Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way (1944)
Father Chuck O'Malley (Bing Crosby) and Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald) - Going My Way (1944) - the junior and senior priests whose parish faces financial and social problems
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Montgomery Clift, Karl Malden, and Henry Corden in I Confess (1953)
Father Michael Logan (Montgomery Clift) - I Confess (1953) - the only way he can prove his innocence is to break the seal of the confessional -
Burl Ives in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Big Daddy Pollitt (Burl Ives) - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) - the ailing patriarch of a failing Southern dynastic family -
Jack Curtis in Speed Racer (1967)
Pops Racer (voiced by Jack Curtis) - Speed Racer (1967) AKA Speed Racer - Former wrestler, he's now a blustery car designer for his son, Speed Racer -
William Christopher in M*A*S*H (1972)
Father Francis Mulcahy (William Christopher) - M*A*S*H (1972) - the gentle, good-natured Army chaplain who tries to inspire by example, rather than proselytizing -
Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, and Jason Miller in The Exorcist (1973)
Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) and Father Karras (Jason Miller) - The Exorcist (1973) - two priests trying to help an innocent girl regain control of herself from a demon -
Red Skelton in Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
Father Time (Red Skelton) - Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) - Father Time sends Rudolph and friends on a search for Happy, the baby new year -
Don Messick in The Smurfs (1981)
Papa Smurf (voiced by Don Messick and others) - The Smurfs (1981) - the cultural and spiritual (and maybe biological?) father of the Smurfs -
Albert Finney in Annie (1982)
Daddy Warbucks (Albert Finney) - Annie (1982) - a Depression-era millionaire who never realized he wanted a daughter until he adopted one -
Albert Finney and Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
Daddy Warbucks (Albert Finney) - Annie (1982) - a Depression-era millionaire who never realized he wanted a daughter one came to visit -
Linus Roache in Priest (1994)
Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache) - Priest (1994) - a homosexual, Irish priest experiencing a crisis of faith -
BD Wong in Oz (1997)
Father Ray Mukada (BD Wong) - Oz (1997) - a Catholic priest trying to hold on to his sanity and faith while ministering to the inmates of Oz -
Bob Newhart in Elf (2003)
Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) - Elf (2003) - Buddy the Human's loving adopted father -
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Doubt (2008)
Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) - Doubt (2008) - a Catholic priest who may be getting too familiar with the parish school's only black student -
Seth Gilliam in The Walking Dead (2010)
Father Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam) - The Walking Dead (2010) - the group can never be completely sure of this cowardly priest's intentions -
Mark Williams in Father Brown (2013)
Father Brown (Mark Williams) - Father Brown (2013) - a Catholic priest with a talent for investigating crimes -
Michael James Shaw in Constantine (2014)
Papa Midnite (Michael James Shaw) - Constantine (2014) - a voodoo priest who is the main antagonist to John Constantine -
Dean Norris in Claws (2017)
Uncle Daddy (Dean Norris) - Claws (2017) - the kinky and unpredictable head of the Dixie Mafia in Manatee County, FL -
Shamon Brown Jr. in The Chi (2018)
Papa (Shamon Brown Jr.) - The Chi (2018) - one of Kevin's closest friends, he is smart, funny and confident
