- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1895
- Place of Birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Died
- May 2, 1972
J. Edgar Hoover
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
tvMarilyn and the Mob
2026 · archive footage
tvStandoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia
2026 · Self
movieMartin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream
2026 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Real Spies Among Friends
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Self (archive footage)
tv1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieCharlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 · arcive footage
tvKu Klux Klan: An American Story
2020 · Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)
tvFirst Ladies
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieMLK/FBI
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieChaplin vs the FBI
2019 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe UnXplained
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
movieMartin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieArthur Miller: Writer
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieNixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movie1971
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Documenting John Grierson
movieDocumenting John Grierson
2014
movieFreedom Summer
2014 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
movieAfter Newtown: Guns in America
2013 · Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
movieLee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieWho Bombed Judi Bari?
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieCOINTELPRO 101
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieRoads to Memphis
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieOswald's Ghost
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieJ. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions
2006
movieHeir To An Execution
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Majestic
2001 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieIt Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001 · Self (archive footage)
movieScandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998 · Self (archive footage)
tvRogues Gallery
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Real Malcolm X
1992
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
movieMurderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
1992
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Self (voice) (archive footage), Self (archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieHearts and Minds
1974 · Self (archive footage)
movieRevolution Underway
1968
movieThe FBI Story
1959 · J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited), Thanks
movieA Day With The F.B.I.
1951 · Self
movieCommunism Condemned
1947 · Self
movieYouth in Crisis
1943 · Self
movieQueen of the Mob
1940 · Book
movieParole Fixer
1940 · Book
movieUndercover Doctor
1939 · Book
moviePersons in Hiding
1939 · Book