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Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrence in The Shining messed me up for life. I saw it when I was but a wee lad. In retrospect, Jack did some amazing acting in that film. Torrence seemed so normal and likeable even when he was acting crazier than Smeagal. "Heeeere's Johnny!"
As far as mythological monsters go, I liked David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth. He was as cool as Zaphod and as clever as Bilbo. Moreover, he was a complex character surrounded by intentionally flat ones. Even the heroine, Sara (played by Jennifer Connely) usually seemed like a puppet. Jareth was hard and hedonistic, yet at the same time quietly kind. He tricked, trapped, harassed and wooed an unusually innocent 15 year old girl. On the other hand, he opened her eyes to a larger world, helped her grow up, introduced her to some wonderful people, and sent her home unharmed - untouched, even. In retrospect, Jareth was indeed a king among goblins. As a bit of trivia, Labyrinth was released in 1986; Jennifer Connely was born on December 12, 1970; David Bowie was born on January 8, 1947. (Dates appear courtesy of IMDB)
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