For me, it would have to be Stefano DiMera from Days of Our Lives

Grant Harrison (Another World) is my choice. He was suave, sophisticated and handsome but deadly when crossed. Mark Pinter always played the role with relish. :cool:

Sheila Carter (Y&R)

James Stenbeck from ATWT... one of those crazy uber-villains soaps are so famous for creating! :eek:

For me the best, the best soap villian ever was Roger Thorpe. Michael Zaslow was such a great actor. I'm glad he is not alive to see how far down GL has gone.


Runners Up:

John Dixon
James Stenbeck
Sheila Carter
Todd Manning (although he has gotten way too soft in recent years for my taste).

Victor Kiriakis - Days of Our Lives (played by Jennifer Aniston's Dad)

My fave is General Hospital's Helena Cassadine.

Since this is Memorial Day weekend here is my little tribute to Michael Zaslow (Roger Thorpe from Guiding Light). Enjoy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV1Zu1wxhl8



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceun40-lkd0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn4qN5kpHR8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVcHxRF196A

Matt Clark (Y@R)

James Stenbeck

I can't pick just one, Stefano DiMera(DOOL) and Sheila Carter(Y&R,BB). They are both awesome villains! I would love to see Sheila come back!

Roger Thorpe (Guiding Light)

She's quite overshadowed by others, but I also enjoy Tricia McNeil (Y&R). I would LOVE if Sabryn Genet returned to the show someday.

She's quite overshadowed by others, but I also enjoy Tricia McNeil (Y&R). I would LOVE if Sabryn Genet returned to the show someday.
Whatever happened to her post Y&R, anyway?

Whatever happened to her post Y&R, anyway?

I'm not sure. I don't think she's done any acting since she left the show.

I'm not sure. I don't think she's done any acting since she left the show.
Yeah, it's like she dropped off the face of the earth once she left the show. I still remember that she won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Female Newcomer in 1998. She doesn't have any credits listed on imdb since Y&R.

I have to go with Stefano.

nelson manning on all my children

I could have sworn that I replied to this, but has anyone ever met any soap stars? My favorite villains are both former OLTL characters. Dr Stephen Haver (Matthew Ashford) was the Music Box Killer and Daniel Colson (Mark Dobis) was another serial killer.

It may just be coincidence but I have met both of these men and they are the nicest people you would ever want to meet. How ironic that the people who play villains are the nicest ones in real life!!!

The first picture is of myself with Matthew Ashford (at a benefit in 2005 after he had been written off of OLTL. I actually cried when his character died, and his character was an EVIL EVIL person. However I loved him for years on DOOL as Jack Deveraux, which is why I started watching OLTL in the first place!).

The second is of Mark Dobis. I can't find the picture we took together but I remember going up to him and he says "Come here, Sweetheart!" I about died! And OMG, he's SO handsome!

Both of these guys are just AMAZING actors!!!!

Andrea

How in the world can I be the first person to mention Barnabas Collins of Dark Shadows???

http://cuentosurbanos.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/barnabas-collins.jpg

^ You're right - how could we have forgotten the most well-known vampire in TV history?

And let's not forget the femme fetale of Dark Shadows Angelique:

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And let's not forget the femme fetale of Dark Shadows Angelique:

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Yes, the one and only Lara Parker. Hasn't she done Dark Shadows audiobooks?

Yes, the one and only Lara Parker. Hasn't she done Dark Shadows audiobooks?

Yep. She's a writer as well as an actress, she wrote several of the audio books herself :)

Yep. She's a writer as well as an actress, she wrote several of the audio books herself :)
That's awesome. :cool: I know that Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie) has compiled some Dark Shadows books herself as well. :D