A movie/show with every American President
In order of when they were President
Includes TV Movies, Mini Series, and Shorts
Not all of them are about when they were President, most are when they weren't
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Includes TV Movies, Mini Series, and Shorts
Not all of them are about when they were President, most are when they weren't
Credits to these pages for helping in the making of this list
www.quora.com/Have-all-US-Presidents-been-shown-in-films-or-TV-shows
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actors_who_have_played_the_president_of_the_United_States
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- StarsBarry BostwickPatty DukeDavid DukesThe early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.George Washington (1st)
- StarsPaul GiamattiLaura LinneyJohn DossettThe life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.John Adams (2nd)
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsNick NolteGreta ScacchiGwyneth PaltrowWidower Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president 1801-09) lives in Paris 1785-90 with his daughter. He has a pretty slave girl accompany his other daughter to France. He has an alleged affair with her resulting in children.Thomas Jefferson (3rd)
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsGinger RogersDavid NivenBurgess MeredithDolly Payne Madison is the daughter of boardinghouse owners in Washington, DC who falls in love with Aaron Burr and James Madison.James Madison (4th)
- DirectorJohn G. AdolfiStarsGeorge ArlissDoris KenyonDudley DiggesWith the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, General George Washington took Colonel Hamilton with him into the newly formed government. While the main disagreements in the early days was over paying the soldiers who had fought in the War, Hamilton also dedicated his energies towards a national bank so that the United States would be able to trade with other countries. He fought eight long years for his Assumption Bill while considering the new Residence Bill. While he is engaged in running a clean treasury, his arch rival, Senator Roberts, takes every opportunity to slander and cast Alexander as a dishonorable man.James Monroe (5th)
No other option than this one - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony HopkinsIn 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.John Quincy Adams (6th)
- DirectorHenry LevinStarsSusan HaywardCharlton HestonJohn McIntireThe story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, the film begins when he meets Rachel Donaldson Robards. The plot concentrates on the scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.Andrew Jackson (7th)
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsJoan CrawfordRobert TaylorLionel BarrymorePresident Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.Martin Van Buren (8th)
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsGeorge MontgomeryMaureen O'HaraJohn SuttonIn the early 19th century, Congress mulls the idea of re-opening the West Point military training academy that trained officers for the American Revolutionary War.William Henry Harrison (9th)
- DirectorJohn C. BradleyRichard ClineStarsRichard ClineJohn C. BradleyJohn MichaelThe year is 1841, William Henry Harrison is President, and he's dying. The doctor's theory is pneumonia, brought on by a sleet ridden, epic two hour inaugural address. If he passes, the Constitution states that the Vice President shall inherit the presidency. But Vice President John Tyler can't imagine simply inheriting the hardest job in the world, even his wife thinks he'd ruin it. Can John Tyler save President Harrison and avoid four years of being the goddamned President?John Tyler (10th)
Had to go with a short since no one cares about this guy at all - DirectorGene Fowler Jr.StarsFred MacMurrayWilliam BishopNina ShipmanIn 1846, a newspaperman joins an Oregon Trail wagon train to verify rumors about the U.S. government sending troops disguised as settlers there in order to claim Oregon.James Polk (11th)
Another uncredited appearance - DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGary CooperMari AldonRichard WebbAfter destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety.Zachary Taylor (12th)
- DirectorCrane WilburStarsGrant MitchellCharles WaldronJames StephensonThe story of President Monroe's response to attempts by Spain to interfere in South America.Millard Fillmore (13th)
You may ask, why didn't I use this for Monroe himself, well I had nothing else for Fillmore's unmemorable ass. - DirectorPreston SturgesStarsJoel McCreaBetty FieldHarry CareyThe biography of Dr. W. T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.Franklin Pierce (14th)
- DirectorBruce DellisStarsRene AuberjonoisAmanda MelbyCathy ShimA desperate woman steals the corpse of former US president James Buchanan, hoping to net a large ransom. Complications arise when it seems no one is particularly interested in getting him back.James Buchanan (15th)
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDaniel Day-LewisSally FieldDavid StrathairnAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.Abraham Lincoln (16th)
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsVan HeflinLionel BarrymoreRuth HusseyBiography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first President of the United States ever to be impeached.Andrew Johnson (17th)
- StarsJustin SalingerFrancis ChoulerCarel NelThe documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.Ulysses S. Grant (18th)
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJoel McCreaMaureen O'HaraLinda DarnellThe story of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, legendary westerner, from his days as an army scout to his later activities as owner of a Wild West show.Rutherford B. Hayes (19th)
Again, uncredited because this guy is completely forgotten - DirectorTonino ValeriiStarsGiuliano GemmaWarren VandersMaría CuadraIn Dallas, an ex-Union soldier attempts to expose a conspiracy of Southerners who murdered his father, his friend and the President.James A. Garfield (20th)
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsEdward G. RobinsonBebe DanielsAline MacMahonYates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds an opera house. He leaves Sarah for glamorous Lily and, when he makes it to Washington as Senator, marries her. When the gold standard is introduced, he's ruined.Chester Arthur (21st)
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsPaul NewmanJoel GreyKevin McCarthyA cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and add his credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show.Grover Cleveland (22nd/24th)
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsClifton WebbRobert WagnerDebra PagetA film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.Benjamin Harrison (23rd)
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsRobert TaylorBarbara StanwyckVictor McLaglenNavy Lt. Richard Perry becomes an undercover man out to discover the leaders of a group of well connected men who pull off bank robberies during the McKinley administration (early 20th century).William McKinley (25th)
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsBen StillerCarla GuginoRicky GervaisA newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.Theodore Roosevelt (26th)