Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) in the films, each is killed or rendered harmless in the course of a single film. The Mandarin turns out to be an actor, with the real criminal mastermind behind the acts claimed by the Mandarin being Aldrich Killian — a character who appears in the comics only in passing, and not as a serious villain. In 2015, "Empire" named Tony Stark the 13th greatest film character of all time. Downey has received numerous nominations and awards for his portrayal of Tony Stark. Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Anthony Edward Stark is a character portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in
Anthony (given name) Anthony (given name) Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the "Antonii", a "gens" (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony ("Marcus Antonius") belonged. There was an ancient tradition that the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. (Plut. Ant. 4) "Anthony" is equivalent to "Antonio" in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek; "António" or "Antônio" in Portuguese; "Anton" in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; "Antoine" in French; "Antal" in Hungarian; and "Antun" or "Ante" in Croatian. The usual abbreviated form is Tony (sometimes "Tone" or "Ant" or "Anth").