This is a list of character-based film series, in which many films are made about the same main character, who may or may not be played by different actors over the course of the series. The individual films of a film series may be produced or directed by different people over many years. In more extreme examples, the main character may be repeatedly "killed off" and brought back through fake-outs and other plot devices.
- Ace the Wonder Dog
- Agent Vinod
- Aladdin
- Andy Hardy
- Ariel the Little Mermaid
- Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)
- Astro Boy
- Austin Powers (Austin Powers)
- Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
- Babar the Elephant
- Balto
- Barbie
- Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
- Batman (Batman)
- Beethoven
- Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
- Benji
- Billy Jack
- Billy the Kid
- Black Beauty
- Blade (Blade)
- Blondie
- Bomba the Jungle Boy
- Boston Blackie
- Brave Heart Lion (Care Bears)
- Buck Rogers
- Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
- Bulldog Drummond
- Casper the Friendly Ghost
- Cremaster
- Charlie Chan
- Cinderella
- Cleopatra
- Count Bobby
- Count Yorga
- Crime Doctor
- Daffy Duck (Looney Tunes)
- Darkman
- Dead End Kids
- Dennis Mitchell (Dennis the Menace)
- Derek Flint
- Dexter Riley
- Dick Barton
- Dick Tracy
- "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry)
- Dr. Christian
- Dr. Kildare
- Doctor Mabuse
- Don (character)
- Donald Duck
- Dracula
- The Durango Kid
- East Side Kids
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- Elvis Gratton
- Emmanuelle
- Eskimo Limon
- The Falcon
- Francis the Talking Mule
- Fievel Mousekewitz (An American Tail)
- Flash Gordon
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Frank Drebin (The Naked Gun)
- Frankenstein
- Gamera
- George Jetson (The Jetsons)
- George Smiley
- Godzilla (Godzilla)
- Goku
- Gonzo (The Muppets)
- Goofy
- The Green Hornet
- Hannah Montana
- Hannibal Lecter
- Harry Palmer
- Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
- Heidi
- Henry Aldrich (The Aldrich Family)
- Herbie the Love Bug
- Hercule Poirot
- Hercules
- Hildegarde Withers
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS
- Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
- Inspector Clouseau (The Pink Panther)
- Inspector Gadget
- Inspector Hornleigh
- Jack O'Neill
- Jack Ryan
- James Bond (James Bond)
- Jason Bourne (The Bourne Series)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Jigsaw Killer (Saw)
- Joe Palooka
- John McClane (Die Hard)
- John Rambo (Rambo)
- Jesse James
- Jungle Jim
- Justine
- Keystone Kops
- Kim Possible
- King Arthur
- King Kong
- Kommissar X
- Lassie
- The Little Polar Bear
- Little Orphan Annie
- The Lone Ranger
- The Lone Wolf
- Lucky Stars
- Ma and Pa Kettle
- Maciste
- Mad Max (Mad Max)
- Maisie
- Malko Linge
- Man with No Name
- Martin Beck
- Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
- Marx Brothers
- Matt Helm
- Maxwell Smart
- Mexican Spitfire
- Mircalla Karnstein (The Karnstein Trilogy)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Michael Shayne
- Mickey Mouse
- Miss Marple
- Mr. Bean
- Mr. Moto
- Mr. Wong
- Munchie (The Munchies series)
- Nancy Drew
- Naruto
- Nemuri Kyoshirō
- Nick and Nora Charles
- Nick Carter
- Nikita
- Norman Bates (Psycho)
- Old Surehand (The Karl May series)
- OSS 117
- Paul Kersey
- Paul Temple
- Predator (Predator)
- Perry Mason
- The Phantom
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Philip Marlowe
- Philo Vance
- Pikachu (Pokémon)
- Pinhead (Hellraiser)
- Pinocchio
- Pom Pom
- Popeye
- Popeye Doyle (The French Connection)
- Range Busters
- Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
- Rin Tin Tin
- Robert 'Bob' Malone (Black Cobra)
- RoboCop
- Rocky Balboa (Rocky)
- Rudy
- Rusty
- Samson
- Sabata
- Sagar Alias Jacky
- Santa Claus
- Sartana
- Scooby-Doo
- Scrooge McDuck (DuckTales)
- Secret Agent 077
- The Shadow
- Sherlock Holmes
- Shrek (Shrek)
- Simon Templar (The Saint)
- Spider-Man (Spider-Man)
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Superman (Superman)
- Spawn
- The Spider
- The Spirit
- Snake Plissken (Escape from New York and Escape from L.A.)
- Spock (Star Trek)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Tarzan
- Tenderheart Bear (Care Bears)
- Terminator (Terminator)
- The Three Mesquiteers
- The Three Musketeers
- The Three Stooges
- The Twilight Saga
- Timmy Turner (The Fairly OddParents)
- Tom Ripley
- Tommy Pickles (Rugrats)
- Tony Stark (Iron Man)
- Tora-san (Otoko wa Tsurai yo)
- Torchy Blane
- Ursus
- Wallander
- The Whistler
- White Fang
- Winnie the Pooh
- Wong Fei Hung
- Wyatt Earp
- Yogi Bear
- Yugi Mutou (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Zatoichi
- Zorro
- Zero Woman
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