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J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Actor · 1895–1972 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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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.

Acted in 7

2020s

  1. 2026

    Marilyn and the Mob

    archive footage · 2 episodes

  2. 2020

    Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

    arcive footage

2000s

  1. 2006

    J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1992

    The Real Malcolm X

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1968

    Revolution Underway

    Movie

No release date

  1. Network First

    TV

Wrote 4

1940s

  1. 1940

    Queen of the Mob

    Book

  2. Parole Fixer

    Book

1930s

  1. 1939

    Undercover Doctor

    Book

  2. Persons in Hiding

    Book

Appearances35

2020s

  1. 2026

    Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

    Self · 1 episode

  2. Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2023

    Follow That Bishop!

    himself

  4. 2022

    The Real Spies Among Friends

    Self (archive footage)

  5. 2021

    The Real Charlie Chaplin

    Self (archive footage)

    77

  6. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

    76
  7. 2020

    Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

    Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage) · 1 episode

  8. First Ladies

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  9. MLK/FBI

    Self (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2019

    Chaplin vs the FBI

    Self (archive footage)

  2. The UnXplained

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

    71
  3. 2018

    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Self (archive footage)

  4. 2017

    Arthur Miller: Writer

    Self (archive footage)

    78
  5. 2014

    Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

    Self (archive footage)

    73

  6. 1971

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Freedom Summer

    Self (voice) (archive footage)

  8. 2013

    After Newtown: Guns in America

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

  9. Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

    Self (archive footage)

  10. 2012

    Who Bombed Judi Bari?

    Self (archive footage)

  11. 2010

    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Self (archive footage)

  12. COINTELPRO 101

    Self (archive footage)

  13. Roads to Memphis

    Self (archive footage)

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2007

    Oswald's Ghost

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2004

    Heir To An Execution

    Self (archive footage)

  4. 2001

    The Majestic

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    54

  5. It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    Self (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1998

    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1997

    Rogues Gallery

    Self (archive footage) · 3 episodes

1970s

  1. 1975

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1974

    Hearts and Minds

    Self (archive footage)

    80

1950s

  1. 1951

    A Day With The F.B.I.

    Self

1940s

  1. 1947

    Communism Condemned

    Self

  2. 1943

    Youth in Crisis

    Self

Thanked in the credits1