# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2556
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51106 "2017-04-08T18:35:52Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51107 "2017-04-08T18:37:30Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51108 "2017-04-08T18:40:17Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51109 "2017-04-08T18:40:28Z")
1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51110 "2017-04-08T18:52:56Z")
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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51111 "2017-04-08T19:44:23Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51112 "2017-04-08T20:13:35Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years 8. Barry Bostwick as George Washington in “George Washington,” TV mini-series ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51113 "2017-04-08T20:17:57Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years 8. Barry Bostwick as George Washington in “George Washington,” TV mini-series 9. Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump (Saturday Night Live) ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51114 "2017-04-08T20:46:20Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years 8. Barry Bostwick as George Washington in “George Washington,” TV mini-series 9. Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump (Saturday Night Live) 10. Phil Hartman (voice) and Karl Wiedergott (voice) as Bill Clinton in The Simpsons ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51115 "2017-04-08T21:16:51Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years 8. Barry Bostwick as George Washington in “George Washington,” TV mini-series 9. Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump (Saturday Night Live) 10. Phil Hartman (voice) and Karl Wiedergott (voice) as Bill Clinton in The Simpsons 11. Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt in “Night at the Museum” ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51116 "2017-04-08T21:24:52Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years 8. Barry Bostwick as George Washington in “George Washington,” TV mini-series 9. Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump (Saturday Night Live) 10. Phil Hartman (voice) and Karl Wiedergott (voice) as Bill Clinton in The Simpsons 11. Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt in “Night at the Museum” 12. Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon in Nixon ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51117 "2017-04-08T22:03:05Z")
Actors who have portrayed an American President (only one per President, please) 1. Captain Jack Young as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Yankee Doodle Dandy 2. Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams 3. Rob Lowe as John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy 4. Sir Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren in Amistad 5. Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton 6. Benjamin Walker as Abraham Lincoln in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 7. Randy Quaid as Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years 8. Barry Bostwick as George Washington in “George Washington,” TV mini-series 9. Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump (Saturday Night Live) 10. Phil Hartman (voice) and Karl Wiedergott (voice) as Bill Clinton in The Simpsons 11. Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt in “Night at the Museum” 12. Anthony Hopkins as Richard Nixon in Nixon 13. Paul Newman as Woodrow Wilson, “Freedom: A History of Us” Next: Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51118 "2017-04-08T22:11:24Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51119 "2017-04-08T22:34:32Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51120 "2017-04-08T22:56:42Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly 4. Do the Right Thing ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51121 "2017-04-08T23:07:15Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly 4. Do the Right Thing 5. Die Hard ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51122 "2017-04-09T00:17:25Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly 4. Do the Right Thing 5. Die Hard 6. Sing! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51123 "2017-04-09T01:07:15Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly 4. Do the Right Thing 5. Die Hard 6. Sing! 7. Run Lola Run Note that the original German title, _Lola Rennt_, is actually indicative mood. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51124 "2017-04-09T01:31:47Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly 4. Do the Right Thing 5. Die Hard 6. Sing! 7. Run Lola Run 8. Take the Money and Run ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/51125 "2017-04-09T02:00:23Z")
Verbs in movie titles, in Imperative Mood 1. Lassie, Come Home 2. Ride The Wild Surf 3. Bang the Drum Slowly 4. Do the Right Thing 5. Die Hard 6. Sing! 7. Run Lola Run 8. Take the Money and Run 9. Live And Let Die [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2555) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2557)