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J. Edgar Hoover profile
Actor

J. Edgar Hoover

Acting

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Acting credits

37

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 37Series: 5Crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 935103

IMDb ID: nm0393890

Known for: Acting

Born: January 1, 1895

Died: May 2, 1972

Age: 77

Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1939 - 2021

Years active: 83

Average TMDB rating: 6.88

Wikidata: Q210435

Also known as

John Edgar Hoover

Other jobs

Book (4)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

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.

Movies

Movies

Movie credits linked with J. Edgar Hoover.

The Real Charlie Chaplin poster
7.5

The Real Charlie Chaplin

as Self (archive footage)

2021 Movie
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty poster
8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

as arcive footage

2020 Movie
MLK/FBI poster
6.9

MLK/FBI

as Self (archive footage)

2020 Movie
Chaplin vs the FBI poster
9.2

Chaplin vs the FBI

as Self (archive footage)

2019 Movie
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood poster
6.0

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2018 Movie
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man poster
8.0

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

as Self (archive footage)

2018 Movie
Arthur Miller: Writer poster
7.1

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

2017 Movie
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words poster
7.2

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

2014 Movie
1971 poster
6.7

1971

as Self (archive footage)

2014 Movie
Freedom Summer poster
7.2

Freedom Summer

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

2014 Movie
After Newtown: Guns in America poster
9.5

After Newtown: Guns in America

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

2013 Movie
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live poster
6.0

Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

as Self (archive footage)

2013 Movie
Who Bombed Judi Bari? poster

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

as Self (archive footage)

2012 Movie
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics poster
6.9

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as Self (archive footage)

2010 Movie
COINTELPRO 101 poster

COINTELPRO 101

as Self (archive footage)

2010 Movie
Roads to Memphis poster
8.0

Roads to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

2010 Movie
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer poster
5.9

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

as Self (archive footage)

2008 Movie
Oswald's Ghost poster
6.0

Oswald's Ghost

as Self (archive footage)

2007 Movie
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions poster

J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

2006 Movie
Heir To An Execution poster
6.9

Heir To An Execution

as Self (archive footage)

2004 Movie
The Majestic poster
6.7

The Majestic

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001 Movie
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures poster
6.8

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

as Self (archive footage)

2001 Movie
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist poster
7.7

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

as Self (archive footage)

1998 Movie
The Real Malcolm X poster

The Real Malcolm X

1992 Movie
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