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)
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The FBI Story (1959)
as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
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 Spies Among Friends (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
Actor
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as arcive footage
Chaplin vs the FBI (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females (1992)
Actor
Heir To An Execution (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
1971 (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Follow That Bishop! (2023)
as himself
Documenting John Grierson (2014)
Actor
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Oswald's Ghost (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Communism Condemned (1947)
as Self
MLK/FBI (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Freedom Summer (2014)
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions (2006)
Actor
After Newtown: Guns in America (2013)
as Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
Youth in Crisis (1943)
as Self
Roads to Memphis (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Revolution Underway (1968)
Actor
A Day With The F.B.I. (1951)
as Self