Poll: The Most Legendary Pirate Captain Ever!

Results of 2,001 votes:

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   Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

    

   Captain Jack Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the P…
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   Mayumi Tanaka in One Piece (1999)

    

   Monkey D. Luffy Monkey D. "Straw Hat" Luffy is a fictional character in One Piece manga as a young boy whose body gains the properties of rubber after he inadvertently eats a supernatural fr…
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   Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride (1987)

    

   Dread Pirate Roberts The Dread Pirate Roberts is a fictional character in the novel The Princess Bride (1973) and its 1987 film adaptation. A pirate of near-mythical reputation, the Dread Pirate Rober…
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   Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)

    

   Captain J. Flint He is a fictional 18th century pirate who features in a number of novels and films. Created by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Flint first appears in a children's …
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   Bill Nighy in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

    

   Davy Jones Davy Jones is a fictional villain character in the Pirates of the Caribbean feature film series, who first appears in the second film, Dead Man's Chest and returns in the series' third inst…
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   Errol Flynn in Captain Blood (1935)

    

   Captain Blood His Odyssey is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922. Captain Blood a.k.a. Peter Blood, bachelor of medicine and several other things besides, smoked a pipe…
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   Elliott Marks, SMPSP

    

   Captain Hector Barbossa Hector Barbossa is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, portrayed by Australian actor Geoffrey Rush. His character was partly inspired by Barbaros…
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   Jason Isaacs in Peter Pan (2003)

    

   Captain James Hook Captain James Hook is a fictional character in Peter Pan and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan's archenemy. The character is a pirate captain of the brig Jolly Roge…
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   Zach McGowan in Black Sails (2014)

    

   Charles Vane (1680 – 1721) He was certainly one of the most skillful pirate captains. His navigating and ship combat skills were unmatchable, and he successfully plundered a numerous vessels. He repre…
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    Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

     

    "Long John Silver" Long John Silver is a fictional character and main villain in the novel Treasure Island. He's totally what we imagine a pirate should be: cunning, sly, peg-legged, with a …
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    Geena Davis in Cutthroat Island (1995)

     

    Morgan Adams Quote: (William to Morgan) “Congratulations, madam. There’s another town you’ve destroyed.”
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    Dennis Hopper in Waterworld (1995)

     

    Deacon The Deacon is the main antagonist in the post apocalyptic sci-fi action movie, Waterworld. He was played by the late Dennis Hopper. The captain of the tanker and also the leader of the Smokers …
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    Hugh Grant in The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

     

    The Pirate Captain The Pirate Captain is the main fictional character of the animation: The Pirates! Band of Misfits. Leader of The Pirate Captain's Ship, he is a selfish yet kind being. He is stubbor…
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    Ian McShane in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

     

    Edward Teach "Blackbeard" (1680- 1718) Edward Teach better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea during the early 18th century, a period of time referred t…
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    The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008)

     

    Captain Sedgewick (Mr. Lunt) Captain Sedgewick is part of a trio of busboys from "The Pieces of Ate," a pirate-themed dinner theater. He and colleagues Elliot and George fantasize about bein…
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    "Pirates of Penzance, The" Kevin Kline, 1982

     

    Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance; is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. In this opera; A proud and dashing swashbuckler, the Pirate King is the …
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    Toby Schmitz in Black Sails (2014)

     

    “Calico Jack” Rackham (1682 - 1720) He was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early 18th century. In the television series Black Sails, Rackham is portrayed by T…
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    Charles Laughton in Captain Kidd (1945)

     

    William Kidd (1645 - 1701) 17th Century British privateer and semilegendary pirate who became celebrated in English literature as one of the most colourful outlaws of all time. Fortune seekers have hu…
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    Fredric March in The Buccaneer (1938)

     

    Jean Lafitte (1780 – 1823) Jean Lafitte, despite his effeminate name and Frenchness, was an honest to goodness pirate king. He led an entire pirate island in Louisiana, capturing ships and smuggling s…