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The Best Dads In Film

Father’s Day is this Sunday.  So let’s take a look at some of our favorite dads from movies.

  1. Brian Mills (Liam Neeson) in “Taken” (2008)
  2. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) in the “Vacation” series
  3. Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) in “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993)
  4. Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) in “Armageddon” (1998)
  5. Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in “Jingle All the Way” (1996)
  6. Chris Gardner (Will Smith) in “The Pursuit of Happyness” (2006)
  7. Gil Buckman (Steve Martin) in “Parenthood” (1989)
  8. Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) in “Meet the Parents” (2000)
  9. John Quincy Archibald (Denzel Washington) in “John Q.” (2002)
  10. Mr. Levenstein (Eugene Levy) in the “American Pie” series
  11. Professor Henry Jones, Sr. (Sean Connery) in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989)
  12. Jason “Furious” Styles Jr. (Laurence Fishburne) in “Boyz n the Hood” (1991)
  13. Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) in “Con Air” (1997)
  14. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962)
  15. Darth Vader in “Star Wars” . . . because he saved Luke and killed the Emperor.