J. Edgar Hoover

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J. Edgar Hoover

Acting

Born 1895-01-01 · Died 1972-05-02

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Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.

Filmography

42 credits across movies and TV

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

2014 · Self (voice) (archive footage)

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Documenting John Grierson

Documenting John Grierson

2014

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018 · Self (archive footage)

A Day With The F.B.I.

A Day With The F.B.I.

1951 · Self

The FBI Story

The FBI Story

1959 · J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Youth in Crisis

Youth in Crisis

1943 · Self

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001 · Self (archive footage)

COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

1974 · Self (archive footage)

Revolution Underway

Revolution Underway

1968

J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

2006

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998 · Self (archive footage)

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

2012 · Self (archive footage)

After Newtown: Guns in America

After Newtown: Guns in America

2013 · Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014 · Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Oswald's Ghost

Oswald's Ghost

2007 · Self (archive footage)

MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Communism Condemned

Communism Condemned

1947 · Self

Chaplin vs the FBI

Chaplin vs the FBI

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Roads to Memphis

Roads to Memphis

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010 · Self (archive footage)

1971

1971

2014 · Self (archive footage)

The Majestic

The Majestic

2001 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

2013 · Self (archive footage)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Heir To An Execution

Heir To An Execution

2004 · Self (archive footage)

The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

1992

Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females

Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females

1992

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020 · arcive footage

Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

2026 · Self (archive footage)

American Experience

American Experience

1988 · Self (voice) (archive footage)

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021 · Self (archive footage)

The UnXplained

The UnXplained

2019 · Self (archive footage)

First Ladies

First Ladies

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

2020 · Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)

American Experience

American Experience

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Rogues Gallery

Rogues Gallery

1997 · Self (archive footage)

Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

2026 · Self

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