# Your Favorite Coen Bros. Character **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 13, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286 "2015-12-13T01:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/1 "2015-12-13T01:18:31Z")
[Go Vote](http://www.imdb.com/poll/ouBZHzMiIJs/?ref_=nm_po_q3) and let’s discuss here. 🙂 I voted for Anton Chigurh ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/2 "2015-12-13T01:21:31Z")
Pete Hogwallop. “Do not seek the treasure!” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/3 "2015-12-13T01:24:54Z")
I almost voted for Nick Cage in _Raising Arizona_, but I could easily have picked another five on the same level. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/4 "2015-12-13T01:30:08Z")
Everett McGill, 'cause he’s a Dapper Dan man. (_John Wayne???_) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/5 "2015-12-13T01:37:20Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > (_John Wayne???_) Jeff Bridges, in their remake. My vote was for the guy at #20 – “_I’ll show you the life of the mind!_” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/6 "2015-12-13T01:44:33Z")
A benchmark to see how much we affect their numbers: Results of 2,240 votes: 1. The Dude 715 The Big Lebowski (1998), Jeff Bridges 2. Anton Chigurh 411 No Country for Old Men (2007), Javier Bardem 3. Marge Gunderson 200 Fargo (1996), Frances McDormand ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/7 "2015-12-13T01:48:39Z")
Possibly Tom Reagan in _Miller’s Crossing_. If I were a movie character, he’s who I’d like to be. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/8 "2015-12-13T02:13:33Z")
Larry Sellers ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/9 "2015-12-13T02:39:19Z")
The Dude But I could have voted for Marge Gunderson, Walter Sobchak, Ulysses Everett McGill, or Carl Showalter as well. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/10 "2015-12-13T02:43:25Z")
Just so you know, I’m not a registered IMDb person so those stats don’t change for me (and others in my boat). Unless at least one of us is registered those numbers in my “benchmark” won’t change! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![yawuntz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a5b964/32.png) [@yawuntz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawuntz)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/11 "2015-12-13T02:45:48Z")
I liked Mike Yanagita! Loved his poignant little scene. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/12 "2015-12-13T02:48:00Z")
Norville Barnes from _The Hudsucker Proxy_, followed by Ulysses Everett McGill. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/13 "2015-12-13T02:51:00Z")
Johnny Caspar from Miller’s Crossing: “I’m sick of getting the high hat!” mmm ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/14 "2015-12-13T02:56:39Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I almost voted for Nick Cage in _Raising Arizona_, but I could easily have picked another five on the same level. He was my second choice. Turns out my choice is the majority choice but that says much more about Bridges vs Cage than the characters vs each other to me. What can I say? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/15 "2015-12-13T03:00:13Z")
The Dude, followed by Walter, followed by Philip Seymour Hoffman’s unctuous character, all from _The Big Lebowski_. Marge Gunderson is a distant fourth. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/16 "2015-12-13T03:37:56Z")
I voted for Carl Showalter (_ **"Fargo"** _) Thanks to this part and Mr. Pink in _ **Reservoir Dogs** _ I became a fan of Steve Buscemi’s work ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/17 "2015-12-13T04:26:24Z")
Tossup between Carl Showalter and Ed Crane. I’m a huge fan of Billy Bob. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/18 "2015-12-13T08:55:31Z")
My favorite wasn’t on the list - Leonard Smalls. “He was especially hard on little things - the helpless and gentle creatures.” ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/19 "2015-12-13T09:15:34Z")
Tom Reagan, although I see my choice is not shared by many. Would have considered Eddie Dane from the same film but he wasn’t on offer. Marge Gunderson and Jerry Lundegaard are in the running as well. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286/20 "2015-12-13T12:28:09Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > My favorite wasn’t on the list - Leonard Smalls. > > “He was especially hard on little things - the helpless and gentle creatures.” Excellent choice! Too bad he was left off the choices. [Another glaring omission!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3RAMjx8aps) (did he even have a name? 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-coen-bros-character/740286.md?page=2)