The Patriarch — The Miracle Man Character Profile

About The Patriarch

The genuine faith healer residing in a small New England town. His authentic miraculous powers inadvertently dismantle the con men's fraud by reforming the crooks one by one. He passes away before the story concludes.

Character Facts

Played by

Joseph J. Dowling

Appears in

The Miracle Man (1919)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• The Patriarch — Conflict Exploiter — Tom Burke (Thomas Meighan)

  Burke intends to manipulate the Patriarch's genuine power for profit.

• The Patriarch — Conflict Deceiver — The Frog (Lon Chaney)

  The Frog stages a fake healing to validate the Patriarch's supposed power.

• The Patriarch — Narrative Healer & Believer — Crippled Boy (Frankie Lee)

  The boy's genuine faith triggers a real miracle, contrasting the con.

• The Patriarch — Narrative Redeemed Sinner — The Dope (J.M. Dumont)

  The Patriarch's influence spontaneously reforms The Dope's life.

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More characters from The Miracle Man

• The Frog (Lon Chaney)
• Rose (Betty Compson)
• Tom Burke (Thomas Meighan)
• Claire King (Elinor Fair)
• The Dope (J.M. Dumont)
• Mr. Higgins (F.A. Turner)
• Ruth Higgins (Lucille Hutton)
• The Jap (Kisaburō Kurihara)
• Crippled Boy (Frankie Lee)