TEN ACTORS WHO PLAYED SANTA CLAUS ON SCREEN
(Entertainment Weekly)
Tom Hanks
This actor reunited with Cast Away and Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis for 2004's The Polar Express, playing Santa Claus, the protagonist and various other characters in the CGI film.
Kurt Russell
Not only did the Hateful Eight actor play Santa Claus in 2018's The Christmas Chronicles, but his longtime partner, Goldie Hawn, played Mrs. Claus.
Tim Allen
The Last Man Standing star played an ordinary joe who grudgingly takes on the gift-giving duties in 1994's The Santa Clause and its two sequels.
John Goodman
This star of The Conners portrayed St. Nicholas in 2006's The Year Without a Santa Claus. Fun fact: He also voiced Robot Santa in Futurama.
Ed Asner
The Mary Tyler Moore Show alum took on the role of Santa in 2003's Elf ... though it was really Bob Newhart's Papa Elf who raised the titular Will Ferrell character.
Paul Giamatti
The Golden Globe winner played Santa in 2007's Fred Claus, opposite Vince Vaughn as the character's annoying big brother.
Alec Baldwin
The 30 Rock alum voiced Nicholas St. North a.k.a. Santa Claus in 2012's Rise of the Guardians, a 3D-animated hodgepodge of various fables.
Richard Attenborough
Though he's best known for his role in Jurassic Park, this Brit put his own spin on Kris Kringle in 1994's Miracle on 34th Street.
Fred Astaire
The legendary actor and dancer portrayed nine different characters - Santa included - in 1979's The Man in the Santa Claus Suit.
Billy Bob Thornton
The Goliath actor put a dark twist on the character in 2003's Bad Santa and reprised the role for a sequel 13 years later.
Tom Hanks
This actor reunited with Cast Away and Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis for 2004's The Polar Express, playing Santa Claus, the protagonist and various other characters in the CGI film.
Kurt Russell
Not only did the Hateful Eight actor play Santa Claus in 2018's The Christmas Chronicles, but his longtime partner, Goldie Hawn, played Mrs. Claus.
Tim Allen
The Last Man Standing star played an ordinary joe who grudgingly takes on the gift-giving duties in 1994's The Santa Clause and its two sequels.
John Goodman
This star of The Conners portrayed St. Nicholas in 2006's The Year Without a Santa Claus. Fun fact: He also voiced Robot Santa in Futurama.
Ed Asner
The Mary Tyler Moore Show alum took on the role of Santa in 2003's Elf ... though it was really Bob Newhart's Papa Elf who raised the titular Will Ferrell character.
Paul Giamatti
The Golden Globe winner played Santa in 2007's Fred Claus, opposite Vince Vaughn as the character's annoying big brother.
Alec Baldwin
The 30 Rock alum voiced Nicholas St. North a.k.a. Santa Claus in 2012's Rise of the Guardians, a 3D-animated hodgepodge of various fables.
Richard Attenborough
Though he's best known for his role in Jurassic Park, this Brit put his own spin on Kris Kringle in 1994's Miracle on 34th Street.
Fred Astaire
The legendary actor and dancer portrayed nine different characters - Santa included - in 1979's The Man in the Santa Claus Suit.
Billy Bob Thornton
The Goliath actor put a dark twist on the character in 2003's Bad Santa and reprised the role for a sequel 13 years later.
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