Ulysses S. Grant cultural depictions

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Early life and career American Civil War Service Battle of Shiloh Battle of Appomattox Court House Campaigns  Vicksburg Chattanooga Overland Petersburg Appomattox Commanding General of the U.S. Army Service Reconstruction President of the United States First Term Campaign for the Presidency 1868 1st Inauguration Presidency Scandals Reforms Peace Policy Department of Justice XV Amendment Treaty of Washington Korean Expedition Second Term Reelection 1872 2nd Inauguration Comstock Laws Panic of 1873 Hamilton Fish Civil Rights Act Modoc War Great Sioux War Judicial Appointments Post-Presidency Later life Bid for a Third Term Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Tomb Memorial Depictions $50 Bill

The following is a sample of character portrayals of Ulysses S. Grant in popular entertainment. A more complete list can be found at the IMDb page for Ulysses S. Grant.^[1]

Film

E. Alyn Warren as Ulysses S. Grant in D.W. Griffith's 1930 film Abraham Lincoln

Grant is the third most popular American president to be portrayed in movies, films, or cinema, his character appearing in 35 movies.^[2] He is often portrayed as a scowling drunkard, which is historically inaccurate. Portrayals include:

• The Birth of a Nation, 1915 silent epic movie, played by Donald Crisp
• Abraham Lincoln, 1930, played by E. Alyn Warren
• Only the Brave, 1930, played by Guy Oliver
• They Died with their Boots On, 1941, played by Joseph Crehan (uncredited)
• The Horse Soldiers, 1959 John Wayne movie, played by Stan Jones
• 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
• Saving Lincoln, 2013, played by Peter O'Meara
• Field of Lost Shoes, 2014, played by Tom Skerritt

Television

• The Wild Wild West, aired on CBS, 1965–1969, portrayed by James Gregory (series pilot) and 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 ^[3][4]
• The Blue and the Gray, aired on CBS, 1982, portrayed by Rip Torn
• North and South, aired on ABC, 1986, portrayed by Anthony Zerbe
• Gore Vidal's 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
• 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
• Grant vs. Lee (formerly To Appomattox), a miniseries currently in pre-production, with Rob Lowe^[6] to portray Grant
• Hell on Wheels, aired on AMC, 2013, portrayed by Victor Slezak

Notes

1. see IMDb page for Grant
2. 30Jun08. "Top Five Cinematically Portrayed Presidents". Chasness.wordpress.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
3. The Assassins: Part One, IMBD, viewed on 02-01-2014
4. The Assassins: Part Two, IMBD, viewed on 02-01-2014
5. "The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV 1998) – IMDb". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
6. "To Appomattox". To Appomattox. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

External links

• Media related to Ulysses S. Grant at Wikimedia Commons