Christopher Walken’s celebrated career has made him one of moviegoers’ most favorite actors. There is nothing common about him and his onscreen appearance is always a welcome one. He has the uncanny ability to play both a virtuous hero or vile villain without any modulation of his recognizably unique voice, tone and delivery. Yet somehow, the love we feel or fear we have towards his characters are both palpably intense. And because we revel so much in the best he has to offer us, it is that much harder to witness his worst. Here we rank the top five examples of both from the prolific star.
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