Ulysses S. Grant cultural depictions

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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

External links

• Media related to Ulysses S. Grant at Wikimedia Commons

Ulysses S. Grant
18th President of the United States (1869–1877) Commanding General of the United States Army 1865-1869
Life and politics	Early life and career Birth Place Boyhood home Grant Schoolhouse Point Pleasant, Ohio Grant Home
Military Career	Military Service Commanding General of the United States Army American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Appomattox Court House Campaigns Vicksburg Campaign Chattanooga Campaign Overland Campaign Petersburg Campaign Appomattox Campaign General of the Army Reconstruction Era
Presidency	First Term First inauguration Scandals Reforms Peace Policy Department of Justice XV Amendment Treaty of Washington Korean Expedition Pardons Cabinet State of the Union addresses 1869 1870 1871 1872 Second Term Reelection Second inauguration Comstock Laws Panic of 1873 Civil Rights Act Modoc War Great Sioux War Judicial appointments State of the Union addresses 1873 1874 1875 1876
Elections	Republican National Convention, 1868 1872 United States presidential election, 1868 1872
Post-presidency	Later life of Ulysses S. Grant Bid for a Third Term
Legacy	Bibliography Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Grant's Tomb Grant Park Grant Memorial Presidential library General Grant (ship) General Grant (tree) Grant Cottage State Historic Site Lee and Grant at Appomattox The Peacemakers Cultural depictions U.S. Postage stamps Currency $50 Bill Grant High School U.S. Grant Hotel
Family	Hannah Grant (mother) Julia Grant (wife) Frederick Dent Grant (son) Ulysses S. Grant Jr. (son) Jesse Root Grant (son) Nellie Grant (daughter) Ulysses S. Grant III (grandson) Chapman Grant (grandson) Ulysses S. Grant IV (grandson) Julia Dent Cantacuzène Spiransky-Grant (granddaughter) Ulysses S. Grant V (great-grandson) Cincinnati (horse)
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