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Leslie Groves
Leslie Groves

Leslie Groves

Acting•Born August 17, 1896•Died July 13, 1970 (age 73)•Albany, New York, USA

Biography

Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.

Known For

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
7.9

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

TV Series2024
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
7.7

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

Movie2023
Bombshell
8.0

Bombshell

Movie2026
A Compassionate Spy
6.2

A Compassionate Spy

Movie2022
Death in Focus
5.0

Death in Focus

Movie1989
The Day After Trinity
7.6

The Day After Trinity

Movie1980
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb
8.5

Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb

Movie2015
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
6.7

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Movie1965

Filmography

2026
Bombshell

as Self (archival footage)

Movie
2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

as Self - Brigadier General, U.S. Army (archive footage)

TV
2023
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

as Self - Director, Manhattan Project (voice) (archive sound)

Movie
2022
A Compassionate Spy

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2015
Cold War Secrets: Stealing the Atomic Bomb

as Self - Director of the Manhattan Project (archive footage)

Movie
1989
Death in Focus

as Lieutenant General/ Engineer

Movie
1980
The Day After Trinity

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1965
The Decision to Drop the Bomb

as Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 17, 1896
Day of DeathJuly 13, 1970
Place of BirthAlbany, New York, USA
Popularity0.5