J. Edgar Hoover
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Majestic (2001)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
The FBI Story (1959)
as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
MLK/FBI (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as arcive footage
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Heir To An Execution (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
Actor
Oswald's Ghost (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Spies Among Friends (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
1971 (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin vs the FBI (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Freedom Summer (2014)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
After Newtown: Guns in America (2013)
as Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
Documenting John Grierson (2014)
Actor
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Communism Condemned (1947)
as Self
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females (1992)
Actor
Revolution Underway (1968)
Actor
A Day With The F.B.I. (1951)
as Self
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions (2006)
Actor
Youth in Crisis (1943)
as Self
Roads to Memphis (2010)
as Self (archive footage)