As of 16 December 2021, there have been 3,530 U.S.A. Medals of Honor awarded to 3,511 distinct recipients with 19 of those being double recipients. The number of actors who have portrayed a real-life or fictitious Medal of Honor recipient multiple times on film, television or streaming media is almost as rare. Sources: cmohs.org and Wikipedia
Which of these actors with multiple character portrayals of an American Medal of Honor recipient is your favorite dual portrayal?
Fictitious MoH recipient: Rannulph Junuh as played by Matt Damon in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
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Fictitious MoH recipient: Luke Trimble as voiced by Matt Damon in The Majestic (2001)
Fictitious MoH recipient: Thomas "Tom" Highway as played by Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
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Fictitious MoH recipient: Mitchell Gant as played by Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
Fictitious MoH recipient: Raymond Shaw as played by Liev Schreiber in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
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Fictitious MoH recipient: John Clark as played by Liev Schreiber in The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Real-Life MoH recipient: Alvin York as played by Gary Cooper in Sergeant York (1941)
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Real-Life MoH equivalent* recipient: William "Billy" Mitchell as played by Gary Cooper in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
* Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1978 report lists Mitchell as a Medal of Honor recipient
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