His swarthy sidekick, played by the baritone Nathan Gunn, is an equal box-office draw.

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His swarthy, good looks also meant he looked the part.

BBC: The many faces of Bond

Every tint, from black African to swarthy Corsican, is represented.

ECONOMIST: Reality television

With Dennis Quaid as a Secret Service agent, William Hurt as the President, Forest Whitaker as a bystander with a camera, and various swarthy actors as (presumably) Islamic terrorists.

NEWYORKER: Vantage Point

Andrea's a swarthy five-foot-three, and a reputation's much bigger.

NPR: Waging a One-Woman War Against Black Flies

Before Robert Evans was discovered at a Hollywood swimming pool by the aging Norma Shearer, he was a garmento from New York with swarthy good looks and the confidence of a lion.

NEWYORKER: The Kid Stays in the Picture

In fact, knowing that I'd be spending two more months in America as a swarthy foreigner with an accent and a Middle Eastern passport, I was in almost desperate need of a break.

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