There isn't anyone as famous now--the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz was so famous and let's face it-she is a damn scary mean persona in that.
Ditto for Andrew Robinson. At the time such a high profile role--unfortunate that he got such a reception but I suppose it means he was so effective!
"This one's on the house!"
Maybe Aaron Eckhart in In The Company of Men? But he isn't as effectively nasty as Robinson was either.
The kid in the Phantom Menace.
He was bullied for years--though in that case it was not due to his effectiveness in portraying a mean character.
Maybe Kevin Spacey?
For Glengarry Glen Ross, Seven, and The Usual Suspects.
A jerk in all three.
I was hoping he would get stopped by someone in the Usual Suspects.
Thank goodness most guys are mentally healthy enough not to want to hide their wives/ significant others from Kevin Spacey because of Seven. He was supremely creepy in that one.