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Paul Giamatti
In the film "W". from director Oliver Stone, Josh Brolin portrays President George W. Bush. But Brolin is far from the first actor to make it to the White House on the silver screen; many stars have played commanders in chief, some real, some fictional.
Played: Real-life president John Adams
In: "John Adams" (2008)
Fun fact: Giamatti's costars in the HBO miniseries included Zeljko Ivanek (left) as Pennsylvania representative John Dickinson and Tom Wilkinson (center) as Benjamin Franklin. (HBO) Back to slideshow navigation -
Martin Sheen
Played: Fictional president Josiah "Jed" Bartlett
In: "The West Wing" (1999-2006)
Fun fact: Sheen's TV character was a fictional descendant of the real-life Josiah Bartlett, a member of the Second Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence. (NBC) Back to slideshow navigation -
Anthony Hopkins
Played: Real-life president John Quincy Adams
In: "Amistad" (1997)
Fun fact: Sean Connery was approached to play the sixth president (son of sixth president John Adams) in Steven Spielberg's film about an 1839 slave rebellion, but turned it down. (DreamWorks via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Kevin Kline
Played: Fictional president Bill Mitchell
In: "Dave" (1993)
Fun fact: Kline plays dual roles in this comedy: a philandering president, and the innocent lookalike who takes his place when the president suffers a stroke during illicit sex. (Warner Bros.) Back to slideshow navigation -
Henry Fonda
Played: Real-life president Abraham Lincoln
In: "Young Mr. Lincoln"(1939)
Fun fact: After portraying the early legal career of president-to-be Abraham Lincoln in this fictional drama, Fonda went on to play fictional presidents in two later films: "Fail-Safe" (1964) and "Meteor" (1979). (20th Century Fox via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Spencer Tracy
Played: Fictional presidential candidate Grant Matthews
In: "State of the Union" (1948)
Fun fact: Tracys frequent costar Katharine Hepburn played his estranged wife, who pretends to reconcile with him to get him elected because she believes hed be a great president. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Back to slideshow navigation -
Robin Williams
Played: Real-life president Theodore Roosevelt
In: "Night at the Museum" (2006)
Fun fact: Ben Stiller (left) plays a security guard at New York's Museum of Natural History who's shocked when the exhibits come to life ... including a wax statue of Teddy Roosevelt. (20th Century Fox) Back to slideshow navigation -
Jack Nicholson
Played: Fictional president James Dale
In: "Mars Attacks!" (1996)
Fun fact: In addition to playing a president who makes the big mistake of believing that Martian visitors have peaceful intentions, Nicholson also plays a greedy Las Vegas developer. (Warner Bros via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Kenneth Branagh
Played: Real-life president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In: "Warm Springs" (2005)
Fun fact: Branagh plays a pre-president FDR as he seeks a cure for his paralysis, while Cynthia Nixon of "Sex and the City" costars as his wife, Eleanor. The automobile Branagh drives in "Warm Springs" is the same one the real FDR drove, complete with 1920s hand controls. (HBO via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Michael Douglas
Played: Fictional president Andrew Shepherd
In: "The American President" (1995)
Fun fact: Douglas plays a widowed president who falls in love with lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade. The telephone number President Shepherd gives Sydney (Annette Bening) to call him back in this romantic comedy-drama is in fact the real number to the White House. (Sony) Back to slideshow navigation -
Tom Selleck
Played: Real-life president Dwight D. Eisenhower
In: "Ike: Countdown to D-Day" (2004)
Fun fact: Before being elected the 34th president, Eisenhower had an outstanding career in the military. This film depicts how he orchestrated one of the greatest invasions in history. (A&E via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Morgan Freeman
Played: Fictional president Tom Beck
In: "Deep Impact" (1998)
Fun fact: When the president is addressing the nation about an oncoming comet, a tattoo on Freeman's arm is showing. The director liked this element because she felt it gave the president an everyday man look. (Paramount via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Bruce Greenwood
Played: Real-life president John F. Kennedy
In: "Thirteen Days" (2000)
Fun fact: Much of the dialogue from "Thirteen Days" is taken directly from Kennedy's personal tapes during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. JFK frequently set up recording machines during meetings at the White House. (New Line Cinema via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
John Travolta
Played: Fictional president Jack Stanton
In: "Primary Colors" (1998)
Fun fact: President Bill Clinton enjoyed this fictionalized version of his own career so much that he invited John Travolta to a party on one condition: he had to come as Governor Jack Stanton. Travolta declined. (Uniiversal Pictures) Back to slideshow navigation -
Dan Hedaya
Played: Real-life president Richard M. Nixon
In: "Dick" (1999)
Fun fact: Director Andrew Fleming wanted the feel of a 1970s movie for this comedy about Watergate, so he used analog tape editing tools rather than digital. (Columbia Pictures via Everett Collection) Back to slideshow navigation -
Chris Rock
Played: Fictional president Mays Gilliam
In: "Head of State" (2003)
Fun fact: Rock claims he got the idea for this comedy from the Democrats running Geraldine Ferraro with Walter Mondale in 1984 ... they knew they would lose to Ronald Reagan, but thought they could gain support for the following election by having a historic first. (DreamWorks Pictures) Back to slideshow navigation -
Josh Brolin
Played: Real-life president George W. Bush
In: "W." (2008)
Fun fact: Brolin watched videos of George Bush walking so he could capture the style just right. (Lionsgate) Back to slideshow navigation -
Geena Davis
Played: Fictional president MacKenzie Allen
In: "Commander in Chief" (2005-2006)
Fun fact: Joan Allen and Kristin Scott Thomas were originally approached to play the first U.S. woman president. Creator Rod Lurie planned the TV series as a sequel to the film "The Contender." (ABC) Back to slideshow navigation
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