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The Wry Mentor
Character Archetype
The Wry Mentor
23 films
22 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Stanley Tucci
Alan Alda
Alan Arkin
Bill Nighy
Bob Dishy
Brian Posehn
Candice Bergen
Charles Kimbrough
Corbin Bernsen
Debra Mooney
Jackie Chan
Jessica Tandy
Maaya Sakamoto
Olympia Dukakis
Paul Bettany
Redd Foxx
Robert Duvall
Robert Preston
Robert Prosky
Simon Pegg
Stephen Fry
Steve Martin
Films Featuring This Archetype
Bert Kibbler
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
2026
·
9.2
Charles-Haden Savage
Only Murders in the Building
2021
·
8.4
Self - Presenter
QI
2003
·
7.9
Augustus Gus McCrae
Lonesome Dove
1989
·
7.9
Bob
Luck
2022
·
7.8
Ninny Threadgoode
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
·
7.7
Edna Harper
Everwood
2002
·
7.6
Nigel
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
·
7.4
Carroll Toddy Todd
Victor/Victoria
1982
·
7.3
Bexley
The Hating Game
2021
·
7.3
Tsukiha 'Shibamu' Shibamura
A Condition Called Love
2024
·
7.2
Geoffrey Chaucer
A Knight's Tale
2001
·
6.9
Grandsanta
Arthur Christmas
2011
·
6.8
Old Hop
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008
·
6.6
Nigel
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026
·
6.6
Grandpa Fred
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
·
6.5
Jim Dial
Murphy Brown
1988
·
6.5
Dan Wanamaker
What Women Want
2000
·
6.5
Mayor Kate Hennings
Sweet Home Alabama
2002
·
6.4
Louis 'Lightning' Conlon
Grudge Match
2013
·
6.1
Bennie Wilson
Harlem Nights
1989
·
6.1
Morris Finestein
Author! Author!
1982
·
5.9
Rosie
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
·
5.5
Related Archetypes
The Ambitious Confidant
The Domineering Catalyst
The Savvy Mentor
The Ambitious Initiate
The Formidable Predator
The Competent Operator
The Reluctant Initiate
The Ambitious Performer
The Formidable Mentor
The Wry Confidant
The Corporate Predator
The Practical Protector
