Cultural depictions of Ulysses S. Grant

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The following is a sample of character portrayals of Ulysses S. Grant in popular entertainment.

## Film[edit]

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.[1] He is often portrayed as a drunkard, which is historically inaccurate. Portrayals include:

* The Birth of a Nation (1915), played by Donald Crisp
* E. Alyn Warren played Grant in
* Abraham Lincoln (1930)
* Secret Service (1931)
* Operator 13 (1934)
* Joseph Crehan played Grant in
* Union Pacific (1939)
* They Died with their Boots On (1941)
* The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
* Silver River (1948)
* Tennessee Johnson (1942), played by Harrison Greene
* From the Earth to the Moon (1958), played by Morris Ankrum
* 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
* Field of Lost Shoes (2014), played by Tom Skerritt

## Television[edit]

* Wagon Train, "The Colter Craven Story", aired November 23, 1960, portrayed by Paul Birch
* The Wild Wild West, aired on CBS, 1965–1969, portrayed by 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[2][3]
* Lincoln, 1974, portrayed by Norman Burton
* The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, aired on NBC, 1978, in its episode 2-20 "The Stranger" shows a young Captain Grant, portrayed by Mark Slade.[4]
* The Blue and the Gray, aired on CBS, 1982, portrayed by Rip Torn
* North and South, 1985-1986/1994, portrayed by Mark Moses, Anthony Zerbe and Rutherford Cravens
* 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
* Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,
* 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
* Hell on Wheels, aired on AMC, 2013-2016, portrayed by Victor Slezak
* Timeless, "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln", aired October 10, 2016, portrayed by Terry Lewis
* Legends of Tomorrow, "Abominations", aired November 3, 2016, portrayed by John Churchill
* Grant, a History Channel miniseries which aired from May 25-27, 2020, portrayed by Justin Salinger. In the History Channel miniseries Abraham Lincoln which aired February 20-22, 2022, Salinger reprised his portrayal of Grant in the third episode, entitled "Saving the Union."

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ 30Jun08 (30 June 2008). "Top Five Cinematically Portrayed Presidents". Chasness.wordpress.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. ^ "The Assassins: Part One", IMDb, viewed on 02-01-2014
3. ^ "The Assassins: Part Two", IMDb, viewed on 02-01-2014
4. ^ The Stranger
5. ^ "The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV 1998) – IMDb". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2011.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Ulysses S. Grant at Wikimedia Commons

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Ulysses S. Grant

18th President of the United States (1869–1877)

Military career|

* Grant and the American Civil War
* Fort Donelson
* Shiloh
* Vicksburg
* Chattanooga
* Overland
* Richmond–Petersburg
* Appomattox
* Court House
* Commanding generalship

Presidency|

* First inauguration
* Second inauguration
* Scandals
* Grantism
* Pardons
* Cabinet
* Judicial appointments
* State of the Union addresses
* 1869
* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876

| Foreign policy|

* Treaty of Washington
* Alabama Claims
* Korean Expedition
* Annexation of Santo Domingo

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Economic policy|

* Public Credit Act of 1869
* Copyright Act of 1870
* Currency Act of 1870
* Funding Act of 1870
* General Mining Act of 1872
* Timber Culture Act
* Specie Payment Resumption Act
* Desert Land Act

Government
reforms|

* Judiciary Act of 1869
* U.S. Department of Justice
* District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871
* Civil Service Commission
* Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
* Yellowstone National Park
* Post Office Act
* Electoral Commission Act

Social policy|

* Reconstruction
* Amnesty Act
* Native American policy
* "Peace Policy"
* Modoc War
* Great Sioux War
* Indian Appropriations Act of 1871
* Enforcement Acts
* Enforcement Act of 1870
* Second Enforcement Act
* Ku Klux Klan Act
* Naturalization Act of 1870
* Comstock Act
* Poland Act
* Civil Rights Act of 1875
* Page Act of 1875

Post-presidency|

* Bid for a third term
* World tour

Books|

* Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Life|

* Early life
* Birthplace
* Boyhood home
* Schoolhouse
* White Haven home
* farm
* Ulysses S. Grant Cottage
* Galena home
* Horsemanship
* speeding arrests
* Grant's Tomb

Elections|

* Republican National Convention, 1868
* 1872
* United States presidential election, 1868
* 1872

Legacy|

* Bibliography
* Grant Memorial
* Presidential library
* Grant Park
* General Grant ship
* General Grant tree
* grove
* Grant Cottage State Historic Site
* The Peacemakers
* U.S. Capitol statue
* Brooklyn relief
* Chicago statue
* Ohio Statehouse statue
* Philadelphia statue
* San Francisco bust
* Cultural depictions
* Ulysses S. Grant (2002 documentary)
* Grant (2020 miniseries)
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Currency
* $50 bill
* 1922 Grant Memorial coinage
* Grant High School
* U.S. Grant Hotel

Family|

* Hannah Simpson Grant (mother)
* Jesse Root Grant (father)
* Julia Grant (wife)
* Frederick Dent Grant (son)
* Ulysses S. Grant Jr. (son)
* Jesse Root Grant II (son)
* Nellie Grant (daughter)
* Ulysses S. Grant III (grandson)
* Chapman Grant (grandson)
* Ulysses S. Grant IV (grandson)
* Julia Dent Grant (granddaughter)

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