This week's contest is devoted to depictions of the American President in television and movies. It can be from ANY genre, any era, just so long as it is a fictional character and not a depiction of an American President who actually lived, like "Young Mr. Lincoln." You may enter up to two avatars. Standard av rules apply: 200 x 200 pixels max, 1 MB max and work/Google safe. The poll will go up on Sunday, Oct. 4th, or thereabouts. Here's mine: Peter Sellers in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." Harrison Ford in "Air Force One." ETA: changed the picture choice.
I went all Aaron Sorkin with my choices: #1 Michael Douglas as President Andrew Shepherd, The American President #2 Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet, The West Wing edit: I may tinker with the first one before the deadline; I got that from a YouTube screencap of Shepherd's big speech in the press room, and it looked a lot better on my other computer.
Jack Nicholson as President James Dale in Mars Attacks! (1996) Donald Pleasence as the unnamed President in Escape from New York (1981)
E.G Marshall (not his first time playing a president, oddly enough) president, kneels before Zod because Zod doesn't get offended when people take a knee in Superman 2. First Family was not a good movie. I recall watching it as a kid and as I recall it was somewhat offensive. Not in a funny way, either. But Bob Newhart does look like a politician. People sometimes have this canny way of looking like they belong in a certain era and place.
All X-Men, All the Time! President Robert Kelly, X-Men: The Animated Series The President, X-Men 3: The Last Stand
Here's alleged sex pest Morgan Freeman as President Beck in Deep Impact: And here's acting legend Keith David voicing the POTUS in Rick and Morty:
Idiocracy: Future President of America.. President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho and his Successor.. President Not Sure (Joe Bauers)! https://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/44-fake-presidents/ 44 here. Ronny Cox Was also president in: President Tom Kimball Captain America 1990 The President Martians Go Home 1989 President Jack Neil Murder at 1600 1997 President Simmons Nadia's Promise
A couple of fictional female presidents from short-lived tv shows: Patty Duke as President Julia Mansfield in Hail to the Chief. Geena Davis as President Mackenzie Allen in Commander in Chief.