Cultural depictions of George Washington
George Washington at Princeton,
by Charles Willson Peale, 1779
by Charles Willson Peale, 1779
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George Washington has inspired artistic and cultural works for more than two hundred years. The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. The entries represent portrayals that a reader has a reasonable chance of encountering rather than a complete catalog. Lesser known works are not included.
For purposes of classification, popular culture music is a separate section from operas and oratorios. Television covers live action series, TV movies, miniseries, and North American animation but not Japanese anime, which appears with manga and graphic novels.
Gallery
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A ca. 1810-1815 French Empire mantel clock, portraying George Washington. In the drapery swag under the dial can be read the famous quote by Henry Lee.
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The United States one-dollar bill has George Washington's face on it.
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The statue of Washington outside Federal Hall in New York City, looking on Wall Street.
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Construction on the George Washington portrait at Mount Rushmore, c. 1932.
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Quarter with profile of Washington bust. He faces left regally and wears a colonial-style queue in his hair. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is at top, "QUARTER DOLLAR" at bottom, "LIBERTY" at left, and "IN GOD WE TRUST" above "P" at right. Just below the bust is "JF uc" in tiny letters.
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The Purple Heart medal, awarded for injuries whIle serving in the U.S Military. The back of the medal reads "FOR MILITARY MERIT".
Documentaries
| Date | Title | Portrayer | Country | Notes | IMDB |
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| 1994 | The American Revolution | Cliff Robertson (voice) | USA | ||
| 2002 | Founding Brothers | Brian Dennehy (voice) | USA | ||
| 2007 | Searching for George Washington | Martin Sheen (voice) | USA |
Films
| Date | Title | Portrayer | Country | Notes | IMDB |
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| 1909 | Washington Under the American Flag | Joseph Kilgour | USA | Early black and white silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton | |
| 1909 | Washington Under the British Flag | Early black and white silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton | |||
| 1915 | The Battle Cry of Peace | Early black and white silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and Wilfrid North | |||
| 1916 | The Dawn of Freedom | Early black and white silent film directed by Theodore Marston and Paul Scardon | |||
| 1917 | The Spirit of '76 | William Beery | Early black and white silent film directed by Frank Montgomery | ||
| 1923 | In the Days of Daniel Boone | Duke R. Lee | |||
| 1924 | America | Arthur Dewey | Black and white silent film directed by D.W. Griffith | ||
| 1924 | Alexander Hamilton | George Nash | Black and white silent film directed by Kenneth S. Webb | ||
| 1924 | Yorktown | Black and white silent film directed by Webster Campbell | |||
| 1927 | The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross | Francis X. Bushman | Color silent film directed by Arthur Maude | ||
| 1933 | The Road is Open Again | Alan Dinehart | Short black and white film directed by Alfred E. Green | ||
| 1936 | Give Me Liberty | Robert Warwick | Short film directed by B. Reeves Eason | ||
| 1939 | Sons of Liberty | Montagu Love | Directed by Michael Curtiz | ||
| 1943 | Don't You Believe It | Walter Kingsford | Directed by Edward L. Cahn | ||
| 1946 | Monsieur Beaucaire | Douglass Dumbrille | Directed by George Marshall | ||
| 1957 | The Unbearable Salesman | Daws Butler | Directed by Paul J. Smith, Butler also portrays Washington's father and Horace Greeley | ||
| 1959 | John Paul Jones | John Crawford | Movie directed by John Farrow | ||
| 1961 | La Fayette | Howard St. John | France / Italy | Movie directed by Jean Dréville | |
| 1976 | Independence | Patrick O'Neal | USA | Directed by John Huston | |
| 1976 | The Spirit of Seventy Sex | Tyler Reynolds | Directed by Stu Segall | ||
| 2000 | The Patriot | Terry Layman | USA / Germany | Directed by Roland Emmerich | |
| 2003 | George Washington's First War: The Battles for Fort Duquesne | Bryan C. Cunning | USA | Directed by Robert Matzen | |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Jess Harnell | USA | Directed by Rob Minkoff | |
| 2015 | Beyond the Mask | John Arden McClure | USA | Directed by Chad Burns | |
| TBA | The General | USA | Directed by Darren Aronofsky |
Television
| Date | Title | Portrayer | Country | Notes | IMDB |
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| 1952 | Hallmark Hall of Fame The Plot to Kidnap George Washington | Tod Griffin | USA | ||
| 1955 | You Are There Washington Crosses the Delaware (December 25, 1776) CBS | Russ Conway | USA | ||
| 1972 | Bewitched George Washington Zapped Here (Parts 1 and 2) | Will Geer | USA | ||
| 1998–2001 | Histeria! | N/A | USA | Featured a caricature of Washington modeled after Bob Hope as an occasional guest host. | |
| 1989 | A Little Bit Strange | N/A | USA/Canada | ||
| 2007 | Masters of Horror "The Washingtonians" | N/A | USA | Washington is portrayed as a cannibal in a fictional account of alternate history. | |
| 2011 | Deadliest Warrior | Nick Schroeder (young) | USA | In the third season premiere, Washington battled Napoleon. | |
| 2013–2014 | Sleepy Hollow | Louis Herthum | USA | ||
| 2014–present | Turn: Washington's Spies | Ian Kahn | USA | ||
| 2015 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Bryan Adrian | USA |
Television movies
| Date | Title | Portrayer | Country | Notes | IMDB |
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| 1975 | Valley Forge | Richard Basehart | USA | TV movie directed by Fielder Cook | |
| 1976 | The Patriots | Ralph Clanton | USA | TV movie directed by Bob Hankal and Robert Strane | |
| 1979 | The Rebels | Peter Graves | USA | TV movie directed by Russ Mayberry | |
| 1992 | 1775 | Adam West | USA | TV movie directed by David Trainer | |
| 2000 | The Crossing | Jeff Daniels | USA | TV movie directed by Robert Harmonstarring | |
| 2003 | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | Kelsey Grammer | USA | TV movie directed by Mikael Salomon |
Miniseries
| Date | Title | Portrayer | Country | Notes | IMDB |
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| 1984 | George Washington | Barry Bostwick | USA | TV miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik | |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Barry Bostwick | USA | TV miniseries directed by William A. Graham | |
| 1997 | LIBERTY! The American Revolution | Stephen Lang (voice) | USA | TV miniseries directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer | |
| 1999 | Celebrity DeathMatch | N/A | USA | Faced-off against Abraham Lincoln | |
| 2000 | Founding Fathers | Brian Dennehy (voice) | USA | TV miniseries directed by Mark Hufnail and Melissa Jo Peltier | |
| 2000 | The American President | Walter Cronkite (voice) | USA | TV miniseries directed by Philip Kunhardt III, Philip Kunhardt Jr., Peter W. Kunhardt, and James A. Edgar | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | Michael Santo (voice) | USA | TV animated series | |
| 2006 | Washington the Warrior | Jackson Bolt, Shea Patrick (young) | USA | TV miniseries directed by Robert M. Wise | |
| 2006 | The War That Made America | Larry Nehring | USA | TV miniseries directed by Ben Loeterman and Eric Stange | |
| 2008 | John Adams | David Morse | USA | TV miniseries directed by Tom Hooper starring David Morse as Washington | |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | Jason O'Mara | USA | TV miniseries |
Video games
| Date | Title | Portrayer | Country | Notes | IMDB |
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| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure | N/A | USA | One of the historical figures that must be retrieved within the game. | |
| 1993 | Day of the Tentacle | N/A | USA | A character that travels to the past meets George Washington, and among other things, "converts" a kumquat tree to a cherry tree for George to cut down | |
| 2004 | The Political Machine | N/A | USA | ||
| 2005 | Age of Empires III | Daniel Riordan (voice) | USA | ||
| 2005 | Civilization IV | N/A | USA | ||
| 2007 | Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs | N/A | USA | ||
| 2008 | The Political Machine 2008 | N/A | USA | ||
| 2008 | Civilization IV: Colonization | N/A | USA | ||
| 2010 | Civilization V | Marcel Jeanin (voice) | USA | ||
| 2012 | The Political Machine 2012 | N/A | USA | ||
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III | Robin Atkin Downes (voice) | Canada | ||
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington | Robin Atkin Downes (voice) | Canada | The assassin ancestor Ratonhnhaké:ton interacts with Washington during the course of the American Revolution. Revolves around an alternative history, wherein Washington becomes corrupted by its power, and dubs himself King. |
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| 2014 | Second Chance Heroes | N/A | USA, Canada | George Washington is featured in a comic book introduction to the game. | |
| 2014 | Assassin's Creed: Rogue | Tod Fennell (voice) | Bulgaria | ||
| 2016 | The Political Machine 2016 | N/A | USA |
See also
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- George Washington
- George Washington on U.S. postage stamps
- Valley Forge play
- American art
- History of film
References
External links
- The Internet Movie Database - Most of the information for the films, video games, and television works are derived from information from this site
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