Hamilton actors: Who’s played Alexander in theater, tv and movies?

Alexander Hamilton's stock is price a lot greater than the $10 bill these days.

"Hamilton," the hip-hop-flavored musical about the first secretary of the treasury, is the most well liked ticket on Broadway, and the reveal's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also stars as Hamilton, is sure to reap distinct Tony nominations come may 3. And while he may be essentially the most extremely good actor to play this Founding Father, listed below are some others who've starred as Hamilton on stage, reveal and tv.

GEORGE ARLISS almost a century ago, a nonmusical titled "Hamilton" become additionally on Broadway, starring the long-forgotten English actor. Arliss repeated the function in the 1931 movie version, retitled "Alexander Hamilton," which concentrated on his efforts to set up america's financial constitution.

ARTHUR space The actor had little screen time in "magnificent Doll," a whimsical 1946 biopic about Dolley Madison, however he did get to duel to the death in opposition t Aaron Burr (David Niven).

JACK BENNY In a 1962 episode of his television sequence, the penny-pinching comic dreamed he turned into Hamilton, who additionally dueled with Burr (Benny sidekick and crooner Dennis Day). Hamilton loses, but dies happy realizing that his face, and never Burr's, will grace the $10 bill.

ROSS MARTIN John Wayne's flag-waving 1970 special, "Swing Out, sweet Land," was a hodgepodge of comedy, songs and drama that includes numerous celebrities as ancient figures, including the "Wild, Wild West" famous person as Hamilton, along with Lorne Greene as George Washington, William Shatner as John Adams and Hugh O'Brian as Thomas Jefferson.

JEREMIAH SULLIVAN As Hamilton, Sullivan become often at odds with vp John Adams (George Grizzard) within the acclaimed 1976 PBS series "The Adams Chronicles."

HARRY SHEARER notwithstanding premier popular as the voice of Ned Flanders on "The Simpsons," Shearer bought to voice Hamilton within the 1990 episode "Bart gets an F," by which Bart Simpson imagines himself among the many First Continental Congress while learning for a historical past examination.

MICHAEL YORK Hamilton, as portrayed by the handsome Brit, turned into on the core of a intercourse scandal involving a married girl and a series of blackmail notes, within the 2000 background Channel sequence "Founding Fathers."

BRIAN F. O'BYRNE The Irish actor starred in a 2007 episode of PBS' "American experience" that concentrated on Hamilton's life from being born out of wedlock on the Caribbean island of Nevis, via his leadership at the fight of Yorktown, and his position as secretary of the treasury.

RUFUS SEWELL lengthy earlier than starring in Amazon's "the person in the excessive castle," Sewell looked as a grasping and scheming Hamilton in two episodes of HBO's 2008 miniseries "John Adams."