J. Edgar Hoover
- Born
- January 1, 1895
- Died
- May 2, 1972 (77 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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
Filmography
- 2026Marilyn and the MobSeries · archive footage
- 2026Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the DreamFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2023Follow That Bishop!Film · himself
- 2022The Real Spies Among FriendsFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2021The Real Charlie ChaplinFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.7
- 2020Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyFilm · arcive footage
- 2020MLK/FBIFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 6.9
- 2019Chaplin vs the FBIFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 5.9
- 2018Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked ManMartin Luther King, Jr. : Marked ManFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2017Arthur Miller: WriterFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.1
- 2014Nixon by Nixon: In His Own WordsFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 20141971Film · Self (archive footage)
- 2014Documenting John GriersonDocumenting John GriersonFilm
- 2014Freedom SummerFilm · Self (voice) (archive footage)
- 2013After Newtown: Guns in AmericaFilm · Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
- 2013Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to LiveFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2012Who Bombed Judi Bari?Film · Self (archive footage)
- 2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC ComicsFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.0
- 2010COINTELPRO 101Film · Self (archive footage)
- 2010Roads to MemphisFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2008The Trials of J. Robert OppenheimerFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2007Oswald's GhostFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2006J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American InquisitionsFilm
- 2004Heir To An ExecutionFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2001The MajesticFilm · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 6.8
- 2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1992The Real Malcolm XFilm
- 1992Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal FemalesMurderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal FemalesFilm
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Film · Self (archive footage)
- 1974Hearts and MindsFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.6
- 1968Revolution UnderwayFilm
- 1959The FBI StoryFilm · J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)★ 6.2
- 1951A Day With The F.B.I.Film · Self
- 1947Communism CondemnedFilm · Self
- 1943Youth in CrisisFilm · Self
