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J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Acting•Born January 1, 1895•Died May 2, 1972 (age 77)•Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

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

American Experience
6.5

American Experience

TV Series1988
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

TV Series1988
The UnXplained
6.6

The UnXplained

TV Series2019
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
7.6

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

TV Series2021
The Majestic
6.8

The Majestic

Movie2001
First Ladies
5.3

First Ladies

TV Series2020
Rogues Gallery

Rogues Gallery

TV Series1997
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

TV Series2026

Filmography

2026
Marilyn and the Mob

as archive footage

TV
2026
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

as Self

TV
2026
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Follow That Bishop!

as himself

Movie
2022
The Real Spies Among Friends

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

as arcive footage

Movie
2020
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

as Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)

TV
2020
First Ladies

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2020
MLK/FBI

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Chaplin vs the FBI

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
The UnXplained

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
1971

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Documenting John Grierson
Movie
2014
Freedom Summer

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Movie
2013
After Newtown: Guns in America

as Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)

Movie
2013
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010
COINTELPRO 101

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010
Roads to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2008
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2007
Oswald's Ghost

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions
Movie
2004
Heir To An Execution

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001
The Majestic

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1997
Rogues Gallery

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1992
The Real Malcolm X
Movie
1992
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females
Movie
1988
American Experience

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

TV
1988
American Experience

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1974
Hearts and Minds

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1968
Revolution Underway
Movie
1959
The FBI Story

as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

Movie
1951
A Day With The F.B.I.

as Self

Movie
1947
Communism Condemned

as Self

Movie
1943
Youth in Crisis

as Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 1, 1895
Day of DeathMay 2, 1972
Place of BirthWashington, District of Columbia, USA
Popularity0.7