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== Portrayals == * In the 1979 miniseries ''[[Blind Ambition (miniseries)|Blind Ambition]]'', adapted from [[John Dean]]'s book of the same title, Liddy was played by actor [[William Daniels]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blind Ambition β Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/blind-ambition/cast/2000005068/ |access-date=March 30, 2021 |website=TV Guide |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206091323/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/blind-ambition/cast/2000005068/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Liddy was portrayed by [[Robert Conrad]] and child actor [[Danny Lloyd]] in the 1982 television film, ''[[Will: G. Gordon Liddy]]'', based on his autobiography.<ref name=nyt>Erickson, Hal (For AMG) [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=54662 Will: G. Gordon Liddy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814225732/http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=54662 |date=August 14, 2003 }}, "Movies," ''New York Times''. Retrieved March 14, 2007.</ref> * Comic book author [[Alan Moore]] has stated that the character of [[Comedian (comics)|The Comedian]] (a.k.a. Edward Blake) from his graphic novel ''[[Watchmen]]'' was based in a large part on Liddy.<ref>[http://www.essentialwebcomics.com/showcase/reviews-and-commentaries/143-the-story-behind-the-watchmen The Story Behind The Watchmen, by Joshua McConnaughey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204015448/http://www.essentialwebcomics.com/showcase/reviews-and-commentaries/143-the-story-behind-the-watchmen |date=February 4, 2021 }} June 6, 2011, Essential Webcomics</ref> *He was played by [[John Diehl]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s film ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]'' (1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_diehl|title=John Diehl|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206091323/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_diehl|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Harry Shearer]] portrayed Liddy in [[Andrew Fleming]]'s comedy film [[Dick (film)|''Dick'']] (1999).<ref>{{Citation |last=Fleming |first=Andrew |title=Dick |date=August 4, 1999 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144168/ |type=Comedy |access-date=December 20, 2023 |others=Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya |publisher=Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Pacific Western, Phoenix Pictures |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101204210/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144168/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * In ''[[Gaslit (TV series)|Gaslit]]'', Liddy was played by [[Shea Whigham]].<ref name="Radish 2022">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/shea-whigham-gaslit-interview-perry-mason-season-2/|last=Radish|first=Christina|date=May 2, 2022|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|publisher=Valnet, Inc.|title=Shea Whigham on 'Gaslit,' Finding Humanity in G. Gordon Liddy, and the Challenges of Playing a Historical Figure|access-date=May 2, 2022|archive-date=May 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502234521/https://collider.com/shea-whigham-gaslit-interview-perry-mason-season-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Caruso 2022">{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2022/04/22/gaslit-shea-whigham-interview-starz-watergate-series/|last=Caruso|first=Nick|date=April 22, 2022|website=[[TVLine]]|publisher=TVLine Media, LLC|title=Gaslit's Shea Whigham on 'Finding the Human' in Gordon Liddy, and the Sheer 'Insanity' of Starz's Watergate Retelling|access-date=May 2, 2022|archive-date=May 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502234521/https://tvline.com/2022/04/22/gaslit-shea-whigham-interview-starz-watergate-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> * ''[[White House Plumbers (miniseries)|White House Plumbers]],'' a five-part limited series on [[HBO Max|HBO]], features the behind-the-scenes actions of Liddy in a portrayal by [[Justin Theroux]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House Plumbers {{!}} Official Website for the HBO Series {{!}} HBO.com |url=https://www.hbo.com/white-house-plumbers |access-date=March 31, 2023 |website=HBO |language=en |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331015251/https://www.hbo.com/white-house-plumbers |url-status=live }}</ref>
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