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

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E. Alyn Warren as Grant in Abraham Lincoln (1930)

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

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* 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."

## References

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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

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* 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
* 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
* Proposed 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 Consolidation 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 U. S. Grant

Life|

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

Elections|

* 1868
* convention
* election
* 1872
* convention
* election

Legacy|

* Bibliography

| Memorials|

* 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
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Currency
* $5 bill
* $50 bill
* 1922 Grant Memorial coinage
* Grant High School
* Mount Grant (Nevada)
* Mount Grant (Vermont)
* U.S. Grant Hotel

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Cultural depictions|

* Ulysses S. Grant (2002 documentary)
* Lincoln (2012 film)
* Grant (2020 miniseries)

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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