He decided to play the part as a lovable and avuncular figure to escape from his image as a "horror" actor.

Walter became an avuncular figure in the concert hall and the recording studio, exhorting his string players in rehearsal to "sing."

In both these incarnations, Jameson's abrasive, flamboyant personality was toned down and the character was portrayed as a more avuncular figure.

Onstage, Mr. King passes himself off as an avuncular, happy figure; in contrast, his solos sound anguished.

Looking back, President Eisenhower seems a benevolent, avuncular figure.

Ruddock, forty-three, stocky, with a gray mustache and a perceptible spare tire round his middle, cut a more avuncular figure.

Now Qaddafi claims that he has no formal role in Libya and is simply an avuncular figure dispensing wisdom when asked.

Fortunately, after a few months, this officer was replaced by a more avuncular figure and the threat receded.

Mr. White is regarded as one of the best-connected men in Sacramento, an avuncular figure untainted by scandal.

Handel, Vivaldi and Bach thus become avuncular figures, readily chatting with the under-10 set, yet they are also revealed to be wondrous artists.