Portrayals
In 1939, Henry Fonda played Frank James and Tyrone Power played Jesse James in the film Jesse James. In 1940, Fonda played Frank James in the sequel The Return of Frank James.
In 1949, Tom Tyler played Frank James in the film I Shot Jesse James, an account from Robert Ford's viewpoint, and the first western directed by Samuel Fuller.
In 1954, Richard Travis portrayed Frank James in an episode of Jim Davis's syndicated western television series, Stories of the Century. Lee Van Cleef played Jesse James in the same episode.
In 1957 Jeffrey Hunter played Frank James in The True Story of Jesse James.
In 1972 John Pierce played Frank in The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid.
In 1977 John Bennett Perry portrayed Frank James in an episode of Little House on the Prairie.
In 1980, Stacy Keach played Frank James in the film The Long Riders, which featured four sets of real brothers playing sets of brothers in the gang.
In 1980, country singer Johnny Cash portrayed Frank James in the concept album The Legend of Jesse James.
In 1986, country singer Johnny Cash played Frank James in the film The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, directed by William A. Graham.
In 1992, Jamie Walters played Frank James in the American Western TV show "The Young Riders".
In 1994, Bill Paxton played Frank in Frank & Jesse.
In 1995, Leonard Nimoy played Frank James in the made-for-TV movie Bonanza: Under Attack.
In 2001, Gabriel Macht portrayed James in the film American Outlaws.
In 2007, Sam Shepard played Frank James in the film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, considered to be the most accurate portrayal of the James brothers' story by the James family.
In 2010, James Brolin appears in an uncredited cameo as Frank James in the Coen brothers' True Grit. The fictional character Rooster Cogburn is billed as appearing with James in The Cole Younger and Frank James Wild West Company in 1903.
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“We attempt to remember our collective American childhood, the way it was, but what we often remember is a combination of real past, pieces reshaped by bitterness and love, and, of course, the video past—the portrayals of family life on such television programs as “Leave it to Beaver” and “Father Knows Best” and all the rest.”
—Richard Louv (20th century)