Sports Figures Portrayed in Movies

Sports Figures Portrayed in Movies

Chris Hemsworth as <br> James Hunt

<italics>Rush</italics>, which opens nationwide Friday, Sept. 27, depicts Formula One in an era when speed trumped safety, one that saw the rise of the sport's greatest rivalry: English playboy James Hunt and German mechanical savant Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Brühl). The film is directed by Ron Howard.

Daniel Br&uuml;hl as Niki Lauda

Chadwick Boseman as&lt;br&gt; Jackie Robinson

Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey

Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese

Brad Pitt as Billy Beane

Oscar-nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.

Philip Seymour Hoffman as &lt;br&gt; Art Howe

Chris Pratt as Scott Hatteberg

Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward

Quinton Aaron as &lt;br&gt; Michael Oher

Michael Sheen as Brian Clough

Rob Brown as Ernie Davis

Dennis Quaid as &lt;br&gt; Ben Schwartzwalder

Mark Wahlberg as &lt;br&gt; Vince Papale

Greg Kinnear as Dick Vermeil

Matthew McConaughey as &lt;br&gt; Jack Lengyel

Josh Lucas as Don Haskins

Russell Crowe as &lt;br&gt; James J. Braddock

Shia LaBeouf as &lt;br&gt; Francis Ouimet

Jamie Maclachlan as &lt;br&gt; Roger Bannister

Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks

Barry Pepper as Dale Earnhardt

Tobey Maguire as Red Pollard

Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris

Tom Berenger as &lt;br&gt; Paul "Bear" Bryant

Will Smith as Muhammad Ali

Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Barry Pepper as Roger Maris

Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle

Denzel Washington as &lt;br&gt; Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Jared Leto and Billy Crudup as &lt;br&gt; Steve Prefontaine

Tommy Lee Jones as Ty Cobb

Sean Astin as &lt;br&gt; Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger

John Goodman as Babe Ruth

<bold>John Cusack as Buck Weaver </bold> <bold>Charlie Sheen as Happy Felsch </bold> <bold>David Strathairn as Eddie Cicotte </bold> <bold>D.B. Sweeney as Shoeless Joe Jackson </bold> <bold>Michael Rooker as Chick Gandil </bold> <bold>Don Harvey as Swede Risberg </bold> <bold>James Read as Lefty Williams </bold> <bold>Perry Lang as Fred McMullin </bold>

Ben Cross as Harold Abrahams

Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell

Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta

Won Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Billy Dee Williams as &lt;br&gt; Gale Sayers

James Caan as Brian Piccolo

Anthony Perkins as &lt;br&gt; Jimmy Piersall

Ronald Reagan as Grover Cleveland Alexander

Dan Dailey as Dizzy Dean

Burt Lancaster as Jim Thorpe

James Stewart as &lt;br&gt; Monty Stratton

William Bendix as Babe Ruth

Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig

Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Errol Flynn as James J. Corbett

Pat O'Brien as Knute Rockne

Ronald Reagan as George Gipp