He has also earned acclaim for a string of straight roles.

We thought he was a Southern California guy who'd play the straight roles.

Back then, every agent told you that if you want to play a straight role, you don't come out.

To further take advantage of Presley's popularity, four musical numbers were added to what was originally a straight acting role.

The producers offered little consolation when the women complained that they received too many subordinate, straight roles.

Sellers played a London villain, in one of his rare straight roles.

A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.

And his advisors - namely the Colonel - were very much against doing this kind of straight role.