Abraham Lincoln Actors
by history_ferret | created - 26 Apr 2023 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicActors who portrayed Abraham Lincoln on stage or on screen.
1. Walter Huston
Actor | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
For many years Walter Huston had two passions: his career as an engineer and his vocation for the stage. In 1909 he dedicated himself to the theatre, and made his debut on Broadway in 1924. In 1929 he journeyed to Hollywood, where his talent and ability made him one of the most respected actors in ...
2. Logan Paul
Actor | The Money Mill
Logan Paul was born in June 1848 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Money Mill (1917), The Faith of Sonny Jim (1915) and West Wind (1915). He died on January 15, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
3. Frank McGlynn Sr.
Actor | Captain Blood
Frank McGlynn Sr. was born on October 26, 1866 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Captain Blood (1935), Little Miss Marker (1934) and The Plainsman (1936). He was married to Rose O'Byrne. He died on May 18, 1951 in Newburgh, New York, USA.
4. George A. Billings
Actor | The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
George A. Billings was born on November 22, 1870 in Preston, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924), Hands Up! (1926) and As No Man Has Loved (1925). He died on April 15, 1934 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.
5. Sam D. Drane
Actor | The Crisis
Sam D. Drane was born in 1868 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Crisis (1916), Mutt and Jeff and the Escaped Lunatic (1911) and Mutt and Jeff Join the Opera Co. (1911). He died on August 15, 1916 in New York City, New York, USA.
6. Ralph Ince
Director | Lincoln, the Lover
The youngest of three filmmaking brothers (the others were John Ince and Thomas H. Ince), Ralph Ince's career mirrored that of his brother John: he went from acting in silents to directing, and with the advent of sound he turned character actor. Unlike John, however, he would eventually resume ...
7. Francis Ford
Actor | The Purple Mask
Elder brother of the director John Ford and himself a screen director (and John's erstwhile mentor) until the advent of sound. He had also acted in his own films and those of other directors, but turned to acting exclusively circa 1929. As actor, he would provide convincing portrayals of men of ...
8. Joseph Henabery
Actor | The Birth of a Nation
Joseph Henabery was born on January 15, 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916) and The Man from Painted Post (1917). He was married to Lillian Nolan and Maceal Nolan. He died on February 18, 1976 in Woodland Hills, Los ...
9. Benjamin Chapin
Actor | The Son of Democracy
Benjamin Chapin was born on August 9, 1872 in Bristolville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Son of Democracy (1918), Native State (1918) and A Call to Arms (1918). He died on June 2, 1918 in Liberty, New York, USA.
10. Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor | There Will Be Blood
Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis, Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and head of the famous Ealing ...
11. Robert Broski
Actor | Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Robert Broski is known for Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016), L.A. Macabre (2014) and The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023).
12. Ford Rainey
Actor | Halloween II
American character actor of stage, films, and television. A native of Idaho, Rainey was the son of a colorful character who was, among many other things, a champion of local dance contests. As a boy, Rainey was painfully shy, but found an outlet in school plays. He pursued stage work in regional ...
13. Dennis Weaver
Actor | Touch of Evil
Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones (1964). However, the show failed to find mass appeal and was cancelled after just one...
14. Fritz Klein
Actor | Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon
Fritz Klein is known for Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon (2010), Legends & Lies (2015) and No Retreat from Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington (2006).
16. John Carradine
Actor | The Grapes of Wrath
John Carradine, the son of a reporter/artist and a surgeon, grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended Christ Church School and Graphic Art School, studying sculpture, and afterward roamed the South selling sketches. He made his acting debut in "Camille" in a New Orleans theatre in 1925. ...
17. Royal Dano
Actor | Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Royal Dano was undoubtedly one of the best, most quirky and striking character actors to ever grace the big and small screen alike in a lengthy and impressive career which spanned 42 years.
Royal Edward Dano was born on November 16, 1922 in New York City, to Mary Josephine (O'Connor) and Caleb ...
18. Elmer Grandin
Actor | Daniel Boone
Elmer Grandin was born in 1861 in New York, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Daniel Boone (1923), The House of Secrets (1929) and Getting Mary Married (1919). He was married to Blanche Morrison Lawrence, Eva V. Adams Mountford and Anna J. Arthur. He died on May 19, 1933 in Patchogue, Long ...
19. James Griffith
Actor | The Amazing Transparent Man
Ideal for playing swarthy villains, James Griffith's tall, dark and gaunt features and shady countenance invaded hundreds of film and TV dramas (and a few comedies) throughout his career on-camera. Highlighted by his arched brows, hooded eyes and prominent proboscis, heavy character work would be ...
20. Raymond Massey
Actor | Arsenic and Old Lace
Educated at the University of Toronto & Balliol College, Oxford, he joined the Canadian Field Artillery in World War I, served in France & was wounded. His first appearance was in a stage production in Siberia, during the multi-nation intervention of 1918 - 1919. Raymond returned to Canada & his ...
21. Charles 'Chic' Sale
Actor | The Expert
Charles "Chic" Sale was primarily a stage comedian who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of "Lem Putt," a carpenter from ...
22. Lance Henriksen
Actor | Aliens
An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he is psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide detectives, Lance Henriksen has starred in a variety of films that have allowed him to stretch...
23. Richard Blake
Actor | Raising Arizona
Richard Blake is known for Raising Arizona (1987), The Big Picture (1989) and Just One of the Guys (1985).
24. Henry Fonda
Actor | 12 Angry Men
This remarkable, soft-spoken American began in films as a diffident juvenile. With passing years, he matured into a star character actor who exemplified not only integrity and strength, but an ideal of the common man fighting against social injustice and oppression. He was born in Grand Island, ...
25. Fritz Weaver
Actor | Creepshow
Fritz Weaver, the American actor, was born on January 19, 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during World War II, breaking into acting in the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut in October 1955 in "The Chalk Garden," which ...
26. Fred Gwynne
Actor | My Cousin Vinny
Fred Gwynne was an enormously talented character actor most famous for starring in the television situation comedies Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) (as Officer Francis Muldoon) and The Munsters (1964) (as the Frankenstein clone Herman Munster). He was very tall at 6'5" and had a resonant, baritone ...
27. Stanley Hall
Stanley Hall was born on June 21, 1917 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor. He died on June 21, 1994 in Austin, Texas, USA.
28. Benjamin Walker
Actor | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Benjamin Walker was born Benjamin Walker Davis in Georgia, and was raised in Cartersville, GA, the son of Jeannine (Walker), a music teacher, and Greg Davis, who worked in finance and owned a movie rental store. He has one older brother. Walker was educated at Cartersville High School in Georgia ...
29. Lee Bergere
Actor | Soap
Born in Brooklyn, Bergere began his career in 1936 as understudy to Danny Kaye in the Broadway production of "Lady in the Dark", with Gertrude Lawrence. His television debut was with James Dean in the live production of "Thunder on Sycamore Street". A World War II veteran, he was in charge of ...
30. Harry Lonsdale
Actor | The Ne'er-Do-Well
Harry Lonsdale was born on December 6, 1862 in Worcester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Ne'er Do Well (1915), Rebecca the Jewess (1913) and The Garden of Allah (1916). He was married to Alice Lonnon [Perkins] (stage actress). He died on February 8, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
31. Hal Holbrook
Actor | Into the Wild
Hal Holbrook was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who was one of the great craftsmen of stage and screen. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on...
32. Charles Brabin
Director | While New York Sleeps
Charles Brabin was born on April 17, 1882 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for While New York Sleeps (1920), The Lights of New York (1922) and Breakers Ahead (1918). He was married to Theda Bara and Susie Jeanette Mosher. He died on November 3, 1957 in Santa Monica, ...
33. James Dayton
Writer | Called Back
James Dayton was born in 1860. He was a writer and actor, known for Called Back (1914), Lieutenant Grey of the Confederacy (1911) and The Suburban (1915). He died on August 18, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
34. Romaine Fielding
Actor | A Dash for Liberty
Romaine Fielding was born on May 22, 1868 in Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA. He was an actor and director, known for A Dash for Liberty (1913), Hiawanda's Cross (1913) and The Eagle's Nest (1915). He was married to Joan Arliss and Mabel van Valkenburg. He died on December 15, 1927 in ...
35. Charles Edler
Actor | The Yankee Way
Charles Edler was born on August 13, 1864 in New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Yankee Way (1917), Sink or Swim (1920) and The Battle of Gettysburg (1913). He died on March 29, 1942 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
36. George Steele
Actor | The Sleeping Sentinel
George Steele is known for The Sleeping Sentinel (1914).
37. Tony West
Actor | The Slacker's Heart
Tony West was born in 1867 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Slacker's Heart (1917), The Mystery of No. 47 (1917) and The Phantom Fortune (1923). He died on June 25, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
38. Clarence Barr
Actor | Madam Who
Clarence Barr was born on June 8, 1876 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Madam Who? (1918), Cinderella and the Boob (1913) and The Failure (1915). He died in June 1968.
39. Rolf Leslie
Actor | The Ticket-of-Leave Man
Rolf Leslie born in Dumfries, Scotland in the 1870's. began in music hall and drama theatre from the 1890's. Talented comedian and dramatic actor who starred in many short comedies for the Barker Film Company, often playing opposite Blanche Forsythe from 1913, making debut in 'Suspicious Mrs. Brown...
41. Joel Day
Actor | The Man of Shame
Joel Day was an actor, known for The Man of Shame (1915), In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922) and The Pride of the Clan (1917). He was married to Elizabeth Mets. He died on November 23, 1923 in California, USA.
42. Charles Dudley
Actor | Rip Van Winkle
Charles Dudley was born on October 10, 1883 in Fort Grant, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Rip Van Winkle (1924), Fighting Fate (1921) and The Unexpected (1914). He died on March 9, 1952 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
43. Frank Austin
Actor | The Monster
Frank Austin was born on October 9, 1877 in Mound City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Monster (1925), Court-Martial (1928) and Snowed In (1926). He was married to Kathryn Anne (Kelly) Gutshall. He died on May 13, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
44. Joseph Mills
Actor | Two Fisted Justice
Joseph Mills was born on April 26, 1875 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Two Fisted Justice (1931), The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) and Not So Long Ago (1925). He died on October 19, 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
45. Leopold Wharton
Director | Beatrice Fairfax
Leopold Wharton was born on September 1, 1870 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Beatrice Fairfax (1916), The Great White Trail (1917) and Patria (1917). He was married to Bessie Wharton. He died on September 27, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
46. John Anderson
Actor | Psycho
A tall, sinewy, austere-looking character actor with silver hair, rugged features and a distinctive voice, John Robert Anderson appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Immensely versatile, he was at his best submerging himself in the role of historical figures (he impersonated ...
47. Gerald Bestrom
Actor | The Conspirator
In 1986 a man attending Mr. Bestrom's church noticed his resemblance to Mr. Lincoln without a beard and said, "You look like Lincoln!". Upon his suggestion, Mr. Bestrom started growing a beard and them it all fell into place. Several years later he terminated his employment, at age 61, and "hit the...
48. Tom Amandes
Actor | The Long Kiss Goodnight
Tom grew up in the small towns of Richmond and Crystal Lake, Illinois. He began performing at home, with his 10 brothers and sisters, creating puppet shows, short films, music and radio dramas, before moving on to school plays and community theater.
He graduated from The Goodman School of Drama, as ...
49. Bill Oberst Jr.
Actor | 3 from Hell
Known for Daytime Emmy Award-winning "Take This Lollipop" and a ratings-winning role on CBS-TV's "Criminal Minds," Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor of stage and screen whose real-life gentleness and interest in things spiritual are at odds with his often macabre screen persona. Ron Chaney, ...
50. Charles Middleton
Actor | Duck Soup
Charles Brown Middleton was born 7th October 1879. His father was a military man with a strong sense of discipline which conflicted with Charles' own outlook on how to live his life so when 12 he ran away to join a circus and looked after the elephants before moving into performing in dramatic ...
51. Shane Guilbeau
Actor | Tall Girl
Shane was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is the son of Cecile Jane Broussard Guilbeau. Shane caught the acting bug when teachers Jacqueline Fourcade and Judith Leger cornered him into performing an eighth grade skit. Shane saw his mother laughing in the audience and realized he was hooked. He ...
52. Charles Ott
Actor | From Surveyor to President: Abraham Lincoln in Logan County
Charles Ott Obituary Lincoln, IL-Charles M. Ott, 85, of Lincoln passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, IL. Charles was born in Lincoln, IL; the son of Melby and Eugenia (Hurst) Ott. He married Marjory Reigert on October 23, 1954 at Trinity Lutheran ...
53. Jeffrey DeMunn
Actor | The Green Mile
Jeffrey DeMunn was born on April 25, 1947 in Buffalo, New York. He studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which...
54. Michael Krebs
Actor | Timeless
Michael Krebs has portrayed Lincoln for various occasions throughout the United States since 1994. Most recently appearing in Timeless: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (2016) and Field of Lost Shoes (2015). As producer of With Lincoln Productions, an artist ensemble, Krebs appeared in ...
55. Victor Kilian
Actor | The Ox-Bow Incident
American character actor of gruff demeanor who played in dozens of films through the Thirties and Forties. A native of New Jersey, he was a wagon driver for his father's laundry business before joining a vaudeville company. He played in stock and touring companies, then was cast in the Walter Huston...
56. Howard Hall
Actor | The Barrier
Howard Hall was born on May 30, 1867 in Decatur, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Barrier (1917), According to Law (1916) and The Weavers of Life (1917). He was married to Carrie Viola Vanderhoof. He died on July 25, 1921 in Long Beach, California, USA.
57. Graham Sibley
Actor | Abraham Lincoln
Graham Sibley, born in Evanston, Illinois, is the oldest of four children and grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan before finishing high school in Portland, Oregon. Sibley went on to play basketball and water polo at the collegiate level graduating from Chapman University.
Sibley's professional acting ...
58. Arthur Hill
Actor | The Andromeda Strain
Canadian-born actor Arthur Hill was raised in the Saskatchewan town of Melfort. The son of a lawyer, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII before receiving his college education at the University of British Columbia. Intending on following in his father's footsteps in the field of...
59. Billy Campbell
Actor | The Rocketeer
In 2019 Billy Campbell won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in the CTV/HULU television series "Cardinal" for the second year in a row, as well as being nominated for a 2018 International Emmy Award for Best Actor in a series. He is also known for his work as a co-lead in the ...
60. Roy Dotrice
Actor | Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The ever-impressive, chameleon-like British character actor Roy Dotrice was born on the Island of Guernsey, which is part of the United Kingdom, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of France. He was the first-born child of Louis and Neva Dotrice who prospered as bakers. The Germans occupied ...
61. John Payne
Actor | Miracle on 34th Street
Perhaps not so surprisingly, John Payne maintained that his favorite movie of all time was one of his own -- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) -- simply because it reflected his own strong and spiritual belief system. Today, of course, the film, which co-stars beautiful Maureen O'Hara, Oscar-winning ...
62. Lincoln Caswell
Actor | Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Lincoln Caswell is known for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (1927).
63. Robert V. Barron
Actor | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Formal education at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia and as Theater Arts major at UCLA. Professional training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and at Max Reinhardt Workshop ...
64. J. Herbert Frank
Actor | Scandal
J. Herbert Frank was born on May 12, 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Scandal (1917), Destruction (1915) and Up and at 'Em (1922). He died on March 7, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
65. Kris Kristofferson
Actor | Blade
Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson. His paternal grandparents were Swedish, and his father was a United States Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. Kris was a Golden Gloves boxer and went to Pomona College in ...
66. Joseph Leisch Jr.
Actor | Appointment with Destiny
Joseph Leisch Jr. was born on January 28, 1930 in Washington D.C. USA. He was an actor, known for Appointment with Destiny (1971), They've Killed President Lincoln! (1971) and Antietam Visit (1982). He was married to Louise Wilmer. He died on October 25, 2015 in Winchester, Virginia USA.
67. Frank S. Mattison
Director | The Better Man Wins
Frank S. Mattison was born on July 9, 1890 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Better Man Wins (1922), Girls Who Dare (1929) and A Horse on Broadway (1926). He died on July 23, 1967 in Orange County, California, USA.
68. Donald Davis
Actor | Play of the Week
Donald Davis was born on February 26, 1928 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Play of the Week (1959), Oedipus Rex (1957) and Festival (1960). He died on January 23, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
69. Arlo Kasper
Actor | C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Arlo Kasper is known for C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004).
70. Steve Jansen
Actor | C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Steve Jansen is known for C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004).
71. Carel Nel
Actor | Hum
Carel Nel is a multi-award winning actor, known for his roles as Karl the Android in Ridley Scott's Raised by Wolves, Abraham Lincoln in Grant on The History Channel, and the Emmy-nominated Roots. He has appeared in numerous international and local films and television shows, including Blood Drive,...
72. J.V. Martin
Actor | I onde dager
J.V. Martin is a voice actor known for his narration of documentaries and reality programs. He is a former documentary producer who got his start in voice-over when a Travel Channel executive heard the temporary narration track J.V. supplied for a documentary and then chose J.V. to be the actual ...
73. Peter Renaday
Actor | Assassin's Creed
Peter Renaday is an American voice actor from Louisiana who voiced in several animated projects and video games including Assassins Creed, Evil Con Carne, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Country Bear Jamboree, The Aristocats, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, The Princess and the Frog, Ninja ...
74. Raymond Hermantier
Actor | Don Carlos
Raymond Hermantier was born on January 13, 1924 in Lyon, France. He was an actor, known for Don Carlos (1957), Under the Paris Sky (1951) and Prélude à la gloire (1950). He died on February 11, 2005 in Paris, France.
75. Bruce Bennett
Actor | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Herman Brix was a star shot-putter in the 1928 Olympics. After losing the lead in MGM's Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) due to a shoulder injury, he was contracted by Ashton Dearholt for his independent production of The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935), a serial and the only Tarzan film between the ...
76. Edmund Glover
Actor | A Failure at Fifty
Edmund Glover was born on June 17, 1911 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for A Failure at Fifty (1940), The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Ghost Ship (1943). He was married to Prudence Lolita Calvin (actress), Jane Clayton Owens and Helen Annabel Stewart. He died on ...
77. Frank Ferguson
Actor | This Gun for Hire
American character actor Frank Ferguson appeared in scores of films and television shows, often as self-important types. Prior to his film debut, he was a prominent performer and director with the acclaimed Pasadena Community Playhouse, where he coached numerous up-and-coming young actors such as ...
78. Richard Hale
Actor | Julius Caesar
Richard Hale was born on November 16, 1892 in Rogersville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Julius Caesar (1953), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and Scaramouche (1952). He was married to Fiona O'Shiel, Kathryn Hamill and Temple Duncan. He died on May 18, 1981 in Northridge, California, USA.
79. Austin Green
Actor | The Twilight Zone
Austin Green was born on September 18, 1907 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), The Story of Mankind (1957) and Journey to the Center of Time (1967). He died on July 22, 2001 in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.
80. Richard Gaines
Actor | Double Indemnity
Richard Gaines was born on July 23, 1904 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Double Indemnity (1944), Ace in the Hole (1951) and The More the Merrier (1943). He was married to Brenda Marshall. He died on July 20, 1975 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
81. Mark Stevens
Actor | Between Midnight and Dawn
Mark Stevens, a good-looking, second-tier star during the 1940s and 1950s, was born Richard William Stevens in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 13, 1916 (the dates in reference books seem to vary between 1915-20). Of Scottish and English heritage, the freckle-faced boy with the reddish hair had a ...
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