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Presidential Roles
The President of the United States shows up in a number of movies in small or large roles. Below is a sampling of movies from the past 10 years in which the president appears and the actors who portrayed the Chief Executive.
Morgan Freeman (President Beck), "Deep Impact" (1998)
William Jefferson Clinton (President Bill Clinton), "Contact" (1997)
Harrison Ford (President James Marshall), "Air Force One" (1997)
Gene Hackman (President Alan Richmond), "Absolute Power" (1997)
Sam Waterston (President), "Shadow Conspiracy" (1997)
Ronny Cox (President Jack Neil), "Murder at 1600" (1997)
Jack Lemmon (former President Russell P. Kramer); James Garner (former President Matt Douglas); Dan Aykroyd (President William Haney), "My Fellow Americans" (1996)
John Roarke (President), "Courage Under Fire" (1996)
Cliff Robertson (President), "Escape from L.A." (1996)
Bruce Gay (President), "Spy Hard" (1996)
Harvey Korman (President), "Jingle All the Way" (1996)
Jack Nicholson (President Dale), "Mars Attacks!" (1996)
Bill Pullman (President Thomas Whitmore), "Independence Day" (1996)
Anthony Hopkins (President Nixon), "Nixon" (1995)
George Robertson (President Davis), "National Lampoon’s Senior Trip" (1995)
Michael Douglas (President Andrew Shepherd), "The American President" (1995)
Alan Alda (President), "Canadian Bacon" (1994)
Joe Alaskey (President Nixon); John William Galt (President Johnson); Jed Gillin (President Kennedy), "Forrest Gump" (1994)
Tom Mason (President Douglas), "Robert A. Heinlein’s The Puppet Masters" (1994)
Bob Riley (President), "Richie Rich" (1994)
Donald Moffat (President Bennett), "Clear and Present Danger" (1994)
Kevin Kline (President Bill Mitchell), "Dave" (1993)
Robert Culp (President), "The Pelican Brief" (1993)
Jim Curley (President), "In the Line of Fire" (1993)
Little Richard (President), "The Pickle" (1993)
Bob Gill (President Kennedy), "Love Field" (1992)
Rich Little (President Nixon's voice); Pete Renady (President Lincoln's voice), "Bebe’s Kids" (1992)
Seth Sehloho (President Bender), "American Ninja 4: The Annihilation" (1991)
Ed Beheler (President Jimmy Carter), "The Last Boy Scout" (1991)
Paul Harris (President), "A Date With Destiny" (1990)
Ronny Cox (President), "Martians Go Home" (1990)
Ray Allen (President), "The Package" (1989)
Ed Nelson (Presiden Harry S. Truman), "Brenda Starr" (1989)
William Ryan (President), "The Wizard of Speed and Time" (1988)
Forrest J. Ackerman (President), "Amazon Women on the Moon" (1987)
Robert Beatty (President), "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (1987)
Charles Howerton (President Calvin Craig), "Assassination" (1987)
Gregory Peck (President), "Amazing Grace and Chuck" (1987)
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