# 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:** 3340
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66788 "2019-07-23T14:03:59Z")
Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rodgers - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln 3. Jesse James - Jesse James 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies ---
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Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rogers - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (TH) 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln (HF) 3. Frank James - Jesse James (HF) 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day (HF) 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips (TH) 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully (TH) 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies (TH) 8. Wyatt Earp - My Darling Clementine (HF) Fixed spelling of Mr. Rogers’s name, and Fonda’s role for #3. Also added initials for each (although it will be obvious in most cases who played which roles). ---
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Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rogers - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (TH) 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln (HF) 3. Frank James - Jesse James (HF) 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day (HF) 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips (TH) 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully (TH) 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies (TH) 8. Wyatt Earp - My Darling Clementine (HF) 9. Charlie Wilson - Charlie Wilson’s War (TH) ---
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Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rogers - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (TH) 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln (HF) 3. Frank James - Jesse James (HF) 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day (HF) 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips (TH) 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully (TH) 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies (TH) 8. Wyatt Earp - My Darling Clementine (HF) 9. Charlie Wilson - Charlie Wilson’s War (TH) 10. Jim Lovell - Apollo 13 (TH) ---
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Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rogers - _A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood_ (TH) 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln (HF) 3. Frank James - Jesse James (HF) 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day (HF) 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips (TH) 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully (TH) 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies (TH) 8. Wyatt Earp - My Darling Clementine (HF) 9. Charlie Wilson - Charlie Wilson’s War (TH) 10. Jim Lovell - Apollo 13 (TH) 11. Walt Disney - _Saving Mr. Banks_ (TH) ---
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Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rogers - _A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood_ (TH) 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln (HF) 3. Frank James - Jesse James (HF) 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day (HF) 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips (TH) 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully (TH) 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies (TH) 8. Wyatt Earp - My Darling Clementine (HF) 9. Charlie Wilson - Charlie Wilson’s War (TH) 10. Jim Lovell - Apollo 13 (TH) 11. Walt Disney - _Saving Mr. Banks_ (TH) 12. Ben Bradlee - _The Post_ (TH) ---
**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:** [July 23, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66794 "2019-07-23T18:54:52Z")
Real people that Tom Hanks or Henry Fonda have played in a movie 1. Fred Rogers - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (TH) 2. Abraham Lincoln - Young Mr. Lincoln (HF) 3. Frank James - Jesse James (HF) 4. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - The Longest Day (HF) 5. Captain Phillips - Captain Phillips (TH) 6. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger - Sully (TH) 7. James B. Donovan - Bridge of Spies (TH) 8. Wyatt Earp - My Darling Clementine (HF) 9. Charlie Wilson - Charlie Wilson’s War (TH) 10. Jim Lovell - Apollo 13 (TH) 11. Walt Disney - Saving Mr. Banks (TH) 12. Ben Bradlee - The Post (TH) 13. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz - In Harm’s Way (HF) Next category: Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776 ---
**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:** [July 23, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66796 "2019-07-23T20:25:51Z")
Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776 3. Peter Sellers - _Dr. Strangelove_ Does Daniels count? He played somebody who would eventually become the President but didn’t hold the office at any point when Daniels was playing him. ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush ---
**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:** [July 23, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66798 "2019-07-23T21:17:37Z")
Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks Re: William Daniels - He also played John Quincy Adams in The Adams Chronicles (as President in at least one episode) ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - _Lincoln_ ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - _Dr. Strangelove_ 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - _Lincoln_ 8. John Ritter - _Americathon_ ---
**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:** [July 23, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/66802 "2019-07-23T23:08:26Z")
Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln 8. John Ritter - Americathon 9. Bob Newhart - First Family ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln 8. John Ritter - Americathon 9. Bob Newhart - First Family 10. Martin Sheen - The West Wing ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln 8. John Ritter - Americathon 9. Bob Newhart - First Family 10. Martin Sheen - The West Wing 11. Kevin Kline - Dave One of my all-time favorite political comedies. ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - _Dr. Strangelove_ 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - _Lincoln_ 8. John Ritter - _Americathon_ 9. Bob Newhart - First Family 10. Martin Sheen - The West Wing 11. Kevin Kline - Dave 12. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - _Veep_ ---
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Actors who have played the President of the United States 1. Henry Fonda - Fail Safe, Meteor 2. William Daniels - 1776, The Adams Chronicles 3. Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove 4. Timothy Bottoms - That’s My Bush 5. Jack Nicholson - Mars Attacks 6. Dan Aykroyd - My Fellow Americans 7. Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln 8. John Ritter - Americathon 9. Bob Newhart - First Family 10. Martin Sheen - The West Wing 11. Kevin Kline - Dave 12. Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep 13. Bill Pullman - Independence Day … New! Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos ---
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Real people who inspired multiple popular-music songs: 1. Patti Boyd - “Something”, The Beatles & “Layla”, Derek and The Dominos 2. John Lennon - "“Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)” - Elton John, “Here Today” - Paul McCartney, “All Those Years Ago” - George Harrison. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3339) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3341)