Anton Chigurh

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Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional antagonist
fictional character
fictional hitman
fictional serial killer
film character
literary character
adaptedIn No Country for Old Men
surface form: No Country for Old Men (film)
alignmentWithTheme embodiment of fate and inevitability in No Country for Old Men
antagonistOf Ed Tom Bell
Llewelyn Moss
appearsIn No Country for Old Men
surface form: No Country for Old Men (film)

No Country for Old Men
surface form: No Country for Old Men (novel)
associatedWith drug money from a botched deal in West Texas
basedOnWork No Country for Old Men
surface form: No Country for Old Men (novel)
createdBy Cormac McCarthy
createdForWork No Country for Old Men
fictionalUniverse No Country for Old Men
filmReleaseYear 2007 (No Country for Old Men film)
firstAppearance No Country for Old Men
surface form: No Country for Old Men (2005 novel)
gender male
genre crime fiction
neo-Western
thriller
hairStyle pageboy haircut (film portrayal)
injury car accident near the end of the film
languageSpoken English
moralAlignment amoral
motive contract killing for drug cartel
nationality American
notableFor philosophical approach to fate
uncompromising adherence to his own code
notableScene gas station coin-toss scene
novelPublicationYear 2005 (No Country for Old Men novel)
occupation hitman
personalityTrait cold
emotionless
relentless
portrayalAward Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (to Javier Bardem)
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (to Javier Bardem)

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (to Javier Bardem)
portrayedBy Javier Bardem
pursues Llewelyn Moss
roleInWork primary antagonist
setting Texas
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
surface form: United States–Mexico border region
usesMethod coin toss to decide victims' fates
weapon captive bolt pistol
silenced shotgun

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Javier Bardem portrayed Anton Chigurh
No Country for Old Men mainCharacter Anton Chigurh
Llewelyn Moss pursuedBy Anton Chigurh
Ed Tom Bell antagonisticCounterpart Anton Chigurh