Difference of Portrayals Between Fictional and Real-Life Characters of Same Person
List of movies where actors would play characters that are fictional version of the real person or portraying the real character themselves
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- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGregory PeckLaurence OlivierJames MasonA Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.Joseph Mengele (Gregory Peck), real-life Nazi Doctor who was never caught til he died
- DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanLaurence OlivierRoy ScheiderAfter the shocking murder of his older brother, a New York history student finds himself inexplicably hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier), fictional version of Joseph Mengele
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsBen KingsleyAnton LesserCraig T. NelsonA biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation and his rise to become one of the leading Nazi hunters in the world, bringing such criminals to justice as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbie.Simon Wiesenthal (Ben Kingsley), real-life Nazi hunter who help captured Nazis after World War II.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGregory PeckLaurence OlivierJames MasonA Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), fictional version of Simon Wiesenthal
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsJohn GoodmanMatt CravenAnne HecheA look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was "The Kingfish."Huey P. Long (John Goodman), real-life corrupt governor of Louisiana
- DirectorRobert RossenStarsBroderick CrawfordJohn IrelandJoanne DruThe rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford), fictional version of Huey P. Long
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsRobert DuvallArliss HowardJeffrey TamborThe story of the 1960 hostile extraction of the Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, by the Mossad to Israeli justice.Adolph Eichmann (Robert Duvall), former Nazi who was captured and was executed for war crimes
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsMaximilian SchellLois NettletonLawrence PressmanMossad agents kidnap an American Jewish man, accuse him of being a fugitive Nazi war criminal and take him to Jerusalem to face trial for genocide.Arthur Goldman, fictional version of Adolf Eichmann
- DirectorGeorge SchaeferStarsAnthony HopkinsRichard JordanCliff GormanDramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's (Sir Anthony Hopkins) last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.Adolf Hitler (Anthony Hopkins), dictator of Germany who is responsible for deaths of six million jews and killed himself when threatened with capture
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack OakieDictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.Adenoid Hinkel (Charles Chaplin), fictional version of Adolf Hitler
- DirectorMarco BellocchioStarsGiovanna MezzogiornoFilippo TimiFausto Russo AlesiThe story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino.Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timo), Dictator of Italy who worked with Adolf Hitler during World War II
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack OakieDictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.Napaloni (Jack Oakie), fictional version of Benito Mussolini
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De NiroDuring Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.Al Capone (Robert De Niro), real-life gangster who is notorious in bootlegging alcohol and was eventually put in prison for tax evasion
- DirectorHoward HawksRichard RossonStarsPaul MuniAnn DvorakKaren MorleyAn ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.Tony Camonte (Paul Muni), fictional version of Al Capone
- DirectorMichel PouletteStarsMartin LandauGuido Grasso Jr.Bruce RamsayThe true life story of mafia boss Joesph Bonanno. The story spans from Bonanno's early beginings in Italy, to his conquests in America.Joseph Bonanno (Martin Landau), found and former head of Organized Crime Organization, the Bonanno crime family
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), fictional version of Joseph Bonanno
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsJack NicholsonDanny DeVitoArmand AssanteThe story of the notorious American labor union figure Jimmy Hoffa, who organizes a bitter strike, makes deals with members of the organized crime syndicate and mysteriously disappears in 1975.Jimmy Hoffa (Jack Nicholson)
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsSylvester StalloneRod SteigerPeter BoyleA rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.Jimmy Kovak (Sylvester Stallone), fictional version of Jimmy Hoffa
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsWarren BeattyAnnette BeningHarvey KeitelThe story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas.Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel (Warren Beatty), was an American gangster who was involved with the Genovese Crime Family, known to be quick-tempered, known to help develop Las Vegas, and whose murder was front-page news when he was shot dead in his house.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Moe Greene (Alex Rocco), fictional version of Bugsy Siegel
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsWarren BeattyAnnette BeningHarvey KeitelThe story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas.Meyer Lansky (Ben Kingsley), known as the "Mob's Accountant," was a Russian-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. For decades he was thought to be one of the most powerful people in the country.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg), fictional version of Meyer Lansky
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsMichael SheenDemetri GoritsasAdam GodleyA dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.Former President Bill Clinton (Dennis Quaid)
- DirectorMike NicholsStarsJohn TravoltaEmma ThompsonKathy BatesA man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.Jack Stanton (John Travolta), fictional version of Bill Clinton
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsMichael SheenDemetri GoritsasAdam GodleyA dramatization that traces former UK prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen)
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEwan McGregorPierce BrosnanOlivia WilliamsA ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) fictional version of Tony Blair
- DirectorBenjamin RossStarsLiev SchreiberJames CromwellMelanie GriffithOrson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane (1941), despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.William Randolph Hearst (James Cromwell)
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) fictional version of William Randolph Hearst
- DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsStanley TucciGlenne HeadlyPaul GiamattiThe true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci), known for his political radio show in the 40's and 50's and also known for his Gossip Column.
- DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsBurt LancasterTony CurtisSusan HarrisonPowerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) fictional version of Walter Winchell
- DirectorChuck ParelloStarsSteve RailsbackCarrie SnodgressCarol MansellThe story of Ed Gein, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides.Ed Gein (Steve Railsback), serial killer known for having kill people and made furniture out of them.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) fictional version of Ed Gein
- DirectorJames CoxStarsVal KilmerLisa KudrowKate BosworthIn the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.John Holmes (Val Kilmer), known porn star who rose to fame in the 70's but to the 80's his fame has fallen but even died from AIDS.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt ReynoldsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) fictional version of John Holmes