these men would make excellent replacement father figures.

• arthur weasley, the harry potter series
• atticus finch, to kill a mockingbird
• bob cratchit, a christmas carol
• burt hummel, glee
• captain von trapp, the sound of music
• charles ingalls, little house on the prairie
• chris gardner, the pursuit of happiness
• daniel hillard, mrs. doubtfire
• george banks, father of the bride
• mac mcguff, juno
• philip banks, the fresh prince of bel-air