And I lived in Brussels for two years and should know better. I’m going to claim that I was thinking of the port of Zeebrugge and see if anyone buys it. 
Neither of those were henchmen - would make a list of good-to-great villians, however.
Say again? Are you confusing El Guapo with Jefe?
And are you mistaking Christopher George with Ed Asner?
Nelse McLeod was definitely a henchman. Also a mook, hired gun and all around baddie, but NOT The Big Bad.
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Say again? Are you confusing El Guapo with Jefe ?[/quote]
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Nelse McLeod was definitely a henchman. Also a mook, hired gun and all around baddie, but NOT The Big Bad.[/quote]
I think we have established I’m an idiot, if nothing else. In my partial defense, it’s been a long time since I watched the Amigos, and jefe is Spanish for leader.
As evidence of my idiocy, I just watched El Dorado the other night, so no excuse there.
Oh KAY, then.
Darth Vader.
Shego’s one of my favorite Disney henchmen.
My top favorite, though?
Maximilian from The Black Hole.
It’s amazing how emotive and intimidating you can be with no face, and only one instance of what could be considered a “line” in the entire movie.
The nearly identical Salamanca cousins with the fancy boots in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
He was also “Karl” (an almost identical role) in Bride of Frankenstein.
And, of course, he was Renfield (conflated with the Jonathan Harker role) in the 1931 Bela Lugosi/Tod Browning Dracula
And it’s not as well known that he was Wilmer Cook in the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon (the role played by Elisha Cook in the better-known 1941 version of the film
So 1931 was a good year for Dwight Frye as a henchman – three iconic roles.
Charles Dierkop was a good one.
In the movie-within-a-movie Return Of The Killer Tomatoes — not to be confused, see, with its own movie-within-a-movie-within-a-movie — John Astin’s henchman Igor manhandles George Clooney with all the enthusiasm you’d expect from an Igor, but with the brawn of a tall and broad-shouldered Olympic champ, plus the upbeat delivery of a smiling TV anchorman.
Ooooooh, I’d forgotten about these guys, and I recently finished the series.
I know I promised an updated list to y’all, but I’ve been dealing with henchmen at work, and haven’t had time to read this thread. My apologies.
Tripler
The worst kind: bureaucratic henchmen.
I can’t believe this is the first mention of Darth Vader. Obi Wan, Tarkin, the Emperor…Vader always had a boss.
I agree. Another Peter Falk role, “Joy Boy” as a henchman to Glenn Ford in Pocketful of Miracles 1961. He does the character perfectly.
Sir Robert Helpmann as the Child Catcher.
Alright, I’ve gotta update my list, specifically the last two slots.
- Sven-Ole Thorsen
- Dave Bautista .
- Richard Kiel
- Al Leong makes the list for his Christmas hench and because, well . . . Ho ho ho, now I have a machine gun and a Snickers bar.
- Billy Drago because he’s got that cold-as-ice stare, some serious prolific hench-work, and because “Hey, I gotta permit for that.”
Tripler
I gotta start watching more movies for more hench-a-bility in my list.
Yes, this is probably the correct answer. He’s the greatest henchman. He’s got a “Born 2 Hench” tattoo, for god’s sake. Plus, he and 24 have the best dialogue of any henchmen.
Though, your avatar makes me think of Gir, who’s certainly in the running:
Michael Palin as Ken in A Fish Called Wanda. With chips up his nose.