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The Authoritarian Guardian
Character Archetype
The Authoritarian Guardian
28 films
28 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Ann Dowd
Bill Moseley
Bruno Bichir
Clancy Brown
Colin Farrell
Dedé Santana
Dennis Quaid
Donald Sutherland
Ed Lauter
Gary Oldman
Hidenari Ugaki
Hristo Shopov
Iván Sánchez
Javier Bardem
Jill St. John
John Lithgow
John Vernon
José Dumont
Keith David
Kenneth McMillan
Naser Hashemi
Niu Xingli
Oscar Martínez
Patrick Kavanagh
Ralph Ineson
Regina Torné
Remo Girone
Topher Grace
Films Featuring This Archetype
The Principal
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022
·
8.5
Aunt Lydia Clements
The Testaments
2026
·
8.2
Warden Kuss
Undisputed III: Redemption
2010
·
7.6
Pai
Behind the Sun
2001
·
7.4
Mamá Elena
Like Water for Chocolate
1992
·
7.3
Patriarch of the Yang Clan
Ju Dou
1990
·
7.2
William Leister
Your Fault
2024
·
7.1
Elder Kennedy
Heretic
2024
·
7.0
The Sheriff
No Bears
2022
·
6.9
Father Brennan
The First Omen
2024
·
6.8
Rev. Shaw Moore
Footloose
1984
·
6.7
Rev. Shaw Moore
Footloose
2011
·
6.6
Filippo's Father
Heaven
2002
·
6.5
Brother Thadeus
Heaven Help Us
1985
·
6.4
Fernando
Paulina
2015
·
6.4
Principal Underwood
Savage Streets
1984
·
6.3
King Triton
The Little Mermaid
2023
·
6.3
Murray Chadwick
Youngblood
1986
·
6.2
Warden Ledesma
Kiss of the Spider Woman
2025
·
6.1
Warden Fletcher
The Concrete Jungle
1982
·
6.0
Father Soloman
Red Riding Hood
2011
·
6.0
Richard
Voyagers
2021
·
6.0
Leão
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz
1984
·
5.9
Captain Clarence O'Connell
Armed and Dangerous
1986
·
5.7
Sheriff Gus Gilbert
Pet Sematary II
1992
·
5.5
Captain Spain
Dirty
2005
·
5.4
General Sir George Newhouse
Half Moon Street
1986
·
5.1
Governor
Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021
·
5.0
Related Archetypes
The Restless Initiate
The Rebellious Catalyst
The Steadfast Stabilizer
The Inept Strategist
The Disgraced Investigator
The Corrupt Predator
The Hapless Confidant
The Bureaucratic Guardian
The Driven Avenger
The Sympathetic Witness
The Ambivalent Protector
The Compromised Operator
