This chilling performance in the Gunsmoke episode "Seven Hours to Dawn" cemented this character as one of the greatest Western villains.

Decades before he starred as racketeer rancher Lawrence Murphy in Christopher Cain’s 1988 Western movie Young Guns, Jack Palance played an equally iconic villain in his first Western film. Palance’s ...

Most Western villains look rough, act mean, and ride fast—but the devil’s in the details. Fans of the genre have picked up on small choices by writers, directors, and actors that add depth and ...

Clint Eastwood, as William Munny, looking pensive, in Unforgiven. Image via Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood is a cinematic icon who is universally known for his classic Westerns such as The Good, the Bad, ...