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MR. MIYAGI. Mr. Miyagi from the "Karate Kid is the karate teacher for the young boy named, Daniel. In this movie, Mr. Miyagi serves as a mentor to Daniel, who is bullied adolescent. Through karate, Mr.Miyagi teaches the young boy discipline, respect, and confidence. He serves as the Wise Old Man archetype through his devices of expert advice and sometimes even harsh criticisms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisuke_Miyagi
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ALFRED. Michael Cane plays Alfred in the "Dark Knight" trilogy. In this movie, Alfred plays the butler and friend to Bruce Wayne (Batman). Alfred repeatedly gives Bruce advice on love, his career, money, and even his life on Batman. Alfred also plays the father figure to Bruce after his parents are tragically murdered. For Alfred, not only is he friend and a father figure to Bruce, he insights wisdom on Bruce when he is about to make risky decisions.
http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/10-quotes-dark-knight-trilogy/2/
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ALBUS DUMBLEDORE. In "Harry Potter," Dumbledore represents the Wise Old Man archetype and he plays the role of the Headmaster at Hogwarts. Often times, he is shown giving Harry Potter advice and using metaphorical language to portray to others on what they should do in problems. His advice is sometimes not as direct, but he uses this strategy to make his friends think and ultimately find themselves. He uses his influence as an advisor to his students and friends to grown within themselves. He is highly respected as the best Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had and deemed one of the only wizards that could compete with Voldemort. He even sacrifices himself for the greater cause of defeating Voldemort. He seems to be one step ahead from all the other people in the story, because he seems to always know the problems and the solutions. http://ruesdeparis.blogspot.com/2010/04/truth-about-dumbledore.html
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GANDULF THE GREY
In "Lord of the Rings," Gandulf plays the Wise Old Man archetype. He helps Frodo in his quest to destroy the ring, and even sacrifices himself in the first movie. In the first movie of "Lord of the Rings," Gandulf is portrayed as more of a father figure. After he reincarnates, he is dressed in all white with more of a white beard. He is then appears in more of a God-like form.
http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Gandalf