Claude Rains to Joaquin Phoenix: Actors who played Napoleon Bonaparte on screen
Team OTTplay
Nov 25, 2023
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic historical drama film Napoleon. The movie also stars Vanessa Kirby and Matthey Needham
Christian Clavier
Christian Clavier essayed the role of Napoleon Bonaparte in the 2002 miniseries, Napoléon, directed by Yves Simoneau. It also features Isabella Rossellini, Gérard Depardieu and John Malkovich
Ian Holm
Ian Holm played Napoleon in The Emperor’s New Clothes (2001), directed by Alan Taylor, Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981) and in the TV series Napoleon and Love (1974)
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger appeared as Napoleon in the 1970 film Waterloo, helmed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It also stars Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles and Virginia McKenna
Vladislav Strzhelchik
Vladislav Strzhelchik essayed the role of Napoleon in War and Peace (1966), directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Lyudmila Saveleva and Sergei himself also feature in the film
Charles Boyer
In Clarence Brown’s 1937 film Conquest, Charles Boyer played Napoleon, opposite Greta Garbo as Countess Marie Walewska
Claude Rains
Claude Rains acted as Napoleon in Hearts Divided (1936), helmed by Frank Borzage. The film also stars Marion Davies and Charlie Ruggles