Character Profile: "The Likeable/Laughable Bad Guy"

He's a bad man, often a criminal, but somehow comes off as likeable to the audience. Sometimes the audience feels sorry for him, and sometimes he's just funny. Click on the show name for more detailed information about each character.

 

 

 

Fagin, Oliver!, Song:

 

The Duke, Big River

 

Moon-Face Mooney, Anything Goes

Miles Gloriosus, ...Forum, Song: "Bring Me My Bride"

Wolf, Into The Woods, Song: "Hello Little Girl"

Mac The Knife, The Threepenny Opera

Count Fosco, The Woman In White, Song: A Gift for Living Well