Acting credits
42
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
J. Edgar Hoover
Acting
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Movies: 38Series: 8Crew credits: 5
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 - 2026
Years active: 88
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q210435
Also known as
John Edgar Hoover
Other jobs
Book (4)Thanks (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.
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream
2026 • Movie
as himself
Follow That Bishop!
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Spies Among Friends
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 • Movie
as arcive footage
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
MLK/FBI
2020 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin vs the FBI
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
1971
2014 • Movie
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Freedom Summer
2014 • Movie
as Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
After Newtown: Guns in America
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
2012 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101
2010 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Roads to Memphis
2010 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Oswald's Ghost
2007 • Movie
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions
2006 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Heir To An Execution
2004 • Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Majestic
2001 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with J. Edgar Hoover.
as archive footage • 2 eps
Marilyn and the Mob
2026 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia
2026 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 • Series
as Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage) • 1 eps
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story
2020 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
First Ladies
2020 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
The UnXplained
2019 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 3 eps
Rogues Gallery
1997 • Series
as Self (voice) (archive footage) • 1 eps
American Experience
1988 • Series