Tom Beck

Tom Beck
Biographical Information
Real Name	Tom Beck
Home country	United States of America
Homeworld	Earth
Physical Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Chronological / Political Information
Citizenship	American
Base of Operations	White House
Occupation(s)	President of the United States
Fictional Information
Created by	Bruce Joel Rubin Michael Tolkin
Portrayed by	Morgan Freeman
First Appearance	Deep Impact
Final Appearance	Deep Impact

“	Cities fall... but they are rebuilt. And heroes die, but they are remembered.	”
–President Tom Beck, after Comet Wolf-Beiderman's impact

Tom Beck was an American politician who served as President of the United States. His administration dealt with the fallout of Comet Wolf–Beiderman's collision with the Earth.

Weapons and Abilities

Assets

• Authority: As President of the United States, Beck wielded power over the western world. (FILM: Deep Impact)

Notes

Behind the Scenes

• Beck was played by American actor Morgan Freeman. Freeman's casting was controversial at the time, due to widespread disbelief that an African American man could become president. Director Mimi Leder claimed that Barack Obama thanked her, attributing the film as a partial cause of his electoral success.

Trivia

• Beck has been cited as one of the best fictional film presidents of all time.
  • Maddie Davis, writing for Comic Book Resources, declared Beck to be one of the best movie presidents.
  • In a fan poll run by Looper, 37% of respondents selected Beck as the best film president, winning the poll and coming out ahead of Thomas J. Whitmore, James Dale, and Richard Blake.
  • Conversely, in the eyes of America Fun Fact of the Day, Beck was ranked 114 out of 142 fictional film presidents, ahead of John Harker but behind Robert Baker. Their ranking was motivated by Beck's duplicitous actions in covering up the approach of the comet and averting any possibility of evacuating the United States' East Coast prior to its impact.
• Freeman's role in the film was recognised by real-life President Joe Biden in an interview conducted prior to the 2024 State of the Union Address.

Appearances

• Deep Impact (first and final appearance)

See also

• Douglass Dilman
• Allan Trumbull