In Popular Culture
Tyler McVey portrayed Admiral King as the Chief of Naval Operation in the 1960 film The Gallant Hours and John Dehner portrayed King as the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet in the 1988 TV miniseries War and Remembrance. In the 1964 film The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Charles Meredith portrayed an unnamed Fleet Admiral who wore a U.S. naval aviator insignia, suggesting the character was based on Admiral King.
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