# 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:** 3247
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64928 "2019-04-02T05:45:08Z")
Actors and actresses who have played the Vice President of the United States - their character name (and the movie or TV show in which they appeared) 1. Ben Kingsley - Gary Nance (Dave) 2. Glenn Close - Kathryn Bennett (Air Force One) 3. Tim Matheson - John Hoynes (The West Wing) 4. John Heard - Ted Matthews (My Fellow Americans) 5. Bill Bailey - Listed only as U. S. Vice President, (Yes, Prime Minister TV series, “A Diplomatic Incident” episode) 64991 6. Miguel Ferrer - Vice President Rodriguez (Iron Man 3) 7. Robin Wright - Claire Underwood (House of Cards) 8. Bradley Whitford - Hubert Humphrey (All the Way) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64929 "2019-04-02T14:19:54Z")
Actors and actresses who have played the Vice President of the United States - their character name (and the movie or TV show in which they appeared) 1. Ben Kingsley - Gary Nance (Dave) 2. Glenn Close - Kathryn Bennett (Air Force One) 3. Tim Matheson - John Hoynes (The West Wing) 4. John Heard - Ted Matthews (My Fellow Americans) 5. Bill Bailey - Listed only as U. S. Vice President, (Yes, Prime Minister TV series, “A Diplomatic Incident” episode) 6. Miguel Ferrer - Vice President Rodriguez (Iron Man 3) 7. Robin Wright - Claire Underwood (House of Cards) 8. Bradley Whitford - Hubert Humphrey (All the Way) 9. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Selina Miller (Veep) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64930 "2019-04-02T14:48:00Z")
Actors and actresses who have played the Vice President of the United States - their character name (and the movie or TV show in which they appeared) 1. Ben Kingsley - Gary Nance (Dave) 2. Glenn Close - Kathryn Bennett (Air Force One) 3. Tim Matheson - John Hoynes (The West Wing) 4. John Heard - Ted Matthews (My Fellow Americans) 5. Bill Bailey - Listed only as U. S. Vice President, (Yes, Prime Minister TV series, “A Diplomatic Incident” episode) 6. Miguel Ferrer - Vice President Rodriguez (Iron Man 3) 7. Robin Wright - Claire Underwood (House of Cards) 8. Bradley Whitford - Hubert Humphrey (All the Way) 9. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Selina Meyer (Veep) 10. Paul Giamatti - John Adams (John Adams) One of my favorite scenes from the HBO miniseries: [George Washington, oath of office - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgCQDZdlMdc) Character name corrected for #9, Veep. ---
**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 3, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64931 "2019-04-03T01:26:03Z")
Actors and actresses who have played the Vice President of the United States - their character name (and the movie or TV show in which they appeared) 1. Ben Kingsley - Gary Nance (Dave) 2. Glenn Close - Kathryn Bennett (Air Force One) 3. Tim Matheson - John Hoynes (The West Wing) 4. John Heard - Ted Matthews (My Fellow Americans) 5. Bill Bailey - Listed only as U. S. Vice President, (Yes, Prime Minister TV series, “A Diplomatic Incident” episode) 6. Miguel Ferrer - Vice President Rodriguez (Iron Man 3) 7. Robin Wright - Claire Underwood (House of Cards) 8. Bradley Whitford - Hubert Humphrey (All the Way) 9. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Selina Meyer (Veep) 10. Paul Giamatti - John Adams (John Adams) 11. Leslie Odom Jr. - Aaron Burr (Hamilton) In the Broadway play, which has been filmed and will be released in 2020 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64932 "2019-04-03T02:20:13Z")
Actors and actresses who have played the Vice President of the United States - their character name (and the movie or TV show in which they appeared) 1. Ben Kingsley - Gary Nance (Dave) 2. Glenn Close - Kathryn Bennett (Air Force One) 3. Tim Matheson - John Hoynes (The West Wing) 4. John Heard - Ted Matthews (My Fellow Americans) 5. Bill Bailey - Listed only as U. S. Vice President, (Yes, Prime Minister TV series, “A Diplomatic Incident” episode) 6. Miguel Ferrer - Vice President Rodriguez (Iron Man 3) 7. Robin Wright - Claire Underwood (House of Cards) 8. Bradley Whitford - Hubert Humphrey (All the Way) 9. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Selina Meyer (Veep) 10. Paul Giamatti - John Adams (John Adams) 11. Leslie Odom Jr. - Aaron Burr (Hamilton) 12. John Cusack - Richard Nixon (The Butler) And badly miscast, at that. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64933 "2019-04-03T02:27:59Z")
Actors and actresses who have played the Vice President of the United States - their character name (and the movie or TV show in which they appeared) 1. Ben Kingsley - Gary Nance (Dave) 2. Glenn Close - Kathryn Bennett (Air Force One) 3. Tim Matheson - John Hoynes (The West Wing) 4. John Heard - Ted Matthews (My Fellow Americans) 5. Bill Bailey - Listed only as U. S. Vice President, (Yes, Prime Minister TV series, “A Diplomatic Incident” episode) 6. Miguel Ferrer - Vice President Rodriguez (Iron Man 3) 7. Robin Wright - Claire Underwood (House of Cards) 8. Bradley Whitford - Hubert Humphrey (All the Way) 9. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Selina Meyer (Veep) 10. Paul Giamatti - John Adams (John Adams) 11. Leslie Odom Jr. - Aaron Burr (Hamilton) 12. John Cusack - Richard Nixon (The Butler) 13. Christian Bale - Dick Cheney (_Vice_) I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64934 "2019-04-03T02:39:01Z")
titles that mention April 1.Across Five Aprils ---
**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 3, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64935 "2019-04-03T04:37:09Z")
titles that mention April 1.Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 1946 children’s book written and illustrated by Marguerite de Angeli (who won the Newbery medal in 1950) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64936 "2019-04-03T06:15:59Z")
titles that mention April 1.Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will Simon and Garfunkel song. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64937 "2019-04-03T06:16:45Z")
titles that mention April 1.Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will Simon and Garfunkel song. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64938 "2019-04-03T06:20:33Z")
**Leaffan**! Great minds do indeed think alike! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64939 "2019-04-03T06:28:50Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > **Leaffan**! Great minds do indeed think alike! 😃 Wow! Verbatim! ---
**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 3, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64940 "2019-04-03T11:15:06Z")
titles that mention April 1.Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April Three Dog Night song. ---
**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 3, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64941 "2019-04-03T11:55:10Z")
Titles that mention April 1. Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April 5. April in Paris ---
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Titles that mention April 1. Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April 5. April in Paris 6. April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64943 "2019-04-03T13:13:14Z")
Titles that mention April 1. Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April 5. April in Paris 6. April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici 65008 7. April Showers [Frank Sinatra: April Showers 1947 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9sn8CRFVmg) ---
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Titles that mention April 1. Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April 5. April in Paris 6. April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici 7. April Showers 8. April Lady - Queen ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/64945 "2019-04-03T13:25:30Z")
Titles that mention April 1. Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April 5. April in Paris 6. April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici 7. April Showers 8. April Lady - Queen 9. The Enchanted April > **[The Enchanted April](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enchanted_April)** > > The Enchanted April is a 1922 novel by British writer Elizabeth von Arnim. The work was inspired by a month-long holiday to the Italian Riviera, probably the most widely read (as an English and American best seller in 1923) and perhaps the lightest and most ebullient of her novels. > Von Arnim wrote and set the book in the 15th century Castello Brown. Critic Terence de Vere White credited The Enchanted April with making the Italian resort of Portofino fashionable. > The novel follows four dissi... ---
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Titles that mention April 1. Across Five Aprils 2. Bright April 3. April Come She Will 4. Pieces Of April 5. April in Paris 6. April Blood: Florence and the Plot against the Medici 7. April Showers 8. April Lady - Queen 9. The Enchanted April 10. April Ethereal prog-metal track by Opeth ---
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