Ronald Reagan

According to a popular urban legend, Reagan was the first choice to play the part of Rick Blaine in Casablanca. In fact, no one other than Humphrey Bogart was ever considered. The legend stems from a press release planted in The Hollywood Reporter intended to keep Reagan's name in the news, and to provide extra publicity for his earlier film, King's Row, which also starred Ann Sheridan, mentioned in the press release as playing Ilsa, the part played by Ingrid Bergman.

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6374 Hollywood Blvd.

Reagan was shot by John W. Hinckley outside a hotel In Washington D.C. on March 30, 1981. Reagan survived, but the bullet injured him badly, just missing his heart.

One of Reagan's first jobs was as a sports broadcaster. He worked for WOC in Davenport, Iowa and WHO in Des Moines calling football and baseball games. He would have to make up the story of the game as he went along getting only general information of the wire service.

Reagan played Jack Browning in the 1964 film The Killers. This would be his last movie he would make.

Reagan was the Narrator of the 1963 film Heritage of Splendor.

He was the narrator of the 1961 film The Young Doctors.

Starred with his future wife and First Lady, the then Nancy Davis, in the 1957 film Hellcats of the Navy.

He was in the 1955 film Tennessee's Partner as Cowpoke.

Starred with Barbara Stanwyck in the movie Cattle Queen of Montana in 1954.

He was in the movie Prisoner of War in 1954 as Webb Sloane.

He was in the movie Law and Order in 1953 as Frame Johnson.

He played Dan McCloud in the movie Tropic Zone in 1953.

He was in the movie She's Working Her Way Through College in 1952 as Prof. John Palmer.

Reagan played baseball star Grover Cleveland Alexander in the 1952 movie The Winning Team.

He played Jeff Williams in the 1952 film Hong Kong.

One of Reagan's more famous roles was as Prof. Peter Boyd in the 1951 film Bedtime for Bonzo.

Ronald starred in the movie The Last Outpost in 1951 as Capt. Vance Britten.

Reagan was int the movie Storm Warning in 1951 as Burt Rainey.

Reagan was the Narrator in the 1951 film The Big Truth.

He was in the movie Louisa in 1950 as Harold 'Hal' Norton.

He played Yank in the 1949 movie The Hasty Heart.

Reagan was in the 1949 movie The Girl from Jones Beach as Bob Randolph.

He was in the movie Night Unto Night in 1949 as John Galen.

He starred in the film John Loves Mary in 1949 as John Lawrence.

Reagan was in the movie The Voice of the Turtle in 1947 as Sergeant Bill Page.

He was in the movie That Hagen Girl in 1947 as Tom Bates.

Reagan played the starring role of Larry Hanrahan in the 1947 film Stallion Road.

He played Johnny Jones in the 1943 movie This Is the Army.

Reagan played Lt. Ames in the 1943 film The Rear Gunner.

Reagan was the Narrator of the 1943 film Cadet Classification.

He was in the movie For God and Country in 1943 as Father Michael O'Keefe.

Reagan was the Narrator of the 1942 film Beyond the Line of Duty.

He was in the movie Desperate Journey in 1942 as Flying Officer Johnny Hammond.

Reagan starred as Steve Talbot in the 1942 film Juke Girl.

Reagan played Drake McHugh in the 1942 movie Kings Row.

Reagan was in the film Nine Lives Are Not Enough in 1941 as Matt Sawyer.

He was in the movie International Squadron in 1941 as Jimmy Grant.

Reagan played Peter 'Pete' Rowan in the 1941 movie Million Dollar Baby.

He was in the movie The Bad Man in 1941 playing Gilbert 'Gil' Jones.

Reagan played George Armstrong Custer in the 1940 film Santa Fe Trail.

He was in the film Tugboat Annie Sails Again in 1940 as Eddie Kent.

One of Reagan's most famous roles was in the 1940 film Knute Rockne All American in which he played George 'The Gipper' Gipp.

Reagan played Brass Bancroft again in the 1940 film Murder in the Air.

He was in the movie An Angel from Texas in 1940 as Marty Allen.

Reagan reprised his role of Dan Crawford in the film Brother Rat and a Baby in 1940.

Reagan was in the movie Smashing the Money Ring in 1939. This was the third film in which he played Lieutenant 'Brass' Bancroft.

He was in the film The Angels Wash Their Faces in 1939 as Deputy Dist. Atty. Patrick 'Pat' Remson.

Reagan appeared in the movie Hell's Kitchen in 1939 playing Jim Donohue.

He was in the movie Naughty But Nice in 1939 as Ed 'Eddie' Clark.

Reagan reprised his role of Lt. 'Brass' Bancroft in the 1939 film Code of the Secret Service.

He played Alec Hamm in the 1939 movie Dark Victory.

Reagan had one of his first starring roles in the 1939 film Secret Service of the Air in which he played Lieutenant 'Brass' Bancroft.

Reagan was in the 1938 movie Going Places as Jack Withering.

He was in the movie Brother Rat in 1938 as Dan Crawford.

Reagan played Neil Dillon in the 1938 film Girls on Probation.

He was in the movie Boy Meets Girl in 1938 as the Radio Announcer at the Premiere.

Played the Radio Announcer in the 1938 movie The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse.

Reagan was in the 1938 film Cowboy from Brooklyn as Pat Dunn.

Played Jack Miller in the 1938 film Swing Your Lady.

Reagan was in the 1938 movie Sergeant Murphy as Private Dennis Reilley.

He appeared in the 1937 movie Hollywood Hotel as the Radio Anouncer.

He was in the movie Love Is on the Air in 1937 as Andy McCaine.

His Secret Service codename was "Rawhide."

He was elected governor of California in 1966 and re-elected in 1970.

He was 6 feet, 1 inch tall.

He appointed the first women to the Supreme Court--Sandra Day O' Conner.

Ronald was the first president to wear contacts.

When Ronald got his first hearing aid, sales in the US went up by 40%.

He had the biggest tax cut in history but then made the biggest tax increase in history.

In celebration of Ronald's inauguration in 1981, the Jelly Belly Co. created the blueberry flavored jellybean.

Ronald declared July "National Ice Cream Month" in 1984.

He quit smoking in 1960.

He was well known to have loved jelly beans. He would bring them to many of his meetings.

Ronald had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The breed is known for being very loving, trusting, and courageous. They also rarely bark.

Ronald was always a commited Christian but hardly ever went to church during his presidency.

Ronald's son Michael (with Jane Wyman) was adopted.

He and Jane had a girl, Christine, and was born four months prematurely on June 26, 1947and died the next day.

He is of Irish, Scottish and English descent.

At 10 he was baptized to his mother's church (the Disciples of Christ) even though his brother Neil went for his father's church (Roman Catholic).

His daughter, Maureen, passed away in 2001.

President Reagan had a total of four children: two from Jane Wyman, Maureen and Michael. Then two from Nancy, Patricia Ann and Ronald Prescott.

In 1932, he graduated from Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois.

He married his first wife, Jane Wyman, at Forest Lawn Cemetary in Glendale, California.

He was the only president to have ever worn a NAZI uniform. (He wore it as an actor in a movie.)

He was the only president to be a head of a labor union.

He served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) from 1947 until 1952 and again from 1959 to 1960.

He was the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

He is the first president to have been divorced.