Ben Kingsley is correct! My last clue would have given it away:

14. I am probably best known for my starring role as an Indian lawyer.

So if someone want to jump in, go ahead. Otherwise, I’ve got a relatively easy quickie on hand ....

1. My father was a bigamist.

2. When he died, my mother left town and placed me in the care of my grandparents.

3. I was an active student leader in elementary school.

4. In high school, I developed an interest in the law.

Andrew Jackson

5. During the Vietnam War, I participated in protests.

6. I was suspected of using deception and manipulation to avoid the draft.

Muhammed Ali?

7. After graduating from college, I became a law professor.

Bill Clinton?

John Kerry

Barack Obama?

Bill Clinton it is! I knew this would be an easy one.

8. I entered politics and became an attorney general.

9. My political life was plagued by scandals, even after I became a governor.

10. My name will be forever linked to an intern.

You're up, Landmark!

1. I was born in Los Angeles in 1926.

2. My birth certificate lists my surname as Mortenson, but most would not know me by that name.

3. Here I am in 1927:

Jimmy Stewart

John Wayne

Marilyn Monroe

Mr. Animated Puppets is correct! Did the surname give it away for you?

Yep and the date.

1. The Guardian named me as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.
2. I am the youngest of six children, born and raised in a close-knit family in Philadelphia.
3. I left home at age 17 to pursue a theater career in New York City, where I appeared in a production at the Circle in the Square Theater School.

4. My movie debut in a blockbuster did not lead to the fame I had sought, and I returned to waiting tables and auditioning for small roles in theater.