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{{quote|'''Groucho:''' Who is he?
'''Chico:''' Atsa my partner, but he no speak.
'''Groucho:''' Oh, that's your silent partner.|[[Marx Brothers|''The Cocoanuts'']]}}
|[[Marx Brothers|''The Cocoanuts'']]}}
 
When [[He Who Must Not Be Heard]] is paired up with, and constantly seen with, another character who does all the talking.
 
If the Silent Partner is [[The Unintelligible]], it may be the case that [[Translator Buddy|only his talkative partner can understand him]]. In [[Video Game|Video Games]]s, [[Heroic Mime]] protagonists commonly play this role.
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== Anime and Manga ==
 
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** R2-D2, whose talking partner is C-3P0
** Chewbacca, whose talking partner is Han Solo.
* [[The Marx Brothers|Harpo Marx]] usually played [[Silent Partner]] to Chico Marx, making this [[Older Than Television]].
* Star, the little girl in ''[[Terminator|Terminator Salvation]]'', never makes a sound through the entire movie despite being in the thick of several battles.
 
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* ''[[Newhart]]'': Larry's brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl.
* ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'': Matt McGuire does all the talking for his best friend Lanny.
* ''The [[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]](2004 TV series)|2004 ''Battlestar Galactica'']]: The ''Colonial One'' never says anything despite having quite a lot of screen time. He would always appear as if he was about to say something, only to decide to the contrary.
 
== Webcomics ==