Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones voted the greatest movie character of all time

There have been thousands of great characters in the history of cinema, but only one can be the best. Now, according to the new poll conducted by Total Film Magazine, the people have voted Harrison Ford's 'Indiana Jones' the Greatest Movie Character of All Time.

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Harrison Ford first appeared as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

There have been thousands of great characters in the history of cinema, but only one can be the best. Now, according to the new poll conducted by Total Film Magazine, the people have voted Harrison Ford’s ‘Indiana Jones’ the Greatest Movie Character of All Time, reports express.co.uk.

The 75-year-old actor will be reprising the part in a fifth outing directed by Steven Spielberg, set for release in 2020. The poll also features another iconic Harrison Ford character, with Han Solo at the third place.

DC Comics superhero Batman, who has been portrayed by six different actors with Ben Affleck – the man in possession of the cape and cowl in the DC Extended Universe franchise, came second. The first female character on the list is Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley from the ‘Alien’ franchise, who was placed fourth.

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Rounding out the top five is the iconic MI6 spy, James Bond.

The rest of the top 10 is made up of Robert De Niro’s ‘Taxi Driver’ anti-hero Travis Bickle, Sir Anthony Hopkins’ cannibal killer Hannibal Lecter, who he first played in ‘Silence of the Lambs’, ‘Lord of the Rings’ wizard Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen), Batman’s arch nemesis ‘The Joker’ and ‘Princess Leia’, portrayed by late Carrie Fisher.

To celebrate Total Film’s Greatest Movie Characters Ever issue, the magazine has created 100 different covers to celebrate the poll which was made up of 8,000 votes.

Here’s the Top 25 from Total Film’s 100 Greatest Movie Characters:

1. Indiana Jones

2. Batman

3. Han Solo

4. Ellen Ripley

5. James Bond

6. Travis Bickle

7. Hannibal Lecter

8. Gandalf

9. The Joker

10. Princess Leia

11. Rocky Balboa

12. Sarah Connor

13. The Bride

14. Michael Corleone

15. Jules Winnfield

16. Tyler Durden

17. Maximus Decimus Meridius

18. Spider-Man

19. Harry Potter

20. R P McMurphy

21. Iron Man

22. Loki

23. Darth Vader

24. Gollum

25. The Dude

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