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Peter Dobson (born July 19, 1964) is an American actor. His film roles include appearances in Sing (1989), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The Marrying Man (1991), The Frighteners (1996), and Drowning Mona (2000), in addition to a cameo as Elvis Presley in Forrest Gump (1994).
Dobson played Elvis Presley in Forrest Gump (1994), a role Kilmer played in True Romance (1993). Dobson also played Chris Siherlis in L.A. Takedown (1989), which was remade as Heat (1995), with Kilmer in that role.
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- Austin Butler - Elvis
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- Kurt Russell - Elvis
- Michael Shannon - Elvis & Nixon
- Michael St. Gerard - Great Balls of Fire
- Paul Hipp - Liberace: Behind The Music
- Peter Dobson - Protecting The King
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Austin Butler stars in Baz Luhrmann's 2022 biopic Elvis. The movie focuses on the development of Elvis’ career, with Austin Butler singing his own version of Elvis' songs, as well as his complicated relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). It shines a light on his sudden stardom and relationship with Priscilla Presley as the c...
Dale Midkiff stars as Elvis in Elvis and Me, the 1988 movie depicting the story of Priscilla Presley’s life with her husband, Elvis. The movie is based on Priscilla Presley's book of the same name and was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries. There are no critics reviews for Elvis and Me on Rotten Tomatoes but it...
Miami Vice star Don Johnson portrays Elvis in Elvis and the Beauty Queen spotlighting his affair with a young beauty pageant contestant, Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), after his divorce from Priscilla Presley. Elvis and the Beauty Queen deals with the last four years of Elvis’ life with Linda and his addiction to drugs and is praised for asp...
Kurt Russell stars in the first biopic of Elvis Presley’s life, Elvis (1979). Including Elvis’ life up until 1970, the success of Elvis on American television caused it to be released theatrically in Europe and Australia. Elvis was received well by critics with some criticism of the screenplay but was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and one G...
Elvis & Nixon (2016) is the true story behind Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon’s meeting in 1970. Michael Shannon plays Elvis in the movie which is based on the meeting behind the picture of Presley and Nixon shaking hands, which is the most requested photo from the National Archives. Elvis & Nixon is considerably more popular with critics...
Michael St. Gerard plays Elvis in Great Balls of Fire! (1989) which is another Elvis-like biopicabout, not the King of Rock n’ Roll himself, but the man who was expected to become the next Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid). Lewis rose to stardom but his controversial marriage to his 13-year-old cousin led to his downfall, keeping Elvis securely...
Elvis Presley is portrayed by Paul Hipp in Liberace: Behind the Music (1988). This is an unofficial biopic on the life and death of Władziu Valentino Liberace, a famous American pianist, and vocalist. The movie is focused on him, but Hipp plays Elvis who was great friends with Liberace, and apparently, Liberace was the one who told Elvis to have mo...
Peter Dobson portrays Elvis in Protecting the King (2007), a movie about one of his bodyguards — not the Elvis bodyguard that helped launch Bruce Lee's career — who was hired at only 16 years old. Elvis' bodyguard, David Stanley (Matt Barr), was also Elvis’ step-brother and lived an excessive and lavish life alongside him. Despite a new look at Elv...
Rick Peters plays Elvis in the first look at Elvis and President Nixon’s (Bob Gunton) famous meeting in Elvis Meets Nixon (1997). Unlike Shannon’s 2016 version, Elvis Meets Nixon is a mockumentary/comedy about the meeting which came about when Elvis went to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA, so it is understandable why Rocky...
Rob Youngblood played Elvis in the first movie to explore his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Beau Bridges). The 1993 movie Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story explores the exploitative relationship Elvis had with his manager from the point of view of Elvis’ ghost. There are few reviews of the movie but those which exist don’...
Mar 12, 2022 · The uncredited actor was none other than Kurt Russell, who lent his voice to the role of Elvis Presley, although the man we see portraying the rock ‘n’ roll star is actually Peter Dobson. In the film, the disabled protagonist Forrest recounts significant moments in his life.
May 30, 2021 · Physically, Forrest Gump 's Elvis is played by Peter Dobson. Although not quite as recognizable as Kurt Russell, Dobson is a storied actor of the big and small screen, with roles in The Poseidon Adventure, Fatal Instinct and Head Over Heels .
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Protecting the King is a 2007 American drama film starring Peter Dobson as Elvis Presley. Rereleased June 2022, the film may be rented for streaming at the official webpage of the film. It tells the story of David Stanley ( Matt Barr ), the stepbrother and bodyguard of Elvis.
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