32 Of The Best Portrayals Of U.S. Presidents In Movies And TV Shows

Hugh Scott

7 April 2024 at 9:30 pm

The top performances of the top job in the United States.

Daniel Day-Lewis As Abraham Lincoln In Lincoln

Alan Rickman As Ronald Reagan In The Butler

Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford In Saturday Night Live

Paul Giamatti As John Adams In John Adams

Bruce Greenwood As John F. Kennedy.In Thirteen Days

Gary Oldman As Harry S. Truman In Oppenheimer

Frank Langella As Richard Nixon In Frost/Nixon

Alec Baldwin As Donald Trump On Saturday Night Live

Bryan Cranston As Lyndon B. Johnson In All The Way

Phil Hartman As Bill Clinton In Saturday Night Live

Robin Williams As Theodore Roosevelt In Night At The Museum

Stephen Dillane As Thomas Jefferson In John Adams

Michael C. Hall As John F. Kennedy In The Crown

John Travolta As “Bill Clinton” In Primary Colors

Christopher Jackson As George Washington In Hamilton

Anthony Hopkins As John Quincy Adams In Amistad

Dana Carvey As George H.W. Bush On Saturday Night Live

Tom Selleck As Dwight Eisenhower In Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Anthony Hopkins As Richard Nixon In Nixon

Edward Herrmann as Franklin D. Roosevelt In Annie

Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman In Truman

Will Ferrell As George W. Bush On Saturday Night Live

David Strathairn As Franklin D. Roosevelt In The Darkest Hour

Nigel Hawthorne As Martin Van Buren In Amistad

Woody Harrelson As Lyndon Johnson In LBJ

Jared Harris As Ulysses S. Grant In Lincoln

David Morse As George Washington In John Adams

Dan Aykroyd As Jimmy Carter On Saturday Night Live

James Cromwell As George H. W. Bush in W.

Bill Murray As Franklin D. Roosevelt In Hyde Park On The Hudson

The top performances of the top job in the United States.

For this list of the best portrayals of Presidents in movies and TV shows, we’re talking about actual historical presidents, not fictional ones. So while you won’t find awesome performances like Martin Sheen as Jeb Bartlett on The West Wing or Terry Crews as Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho in Idiocracy, there are some absolutely astounding performances on this list. Almost every president has appeared on film, and this is a list of some of our favorites.

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One of the most prestigious positions in the world, the President of the United States, has had a lot of prestigious actors play it, here is a list of some of our favorites.

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