Power Rankings: Steven Spielberg Characters

The SAW Power Rankings is our weekly ranking of a certain movie-related topic. Please feel free to comment on our rankings and provide a list of your own in the comments below.

To celebrate one of the greatest directors of all-time’s birthday, we decided to rank some of his best characters. Last year we ranked his best movies and this year we rank some of the characters from those movies that made an impact on us. Indiana Jones is the clear winner appearing on all but one list with Robert Shaw’s great performance as Quint in Jaws coming in second making five lists. E.T. and Ian Malcolm appear on three lists but after that, there is some variety of characters from Spielberg’s filmography. Let us know some of your favorite characters from Spielberg down in the comments!

Vincent Kane:

1. Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) | Schindler’s List (1993)
2. Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3. Quint (Robert Shaw) | Jaws (1975)
4. Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) | Catch Me If You Can (2002)
5. The Truck Driver (Carey Loftin) | Duel (1971)

Billy Dhalgren:

1. Quint (Robert Shaw) | Jaws (1975)
2. Mary (Dee Wallace) | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
3. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
4. Ray (Samuel L. Jackson) | Jurassic Park (1993)
5. Upham (Jeremy Davies) | Saving Private Ryan (1998)

King Alvarez:

1. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) | Indiana Jones Franchise
2. E.T. | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
3. The Shark (Bruce) | Jaws (1975)
4. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) | Jurassic Park Franchise
5. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Marmaduke Karlston:

1. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) | Indiana Jones Franchise
2. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) | Jurassic Park Franchise
3. Tintin (Jamie Bell) | The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
4. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) | Minority Report (2002)
5. Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) | Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Sailor Monsoon:

1. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) | Indiana Jones Franchise
2. Quint (Robert Shaw) | Jaws (1975)
3. Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) | Schindler’s List (1993)
4. Gigolo Joe (Jude Law) | A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
5. Private Jackson (Barry Pepper) | Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Romona Comet:

1. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) | Jurassic Park Franchise
2. Quint (Robert Shaw) | Jaws (1975)
3. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) | Indiana Jones Franchise
4. Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) | Saving Private Ryan (1998)
5. E.T. | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Mitch Roush:

1. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) | Indiana Jones Franchise
2. Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) | Hook (1991)
3. Celie Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg) | The Color Purple (1985)
4. Quint (Robert Shaw) | Jaws (1975)
5. E.T. | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)