythingsoapopera
Only time Rosc Born played a good guy was on the City
#facts! He played evil well. Joe Novak on Ryan’s Hope wasn’t all evil though at all, though not a terribly consistent nice guy lol
James Stenbeck on As the World Turns. 🌎 Best ever. He was one of those evil characters that just wouldn't die no matter how many times they tried. He always turned back up and ruined everything.
Yes, James HAD to make the Top 10 list! He was such an amazing villain!
No Alistair Crane!
Alistar Crane could have definitely been an honorable mention! Evil with no redemption arc, ever!
@@everythingsoapopera Alistair never show his face onscreen when Passions started and it took 5 years in order for him to finally show his face onscreen.
I absolutely agree with everyone u said, but u still miss some, like , Jan Spears, Lisa Niles , Sarah Smyth Carter, Isabella, Kristen Dimera , Patty Williams, Hanna O'Connor, Alison Perkins, Lindsay Ravenport, Eve Coleman, Eli Clark, Diego Alcazar, Anthony Zaracara , Ryan Chamberlain, Manning Luis, Rick Decker, David Kimble, David Steinbeck, Orpheus, Clyde Weston , Troy McGiver, Powell Lord , Carlo Hesser , Tom Fisher , Edmond Winslow, Trisha Clark, Jerry Jax, Veronica Landers , Jordan Ridgeway, Ian Ward , Les Sweeney, Faith Roscoe, Stavros Cassdine, Stefan Cassdine, Victor Cassdine, Frank Smith, Mary Bishop, Eve Howard, Mary Manahan, Ava Vitail, Andre Dimera, Lorenzo Alcazar, and Luis Alcazar, also there are many more that u forgot about
Sounds like we will need a new episode in the future of the NEXT additional 10 Villains lol, thanks!
Quick Question: You mentioned Isabella as a villain? You didn’t mean Isabella from Days, correct? If so, why did you list her as a villain? But I definitely see most of the rest as contenders 😀👍
@@everythingsoapopera Isabella from The Young and the restless who terrorize Christine and Paul
@@MarvinMoore-bf3teI forgot about her!!! Eva Longoria was great as a foil for that Paul/Christine pairing at the time! Thanks for the reminder!
@@everythingsoapopera Anytime
@@everythingsoapopera great idea
How about Kirk Cranston from Santa Barbara
Kirk was a good villain on SB! Maybe Top 30? 🤷
Pretty good list!
Thanks so much!!!
@@everythingsoapopera Have any villains ever been on more than one soap besides Sheila? I can't think of any. I know that the character of Skye Chandler -Quartermaine set a record for appearing on All My Children, One Life To Live, and General Hospital ALL.....and though she wasnt a villain on the scale of THESE on this list she certainly is an amazing, complex, and rather tortured character.
Allison Perkins from One Life to Live?
I think Allison would probably be somewhere in the Top 30. They definitely brought her back to raise havoc well in the later years on the show.
Stefano is the top villain of all time
#FACTS!!!👍😀
Kristen from Days deserves to be on here!
Yes, I think she is indeed someone who could have easily made the list! Or at least the Top 20! 👍
Allister crane (passions) and Kristen Dimera
Definitely both of them could make the next list, especially Allistair!
Stefano - Janet Green- Vivian and Roger are correct on point !
Olivia Jerome and Carlo Hesser need to be added -
Mitch Lawrence. “Smooth Operator “
Mitch was Smooth, Intelligent AND Evil. A wicked combination for sure! 👍
I have watched all the soaps from the villains on the list. Todd (OLTL) and Janet Green (AMC) really didn't make the impact as great villains as the other eight in the countdown for me.
@myview65 Which 2 Daytime Villains would you have ranked in their place? Let us know :)
From Guiding Light: Roger Thorpe, Annie Dutton, Blake Marler (Sherry Stringfield's version) and Dinah Marler (Wendy Moniz's version).
Sheila from Y&R/B&B
David from Y&R
Stefano and Kristen from Days
Todd from OLTL
One villain that could've made the list is Carlo Hesser of One Life To Live. He was so ruthless and loved to torture his victims.
I would say Carlo would definitely be in the Top 20 for sure! His only redeeming quality was his love for Renee.
Ryan Chamberlain from General Hospital should have been on this list
Ryan was more than a villain; he was a killer as well.
I'll never forget what he did to Audrey Hardy. That was despicable.
David Kimball - Y&R was great
That scene with the word “Killer” on his forehead put there by that plastic surgeon will always be a classic! 👍
@@everythingsoapoperait was pure gold
Oh, I'm sorry he's here
Yeah, couldn't be a Top 10 list with James! He was a GREAT villain, especially in his early years
Maria Roberts, Cord's mother and both Tina & Viki's nemesis on One Life to Live - short lived, but unforgettable. The epitome of delusional, deranged evil, played magnificently by BarBara Luna. Half the people on your list probably took notes from Maria!
Maria was absolutely a great villain, and I used to love how both Tina AND Viki battled her! 👍
I forgot about her.
I haven't watched the list yet but if Todd Manning is not at least in the top three the list is not valid Todd is the ultimate villain has a few redeeming qualities with a couple of his family members other than that he would let you die of fiery death and wouldn't piss on you
@BruceWayne/ri4r Todd is most certainly on this list! 😀👍