Cultural depictions of Ulysses S. Grant

The following is a sample of character portrayals of Ulysses S. Grant in popular entertainment.

Film

Grant is the third most popular American president to be portrayed in movies, films, or cinema, his character appearing in 35 movies.^[1] He is often portrayed as a drunkard, which is historically inaccurate. Portrayals include:

The Birth of a Nation (1915), played by Donald Crisp
E. Alyn Warren played Grant in
- Abraham Lincoln (1930)
- Secret Service (1931)
- Operator 13 (1934)
Joseph Crehan played Grant in
- Union Pacific (1939)
- They Died with their Boots On (1941)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
- Silver River (1948)
Tennessee Johnson (1942), played by Harrison Greene
From the Earth to the Moon (1958), played by Morris Ankrum
How the West Was Won (1962), played by Harry Morgan
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), played by Jason Robards
Wild Wild West (1999), played by Kevin Kline
Jonah Hex (2010), played by Aidan Quinn
Lincoln (2012), played by Jared Harris
Field of Lost Shoes (2014), played by Tom Skerritt

Television

Wagon Train, "The Colter Craven Story", aired November 23, 1960, portrayed by Paul Birch
The Wild Wild West, aired on CBS, 1965–1969, portrayed by Roy Engel
Branded, "The Assassins: Part One", aired March 27, 1966, portrayed by William Bryant "The Assassins: Part Two", aired April 3, 1966, portrayed by William Bryant ^[2]^[3]
Lincoln, 1974, portrayed by Norman Burton
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, aired on NBC, 1978, in its episode 2-20 "The Stranger" shows a young Captain Grant, portrayed by Mark Slade.^[4]
The Blue and the Gray, aired on CBS, 1982, portrayed by Rip Torn
North and South, 1985-1986/1994, portrayed by Mark Moses, Anthony Zerbe and Rutherford Cravens
Lincoln, 1988, portrayed by James Gammon
The Civil War, aired on PBS, 1990, voiced by Jason Robards
Lincoln, aired on PBS, 1992, portrayed by Rod Steiger
‘’Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,

The Day Lincoln Was Shot, aired on TNT, 1998, portrayed by John Ashton.^[5]
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, aired on HBO, 2007, portrayed by Senator Fred Thompson.
Sherman's March, aired on the History Channel, 2007, portrayed by Harry Bulkeley
Hell on Wheels, aired on AMC, 2013-2016, portrayed by Victor Slezak
Timeless, "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln", aired October 10, 2016, portrayed by Terry Lewis
Legends of Tomorrow, "Abominations", aired November 3, 2016, portrayed by John Churchill
Grant, miniseries, airing from May 25, 2020 to May 27, 2020, portrayed by Justin Salinger.

Notes

^ 30Jun08. "Top Five Cinematically Portrayed Presidents". Chasness.wordpress.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "The Assassins: Part One", IMBD, viewed on 02-01-2014
^ "The Assassins: Part Two", IMBD, viewed on 02-01-2014
^ The Stranger
^ "The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV 1998) – IMDb". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

External links

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[1] 30Jun08. "Top Five Cinematically Portrayed Presidents". Chasness.wordpress.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "The Assassins: Part One", IMBD, viewed on 02-01-2014

[3] "The Assassins: Part Two", IMBD, viewed on 02-01-2014

[4] The Stranger

[5] "The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV 1998) – IMDb". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

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