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Character Archetype

The Authoritarian Guardian

7 films7 actors

Actors with This Archetype

Javier Bardem

Ann Dowd

Bruno Bichir

Topher Grace

Ralph Ineson

Patrick Kavanagh

Patrick Kavanagh

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Films Featuring This Archetype

The Testaments

Aunt Lydia Clements

The Testaments

2026·8.2

Heretic

Heretic

2024·7.0

The First Omen

The First Omen

2024·6.8

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023·6.3

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

2025·6.1

Armed and Dangerous

Captain Clarence O'Connell

Armed and Dangerous

1986·5.7

Half Moon Street

General Sir George Newhouse

Half Moon Street

1986·5.1

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