Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, has inspired numerous cultural works.
Video Cultural depictions of Theodore Roosevelt
Television and film
Roosevelt has been portrayed many times in film and on television. Karl Swenson played him in the 1967 western picture Brighty of the Grand Canyon, the story of a real-life burro who guided Roosevelt on a hunting trip to find mountain lions. Brian Keith played Roosevelt in the 1975 film The Wind and the Lion. He was also portrayed by actor Tom Berenger in 1997 for the TNT movie Rough Riders, a made-for-cable film about his exploits during the Spanish-American War in Cuba. Frank Albertson played Roosevelt in the 1956 episode "Rough and Ready" of the CBS series My Friend Flicka." Robert Vaughn portrayed a younger Roosevelt in the Law of the Plainsman 1959 episode, "The Dude." Robin Williams portrayed Roosevelt in the form of a wax mannequin that comes to life in Night at the Museum and its sequels Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. In the limited series adaptation of The Alienist, Roosevelt is portrayed by Brian Geraghty.
Roosevelt, as portrayed by Ed Metzger, briefly appears in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The Roosevelt family was the subject of The Roosevelts, a documentary directed by Ken Burns.
In 2015, Showtime began to develop a limited series based on the life of Roosevelt. In 2017, it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio will portray Roosevelt in a biopic to be directed by Martin Scorsese.
Through archive recordings, Roosevelt's voice is heard in Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts, an episode of The Simpsons.
Maps Cultural depictions of Theodore Roosevelt
Other works
In Don Rosa's comic book series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck (1994-1996), Roosevelt meets and befriends Scrooge McDuck in 1882 when both were visiting the Dakota badlands and later again in 1902 at Fort Duckburg. In Don Rosa's story The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut (2001), collected in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion, they meet for the third time during the construction of the Panama Canal in 1906.
Roosevelt is a prominent character in Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory series. In the Great War trilogy, which makes up part of the Southern Victory series, Roosevelt leads the United States to victory over the Confederated States of America.
Roosevelt appears in the Civilization video game series as a leader of the United States.
In season five of Epic Rap Battles of History, Roosevelt appears in a rap battle against Winston Churchill.
Roosevelt, in his career as New York City Police Commissioner, appears as a major character in the 1997 novel The Alienist, well as its sequel The Angel of Darkness.
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