 DWilliams  | 20 Feb 2018 9:15 p.m. PST |
Which actor do you think did the best job of portraying Franklin D. Roosevelt on the big screen? (a) Ralph Bellamy in Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
(b) Edward Herrmann in Eleanor and Franklin (1976), Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) and Annie (1982)
(c) Dan O'Herlihy in MacArthur (1977)
(d) Lee Richardson in Truman (1995)
(e) Jon Voight in Pearl Harbor (2001)
(f) Kenneth Branagh in Warm Springs (2005)
(g) Bill Murray in Hyde Park on the Hudson (2012) |
| Wackmole9 | 20 Feb 2018 9:21 p.m. PST |
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| Deeman | 20 Feb 2018 9:49 p.m. PST |
Barry Bostwick -FDR: American Badass! |
 Stosstruppen | 21 Feb 2018 12:16 a.m. PST |
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| Fatman | 21 Feb 2018 3:25 a.m. PST |
E bad movie, bad president, but great performance by a great actor. Fatman |
| Fatuus Natural | 21 Feb 2018 4:09 a.m. PST |
I don't think I've ever seen a film with Roosevelt in it. |
| ZULUPAUL | 21 Feb 2018 4:16 a.m. PST |
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| cosmicbank | 21 Feb 2018 4:41 a.m. PST |
Deeman hit it on the Head. |
| Joes Shop | 21 Feb 2018 5:47 a.m. PST |
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| Col Durnford | 21 Feb 2018 7:06 a.m. PST |
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| KSmyth | 21 Feb 2018 7:41 a.m. PST |
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| Ed Mohrmann | 21 Feb 2018 9:54 a.m. PST |
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| Yankee Tiger | 21 Feb 2018 10:43 a.m. PST |
(H) John Lithgow from "When Lions Roared." Also, stellar performances by Bob Hoskins as Churchill and Michael Caine as Stalin! I remember watching this movie with my dad and we were both impressed with the performances. |
| Shagnasty | 21 Feb 2018 11:31 a.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptibles | 21 Feb 2018 3:39 p.m. PST |
(b) Edward Hermann – The best FDR! LA Times: "But for many TV viewers Herrmann was indelibly linked to FDR, playing him in the 1976 ABC miniseries "Eleanor and Franklin" and a 1977 sequel, "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years," both of which brought the actor Emmy nominations. He also portrayed the 32nd president in the 1982 movie musical "Annie" and was FDR's voice in the recent Ken Burns documentary series for PBS, "The Roosevelts: An Intimate History." Herrmann "brings the man to life again here — and does so with such authority and accuracy, that his vocal impersonation stands proudly alongside recordings of the real Franklin," David Bianculli said in his review of the 14-hour nonfiction epic that aired in September. The seasoned actor brought the same gravity to hosting and narrating dozens of other documentaries on PBS and the History Channel, including a 1998 Burns biography of architect Frank Lloyd Wright." |
| Old Contemptibles | 21 Feb 2018 3:46 p.m. PST |
Dan O'Herlihy did a fine job, as did Bill Murray. |
| charared | 29 Jun 2019 11:20 p.m. PST |
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| Marc33594 | 30 Jun 2019 6:38 a.m. PST |
Some close but have to go with B. |
