13 Iconic Actors Who Were Typecast As Salty Douches

“Man, you’ve got a punchable face. Wanna keep it that way for decades?” That’s what we imagine studios and networks have asked these career douchebags. It must’ve been something to that effect, since they kept getting hired in smarmy, grumpy, or downright evil roles. Every hero needs a villain, and one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, so the tightrope between these extremes is something that these actors have walked time and time again. Do we love them? Do we hate them? Either way, we somehow want to see them doing their dastardly thang.

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The entertainment industry aims to please us all. There’s Jimmy Fallon for the eternally giddy optimists, and there’s Tommy Lee Jones for all the salty old pricks out there. A young, peppy character trying to crack an old guy’s gruff exterior is comedy gold, so these stone-faced bastards will find work till the bitter (and we mean bitter) end. Whether they were assholes in real life, or decent folks who happen to be great in those love-to-hate roles, here are 13 people who made a career out of being an asshole.