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Character Archetype

The Gruff Guardian

10 films10 actors

Actors with This Archetype

Lane Smith

Ed Asner

Alex Hirsch

Kazuhiko Inoue

Sam Neill

Khary Payton

Jeff Garlin

Mel Rodriguez

Bill Farmer

Paul Hogan

Films Featuring This Archetype

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

2012·8.6

Amphibia

Hopediah Plantar

Amphibia

2019·8.6

Natsume's Book of Friends

Natsume's Book of Friends

2008·8.2

CSI: Vegas

CSI: Vegas

2021·7.7

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970·7.6

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016·7.6

The Goldbergs

Murray Goldberg

The Goldbergs

2013·7.5

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993·7.0

A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise

A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise

2012·5.8

Flipper

Flipper

1996·5.6

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