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tv star collector · 07-19-2009, 07:17 PM

Here's a partial list. I'm sure someone can think of some more ...

George Washington - Barry Bostwick (George Washington TV mini-series and its sequel)
John Adams - William Daniels (1776);
Hal Holbrook (George Washington TV mini-series)
Thomas Jefferson - Ken Howard (1776);
Sam Neill (Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal TV-movie)
John Quincy Adams - Anthony Hopkins (Amistad)
Andrew Jackson - Basil Ruysdael (Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier TV-movie)
Abraham Lincoln - Raymond Massey (Abe Lincoln in Illinois);
Dennis Weaver (The Great Man's Whiskers TV-movie);
Hal Holbrook (Lincoln TV mini-series; North and South TV mini-series)
Ulysses S. Grant - Roy Engel (The Wild, Wild West TV series)
Theodore Roosevelt - Sidney Blackmer (Buffalo Bill);
Claude Akins (The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw TV-movie);
James Gammon (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series);
Robin Williams (Night at the Museum and its sequel)
Woodrow Wilson - Alexander Knox (Wilson)
Franklin D. Roosevelt - Edward Herrman (Annie)
Harry Truman - James Whitmore (Give 'Em Hell, Harry)
Dwight D. Eisenhower - Robert Duvall (Ike TV mini-series)
John F. Kennedy - Cliff Robertson (P.T. 109);
Vaughn Meader (The First Family record album);
` James Franciscus (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy TV-movie);
Stephen Collins (A Woman Named Jackie TV-movie)
Lyndon B. Johnson - Randy Quaid (LBJ: The Early Years TV-movie)
Richard Nixon - Anthony Hopkins (Nixon);
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)

browneyes106 · 07-19-2009, 07:26 PM

John F. Kennedy-Patrick Dempsey(JFK: Reckless Youth)
John F. Kennedy-Tim Matheson (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis)
John F. Kennedy-Steven Weber (The Kennedys of Massachusetts)

JamesG · 07-19-2009, 07:45 PM

Gregory Peck played Abraham Lincoln in The Blue and the Gray (1982 tv mini-series)

Timothy Bottoms played George W. Bush in the short lived comedy That's My Bush! (2001)

From the 2008 mini series John Adams:
Paul Giamatti - John Adams
David Morse - George Washington
Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson
Ebon Moss-Bachrach - John Q. Adams

Jon Voight played F.D.R. in Pearl Harbor (2001)

browneyes106 · 07-19-2009, 07:57 PM

Richard Nixon-Dan Hedaya(Dick)
Dwight Eisenhour-Ike: Countdown to D-Day(Tom Selleck)
Hary S. Truman-Gary Sinise(Truman)

TJL · 07-19-2009, 08:30 PM

Tom Berenger did a great job playing Teddy Roosevelt in the 1997 TV movie Rough Riders.

Dusty's Fan · 07-19-2009, 11:24 PM

George Washington - Also played by Will Geer on TV on "Bewitched," 1972 (2 eps).

FDR - Also played by Howard Da Silva in "The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover," 1977

Dwight D. Eisenhower - Also played by Andrew Duggan on TV (in "Tail Gunner Joe," 1977, "Backstairs at the White House," 1979, and "J. Edgar Hoover," 1987).

JFK - Also played by William Jordan in "The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover," 1977

Lyndon B. Johnson - Also played by Andrew Duggan in "The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover," 1977

Torgo · 07-20-2009, 10:52 AM

Ossie Davis- JFK(Bubba Ho-Tep) ...well, I believe him
Josh Brolin- George W Bush(W)

tv star collector · 07-20-2009, 02:09 PM

Many thanks to all who have contributed to this thread!

browneyes106 · 07-20-2009, 03:56 PM

Richard Nixon-Lane Smith(The Final Days)

TJL · 07-20-2009, 04:22 PM

Kelsey Grammer played George Washington in a TV movie about Benedict Arnold in 2003.

JamesG · 08-03-2009, 08:32 AM

Bob Gunton played Pres. Woodrow Wilson in the tv-movie Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

comedyfreak · 08-03-2009, 12:09 PM

Carroll O'Connor played a president in a movie which was in B&W can't think of the name of it right now.

JamesG · 08-03-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Carroll O'Connor played a president in a movie which was in B&W can't think of the name of it right now.

The only thing I found was that he played Pres. Grover Cleveland in the anthology Profiles in Courage (1964-1965).

sunshinefizzy · 08-03-2009, 05:35 PM

Henry Fonda also portrayed Lincoln back in the 30's, I think it was called Young Abraham Lincoln

JamesG · 08-03-2009, 05:39 PM

Dennis Quaid will be playing Pres. Clinton in The Special Relationship (2011)

07-19-2009, 07:17 PM	#1
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Actors Who Played U.S. Presidents Here's a partial list. I'm sure someone can think of some more ... George Washington - Barry Bostwick (George Washington TV mini-series and its sequel) John Adams - William Daniels (1776); Hal Holbrook (George Washington TV mini-series) Thomas Jefferson - Ken Howard (1776); Sam Neill (Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal TV-movie) John Quincy Adams - Anthony Hopkins (Amistad) Andrew Jackson - Basil Ruysdael (Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier TV-movie) Abraham Lincoln - Raymond Massey (Abe Lincoln in Illinois); Dennis Weaver (The Great Man's Whiskers TV-movie); Hal Holbrook (Lincoln TV mini-series; North and South TV mini-series) Ulysses S. Grant - Roy Engel (The Wild, Wild West TV series) Theodore Roosevelt - Sidney Blackmer (Buffalo Bill); Claude Akins (The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw TV-movie); James Gammon (The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series); Robin Williams (Night at the Museum and its sequel) Woodrow Wilson - Alexander Knox (Wilson) Franklin D. Roosevelt - Edward Herrman (Annie) Harry Truman - James Whitmore (Give 'Em Hell, Harry) Dwight D. Eisenhower - Robert Duvall (Ike TV mini-series) John F. Kennedy - Cliff Robertson (P.T. 109); Vaughn Meader (The First Family record album); ` James Franciscus (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy TV-movie); Stephen Collins (A Woman Named Jackie TV-movie) Lyndon B. Johnson - Randy Quaid (LBJ: The Early Years TV-movie) Richard Nixon - Anthony Hopkins (Nixon); Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
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07-19-2009, 08:30 PM	#5
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07-19-2009, 11:24 PM	#6
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08-03-2009, 12:09 PM	#12
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07-19-2009, 07:26 PM	#2
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	John F. Kennedy-Patrick Dempsey(JFK: Reckless Youth) John F. Kennedy-Tim Matheson (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis) John F. Kennedy-Steven Weber (The Kennedys of Massachusetts)

07-19-2009, 07:45 PM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	Gregory Peck played Abraham Lincoln in The Blue and the Gray (1982 tv mini-series) Timothy Bottoms played George W. Bush in the short lived comedy That's My Bush! (2001) From the 2008 mini series John Adams: Paul Giamatti - John Adams David Morse - George Washington Stephen Dillane - Thomas Jefferson Ebon Moss-Bachrach - John Q. Adams Jon Voight played F.D.R. in Pearl Harbor (2001)

07-19-2009, 07:57 PM	#4
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	Richard Nixon-Dan Hedaya(Dick) Dwight Eisenhour-Ike: Countdown to D-Day(Tom Selleck) Hary S. Truman-Gary Sinise(Truman)

07-20-2009, 10:52 AM	#7
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,037	Ossie Davis- JFK(Bubba Ho-Tep) ...well, I believe him Josh Brolin- George W Bush(W)

07-20-2009, 02:09 PM	#8
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Many thanks to all who have contributed to this thread!

07-20-2009, 03:56 PM	#9
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	Richard Nixon-Lane Smith(The Final Days)

07-20-2009, 04:22 PM	#10
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Kelsey Grammer played George Washington in a TV movie about Benedict Arnold in 2003.

08-03-2009, 08:32 AM	#11
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08-03-2009, 05:35 PM	#14
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08-03-2009, 05:39 PM	#15
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	Dennis Quaid will be playing Pres. Clinton in The Special Relationship (2011)