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** [[Goldfinger]] ''is'' this trope. Is that mint julep tart enough for you, Mr. Bond? It is? Excellent. Now, going back to my scheme to nerve gas and nuke 60,000 people...
* Dr. Raymond Cocteau from ''[[Demolition Man]]''. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by [[Psycho for Hire]] Simon Phoenix, who compares the man to an "evil Mr. Rogers".
* In ''[[Rustlers' Rhapsody]]'', the villains realize that the hero, Tom Berenger, always beats "bad guys," so they hire a "good guy" to fight him. The "good guy" appears to be an even nicer person than Berenger and gains the upper hand, but Berenger soon learns that he's actually a lawyer, and is then able to defeat him.
* Quite a few characters played by [[Vincent Price]] (not counting the ones who are [[Faux Affably Evil]]).
* Harry Lime from ''[[The Third Man]]'' is an early example, with [[Orson Welles]] receiving a lot of attention at the time for portraying the [[Manipulative Bastard]] as just a regular guy who wanted his old friend to like him even after discovering his actions.
* Max from ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]]'' is quite a friendly sort. She's not very evil, just greedy.
* {{spoiler|Max (Edward Herrman)}}, from ''[[The Lost Boys]].''
* While his underlings are [[Small Name, Big Ego|quite rude]], Xerxes in ''[[300]]'' is quite friendly -- perhaps [[Ho Yay|overly]] [[Foe Yay|so]]. Even at the moment of his triumph, he takes the time to congratulate Leonidas and offer the entirety of Greece to him, as long as he acknowledges the pecking order. Unfortunately, we don't get to see how affable he is after Leonidas [[Minor Injury Overreaction|breaks]] his [[Dissonant Serenity]].
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