Actor |
Film/TV show |
Year |
Country |
Type |
Notes
|
Politics and government
|
Presidents of the United States
|
George Washington
|
William Beery |
The Spirit of '76 |
1917 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Arthur Dewey |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
Arthur Vinton |
Gateway to the West |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Judson Laire |
Kraft Television Theatre, #3.23 "Valley Forge" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Albert Dekker |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.21 "Valley Forge" |
1951 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
Robert Blackburn |
You Are There, #1.21 "The Treason of Benedict Arnold" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Russ Conway |
You Are There, #2.21 "The Resolve of Patrick Henry" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
E. G. Marshall |
You Are There, #3.27 "Washington's Farewell to His Officers" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Russ Conway |
You Are There, #4.15 "Washington Crosses the Delaware" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Lowell Gilmore |
Telephone Time, #1.13 "The Gingerbread Man" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
John Crawford |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
Larry Gates |
Omnibus, #8.1 "He Shall Have Power" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Pat Hingle |
NET Playhouse, #4.20 "Trail of Tears" |
1971 |
USA |
TV film |
|
René Auberjonois |
NET Playhouse, #6.15 "Portrait of the Hero as a Young Man" |
1972 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Will Geer |
Bewitched, #8.21–22 "George Washington Zapped Here" |
1972 |
USA |
TV serial |
Comedy
|
David Hooks |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Peter Graves |
The Rebels |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Mike Brick |
Voyagers!, #11 "Merry Christmas, Bogg" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
As a boy.
|
Peter Donat |
Voyagers!, #11 "Merry Christmas, Bogg" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Gavin Pearce |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
As a boy. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Barry Bostwick |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Cliff Robertson |
The American Revolution |
1994 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Alistair Browning |
Jack of All Trades |
2000 |
USA |
TV series |
Actually set after Washington's death. Comedy.
|
Walter Cronkite |
Liberty's Kids |
2002 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Anthony Hopkins |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Mark Collins |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
David Morse |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Steve Freudenberg |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Ian Kahn |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2014–17 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Rick Roberts |
The Book of Negroes |
2015 |
Canada |
TV series |
|
Jason O'Mara |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Bryan Adrian |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2015 |
USA |
TV series |
As a young man. An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
William E. Harris |
Bill & Ted Face the Music |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
John Adams
|
Whit Bissell |
You Are There, #1.3 "The Boston Tea Party" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Philip Coolidge |
You Are There, #3.24 "The Signing of the Declaration of Independence" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Howard Wendell |
You Are There, #4.15 "Washington Crosses the Delaware" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Robert Ayres |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
George Grizzard |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actor.
|
William Daniels |
The Rebels |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Hal Holbrook |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
William Daniels |
The American Revolution |
1994 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Billy Crystal |
Liberty's Kids |
2002 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Peter Donaldson |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Martin Sheen |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Glenn C. Reimer |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Paul Giamatti |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
Won the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
|
Ronald Duthweiler |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Henry Thomas |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Thomas Jefferson
|
Frank Walsh |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
Michael Emmet |
You Are There, #2.21 "The Resolve of Patrick Henry" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
E. G. Marshall |
You Are There, #2.43 "The Vote that Made Jefferson President" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Shepperd Strudwick |
You Are There, #3.24 "The Signing of the Declaration of Independence" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Walter Coy |
You Are There, #4.11 "Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Philip Abbott |
Omnibus, #8.1 "He Shall Have Power" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Addison Powell |
You Are There, "Lewis and Clark Expedition" |
1971 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Kevin Tighe |
The Rebels |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Charles Pierard |
Jack of All Trades |
2000 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Kevin Kline |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Ben Stiller |
Liberty's Kids |
2003 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Jason Audette |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Ben Beckley |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Stephen Dillane |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Billy Carter |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
James Madison
|
Ken Kercheval |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Patrick Smith |
Jack of All Trades |
2000 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Philip Bosco |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Warren Buffett |
Liberty's Kids |
2003 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
James Monroe
|
Henry Butler |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Quincy Adams
|
Marcel Trenchard |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a young child.
|
Steve Austin |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As an older child.
|
Steven Grover |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Mark Winkworth |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a young man.
|
David Birney |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
Aged 45.
|
William Daniels |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As an older man.
|
Steven Hinkle |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Ebon Moss-Bachrach |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Andrew Jackson
|
Walter Hampden |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.14 "Portrait of a President" |
1951 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the biography The Life of Andrew Jackson by Marquis James.
|
Basil Ruysdael |
Walt Disney's Disneyland, "Davy Crockett" |
1954–55 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
Basil Ruysdael |
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
Re-edited from the TV serial.
|
Carl Benton Reid |
The First Texan |
1956 |
USA |
Film |
|
J. D. Cannon |
Omnibus, #8.1 "He Shall Have Power" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Jack Palance |
NET Playhouse, #4.20 "Trail of Tears" |
1971 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Wesley Addy |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Lance LeGault |
Voyagers!, #8 "Old Hickory and the Pirate" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Eli Wallach |
The West |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Dennis Quaid |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
James K. Polk
|
Brad Pitt |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Zachary Taylor
|
Harry Holden |
The Yankee Clipper |
1927 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
James Buchanan
|
Peter Carlisle |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Abraham Lincoln
|
Joseph Henabery |
The Birth of a Nation |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr.
|
Percy Parsons |
Victoria the Great |
1937 |
UK |
Film |
|
Raymond Massey |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.3 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Royal Dano |
Omnibus, "Mr. Lincoln" |
1952–53 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
Paul Tripp |
You Are There, #2.14 "The Gettysburg Address" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Jeff Morrow |
You Are There, #3.10 "The Nomination of Abraham Lincoln" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Jeff Morrow |
You Are There, #3.33 "The Emancipation Proclamation" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Ronnie Lee |
Telephone Time, #1.6 "The Stepmother" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
As a child.
|
Austin Green |
The Story of Mankind |
1957 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the non-fiction children's book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
|
David Knight |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Michael Tolan |
Omnibus, #8.1 "He Shall Have Power" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Drummond Erskine |
DuPont Show of the Month, #4.6 "The Lincoln Murder Case" |
1961 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book The Web of Conspiracy by Theodore Roscoe.
|
Robert Marsden |
Doctor Who, #2.30–35 "The Chase" |
1965 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
Ford Rainey |
The Time Tunnel, #12 "The Death Trap" |
1966 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Stephen D. Newman |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Anderson |
Voyagers!, #7 "The Day the Rebs Took Lincoln" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Hal Holbrook |
North and South |
1985 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by John Jakes.
|
Robert V. Barron |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure |
1989 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Sam Waterston |
The Civil War |
1990 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Jack Salvatore Jr. |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |
1998 |
USA |
TV series |
As a boy. Comedy.
|
Dann Florek |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |
1998 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy.
|
Peter Blaikie |
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne |
2000 |
Canada/UK |
TV series |
|
Tom Hanks |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Hank Azaria |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
Voice only. Comedy.
|
Daniel Day-Lewis |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
Won the Academy Award, BAFTA AWard, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, AACTA International Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and Gold Derby Award for Best Actor and the Irish Film & Television Award for Best International Actor. Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor.
|
Ulysses S. Grant: See Commanding Generals of the United States Army.
|
Rutherford B. Hayes
|
John Dilson |
Buffalo Bill |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Stanley Tucci |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Grover Cleveland
|
Wilford Brimley |
The Wild Wild West Revisited |
1979 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Theodore Roosevelt
|
W. E. Whittle |
Why America Will Win |
1918 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Sidney Blackmer |
Buffalo Bill |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Grandon Rhodes |
You Are There, #3.37 "Dewey's Victory at Manila" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Ed Cassidy |
The First Traveling Saleslady |
1956 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Roland Winters |
You Are There, #5.10 "Attempt to Assassinate Theodore Roosevelt" |
1957 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Larry Blyden |
Omnibus, #8.1 "He Shall Have Power" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Gregg Henry |
Voyagers!, #3 "Bully and Billy" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Claude Akins |
Incident at Victoria Falls |
1991 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
James Gammon |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1992 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Ray Geer |
Geronimo |
1993 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Chevy Chase |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Robin Williams |
Night at the Museum |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comic children's picture book by Milan Trenc.
|
Robin Williams |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Robin Williams |
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb |
2014 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
William Howard Taft
|
Charles Watts |
Telephone Time, #2.29 "Rabbi on Wheels" |
1957 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Woodrow Wilson
|
Ralph Faulkner |
Why America Will Win |
1918 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Frederick Truesdell |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Alexander Knox |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
|
Edward Earle |
You Are There, #4.6 "The Secret Message that Plunged America into World War I" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Harry Townes |
Omnibus, #8.1 "He Shall Have Power" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Frank Forsyth |
Oh! What a Lovely War |
1969 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the comedy stage musical by Joan Littlewood et al.
|
Jerzy Kaliszewski |
Polonia Restituta |
1981 |
Poland |
Film series |
|
Robert Arden |
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Josef Sommer |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1993 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Martin Landau |
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century |
1996 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Paul Newman |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Yan Brian |
Paris 1919 |
2009 |
Canada |
TV film |
Docudrama. An adaptation of the book by Margaret MacMillan.
|
Patrick Drury |
Queen Marie of Romania |
2019 |
Romania |
Film |
|
Warren G. Harding
|
Malachy Cleary |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Herbert Hoover
|
Ned Beatty |
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century |
1996 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Kevin Spacey |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
Dan O'Herlihy |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
Arthur Hill |
Churchill and the Generals |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Stephen Roberts |
Ike: The War Years |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the memoirs Eisenhower Was My Boss and Past Forgetting by Kay Summersby.
|
Ralph Bellamy |
The Winds of War |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Nicholas Pryor |
Voyagers!, #17 "Destiny's Choice" |
1983 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Warren Mitchell |
The Last Bastion |
1984 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
Ralph Bellamy |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Jon Voight |
Pearl Harbor |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
|
Robert Hardy |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Henry Goodman |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years |
2004 |
UK |
Film |
Comedy
|
Len Cariou |
Into the Storm |
2009 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Michael Dalton |
The Monuments Men |
2014 |
Germany/USA |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the book by Robert M. Edsel & Bret Witter.
|
David Strathairn |
Darkest Hour |
2017 |
UK |
Film |
Voice only.
|
Harry S. Truman
|
Ed Flanders |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
Richard Dysart |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Hansford Rowe |
Dark Skies |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
|
David Patrick Kelly |
Flags of Our Fathers |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by James Bradley & Ron Powers.
|
Christian Rodska |
The Monuments Men |
2014 |
Germany/USA |
Film |
A loose adaptation of the book by Robert M. Edsel & Bret Witter.
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower: See Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army.
|
John F. Kennedy
|
Jed Gillin |
Forrest Gump |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
Voice only. An adaptation of the novel by Winston Groom.
|
Brett Stimely |
Watchmen |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comics by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
|
Robbie Jarvis |
Upstairs Downstairs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
James Marsden |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Michael C. Hall |
The Crown |
2017 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Lyndon B. Johnson
|
John William Galt |
Forrest Gump |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
Voice only. An adaptation of the novel by Winston Groom.
|
Liev Schreiber |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tom Wilkinson |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Bryan Cranston |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
Won the Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Clancy Brown |
The Crown |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Richard Nixon
|
Michael Ripper |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #4.4 "The Chequers Manoeuvre" |
1968 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Kreemah Ritz |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Joe Alaskey |
Forrest Gump |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
Voice only. An adaptation of the novel by Winston Groom.
|
Robert Wisden |
Watchmen |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comics by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
|
Stuart Milligan |
Doctor Who, #6.1 "The Impossible Astronaut" |
2011 |
UK |
TV episode |
|
Stuart Milligan |
Doctor Who, #6.2 "Day of the Moon" |
2011 |
UK |
TV episode |
|
Harry Shearer |
Playhouse Presents, #1.3 "Nixon's the One" |
2012 |
UK |
TV short |
|
John Cusack |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Curzon Dobell |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jeff DeHardt |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Gerald Ford
|
Drew Snyder |
Dark Skies |
1997 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Bill Camp |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jimmy Carter
|
Walt Hanna |
Voyagers!, #18 "All Fall Down" |
1983 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Ronald Reagan
|
Bryan Clark |
Dark Skies |
1997 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Alan Rickman |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
George H. W. Bush
|
John Hillner |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Alistair Findlay |
Good Omens |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the comic novel by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
|
Jim Meskimen |
Good Omens |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Voice only. An adaptation of the comic novel by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
|
Bill Clinton
|
Clive Owen |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
George W. Bush
|
Sam Rockwell |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award and AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Donald Trump
|
Corey Johnson |
The Windsors |
2017–20 |
UK |
TV series |
Comedy
|
First Ladies of the United States
|
Martha Washington
|
Sheila Bromley |
You Are There, #4.15 "Washington Crosses the Delaware" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Jane Connell |
Bewitched, #8.21–22 "George Washington Zapped Here" |
1972 |
USA |
TV serial |
Comedy
|
Patty Duke |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Lilli Birdsell |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016–17 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Abigail Adams
|
Kathryn Walker |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a younger woman. Won the Emmy Award for Best Actress.
|
Leora Dana |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As an older woman.
|
Christine Estabrook |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Michael Learned |
The American Revolution |
1994 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Annette Bening |
Liberty's Kids |
2002–3 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Meryl Streep |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Laura Linney |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
Won the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award Award for Best Actress.
|
Daisy Lewis |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Louisa Adams
|
Pamela Payton-Wright |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress.
|
Caroline Corrie |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Sarah Yorke Jackson
|
Fay Bainter |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.14 "Portrait of a President" |
1951 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the biography The Life of Andrew Jackson by Marquis James.
|
Mary Todd Lincoln
|
Alberta Lee |
The Birth of a Nation |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr.
|
Betty Field |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.3 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Clare Austin |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Marian Waldman |
Witness to Yesterday |
1976 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Rachel Bard |
Voyagers!, #7 "The Day the Rebs Took Lincoln" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Rachel Jakes |
North and South |
1985 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by John Jakes.
|
Christine Estabrook |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |
1998 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy.
|
Sally Field |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and Gold Derby Award for Best Supporting Actress.
|
Edith Roosevelt
|
Annie Olson |
Geronimo |
1993 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Ellen Axson Wilson
|
Ruth Nelson |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Edith Wilson
|
Geraldine Fitzgerald |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ann Rich |
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia |
1990 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Jean Stapleton |
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century |
1996 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Caroline Loncq |
Queen Marie of Romania |
2019 |
Romania |
Film |
|
Florence Harding
|
Jacqueline Knapp |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Eleanor Roosevelt
|
Elizabeth Hoffman |
The Winds of War |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Ellen Geer |
Voyagers!, #17 "Destiny's Choice" |
1983 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
June Salter |
The Last Bastion |
1984 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
Elizabeth Hoffman |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Irene Richards |
Bertie and Elizabeth |
2002 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Mamie Eisenhower
|
John Rothermel |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Bonnie Bartlett |
Ike: The War Years |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the memoirs Eisenhower Was My Boss and Past Forgetting by Kay Summersby.
|
Jackie Kennedy
|
Johnny McGowan |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Elizabeth Lambert |
Dark Skies |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Carrie Genzel |
Watchmen |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comics by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
|
Minka Kelly |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Noelle Poulson |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Jodi Balfour |
The Crown |
2017 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Lady Bird Johnson
|
Michael Shane |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Wanda Leigh |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Melissa Leo |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Emmy Award, Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Satellite Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Suzanne Kopser |
The Crown |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Pat Nixon
|
Bobby Cameron |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Nancy Reagan
|
Sydney Anderson |
Dark Skies |
1997 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Jane Fonda |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hillary Clinton: See Secretaries of State
|
Laura Bush
|
Andrea Wright |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Children of presidents
|
John Parke Custis (George Washington)
|
B. J. Morrison |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
As a child. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Justin Freiman |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
As a teenager. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Jon Shear |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Martha Parke Custis (George Washington)
|
Kristi Alford |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
As a child. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Elva Josephson |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Abigail Adams Smith (John Adams)
|
Tammy Heinz |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Lisa Lucas |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Katharine Houghton |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Madeline Taylor |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
As a girl.
|
Sarah Polley |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Charles Adams (John Adams)
|
J. C. Powell |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a boy.
|
Philip Anglim |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Michael Hall D'Addario |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
As a boy.
|
Kevin Trainor |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Thomas Boylston Adams (John Adams)
|
Tom Tammi |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Carter Godwin |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
As a baby.
|
Thomas Langston |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
As a child.
|
Samuel Barnett |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Martha Jefferson Randolph (Thomas Jefferson)
|
Pamela Stewart |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Mary Jefferson Eppes (Thomas Jefferson)
|
Robin Pearson Rose |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
George Washington Adams (John Quincy Adams)
|
David Elliott |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a younger man.
|
Peter Coffield |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As an older man.
|
John Adams II (John Quincy Adams)
|
Tim Wilson |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a boy.
|
Allan Carlsen |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (John Quincy Adams)
|
Steven Krey |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a boy.
|
Rodman Flender |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Thomas A. Stewart |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a younger man.
|
John Beal |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As an older man.
|
Robert Todd Lincoln: See Secretaries of War
|
Tad Lincoln
|
Gulliver McGrath |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Wallace Lincoln
|
Chase Edmunds |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Kermit Roosevelt
|
Tim Machin |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1992 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
|
Ruth Ford |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre
|
Madeleine Forbes |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
|
Mary Anderson |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Anna Roosevelt Halsted
|
Natalie Mosco |
The Last Bastion |
1984 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
|
Tricia Nixon Cox
|
Goldie Glitters |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
|
Dusty Dawn |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Luci Baines Johnson
|
Samantha Bogach |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Lynda Bird Johnson
|
Ashley Resh |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Chelsea Clinton
|
Anastasia Barkow |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Grandchildren of presidents
|
Henry Adams (John Quincy Adams)
|
Peter Brandon |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Brooks Adams (John Quincy Adams)
|
Charles Tenney |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Charles Francis Adams Jr. (John Quincy Adams)
|
Charles Siebert |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Quincy Adams II (John Quincy Adams)
|
Nicholas Pryor |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Mary Gardiner Adams (John Quincy Adams)
|
Sandra Gartner |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Susan B. Clark (John Quincy Adams)
|
Blair Brown |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
David Eisenhower
|
Roger Webster |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Other relatives and associates of presidents
|
Jonathan Alton: Overseer and servant to George Washington.
|
David Lively |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Daniel Parke Custis
|
Richard Learman |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
George William Fairfax
|
David Dukes |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Sally Fairfax
|
Jaclyn Smith |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
James Genn: Surveyor and colleague of George Washington.
|
Donald Neal |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
William Lee
|
Ron Canada |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Lee Massey: Incumbent of George Washington's parish.
|
Carroll James |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Jacob Van Braam
|
John Ridge |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Augustine Washington
|
Tom Assalone |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Betty Washington Lewis
|
Theresa Payne |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
As a child. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Jennifer Johnson |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
As a child. An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
John Augustine Washington
|
John A. Washington V |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Mary Ball Washington
|
Kelly Jean Peters |
Voyagers!, #11 "Merry Christmas, Bogg" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Rosemary Murphy |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Sally Smith Adams: Wife of Charles Adams and daughter-in-law of John Adams.
|
Mamie Gummer |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Sally Hemings
|
Lizan Mitchell |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
William Smith: Father of Abigail Adams.
|
Addison Powell |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Elizabeth Quincy Smith: Mother of Abigail Adams.
|
Nancy Marchand |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Mary Hellen Adams: Wife of John Adams II.
|
Fran Applebaum |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
As a teenager.
|
Maureen Anderman |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Abigail Brooks Adams: Wife of Charles Francis Adams Sr.
|
Nancy Coleman |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Harriet Lane
|
Kathryn Leigh Scott |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Ninian Wirt Edwards
|
John Arnatt |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Seth Gale: Friend of Abraham Lincoln.
|
Kevin McCarthy |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.3 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Alan Tilvern |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Mentor Graham
|
Jon Farrell |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
|
Susan Whitney |
Telephone Time, #1.6 "The Stepmother" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
As a child.
|
Dennis Hanks: Cousin and friend of Abraham Lincoln.
|
Ron Foster |
Telephone Time, #1.6 "The Stepmother" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Elizabeth Johnston Hanks: Stepsister of Abraham Lincoln and wife of Dennis Hanks.
|
Frances Karath |
Telephone Time, #1.6 "The Stepmother" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
William Herndon
|
Wendell K. Phillips |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.3 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Robert Hardy |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Elizabeth Keckley
|
Gloria Reuben |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Sarah Bush Lincoln
|
Rita Lynn |
Telephone Time, #1.6 "The Stepmother" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Thomas Lincoln
|
Crahan Denton |
Omnibus, "Mr. Lincoln" |
1952–53 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
James Anderson |
Telephone Time, #1.6 "The Stepmother" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Ann Rutledge
|
Adele Longmire |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.3 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Joanne Woodward |
Omnibus, "Mr. Lincoln" |
1952–53 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
Patricia English |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Joshua Fry Speed
|
Calvin Thomas |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.3 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Bruno Barnabe |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Jessie Woodrow Wilson: Mother of Woodrow Wilson.
|
May Allen |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Nan Britton
|
Virginia Kull |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Sara Roosevelt
|
Angela Clarke |
Voyagers!, #17 "Destiny's Choice" |
1983 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Rose Kennedy
|
Pristine Condition |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Nancy Crane |
Upstairs Downstairs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Alfred C. Baldwin III
|
Gene Lindsey |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Bernard Barker
|
Henry Calvert |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Edward F. Cox
|
Marshall Olds |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Virgilio Gonzalez
|
Nate Esformes |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
James W. McCord Jr.
|
Richard Herd |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Eugenio Martínez
|
Dominic Chianese |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Judy Hoback Miller
|
Jane Alexander |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Kenneth Parkinson
|
James Lancaster |
Dark Skies |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Donald Segretti
|
Robert Walden |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Frank Sturgis
|
Ron Hale |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Rose Mary Woods
|
Nancy Crane |
Playhouse Presents, #1.3 "Nixon's the One" |
2012 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Freda Alexander: Forewoman of the grand jury that investigated Bill Clinton.
|
Taneka Johnson |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Junaita Broaddrick
|
Ashlie Atkinson |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Paula Jones
|
Annaleigh Ashford |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Ann Jordan
|
Diahnna Nicole Baxter |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Vice Presidents of the United States
|
Aaron Burr
|
Walter Coy |
You Are There, #1.7 "The Hamilton-Burr Duel" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Richard Waring |
You Are There, #2.43 "The Vote that Made Jefferson President" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Richard Waring |
You Are There, #3.1 "The 'Treason' of Aaron Burr" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Elbridge Gerry
|
Tom McDermott |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Tom Beckett |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John C. Calhoun
|
Carl Benton Reid |
You Are There, #5.7 "Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the Union" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Robert Phalen |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Schuyler Colfax
|
Bill Raymond |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Thomas R. Marshall
|
Gus Glassmire |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hubert Humphrey
|
Don Moss |
Dark Skies |
1996–97 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Wayne Hughes |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Bradley Whitford |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Nelson Rockefeller
|
Paul Gleason |
Dark Skies |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Walter Mondale
|
Tom Luce |
My Friend Dahmer |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the graphic novel by Derf Backderf.
|
Dick Cheney
|
Aidan Gail |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 12.
|
Alex MacNicoll |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 17.
|
Christian Bale |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and AACTA International Award for Best Actor.
|
Secretaries of State
|
Robert R. Livingston
|
Alex Draper |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Timothy Pickering
|
Reid Shelton |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Keating |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John Marshall: See Chief Justices of the United States
|
Henry Clay
|
George Hearn |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Daniel Webster
|
Morris Ankrum |
You Are There, #5.7 "Daniel Webster's Sacrifice to Save the Union" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
William H. Seward
|
Howard Wendell |
You Are There, #3.33 "The Emancipation Proclamation" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Alexander Clark |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
William Mims |
North and South |
1986 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by John Jakes.
|
David Strathairn |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hamilton Fish
|
Ivan Miller |
Geronimo |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
James G. Blaine
|
Don Haggerty |
The Great Sioux Massacre |
1965 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Hay
|
Tom Ligon |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Joseph Cross |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Jennings Bryan
|
Edwin Maxwell |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ainslie Pryor |
You Are There, #4.24 "William Jennings Bryan's Presidential Nomination" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Robert Lansing
|
Stanley Logan |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Robert Burton |
You Are There, #4.6 "The Secret Message that Plunged America into World War I" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Bainbridge Colby
|
Russell Gaige |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Henry L. Stimson
|
Joseph Cotten |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Alexander Knox |
Churchill and the Generals |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Ben Hartigan |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Cordell Hull
|
George Macready |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
John Foster Dulles
|
Garrick Hagon |
The Crown |
2016 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Henry Kissinger
|
Peter Van Norden |
Dark Skies |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Frank Novak |
Watchmen |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comics by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
|
Henry Goodman |
Playhouse Presents, #1.3 "Nixon's the One" |
2012 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Kirk Bovill |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
James Baker
|
JJ Coker |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Colin Powell: See Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
|
Condoleezza Rice
|
LisaGay Hamilton |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hillary Clinton
|
Teresa Barnwell |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |
1998 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy.
|
Edie Falco |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Secretaries of the Treasury
|
Alexander Hamilton
|
Mack Williams |
You Are There, #1.7 "The Hamilton-Burr Duel" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Barry Truex |
Telephone Time, #1.13 "The Gingerbread Man" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Jeremiah Sullivan |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Robert Schenkkan |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Andrew Rannells |
Liberty's Kids |
2002 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
John D. Bert |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Rufus Sewell |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Sean Haggerty |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016–17 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
|
David O'Brien |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Jason Butler Harner |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Albert Gallatin
|
Michael Wager |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
William H. Crawford
|
Chris Gampel |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
William P. Fessenden
|
Walt Smith |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
George S. Boutwell
|
Hooper Atchley |
Geronimo |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Gibbs McAdoo
|
Vincent Price |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
David F. Houston
|
George Anderson |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Andrew Mellon
|
James Cromwell |
Boardwalk Empire |
2012–13 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Secretaries of War
|
Henry Knox
|
Milton Selzer |
You Are There, #3.27 "Washington's Farewell to His Officers" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
William Boyett |
You Are There, #4.15 "Washington Crosses the Delaware" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Michael Egan |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Alex Henteloff |
The Bastard |
1978 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
John Chappell |
The Rebels |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Farnham Scott |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Del Pentecost |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Brit Whittle |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Timothy Pickering: See Secretaries of State
|
James McHenry
|
Tom Aldredge |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Zak Orth |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
James Barbour
|
Ralph Bell |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Edwin Stanton
|
Lawrence Dobkin |
You Are There, #2.2 "The Capture of John Wilkes Booth" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Luther Adler |
DuPont Show of the Month, #4.6 "The Lincoln Murder Case" |
1961 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book The Web of Conspiracy by Theodore Roscoe.
|
Bruce McGill |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Aaron Rawlins
|
Wheaton Chambers |
Geronimo |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Robert Todd Lincoln
|
Ronald Wilson |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Lindley Miller Garrison
|
Robert Middlemass |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Newton D. Baker
|
Reginald Sheffield |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Secretaries of the Navy
|
Benjamin Stoddert
|
Robert Prosky |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Thomas Walker Gilmer
|
David Tabor |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Gideon Welles
|
Grainger Hines |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
William E. Chandler
|
Shane Rimmer |
The Velvet Glove, #3 "Mother" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
|
John Davis Long
|
Robert Griffin |
You Are There, #3.37 "Dewey's Victory at Manila" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Josephus Daniels
|
Sidney Blackmer |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Frank Knox
|
Leon Ames |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Leon B. Stevens |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Tom Everett |
Pearl Harbor |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
|
Paul Ignatius
|
Brent Langdon |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Secretaries of Defense
|
James Forrestal
|
Richard Fancy |
Dark Skies |
1996–97 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Michael Cumpsty |
Flags of Our Fathers |
2006 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by James Bradley & Ron Powers.
|
Robert McNamara
|
Brian Carpenter |
We Were Soldiers |
2002 |
USA |
Film |
An adapation of the book We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore & Joseph L. Galloway.
|
Bo Foxworth |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Clancy Brown |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Bruce Greenwood |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Donald Rumsfeld
|
Steve Carell |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Chuck Hagel
|
Chet Grissom |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Secretaries of the Interior
|
John Palmer Usher
|
Dakin Matthews |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Columbus Delano
|
Stanley Andrews |
Geronimo |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
David R. Francis
|
Alexander Knox |
Nicholas and Alexandra |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the biography by Robert K. Massie.
|
Franklin Knight Lane
|
Arthur Loft |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Barton Payne
|
Jamesson Shade |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Harold L. Ickes
|
Campbell Scott |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Attorneys General of the United States
|
Charles Lee
|
Josef Sommer |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Timmy Sherrill |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
William Wirt
|
Ralph Clanton |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Henry D. Gilpin
|
Terrence Currier |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
James Speed
|
Richard Topol |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ebenezer R. Hoar
|
John M. Sullivan |
Geronimo |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
A. Mitchell Palmer
|
Guy D'Ennery |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Harry M. Daugherty
|
Christopher McDonald |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010–12 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Herbert Brownell Jr.
|
Robert Aberdeen |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Robert F. Kennedy
|
James F. Kelly |
Dark Skies |
1996–97 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Julian Ovenden |
The Crown |
2017 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Jack Huston |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Nicholas Katzenbach
|
Robb Skyler |
Forrest Gump |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Winston Groom.
|
Ramsey Clark
|
Michael Keaton |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
John N. Mitchell
|
John Randolph |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
Voice only. An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Mark Fairchild |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
John Doman |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Janet Reno
|
Jane Lynch |
Manhunt: Unabomber |
2017 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Connie Ventress |
Waco |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the autobiographies A Place Called Waco by David Thibodeau and Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator by Gary Noesner.
|
Carrie Gibson |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Solicitors General of the United States
|
J. Lee Rankin
|
Dennis Creaghan |
Dark Skies |
1997 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Erwin Griswold
|
Kenneth Tigar |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Ken Starr
|
Dan Bakkedahl |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Secretaries of Agriculture
|
Edwin T. Meredith
|
Robert Barron |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Secretaries of Commerce
|
William C. Redfield
|
Gladden James |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Secretaries of Labor
|
William Bauchop Wilson
|
Larry McGrath |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Postmasters General of the United States
|
Montgomery Blair
|
Byron Jennings |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Dennison Jr.
|
James Ike Eichling |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Creswell
|
Edward Peil Sr. |
Geronimo |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
|
Albert S. Burleson
|
Matt Moore |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate
|
Ralph Izard
|
Karl Light |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Thomas Jefferson Rusk
|
Tommy G. Kendrick |
The Alamo |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
|
Benjamin Wade
|
Wayne Duvall |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Richard Russell Jr.
|
Frank Langella |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
James Eastland
|
Jeff Doucette |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Nicholas Bell |
Elvis |
2022 |
Australia/USA |
Film |
|
Strom Thurmond
|
Randy Oglesby |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Senate Majority Leaders
|
James Eli Watson
|
John Ince |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Senate Minority Leaders
|
Everett Dirksen
|
Ray Wise |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Speakers of the House of Representatives
|
John White
|
George Ede |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Champ Clark
|
Davison Clark |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
|
Robert Mandan |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
John W. McCormack
|
Hal Landon Jr. |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Carl Albert
|
Matt Nolan |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Dennis Hastert
|
William Goldman |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Signatories of the Declaration of Independence
|
Samuel Adams: See Governors of Massachusetts
|
William Floyd
|
Regen Wilson |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Benjamin Franklin
|
Ben Lewis |
The Spirit of '76 |
1917 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Thomas Pogue |
Lloyd's of London |
1936 |
USA |
Film |
|
Addison Richards |
You Are There, #3.24 "The Signing of the Declaration of Independence" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Parley Baer |
You Are There, #4.27 "Benjamin Franklin's Kite Experiment" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Charles Coburn |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
Claude Piéplu |
Le théâtre de la jeunesse, "Le matelot de nulle part" |
1964 |
France |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel Israel Potter by Herman Melville.
|
Bart Greene |
I Dream of Jeannie, #2.11 "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday" |
1966 |
USA |
TV episode |
Comedy
|
Fredd Wayne |
Bewitched, #3.13–14 "My Friend Ben" |
1966 |
USA |
TV serial |
Comedy
|
Robert Symonds |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Tom Bosley |
The Bastard |
1978 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Tom Bosley |
The Rebels |
1979 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Fredd Wayne |
Voyagers!, #3 "Bully and Billy" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Don Forney |
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey |
1991 |
USA |
Film |
Comedy
|
Charles Durning |
The American Revolution |
1994 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
John Sumner |
Jack of All Trades |
2000 |
USA |
TV series |
Comedy
|
Walter Cronkite |
Liberty's Kids |
2002–3 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Matthew Bentley |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
As a child. Docudrama.
|
Michael Bentley |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
As a child. Docudrama.
|
Dylan Baker |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
As a younger man. Docudrama.
|
Richard Easton |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
As an older man. Docudrama.
|
Michael Douglas |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Colm Meaney |
Battle of the Brave |
2004 |
Canada |
Film |
|
Tom Wilkinson |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
Won the Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor.
|
Dean Norris |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Saul Jephcott |
Marie Antoinette |
2022 |
France/UK |
TV series |
|
John Hancock: See Governors of Massachusetts
|
Benjamin Harrison V: See Governors of Virginia
|
Richard Henry Lee
|
P. R. Scammon |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
J. Kenneth Campbell |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Paul Fitzgerald |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Claudiu Trandafir |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Robert Treat Paine
|
Brennan Brown |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
George Read
|
Douglas Nelson |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Benjamin Rush
|
John Lithgow |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
John Dossett |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
James Wilson
|
Ralph Fiennes |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Founding Fathers of the United States
|
John Dickinson: See Governors of Pennsylvania.
|
John Langdon
|
Rex Robbins |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
George Mason
|
Richard Kiley |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Gouverneur Morris
|
Kevin Spacey |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Thomas Paine
|
Robert Vaughn |
Witness to Yesterday |
1974 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Jeremy Irons |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
William Vosseler |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Confederate political leaders
|
Jefferson Davis
|
Joseph Vance |
You Are There, #2.14 "The Gettysburg Address" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Lloyd Bridges |
North and South |
1986 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by John Jakes.
|
Horton Foote |
The Civil War |
1990 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Alexander H. Stephens
|
Matthew McConaughey |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Jackie Earle Haley |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Robert M. T. Hunter
|
Michael Shiflett |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Directors of New Netherland
|
Peter Minuit
|
Groucho Marx |
The Story of Mankind |
1957 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the non-fiction children's book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
|
Peter Stuyvesant
|
William Calhoun |
Peter Stuyvesant |
1924 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Dennis King |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.7 "Knickerbocker Holiday" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the stage musical by Maxwell Anderson & Kurt Weill.
|
Governors of Alabama
|
George Wallace
|
Tim Roth |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Local politicians and officials from Alabama
|
Bull Connor
|
John Seigenthaler |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Governors of Arizona
|
Anson P. K. Safford
|
Austin Willis |
Hour of the Gun |
1967 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Tombstone's Epitaph by Douglas D. Martin.
|
Senators from Arkansas
|
J. William Fulbright
|
Ned Van Zandt |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
John L. McClellan
|
John Rue |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Senators from California
|
George Murphy
|
Martin Worman |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
John V. Tunney
|
Patrick Sheehan |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from California
|
James C. Corman
|
Stoney Westmoreland |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Mayors of Los Angeles
|
Fletcher Bowron
|
Gregory White |
L.A. Confidential |
1997 |
USA |
Film |
|
Governors of Connecticut
|
Roger Sherman Baldwin
|
Bernie McInerney |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Governors of Delaware
|
Caesar Rodney
|
Tim Parati |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Senators from Delaware
|
James A. Bayard
|
Robert Moberly |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
John J. Williams
|
Kyle McMahon |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Senators from Florida
|
Duncan U. Fletcher
|
Benno Sterzenbach |
Titanic |
1984 |
West Germany |
TV film |
|
Governors of Georgia
|
Carl Sanders
|
Matthew Glave |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Governors of Idaho
|
Edward A. Stevenson
|
George Plimpton |
The West |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Senators from Idaho
|
Frank Church
|
Jeff Moore |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Governors of Illinois
|
Jim Edgar
|
Matt Miller |
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story |
2018 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth.
|
Senators from Illinois
|
Stephen A. Douglas
|
Martin Wyldeck |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #8.26 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" |
1957 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
|
Dabney Coleman |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Local politicians and officials from Illinois
|
Joe Klenah: Mayor of Cicero.
|
Craig Waletzko |
Boardwalk Empire |
2013 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
David Stahl: Assistant to the Mayor of Chicago at the time of the Chicago riots in 1968.
|
Steve Routman |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Iowa
|
Hiram Price
|
Michael Stanton Kennedy |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Senators from Kansas
|
Nancy Kassebaum
|
Nealla Gordon |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Governors of Kentucky
|
Charles Scott
|
Michael Gaston |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky
|
Henry Denhardt
|
William A. Lee |
Robert Montgomery Presents, #8.20 "Crisis at Sand Cave" |
1957 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Congressmen from Kentucky
|
Matthew Lyon
|
Raoul Trujillo |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Thomas Francis Marshall
|
Lester Rawlins |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
George Helm Yeaman
|
Michael Stuhlbarg |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Louisiana
|
David Duke
|
Topher Grace |
BlacKkKlansman |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth.
|
Governors of Maine
|
Joshua Chamberlain: See Union generals of the American Civil War.
|
Ralph Owen Brewster
|
Alan Alda |
The Aviator |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Senators from Maine
|
Margaret Chase Smith
|
Meryl Streep |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Congressmen from Maryland
|
John Hanson
|
Joseph Adams |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2017 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Governors of Massachusetts
|
John Winthrop
|
Anthony Hopkins |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Thomas Hutchinson
|
Noel Drayton |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Anthony Specchio |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Sean Gilder |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
John Hancock
|
John Dunton |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
James Douglas |
You Are There, #2.32 "Paul Revere's Ride" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Russ Conway |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
John Phillips |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
Curt Dawson |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Justin Theroux |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Christopher Karbo |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Rafe Spall |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Samuel Adams
|
Lee Beggs |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
E. G. Marshall |
You Are There, #1.3 "The Boston Tea Party" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
E. G. Marshall |
You Are There, #2.32 "Paul Revere's Ride" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Herbert Rudley |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
W. B. Brydon |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
William Daniels |
The Bastard |
1978 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Jakes.
|
Richard Fancy |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Philip Bosco |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Danny Huston |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Jack E. Curenton |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Ben Barnes |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Elbridge Gerry: See Vice Presidents of the United States
|
Edward Everett
|
Michael Caine |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
John Davis Long: See Secretaries of the Navy
|
George D. Robinson
|
James Berwick |
Second Verdict, #5 "Lizzie Borden" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Senators from Massachusetts
|
Edward Brooke
|
William Marshall |
The Boston Strangler |
1968 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Gerold Frank.
|
Henry L. Dawes
|
Aidan Quinn |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of part of the book by Dee Brown.
|
George Frisbie Hoar
|
Walter Mathews |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Ted Kennedy
|
Jason Clarke |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Henry Cabot Lodge
|
Cedric Hardwicke |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Charles Sumner
|
Sam De Grasse |
The Birth of a Nation |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr.
|
John Hutton |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Massachusetts
|
Fisher Ames
|
Stephen Strimpell |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
James Lovell
|
James Congdon |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Josiah Quincy III
|
Robin Williams |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
State officials and legislators of Massachusetts
|
Jonathan L. Austin
|
Anthony Heald |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Timothy Ruggles
|
Stephen Elliott |
You Are There, #2.32 "Paul Revere's Ride" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Joseph Warren: See Generals of the American War of Independence.
|
Local politicians and officials from Massachusetts
|
Richard Cranch
|
Michael O'Hare |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
James Forrest: Boston Loyalist.
|
Pirie MacDonald |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Dara Coleman |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Joseph Hawes
|
Reed De Rouen |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Molineux
|
Marshall Bradford |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Jeremy Ebenstein |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Lendall Pitts
|
Bing Russell |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Josiah Quincy II
|
Charles Seel |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Samuel Phillips Savage
|
Denver Pyle |
You Are There, #3.43 "Boston Tea Party (Restaged)" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
State officials and legislators of Michigan
|
Daniel S. Bacon
|
Gene Lockhart |
They Died with Their Boots On |
1941 |
USA |
Film |
As Samuel Bacon.
|
Senators from Minnesota
|
Muriel Humphrey
|
Dorinda Townsend |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Mayors of Milwaukee
|
John Norquist
|
Raphael Sbarge |
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story |
2022 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Governors of Mississippi
|
Adelbert Ames
|
Matt Letscher |
Gods and Generals |
2003 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jeff Shaara.
|
Paul B. Johnson Jr.
|
Toby Huss |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Senators from Mississippi
|
Trent Lott
|
Paul Perri |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Governors of Missouri
|
Thomas Theodore Crittenden
|
Ed Evans |
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James |
1986 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Senators from Missouri
|
John Danforth
|
Dan Kinsella |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Montana
|
Jeannette Rankin
|
Hilda Plowright |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Nevada
|
Thomas Fitch
|
Jimmy Lydon |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
1961 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Richard Bull |
Hour of the Gun |
1967 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Tombstone's Epitaph by Douglas D. Martin.
|
Congressmen from New Hampshire
|
Hosea Washington Parker
|
Roy Stephens |
The Velvet Glove, #3 "Mother" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
|
George Sullivan
|
Roger Serbagi |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Governors of New Jersey
|
William Franklin
|
Jim True-Frost |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Walter Evans Edge
|
Geoff Pierson |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010–12 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Edward I. Edwards
|
Wayne Duvall |
Boardwalk Empire |
2011 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Harold G. Hoffman
|
Weston Gavin |
Second Verdict, #1 "The Lindbergh Kidnapping" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
State officials and legislators of New Jersey
|
John Wesley Wescott
|
Paul Everton |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Local politicians and officials from New Jersey
|
Harry Bacharach
|
John Rue |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Edward L. Bader
|
Kevin O'Rourke |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010–13 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Frank Hague
|
Chris Mulkey |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010–11 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Enoch L. Johnson
|
Nolan Lyons |
Boardwalk Empire |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
Fictionalised as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson. As a boy. An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Marc Pickering |
Boardwalk Empire |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
Fictionalised as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson. As a young man. An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Steve Buscemi |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010–14 |
USA |
TV series |
Fictionalised as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson. Won the 2011 Golden Globe Award and 2011 and 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. Nominated for the 2013 Golden Globe Award, the 2011 and 2012 Emmy Awards, the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards and the 2011 Satellite Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Louis Kuehnle
|
John Ellison Conlee |
Boardwalk Empire |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
Fictionalised as Louis Kaestner. As a younger man. An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Dabney Coleman |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010–11 |
USA |
TV series |
Fictionalised as Louis Kaestner. An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Governors of New Mexico
|
Manuel Armijo
|
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. |
The Wonderful World of Disney, #23.10–11 "Kit Carson and the Mountain Men" |
1977 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
Lew Wallace
|
Scott Wilson |
Young Guns II |
1990 |
USA |
Film |
|
Edmund G. Ross
|
James Whitmore |
Kraft Television Theatre, #9.33 "A Profile in Courage" |
1956 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the non-fiction book Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy.
|
Governors of New York
|
Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont: See Britain: Earls of Bellomont
|
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore: See Governors of Virginia
|
William Cosby
|
Reginald Denny |
Telephone Time, #1.16 "Grandpa Changes the World" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
|
William Tryon
|
Whit Bissell |
Walt Disney Presents, #7.8 "Daniel Boone: And Chase the Buffalo" |
1960 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Randall Newsome |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
DeWitt Clinton
|
Ralph Fiennes |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
W. Averell Harriman
|
Art Fleming |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from New York
|
Richard Schell
|
Tim Blake Nelson |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Fernando Wood
|
Lee Pace |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Mayors of New York City
|
David Mathews
|
Daniel Thomas May |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
James Duane
|
Ed Jewett |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Richard Varick
|
Richard Rhodes |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Abram Hewitt
|
Constantine Gregory |
Shanghai Knights |
2003 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Comedy.
|
Kenneth Jay |
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, #2 "The Brooklyn Bridge" |
2003 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Other New York City politicians
|
Charles Francis Murphy
|
Cy Kendall |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
William M. Tweed
|
Paul Maxey |
You Are There, #5.9 "The Overthrow of the Tweed Ring" |
1957 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Governors of North Carolina
|
Zebulon Baird Vance
|
Murray Hamilton |
You Are There, #2.14 "The Gettysburg Address" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Senators from North Dakota
|
Mark Andrews
|
Gary Ballard |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Senators from Ohio
|
George H. Pendleton
|
Peter McRobbie |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Ohio
|
James Mitchell Ashley
|
David Costabile |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Moore McCulloch
|
Dan Desmond |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Governors of Oklahoma
|
Frank Keating
|
John Burke |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Governors of Pennsylvania
|
Thomas Penn
|
Simon Jones |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Joseph Reed
|
Tom Mason |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Darrell James |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Alex Miller |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2014–15 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
John Dickinson
|
John Wylie |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Željko Ivanek |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Hadley Fraser |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Thomas Mifflin
|
Peter Evans |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Thomas McKean
|
Eric Zuckerman |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Senators from Pennsylvania
|
William Maclay
|
Alan Cox |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Congressmen from Pennsylvania
|
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth
|
Boris McGiver |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joseph Galloway
|
Jonathan Bolt |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Leon B. Stevens |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Peter Gerety |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Timothy Matlack
|
Gregory Nassif St. John |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Thaddeus Stevens
|
Lou Felder |
North and South |
1986 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by John Jakes.
|
Martin Sheen |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Tommy Lee Jones |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Gold Derby Award and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Mayors of Philadelphia
|
Frank Rizzo
|
Gino Cafarelli |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Governors of Rhode Island
|
Stephen Hopkins
|
John O'Creagh |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Governors of South Carolina
|
Thomas Pinckney
|
Hugh O'Gorman |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Edward Rutledge
|
Clancy O'Connor |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Dan Fredenburgh |
Sons of Liberty |
2015 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Congressmen from South Carolina
|
Henry L. Pinckney
|
Roger Alan Brown |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
State officials and legislators of South Carolina
|
John Boston
|
Morgan Freeman |
The Civil War |
1990 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Francis Lewis Cardozo
|
Billy Dee Williams |
North and South |
1994 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels by John Jakes.
|
Senators from Tennessee
|
Bill Frist
|
Jeff Witzke |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Tennessee
|
Ed Bryant
|
Tatum Shank |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Presidents and Governors of Texas
|
Henry Smith
|
Rance Howard |
The Alamo |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
|
Sam Houston
|
Tom Wilson |
Martyrs of the Alamo |
1915 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel by Theodosia Harris.
|
Zachary Scott |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.6 "The Raven" |
1950 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the biography of Houston by Marquis James.
|
Philip Bosco |
You Are There, #1.17 "The Defense of the Alamo" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Philip Bosco |
You Are There, #1.22 "The Burning of the Alamo" |
1953 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Hugh Sanders |
The Last Command |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joel McCrea |
The First Texan |
1956 |
USA |
Film |
|
Don Taylor |
Telephone Time, #3.14 "Sam Houston's Decision" |
1957 |
USA |
TV short |
|
Richard Boone |
The Alamo |
1960 |
USA |
Film |
|
Bill McLaughlin |
Voyagers!, #13 "The Trial of Phineas Bogg" |
1983 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Lorne Greene |
The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory |
1987 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Dennis Quaid |
The Alamo |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
|
Miriam A. Ferguson
|
Kathy Bates |
The Highwaymen |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
|
Vice Presidents and Lieutenant Governors of Texas
|
David G. Burnet
|
W. Earl Brown |
The Alamo |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
|
State officials and legislators of Texas
|
Stephen F. Austin
|
Otto Kruger |
The Last Command |
1955 |
USA |
Film |
|
Dayton Lummis |
The First Texan |
1956 |
USA |
Film |
|
Moseley Baker
|
Jody McCrea |
The First Texan |
1956 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tom Everett |
The Alamo |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
|
Charles Travis (1829–1860): Member of the Texas Legislature, 1853–?, and son of William B. Travis.
|
Nathan Price |
The Alamo |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 7.
|
Senators from Vermont
|
Patrick Leahy
|
James Hornbeck |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Vermont
|
Matthew Lyon: See Congressmen from Kentucky
|
Governors of Virginia
|
Sir George Yeardley
|
Jason Flemyng |
Jamestown |
2017–19 |
UK |
TV series |
|
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore
|
Dominic Burgess |
Roots |
2016 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Patrick Henry
|
Frank McGlynn Sr. |
America |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
An adaptation of the novel The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers.
|
Ainslie Pryor |
You Are There, #2.21 "The Resolve of Patrick Henry" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Macdonald Carey |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
William Shust |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Harry Groener |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Michael Douglas |
Liberty's Kids |
2002 |
USA |
Animated TV series |
Voice only
|
Richard Gere |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Ian Stewart |
The Revolution |
2007 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Brent Harvey |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Benjamin Harrison V
|
John Goodman |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Ken McNaughton |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
James L. Kemper
|
Royce D. Applegate |
Gettysburg |
1993 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.
|
Royce D. Applegate |
Gods and Generals |
2003 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jeff Shaara.
|
Lieutenant Governors of Virginia
|
Alexander Spotswood
|
Marc Carrel |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
Robert Dinwiddie
|
John Hickey |
Gateway to the West |
1924 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
José Ferrer |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Senators from Virginia
|
Harry F. Byrd
|
Joe O'Connor |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Absalom Willis Robertson
|
Rusty Robertson |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Congressmen from Virginia
|
Jim Moran
|
Jim Garrity |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Edmund Pendleton
|
Herbert Rudley |
You Are There, #2.21 "The Resolve of Patrick Henry" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Peyton Randolph
|
Robert Elston |
George Washington |
1984 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
|
Trevor Scott |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Howard W. Smith
|
Ken Jenkins |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
State officials and legislators of Virginia
|
John Janney
|
Robert Easton |
Gods and Generals |
2003 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Jeff Shaara.
|
Lawrence Washington
|
Jesse Ruda |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2015 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Governors of Washington
|
Daniel J. Evans
|
Michael St. John Smith |
The Stranger Beside Me |
2003 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book by Anne Rule.
|
Governors of Wisconsin
|
Robert M. La Follette
|
Ralph Dunn |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Paul Birch |
You Are There, #4.6 "The Secret Message that Plunged America into World War I" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Congressmen from Wyoming
|
Dick Cheney: See Vice Presidents of the United States.
|
Liz Cheney
|
Violet Hicks |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 8.
|
Lily Rabe |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Chairmen of the Democratic National Committee
|
William F. McCombs
|
George Macready |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Edward J. Flynn
|
Sandy Kenyon |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Secretaries of the Senate
|
Samuel Allyne Otis
|
Frederic Warringer |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Clerks of the House of Representatives
|
Edward McPherson
|
Christopher Evan Welch |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
National Security Advisors
|
McGeorge Bundy
|
David Jensen |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Henry Kissinger: See Secretaries of State.
|
Sandy Berger
|
Mike Randleman |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Colin Powell: See Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
|
Condoleezza Rice: See Secretaries of State.
|
Private Secretaries to Presidents and White House Chiefs of Staff
|
John George Nicolay
|
Jeremy Strong |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joseph Tumulty
|
Richard Walton |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Thomas Mitchell |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Sherman Adams
|
James DuMont |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
H. R. Haldeman
|
Demetri Goritsas |
Playhouse Presents, #1.3 "Nixon's the One" |
2012 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Alex Manette |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Aaron Roman Weiner |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
Voice only.
|
White House Counsel
|
Ted Sorensen
|
Taylor Nichols |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Ehrlichman
|
Corey Johnson |
Playhouse Presents, #1.3 "Nixon's the One" |
2012 |
UK |
TV short |
|
Colin Walker |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Steven Kearney |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Lloyd Cutler
|
Nicolas Coster |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Bernard Nussbaum
|
Kevin Pollak |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Charles Ruff
|
Ken Palmer |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Physicians to the President
|
Eleanor Mariano
|
Jayne Han |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Other presidential advisers
|
Kenneth O'Donnell (Kennedy)
|
John Mackin |
Play of the Month, #1.6 "Lee Oswald: Assassin" |
1966 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play Dallas November 22 by Felix Lützkendorf.
|
Lee C. White (Kennedy)
|
Giovanni Ribisi |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Walter Jenkins (Johnson)
|
Todd Weeks |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
W. Marvin Watson (Johnson)
|
Martin McDougall |
The Crown |
2019 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
Pat Buchanan (Nixon)
|
James M. Connor |
Watchmen |
2009 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the comics by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons.
|
Ray Gaspard |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Paul Begala (Clinton)
|
Joseph Mazzello |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Sidney Blumenthal (Clinton)
|
Patrick Fischler |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Vince Foster (Clinton)
|
Matthew Floyd Miller |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Stephen Goodin: Aide to Bill Clinton.
|
Jason Potter |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Dick Morris (Clinton)
|
Brent Sexton |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Paul Stephanopoulos (Clinton)
|
George H. Xanthis |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Karen Hughes (Bush)
|
Jillian Armenante |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Mary Matalin (Bush)
|
Camille Harman |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Karl Rove (Bush)
|
Joseph Beck |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
White House Chief Ushers
|
Ike Hoover
|
Roy Roberts |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Stephen W. Rochon
|
Stephen Rider |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
White House Press Secretaries
|
Charlie Ross
|
Edward Earle |
You Are There, #4.18 "V-J Day" |
1956 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Mike McCurry
|
Scott Michael Morgan |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Personal Secretaries to Presidents of the United States
|
Gerri Whittington
|
Marvel Taylor |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Betty Currie
|
Rae Dawn Chong |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Other White House officials and staff
|
Eugene Allen
|
Michael Rainey Jr. |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 8. Fictionalised as Cecil Gaines.
|
Aml Ameen |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 15. Fictionalised as Cecil Gaines.
|
Forest Whitaker |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
Fictionalised as Cecil Gaines. Nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor.
|
Helen Woodrow Bones
|
Katherine Lock |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Monica Lewinsky
|
Beanie Feldstein |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Thomas Pendel: Chief doorkeeper of the White House from 1864.
|
Ford Flanagan |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Arthur Prettyman: Valet to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
|
Manuel DePina |
MacArthur |
1977 |
USA |
Film |
|
Marsha Scott: Chief of staff of the White House personnel office.
|
Rebecca Lowman |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
William Slade
|
Stephen Henderson |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Hugh W. Sloan Jr.
|
Stephen Collins |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Linda Tripp
|
Sarah Paulson |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actress and the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress. An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Kathleen Willey
|
Elizabeth Reaser |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Other government officials and civil servants
|
David Addington
|
Don McManus |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jay Bybee
|
Brandon Firla |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Richard A. Clarke
|
Kevin J. Flood |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Doar
|
Alessandro Nivola |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Dennis J. Doolin: Deputy assistant secretary of defense during the Pentagon Papers case.
|
Ben Livingston |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Douglas J. Feith
|
Matt Champagne |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Gustavus Fox
|
John Lescault |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Benjamin Brown French
|
Michael Douglas |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
David Gribbin: Assistant Secretary of Defense under Dick Cheney.
|
Michael Reilly Burke |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Robert Komer
|
David Beach |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Scooter Libby
|
Justin Kirk |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Kevin Maroney (died 1985): Deputy assistant attorney general who represented the U.S. Government in the Pentagon Papers hearing.
|
Kelly AuCoin |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Philip Perry
|
Chris Dougherty |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Harry Rowen
|
Shaun O'Hagan |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jess Smith
|
Daniel Angus Cox |
Boardwalk Empire |
2010 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Ed Jewett |
Boardwalk Empire |
2011–12 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Paul Wolfowitz
|
Eddie Marsan |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
John Yoo
|
Paul Yoo |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Diplomats
|
Richard Washburn Child
|
Alfred Videnieks |
Moscow – Genoa |
1964 |
USSR |
Film |
|
William Dodd
|
Shane Rimmer |
The Nightmare Years |
1989 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the memoir by William L. Shirer.
|
Eugene Dooman
|
Harold Conway |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
James Gadsden
|
Edward Hearn |
Conquest of Cochise |
1953 |
USA |
Film |
|
James W. Gerard
|
John Laffey |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Joseph Grew
|
Meredith Weatherby |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
1970 |
Japan/USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the books Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange and The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago.
|
Pamela Harriman
|
Anna Burnett |
Darkest Hour |
2017 |
UK |
Film |
|
Harry Hopkins
|
Robert Arden |
Churchill and the Generals |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
|
Roy Poole |
The Winds of War |
1983 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
William Schallert |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
Garrick Hagon |
Into the Storm |
2009 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
Edward M. House
|
William Smith |
The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns |
1919 |
USA |
Silent film |
|
Charles Halton |
Wilson |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
|
Emil Karewicz |
Polonia Restituta |
1981 |
Poland |
Film series |
|
Ladislav Stanek |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1993 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Claude Lulé |
Paris 1919 |
2009 |
Canada |
TV film |
Docudrama. An adaptation of the book by Margaret MacMillan.
|
Caroline Kennedy
|
Chloe Barach |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
As a child.
|
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
|
William Hope |
Upstairs Downstairs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Matt Letscher |
Boardwalk Empire |
2014 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson.
|
Bruce Dern |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Eugene Bunge |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Richard C. Kerens
|
Bruce Boa |
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
1993 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Arthur Lee
|
MacDonald Parke |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
|
Breckinridge Long
|
Eddie Albert |
War and Remembrance |
1988–89 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novel by Herman Wouk.
|
William B. Macomber Jr.
|
Cotter Smith |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Benjamin Moran
|
Ed Crowley |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Robert Ode: American hostage in Iran.
|
Dennis Quaid |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Walter Hines Page
|
Charles Meredith |
You Are There, #4.6 "The Secret Message that Plunged America into World War I" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Kerry Shale |
Mr Selfridge |
2014 |
UK |
TV series |
|
Nicholas Roosevelt
|
Bruce Boa |
The Nightmare Years |
1989 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the memoir by William L. Shirer.
|
Sargent Shriver
|
David De Beck |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Adlai Stevenson II
|
Ashley Taylor |
The Siege of Jadotville |
2016 |
Ireland/South Africa |
Film |
An adaptation of the book The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle by Declan Power.
|
John L. O'Sullivan
|
John Lithgow |
The West |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Robert Walsh
|
Anthony Hopkins |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Other political advisers
|
Huma Abedin
|
Sharmita Bhattacharya |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Indian agents, superintendents and interpreters
|
John Clum
|
Whit Bissell |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
1957 |
USA |
Film |
|
Stacy Harris |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp |
1959–61 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Robert Burton |
Walt Disney Presents, "Texas John Slaughter" |
1961 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
Larry Gates |
Hour of the Gun |
1967 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Tombstone's Epitaph by Douglas D. Martin.
|
Terry O'Quinn |
Tombstone |
1993 |
USA |
Film |
|
Randle Mell |
Wyatt Earp |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
|
James McLaughlin
|
J. K. Simmons |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the book by Dee Brown.
|
Daniel F. Royer: Indian agent at the Pine Ridge Reservation at the time of the Wounded Knee Massacre.
|
Lee Tergesen |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee |
2007 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of the book by Dee Brown.
|
George Wratten (1865–1912): Army scout, Apache interpreter and superintendent of Geronimo in captivity at Mount Vernon, Alabama.
|
George Dobbs |
Geronimo |
1993 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Suffragists
|
Susan B. Anthony
|
Carmen Mathews |
You Are There, #3.22 "The Trial of Susan B. Anthony" |
1955 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
Susan Sarandon |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Katharine Houghton Hepburn
|
Frances Conroy |
The Aviator |
2004 |
USA |
Film |
|
Anne Henrietta Martin
|
Joanne Woodward |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Assassins, conspirators and alleged conspirators
|
John Wilkes Booth: See People associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
|
David Herold: See People associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
|
Samuel Mudd: See People associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
|
Lee Harvey Oswald: See People associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
|
Lewis Powell: See People associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
|
James Earl Ray
|
Paul Jarrett |
The X-Files |
1996 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Jack Ruby: See People associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
|
John Surratt: See People associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
|
Mary Surratt: See People associated with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
|
Civil rights activists
|
Ralph Abernathy
|
Colman Domingo |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Dohn Norwood |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
James Bevel
|
Common |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Stokely Carmichael
|
Mo McRae |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Corey Hawkins |
BlacKkKlansman |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth.
|
Eldridge Cleaver
|
Mo McRae |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
As Eldridge Huggins.
|
Annie Lee Cooper
|
Oprah Winfrey |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Dave Dennis
|
Eric Pumphrey |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
W. E. B. Du Bois
|
Louis Gossett Jr. |
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century |
1996 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Ving Rhames |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
James Forman
|
Trai Byers |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Fred Gray
|
Cuba Gooding Jr. |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Ernest Green
|
Morgan Freeman |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Fannie Lou Hamer
|
Aisha Hinds |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Fred Hampton
|
Kelvin Harrison Jr. |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Aaron Henry
|
Regi Davis |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Jesse Jackson
|
Nigel Gibbs |
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story |
2022 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Richie Jean Jackson
|
Niecy Nash |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Sullivan Jackson: Husband of Richie Jean Jackson.
|
Kent Faulcon |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Viola Lee Jackson: Mother of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was attacked by the policemen who murdered her son.
|
Charity Jordan |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Vernon Jordan
|
Blair Underwood |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Coretta Scott King
|
Sylvester |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Carmen Ejogo |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Hilary Ward |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Edwin King: One of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegates to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
|
Gregory Marcel |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Martin Luther King Jr.
|
Nelsan Ellis |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
David Oyelowo |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor.
|
Anthony Mackie |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
James Lawson
|
Jesse Williams |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Cager Lee: Grandfather of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was beaten by the policemen who murdered his grandson.
|
Henry G. Sanders |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Stanley Levison
|
Bruce Nozick |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
John Lewis
|
Stephan James |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Malcolm X
|
Nigel Thatch |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Cecil B. Moore
|
Peter Jay Fernandez |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Bob Moses
|
Marque Richardson |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Diane Nash
|
Kay Smith |
The Butler |
2013 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tessa Thompson |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
James Orange
|
Omar Dorsey |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Melba Pattillo
|
Angela Bassett |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Paul Potter
|
Kevin Kline |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Frederick D. Reese
|
E. Roger Mitchell |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Amelia Boynton Robinson
|
Lorraine Toussaint |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Bayard Rustin
|
Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Bobby Seale
|
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Al Sharpton
|
Ernst Berrouet |
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody |
2022 |
USA |
Film |
|
C. T. Vivian
|
Corey Reynolds |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Isaiah C. Wears: Black politician from Philadelphia in the American Civil War era.
|
Samuel L. Jackson |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Sheyann Webb
|
Angela Bassett |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Roy Wilkins
|
Joe Morton |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
Hosea Williams
|
Wendell Pierce |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Charles Erskine Scott Wood
|
Tom Hanks |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Andrew Young
|
André Holland |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Labour leaders
|
Frank Fitzsimmons
|
Gary Basaraba |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Richard Fitzsimmons: Son of Frank Fitzsimmons, also a teamsters' union executive.
|
Tim Neff |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Samuel Gompers
|
Joe Dorsey |
Voyagers!, #11 "Merry Christmas, Bogg" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Philip Bosco |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Bill Haywood
|
John Goodman |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
James P. Hoffa
|
Ken Wulf Clark |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Jimmy Hoffa
|
Al Pacino |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Dave Johnson: Detroit teamsters' leader and ally of Jimmy Hoffa.
|
Blaise Corrigan |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Mary Harris Jones
|
Meryl Streep |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Lucy Parsons
|
Whoopi Goldberg |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Edward Grady Partin
|
Craig Vincent |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Walter Reuther
|
Spencer Garrett |
All the Way |
2016 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Schenkkan.
|
August Spies
|
Kevin Kline |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Ira Steward
|
Kevin Spacey |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Other political activists
|
Jane Addams
|
Jane Alexander |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Elombe Brath
|
Omar Dorsey |
When They See Us |
2019 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Helene Nomsa Brath
|
Adepero Aduye |
When They See Us |
2019 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
|
Jacob S. Coxey Sr.
|
Tom Hanks |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Rennie Davis
|
Alex Sharp |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
David Dellinger
|
John Carroll Lynch |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Bernardine Dohrn
|
Alice Kremelberg |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Daniel Ellsberg
|
Matthew Rhys |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jessie Benton Frémont
|
Jennifer Aniston |
Freedom: A History of Us |
2003 |
USA |
TV series |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
John Froines
|
Daniel Flaherty |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Emma Goldman
|
Marilyn Lightstone |
Witness to Yesterday |
1975 |
Canada |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Tom Hayden
|
Eddie Redmayne |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Abbie Hoffman
|
Richard D'Alessandro |
Forrest Gump |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel by Winston Groom.
|
Sacha Baron Cohen |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
Won the AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor.
|
Julia Compton Moore
|
Madeleine Stowe |
We Were Soldiers |
2002 |
USA |
Film |
An adapation of the book We Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore & Joseph L. Galloway.
|
Carrie Nation
|
Patricia Clarkson |
Prohibition |
2011 |
USA |
TV miniseries |
Voice only. Documentary.
|
Grover Norquist
|
Tony Forsmark |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jerry Rubin
|
Timothy Omundson |
Dark Skies |
1997 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Jeremy Strong |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tony Russo
|
Sonny Valicenti |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Valerie Solanas
|
Lena Dunham |
American Horror Story: Cult |
2017 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Lee Weiner
|
Noah Robbins |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Lobbyists, political consultants and commentators
|
William Bilbo
|
James Spader |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Susan Carpenter-McMillan: Adviser to Paula Jones.
|
Judith Light |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
George Conway
|
George Salazar |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Ann Coulter
|
Cobie Smulders |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Matt Drudge
|
Billy Eichner |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Laura Ingraham
|
Kim Matula |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Frank Luntz
|
Adam Bartley |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Other relatives and associates
|
Betsy Adams: Second wife of Samuel Adams.
|
Emily Lawrence |
Samuel Adams |
2014 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Andy Bleiler: Former high school teacher of Monica Lewinsky who alleged he had an affair with her after she left school.
|
Payson Lewis |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Kate Bleiler: Wife of Andy Bleiler.
|
Nicole Leanne Nelson |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Liz Cheney: See Congressmen from Wyoming.
|
Lynne Cheney
|
Karolina Kennedy Durrence |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 12.
|
Cailee Spaeny |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 17.
|
Amy Adams |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress.
|
Mary Cheney
|
Colyse Harger |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 5.
|
Alison Pill |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Delmer Lee Corbin: Mother of Paula Jones.
|
Jeannetta Arnette |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
John B. Crimmins: Driver and assistant to Ted Kennedy.
|
Philip Dorn Hebert |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Dorothea Dandridge: Second wife of Patrick Henry.
|
Erin O'Brien |
John Paul Jones |
1959 |
USA |
Film |
As Dorothea Danders.
|
Adam Dave: A former boyfriend of Monica Lewinsky.
|
Michael Moskewicz |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Catherine Allday Davis: Friend of Monica Lewinsky.
|
Sarah Catherine Hook |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Elizabeth Dellinger: Wife of David Dellinger.
|
Meghan Rafferty |
The Trial of the Chicago 7 |
2020 |
USA |
Film |
|
Elizabeth Eastland: Wife of James Eastland.
|
Sarah Ogden |
Elvis |
2022 |
Australia/USA |
Film |
|
Stephen Enghouse: A college friend of Monica Lewinsky.
|
Michael Fitzgerald |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Abiah Folger: Mother of Benjamin Franklin
|
Jennifer Holmes |
Voyagers!, #4 "Agents of Satan" |
1982 |
USA |
TV episode |
|
Deborah Read Franklin
|
Roberta Maxwell |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Ann Gargan: Sister of Joseph Gargan and nurse to Joseph Kennedy Sr.
|
Beth Petrou |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joseph Gargan
|
Ed Helms |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Dun Gifford: Aide to Ted Kennedy.
|
Matthew Lawler |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Tipper Gore
|
Amy Grabow |
American Horror Stories, #1.3 "Drive In" |
2021 |
USA |
TV film |
|
Clara Hay: Wife of John Hay.
|
Sharon Laughlin |
The Adams Chronicles |
1976 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Barbara Hoffa
|
Rebecca Faulkenberry |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Josephine Hoffa: Wife of Jimmy Hoffa.
|
Welker White |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Jawana Virginia Jackson: Daughter of Richie Jean Jackson.
|
Stormy Merriweather |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
As a child.
|
Steve Jones: Husband of Paula Jones.
|
Taran Killam |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Edward M. Kennedy Jr.
|
Noah Carpenter |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
Aged 7.
|
Ethel Kennedy
|
Jody Ebling |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Joan Bennett Kennedy
|
Steven F. Arnold |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Andria Blackman |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Rosemary Keough: One of the 'Boiler Room Girls'.
|
Gillian Gordon |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Mary Jo Kopechne
|
Kate Mara |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Elizabeth Blair Lee
|
Julie White |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Marcia Lewis: Mother of Monica Lewinsky.
|
Mira Sorvino |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Anthony Liuzza: Husband of Viola Liuzzo.
|
David Silverman |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Mary Ellen Lyons: One of the 'Boiler Room Girls'.
|
Angela Hope Smith |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Nance Lyons: One of the 'Boiler Room Girls'.
|
Lexie Roth |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Margaret McNamara
|
Carolyn McCormick |
The Post |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Paul F. Markham
|
Jim Gaffigan |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Jane Mecom
|
Blair Brown |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Martha Mitchell
|
Daniel Ware |
Tricia's Wedding |
1971 |
USA |
Short |
Comedy
|
Esther Newberg
|
Olivia Thirlby |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
As Rachel Schiff.
|
Chuckie O'Brien: Foster son of Jimmy Hoffa who was implicated in his disappearance.
|
Jesse Plemons |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Heather Poe: Wife of Mary Cheney.
|
Melissa K. Marks |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Catherine Ray: Friend of Benjamin Franklin.
|
Jennifer Dundas |
Benjamin Franklin |
2002 |
USA |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
Marie Reeb: Wife of James Reeb.
|
Elizabeth Diane Wells |
Selma |
2014 |
UK/USA |
Film |
|
Esther de Berdt Reed
|
Anne Bowles |
Turn: Washington's Spies |
2016 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose.
|
Joyce Rumsfeld: Wife of Donald Rumsfeld.
|
Lesley Ann Braun |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|
Esther Sewall: Wife of Jonathan Sewall.
|
Cheyenne Casebier |
John Adams |
2008 |
USA |
TV series |
|
Deborah Murray Sloan: Wife of Hugh W. Sloan Jr.
|
Meredith Baxter |
All the President's Men |
1976 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward.
|
Lydia Hamilton Smith
|
S. Epatha Merkerson |
Lincoln |
2012 |
USA |
Film |
|
Stephen Edward Smith
|
Victor Warren |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Judith Stuyvesant
|
Pearl Sindelar |
Peter Stuyvesant |
1924 |
USA |
Silent short |
|
Warren Swanson: Fired at Jimmy Hoffa during his trial in 1963 with a pellet gun.
|
Thomas E. Sullivan |
The Irishman |
2019 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
|
Susan Tannenbaum: One of the 'Boiler Room Girls'.
|
Katie Henoch |
Chappaquiddick |
2017 |
USA |
Film |
|
Allison Tripp: Daughter of Linda Tripp.
|
Emma Malouff |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Ryan Tripp: Son of Linda Tripp.
|
Ryan Nassif |
Impeachment: American Crime Story |
2021 |
USA |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book A Vast Conspiracy by Jeffrey Toobin.
|
Harry Whittington
|
Mark Bramhall |
Vice |
2018 |
USA |
Film |
|