Of Presidents and Devils

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Actors Whose Portrayal of the President of the United States Might Be Described as “Insufficiently Presidential”

Jim Backus
Richard Belzer
Dabney Coleman
George Gobel
Harry Hamlin
Phil Hartman
Rutger Hauer
Harvey Korman
Eugene Levy
Little Richard
Lee Majors
Zero Mostel
Bob Newhart
Pat Paulsen
Kevin Pollak
John Ritter
Peter Sellers
Rip Torn
Robert Urich
Fred Willard

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Actors Whose Portrayal of the Devil Might Be Described as “Insufficiently Satanic”

Jello Biafra
Peter Cook
Bill Cosby
Criswell
Danny Elfman
David Alan Grier
Elizabeth Hurley
Traci Lords
Harvey Keitel
John Ritter
Mickey Rooney
Adam Sandler

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