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

Contents

• Film
• Television
• References
• External links

Film

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

• 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."
• The Gray House, miniseries aired on Amazon Prime from February 26th, 2026, portrayed by Marc Jenner

References

External links

• Media related to Ulysses S. Grant at Wikimedia Commons