Hollywood's Hitler Impersonators
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Hollywood's Hitler Impersonators

Moustache Mania! Which actor's portrayal of Der Fuhrer is most memorable?

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1 Bruno Ganz in Downfall (2004)
Swiss actor Ganz's performance in this dramatization is so uncanny, you'd think you were watching a documentary. 47 75
2 Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator (1940)
The great comedian makes a hilarious movie Hitler, though he's technically just playing a stand-in for der Fuhrer. 28 62
3 Alec Guinness in Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
The actor best known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi gives another strong performance in this movie that dramatizes the dictator's last days. 12 40
4 David Bamber in Valkyrie (2008)
Though he doesn't say much in this Tom Cruise thriller, Bamber's slumped shouldered, somewhat sickly Hitler is one for the ages. 11 41
5 Dick Shawn in The Producers (1968)
Shawn's flamboyant beatnik Adolf is a hit with a crowd that thinks it's seeing a satire and not a production intended to be a flop. 3 41
6 Michael Sheard in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Sheard's rigid, spot-on Hitler bumps into Indy (Harrison Ford) and snobbily signs his autograph on the coveted Holy Grail diary. -2 40
7 Jeremy Black in The Boys From Brazil (1978)
Black plays all of this movie's little cloned Hitlers, in a portrayal that culminates with the boy attacking Joseph Mengele. -2 36
8 Noah Taylor in Max (2002)
Oddball actor Taylor gives a creepy performance that transcends mere mimicry as he portrays Hitler's budding young artist side. -9 29
9 Christopher Carroll in Little Nicky (2000)
Carroll's role in this Adam Sandler comedy is a gross-out cameo, but it's memorable: He shows up in hell wearing a french maid's uniform. -9 31