People Behind Famous Movie Characters

Peter Mayhew – The Wookiee Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies (Episodes III-VI)

David Prowse – Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies (Episodes IV-VI)

Anthony Daniels – the protocol droid, See Threepio, in all the Star Wars films

Tim Roth – General Thade in Planet of the Apes

Daveigh Chase – creepy girl Samara Morgan in The Ring

Boris Karloff – Frankenstein

Hugo Weaving – V in V for Vendetta

Dustin Hoffman – Michael Dorsey in Tootsie

Robin Williams – Daniel Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire

John Travolta – Edna Turnblad in Hairspray

Eddie Murphy – Rasputia and Mr. Wong in Norbit

Kevin Peter Hall – The Predator

Kevin Peter Hall – Harry in Harry and the Hendersons

Gwyneth Paltrow – Rosemary Shanahan in Shallow Hal

Charlize Theron – Aileen Wuornos in Monster

Sigourney Weaver – the Evil stepmother in Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Louis Gossett – Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan in Enemy Mine

Maïwenn Le Besco – Plavalaguna in The Fifth Element

Haruo Nakajima – Godzilla

Mike Myers – Dr. Evil and Austin Powers in Austin Powers

Gary Oldman – Dracula

Selma Blair – Caprice Stickles in A Dirty Shame

Robert Englund – Freddy Krueger

Jonathan Breck – The Creeper in Jeepers Creepers

Tom Cruise – Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder

Nick Castle – Michael Myers in Halloween

Warwick Davis – Wicket W. Warrick in Star Wars Episode VI and Leprechaun

Warwick Davis – Nikabrik in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Professor Filius Flitwick in the Harry Potter films

Ralph Fiennes - Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter films

Jim Carrey – Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Rebecca Romijn – Mystique in X-Men

Zoe Saldana – Neytiri in Avatar

Tim Curry – Pennywise the Clown in It

Doug Bradley – Pinhead in Hellraiser

Jackie Earle Haley – Rorschach in Watchmen

Michael Chiklis – Thing in Fantastic Four

Doug Jones – Faun in Pan's Labyrinth

Jean Marais – Fantomas

Georgi Millyar – Baba Yaga in Soviet fairy tale Morozko (Father Frost)