Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
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Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley is the portrayal of the film’s outwardly pious but secretly villainous televangelist leader in the 1987 comedy crime film "Dragnet."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacterRole ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Dragnet (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
crime
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religiousHypocrisy ⓘ satire ⓘ televangelism ⓘ |
| basedOnFranchise | Dragnet franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castingReasonInferred | suitabilityForSophisticatedVillainRoles ⓘ |
| characterName | Reverend Jonathan Whirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTraitInFiction |
charismatic
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duplicitous ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignmentInFiction | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | playing a corrupt televangelist leader in Dragnet (1987 film) ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | televangelist ⓘ |
| partOfCastOf | Dragnet (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | 1980s cinema ⓘ |
| portrayalType | liveActionPerformance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christopher Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicPersonaInFiction | pious ⓘ |
| religiousRoleInFiction | reverend ⓘ |
| secretNatureInFiction |
criminal
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villainousLeader ⓘ |
| workGenre | comedy crime film ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
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Dragnet (film, 1987)
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