Richard Nixon — who resigned the presidency 40 years ago this week — has been portrayed

Richard Nixon — who resigned the presidency 40 years ago this week — has been portrayed memorably on the big screen by such heavyweight actors as Anthony Hopkins (Oliver Stone’s “Nixon”) and Frank Langella (“Frost/Nixon”). But let’s make this perfectly clear: The 37th president has had his share of memorable portrayals on TV as well:

v “Saturday Night Live” (1976): Dan Aykroyd (who also did a pretty good Jimmy Carter) offered a hilarious interpretation of Nixon in a skit parodying his final night in the White House.

v “Blind Ambition” (1979): In this miniseries adaptation of White House counsel John Dean’s memoirs, Rip Torn played Dean’s boss, the president.

v “The Final Days” (1989): Lane Smith played the president in this TV movie based on Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s account of the end of the Nixon administration.

v “Kissinger and Nixon” (1995): In this TV movie based on Walter Isaacson’s book about the relationship between the president and his national security adviser-secretary of State, Beau Bridges was Nixon, and Ron Silver played Kissinger.

v “Elvis Meets Nixon” (1997): This surreal meeting indeed took place on Dec. 21, 1970, in the White House, and this pay-cable production found enough material to spin it into a full-length TV movie starring Bob Gunton as Nixon. (Rick Peters played Elvis.)

“Bachelor in Paradise” (8 p.m., ABC): “Bachelor in Paradise” looks like another cheesy way to milk the franchise. It brings back former contenders from “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” and gives them a second chance at romance in an isolated Mexican locale.

“Partners” (9 p.m., FX): “Partners” teams comedy veterans Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence in an “Odd Couple”-like legal series. They play Chicago lawyers with very different backgrounds who form an unlikely bond after meeting in court.

“Nixon By Nixon: IN HIS OWN WORDS” (9 P.M., HBO): The disgraced former president reveals his thoughts about the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court, minorities, the media and more through declassified White House audio.

TV listings, B6

DVD RELEASES

Movies available Tuesday on DVD and through digital providers include:

“Divergent” (PG-13): Starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James

“God’s Not Dead” (PG): Starring Kevin Sorbo and Shane Harper

“Need for Speed” (PG-13): Starring Aaron Paul and Dakota Johnson

“Oculus” (R): Starring Karen Gillan and Katee Sackhoff

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Chorale concert

BOARDMAN

The Mahoning Valley Chorale, under the direction of Kris Harper, will present a summer concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Good Hope Lutheran Church, 98 Homestead Ave.

The program will feature light sacred music.

Admission is free, but an offering will be taken.

The chorale is holding open auditions this month. If interested, call 330-707-2144.