Abraham Lincoln — The Day Lincoln Was Shot Character Profile

About Abraham Lincoln

The President advocating for mercy toward the defeated South despite receiving death threats. He suffers a fatal gunshot wound at Ford's Theatre and dies the following morning surrounded by family and friends.

Character Facts

Played by

Lance Henriksen

Appears in

The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• Abraham Lincoln — Narrative Protagonist — Abraham Lincoln (Lance Henriksen)

  Central figure driving the historical events of the film.

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