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
instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal
filmCharacterRole
appearsInWork Dragnet (1987 film) NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme crime
religiousHypocrisy
satire
televangelism
basedOnFranchise Dragnet franchise NERFINISHED
castingReasonInferred suitabilityForSophisticatedVillainRoles
characterName Reverend Jonathan Whirley NERFINISHED
characterTraitInFiction charismatic
duplicitous
manipulative
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
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
villainousLeader
workGenre comedy crime film
workReleaseYear 1987

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Dragnet (film, 1987) featuresActorAsCharacter Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley