straight man
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Mr. Rockwell, though first-rate as always, has much less pointed dialogue and is reduced to playing, essentially, the straight man for much of the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
With Ginsberg, Glass acted as the straight man.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Some scenes introduce that character as the straight man.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
I put the look on and I was like, "Yes, it's very nice for a straight man, this is the look we should go for."
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
A plain straight man like Lord Hartington, or Lord John Russell, or Sir Stafford Northcote, impresses the average Englishman more favourably than a curiously acute one like the Prime Minister.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
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