Hans Landa has compared the character to Sherlock Holmes, due to the meticulous, cerebral way Landa searches for Jews and traitors. Landa was also compared to "Die Hard" villain Hans Gruber, played by Alan Rickman, due to his disdain for the inferior intellect of those around him. Hans Landa Standartenführer Hans Landa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film "Inglourious Basterds". He is portrayed by Austrian actor Christoph Waltz. For his performance, Waltz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Best Actor Award at
Die Hard (film series) "Dallas Morning News" saying "Willis' presence at least provides undercurrents of easy jocularity." CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the series entries grades of "A+", "A", "A−", "A−", "B+" respectively on an A+ to F scale. For an extended list, see List of Die Hard characters. A number of video games based on the successful movie franchise "Die Hard" have been released over the years, ranging from beat 'em ups to first-person shooters. While some of the games are based directly on the movies, a few further detail the adventures of John McClane between or after