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Actors who have played Santa in movies

Many actors have taken a stab at the role of Santa Claus, including Edmund Gwenn in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947). Others on the Wikipedia list who have played the role follow.

Mickey Rooney (voice) in "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1970), "The Year Without a Santa Claus" (1974), and "A Miser Brothers' Christmas" (2008).

Art Carney in The Night They Saved Christmas (1984). Also, a Twilight Zone episode "Night of the Meek" (1960).

Alan Hale Jr. (top right) in Gilligan's Island, episode "Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk" (Season 1, 1964).

Hume Cronyn in "Santa and Pete" (1999 TV movie).

Fred Astaire in "The Man in the Santa Claus Suit" (1979 TV movie).

Lloyd Bridges in "In The Nick Of Time" (1991).

Tom Hanks (voice) in "The Polar Express" (2004).

Paul Sorvino in "Santa Baby 2" (2009).

George Wendt in "Santa Baby" (2006).

Leslie Nielsen in "All I Want For Christmas" and "Santa Who?" (2000).

Richard Attenborough in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1994 and 1997).

William Shatner (voice) in "Eek! The Cat," episode "It's a Very Merry Eek's Mas" (Season 2, 1993), and "Gotta Catch Santa Claus" (2008 Christmas TVspecial).

Charles Durning in "Mr. St. Nick" (2002).

Paul Giamatti in "Fred Claus" (2007).

Alec Baldwin (voice) in "Rise of the Guardians" (2012).

Edward Asner (voice) in "The Story of Santa Claus" (1996) and later in-person in "Elf" (2003).

John Goodman in "The Year Without a Santa Claus" (2006).

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Many actors have taken a stab at the role of Santa Claus, including Edmund Gwenn in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947). Others on the Wikipedia list who have played the role follow.

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