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)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
The FBI Story (1959)
as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as arcive footage
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
Actor
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
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)
Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin vs the FBI (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Documenting John Grierson (2014)
Actor
MLK/FBI (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females (1992)
Actor
Heir To An Execution (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
After Newtown: Guns in America (2013)
as Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
Communism Condemned (1947)
as Self
1971 (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Freedom Summer (2014)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Roads to Memphis (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Oswald's Ghost (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions (2006)
Actor
Follow That Bishop! (2023)
as himself
Revolution Underway (1968)
Actor
Youth in Crisis (1943)
as Self
A Day With The F.B.I. (1951)
as Self