 DWilliams  | 13 Jun 2017 10:03 a.m. PST |
Which actor in a film or television production is your favorite portrayal of Abraham Lincoln? Feel free to name another actor/movie if you liked it more than any of these.
Tom Amandes (Saving Lincoln, 2012)
Billy Campbell (Killing Lincoln , 2013)
Henry Fonda (Young Mr. Lincoln, 1939)
Lance Henrikson (The Day Lincoln Was Shot, 1998)
Walter Huston (Abraham Lincoln, 1930)
Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln, 2012)
Raymond Massey (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, 1940)
Jason Robards (The Perfect Tribute – TV movie, 1991)
Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer, 2012)
Sam Waterson (Lincoln – TV mini-series, 1998)
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| nnascati | 13 Jun 2017 10:16 a.m. PST |
Toss up between Daniel Day-Lewis and Raymond Massey for me. |
| Dynaman8789 | 13 Jun 2017 10:24 a.m. PST |
The animatronic in Disney World. Next up is Daniel Day Lewis. |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Jun 2017 10:30 a.m. PST |
Vampire Slayer for me. I think it was the most historically accurate portrayal of the man I have ever seen. :) Dan |
 Murphy  | 13 Jun 2017 10:43 a.m. PST |
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 Herkybird | 13 Jun 2017 10:49 a.m. PST |
Lee Bergere in Star Trek TOS episode 'The Savage Curtain'
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| Pan Marek | 13 Jun 2017 10:59 a.m. PST |
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| Jerrod | 13 Jun 2017 11:04 a.m. PST |
Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer, 2012) |
 ColCampbell | 13 Jun 2017 11:44 a.m. PST |
I would also choose Daniel Day-Lewis. Jim |
| mwindsorfw | 13 Jun 2017 11:59 a.m. PST |
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| cavcrazy | 13 Jun 2017 12:12 p.m. PST |
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| Cement Head | 13 Jun 2017 12:39 p.m. PST |
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| Wolverine | 13 Jun 2017 2:19 p.m. PST |
Gregory Peck and James A. Getty |
| Gunfreak | 13 Jun 2017 2:26 p.m. PST |
Sven Olson, he played Lincoln for several years with out anybody guessing he was really a Swedish man who had taken Lincolns place right after after he was first elected because Lincoln won the Spanish national lottery and moved to the Cannery Island living in luxury. Or you know the guy that in Lincoln vampire hunter. |
| awalesII | 13 Jun 2017 3:05 p.m. PST |
Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln, 2012) |
| Wackmole9 | 13 Jun 2017 4:33 p.m. PST |
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| Norman D Landings | 13 Jun 2017 4:49 p.m. PST |
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| rmaker | 13 Jun 2017 7:55 p.m. PST |
I agree with nnascati – Lewis and Massey. |
| Norrins | 14 Jun 2017 2:37 a.m. PST |
Not this guy then?
Party on!!! |
| Dynaman8789 | 14 Jun 2017 5:38 a.m. PST |
Hard to say, he was given such a shoddy script to work from. (I'm a fan of Bill and Ted mind you) |
| Shagnasty | 14 Jun 2017 9:01 a.m. PST |
Raymond Massey although Lewis' work is always top-rate. |
| Trajanus | 14 Jun 2017 9:28 a.m. PST |
Just went and refreshed my memory on You Tube, regarding Mr Massey. No contest. Day-Lewis acts the legs off him. Voice characterisation, mannerisms, the believable way he slips into folksy tales – the whole package. Never met Lincoln myself, even though the guys at the club treat me as if I'm old enough but Day – Lewis is an obsessive. You can see the hours of research in every scene. This is the guy who carried a Kentucky Rifle around for weeks before his part in Last of the Mohicans just so he would look comfortable with the weight. That said, Massey was also famous for his research before playing Lincoln, so credit where its due. Maybe he was just out obsessed? :o) |
| KSmyth | 15 Jun 2017 7:20 p.m. PST |
Daniel Day Lewis, no contest. Though I did like Sam Waterson's vocal characterizations in The Civil War, but I'm a Waterson person |
| John Miller | 17 Jun 2017 4:50 p.m. PST |
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| Gunfreak | 18 Jun 2017 1:14 a.m. PST |
gilbert gottfried actually did a very good and historical Lincoln too. |
| Larry Gettysburg Soldiers | 05 Jul 2017 7:45 p.m. PST |
I second what Murphy said… Fritz Klein performs the absolutely best Lincoln impression.
Well-known among the reenacting community, he makes a living depicting Lincoln, including motivational speeches for corporate and civic groups. He has spent years working on the physical appearance, historical accuracy and mannerisms.
lincolninstitute.com |
