Will Smith in Independence Day (1996)
Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller, USMC
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Poll: Favorite Fictional U.S. Marine Corps Junior Officer Movie Character?
Americans "officially" honor, celebrate and remember everyday heroes of the U.S. Marine Corps every November. The United States Marine Corps claims November 10th, 1775, as the date of its birthday (official establishment), when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution creating its forerunner, the Continental Marines. After the American Revolution War, the Marines were disbanded in 1783 for fifteen years as a fighting force. They were re-established on July, 11th 1798 as the permanent maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces. Since then, they have been responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, and acted on behalf of the interests of the United States of America with its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces. The many accomplishments the USMC has made over the past quarter millennium are highlighted throughout the month. In celebration and in honor of the fictional and real heroes of the U.S. Marine Corps and its forerunner, the U.S. Continental Marines, a set of USMC movie character polls.
Which of these fictional U.S. Marine Corps junior* officer movie characters is your favorite one? * includes Captains, First Lieutenants, and Second Lieutenants, as well as, any similiarly ranked legacy company-grade officers of the forerunner U.S. Continental Marines
Discuss U.S. Marine Corps movie characters here or discuss all U.S. Armed Forces characters here.
Make Your Choice
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Kevin Bacon in A Few Good Men (1992)
Kevin Bacon as Captain Jack Ross, USMC -
Tobey Maguire in Brothers (2009)
Tobey Maguire as Captain Sam Cahill, USMC -
Jim Brown in Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Jim Brown as Captain Leslie Anders, USMC -
José Ferrer in The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Jose Ferrer as Lieutenant Barney Greenwald, USMC -
Blair Underwood appears as Captain Lee
Blair Underwood as Captain Lee, USMC -
Kiefer Sutherland in A Few Good Men (1992)
Kiefer Sutherland as 2nd Lieutenant Jonathan Kendrick, USMC -
John C. McGinley in The Rock (1996)
John C. McGinley as Captain Hendrix, USMC -
Robert Ryan in Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Robert Ryan as Captain Carl "Griff" Griffin, USMC -
Boyd Gaines in Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Boyd Gaines as 1st Lieutenant M.R. Ring, USMC -
Harry Connick Jr. in Independence Day (1996)
Harry Connick Jr. as Captain Jimmy Wilder, USMC -
Ramón Rodríguez in Battle Los Angeles (2011)
Ramón Rodríguez as 2nd Lieutenant William Martinez, USMC -
Bruce Dern in Coming Home (1978)
Bruce Dern as Captain Bob Hyde, USMC -
Tony Bill in Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Tony Bill as Lieutenant Russell Walker, USMC -
John Kerr in South Pacific (1958)
Joseph Kerr as 1st Lieutenant Joseph Cable, USMCHarry Connick Jr. as 1st Lieutenant Joseph Cable, USMC [duplicate character appearance]
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Adam Scott in High Crimes (2002)
Adam Scott as Lieutenant Terrence Embry, USMC -
Pat O'Brien in Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
Pat O'Brien as Lieutenant Brannigan, USMC -
Gary Dourdan in Redemption Day (2021)
Gary Dourdan as Captain Brad Paxton, USMC -
Bruce Bennett in Atlantic Convoy (1942)
Bruce Bennett as Captain Morgan, USMC -
Richard Conte in Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Richard Conte as Captain Davis, USMC -
John Payne in Hold Back the Night (1956)
John Payne as Captain Sam McKenzie, USMC -
Paul Newman in Until They Sail (1957)
Paul Newman as Captain Jack Harding, USMC -
Richard Widmark in Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Richard Widmark as Lieutenant Anderson, USMC -
Esai Morales in Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014)
Esai Morales as Captain Jones, USMC -
John Wayne in Without Reservations (1946)
John Wayne as Captain "Rusty" Thomas, USMC -
Dolph Lundgren in Agent Red (2000)
Dolph Lundgren as Captain Matt Hendricks, USMC -
George Montgomery in The Steel Claw (1961)
George Montgomery as Captain John Larsen, USMC -
Peter Graves in Hold Back the Night (1956)
Peter Graves as Lieutenant Lee Couzens, USMC -
Richard Carlson in Retreat, Hell! (1952)
Richard Carlson as Captain Paul Hansen, USMC -
James Cagney in What Price Glory (1952)
James Cagney as Captain Flagg, USMCVictor McLaglen as Captain Flagg, USMC in What Price Glory? (1926), Victor McLaglen as 1st Sergeant Harry Quirt, USMC in The Cock-Eyed World (1929), Victor McLaglen as Captain Jim Flagg, USMC in Women of All Nations (1931), and Victor McLaglen as Jim Flagg in Hot Pepper (1933) [duplicate character appearances]
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Steve Kanaly in The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Steve Kanaly as Captain Jerome, USMC -
Don Taylor in Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Don Taylor as Lieutenant Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe, USMC -
Cornel Wilde in Beach Red (1967)
Cornel Wilde as Captain MacDonald (Narrator), USMC -
Tom Laughlin in South Pacific (1958)
Tom Laughlin as 1st Lieutenant "Buzz" Adams, USMC -
Theresa Randle in The Hunt for Eagle One (2006)
Another U.S. Navy Junior Officer Movie Character Not ListedTheresa Randle as Captain Amy Jennings, USMC [as the listed example]