George Washington: 1st President of U.S. and his Great Offering (Founding Fathers)
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Portrayer
Country
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
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 andWilfrid North
1916
The Dawn of Freedom
Early black and white silent film directed by Theodore Marston andPaul 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
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
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
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
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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
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