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== Film ==
 
* The deceased uncle in the various film (and theatrical) adaptations of ''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_Millions:Brewsterchr(27)s Millions|Brewster's Millions]]'' (named Rupert in the Richard Pryor version, but given different names in other versions). Part of the bit is that he was the classic skinflint tycoon in life, but had enough guile to leave a booby trap in his will intended to make his inheritor hate spending money.
* ''[[The Magic Christian]]'' revolves around Sir Guy Grand, a millionaire who uses his fortune to play cruel practical jokes on others.
** Peter Sellers, who played Grand in the film (it was adapted from an earlier novel), was an excellent real-life example of this. In particular his passion for cars was so infamous it was referenced in ''[[The Goon Show]]'' and a sight gag in the short film ''Simon, Simon'' (his lovely sports car is run into; he steps out, snaps his fingers, and a new one in a different color is wheeled out for him to drive off in). His poor money management due to his tastes left him almost insolvent in the early 1970s. He was also a practical joker, but less cruel and destructive than Grand.
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