The American President

The American President

114 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 17, 1995

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

The American President

114 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 17, 1995

The American President
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Castle Rock Entertainment, Wildwood Enterprises
Original title The American President
Directors Trevor Loomis, Kerry Lyn McKissick, Frank Capra III, William M. Connor, Cherylanne Martin, Rob Reiner
Writers Aaron Sorkin

Cast

Michael Douglas

as Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening

as Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen

as A.J. MacInerney

David Paymer

as Leon Kodak

Samantha Mathis

as Janie Basdin

John Mahoney

as Leo Solomon

Anna Deavere Smith

as Robin McCall

Nina Siemaszko

as Beth Wade

Wendie Malick

as Susan Sloan

Shawna Waldron

as Lucy Shepherd

Michael J. Fox

as Lewis Rothschild

Anne Haney

as Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss

as Senator Bob Rumson

Beau Billingslea

as Agent Cooper

Gail Strickland

as Esther MacInerney

Joshua Malina

as David

Clement von Franckenstein

as President René Jean D'Astier

Efrat Lavie

as Madame D'Astier

John Mahon

as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Tom Dahlgren

as Defense Secretary

Ralph Meyering Jr.

as General

Kurt A. Boesen

as Security Advisor

Joseph Latimore

as Secret Service Agent

Darryl Alan Reed

as Secret Service Agent

Andrew Steel

as Secret Service Agent

Jordan Lund

as Carl

Richard McGonagle

as Rumson Staffer

Frank Cavestani

as Rumson Staffer

Richard Stahl

as Rumson Staffer

Alice Kushida

as Carol

Renee Faia

as Lisa

Beans Morocco

as Doorkeeper

Kathryn Ish

as Education Secretary

Kamilah Martin

as Flower Girl

Augie Blunt

as Groundskeeper

Thom Barry

as Guard

Steven Gonzalez

as Hud Secretary

Gabriel Jarret

as Jeff

Karen Maruyama

as Leo's Secretary

Nancy Kandal

as Leslie

George Murdock

as Congressman

Bernie McInerney

as Congressman Millman

Jack Gilroy

as Congressman Pennybaker

Matthew Saks

as Congressional Staffer

Googy Gress

as Gil

Ron Canada

as Reporter Lloyd

Brian Pietro

as Reporter

Rick Garcia

as Reporter

Aaron Sorkin

as Aide in Bar

Greg Poland

as Mark

Leslie Bega

as White House Staffer Laura

Jennifer Crystal Foley

as White House Staffer Maria

Arthur Senzy

as Deputy

Nick Toth

as White House Aide

Jorge Noa

as White House Aide

Maud Winchester

as White House Aide

Jeffrey Anderson

as T.V. News Anchorman

Suzanne Michaels

as T.V. News Anchorwoman

Mark Thompson

as Kenneth Michaels

Todd Odom

as Uniformed Secret Service Agent

Michael G. Alexander

as Color Guard Officer

Ray Uhler

as Senator (uncredited)