Sports Figures Portrayed in Movies

Sports Figures Portrayed in Movies

Chris Hemsworth as <br> James Hunt

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<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

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

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Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey

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Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese

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Brad Pitt as Billy Beane

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

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

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Chris Pratt as Scott Hatteberg

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Mark Wahlberg as Micky Ward

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

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Michael Sheen as Brian Clough

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Rob Brown as Ernie Davis

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

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

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Greg Kinnear as Dick Vermeil

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

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Josh Lucas as Don Haskins

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

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

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

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Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks

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Barry Pepper as Dale Earnhardt

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Tobey Maguire as Red Pollard

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Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris

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

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Will Smith as Muhammad Ali

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Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Barry Pepper as Roger Maris

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Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle

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

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Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

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

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Tommy Lee Jones as Ty Cobb

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

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John Goodman as Babe Ruth

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<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

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Ian Charleson as Eric Liddell

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Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta

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Won Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

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

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James Caan as Brian Piccolo

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

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Ronald Reagan as Grover Cleveland Alexander

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Dan Dailey as Dizzy Dean

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Burt Lancaster as Jim Thorpe

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

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William Bendix as Babe Ruth

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Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig

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Oscar-nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Errol Flynn as James J. Corbett

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Pat O'Brien as Knute Rockne

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Ronald Reagan as George Gipp

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