Lincoln onscreen

[Cinderbama]

I've been on a North and South kick this week. I hadn't seen the mini series since the first two installments originally aired in 1985 and 1986 and had forgotten Hal Holbrook's portrayal of Lincoln. It got me to thinking about all the actors who have played the part of Lincoln in the movies and on television, and who was the most accurate.

One thing that bothers me is wondering how Lincoln's voice must have sounded. Many actors portray him as a tenor and almost sound like they are whining. i have never seen a description and I wonder how accurate that interpretation is?

Joseph Henabery may have been the first actor when he portrayed the President in Birth of a Nation in 1915. Hal Holbrook seemed too short. Henry Fonda was great as a young Abe. Sam Waterston, Gregory Peck, Raymond Massey, and the most recent, Daniel Day Lewis, are a few of the great actors who have given it a shot. My personal favorite is Fonda.

Who is yours?