6.2
Movie
Acting
J. Edgar Hoover
- Born
- Died
- (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Credits
- 49 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.2
Movie
8.0
Movie
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
6.2
Movie
Queen of the Mob
3.8
Movie
Persons in Hiding
6.7
Movie
Undercover Doctor
5.0
Movie
Parole Fixer
8.0
Movie
The Real Malcolm X
Movie
Revolution Underway
Movie
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions
TV
Marilyn and the Mob
TV
Network First
Acting credits 45
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Network First TV | (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Marilyn and the Mob TV | archive footage (2 ep) |
| 2026 | Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2026 | Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Follow That Bishop! Film | himself |
| 2022 | The Real Spies Among Friends Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty Film | arcive footage |
| 2020 | Ku Klux Klan: An American Story TV | Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | First Ladies TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | MLK/FBI Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Chaplin vs the FBI Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | The UnXplained TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | 1971 Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Documenting John Grierson Film | |
| 2014 | Freedom Summer Film | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2013 | After Newtown: Guns in America Film | Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Who Bombed Judi Bari? Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | COINTELPRO 101 Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Roads to Memphis Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Oswald's Ghost Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions Film | |
| 2004 | Heir To An Execution Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | The Majestic Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2001 | It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Rogues Gallery TV | Self (archive footage) (3 ep) |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X Film | |
| 1992 | Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females Film | |
| 1988 | American Experience TV | Self (voice) (archive footage), Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Hearts and Minds Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | Revolution Underway Film | |
| 1959 | The FBI Story Film | J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited) |
| 1951 | A Day With The F.B.I. Film | Self |
| 1947 | Communism Condemned Film | Self |
| 1943 | Youth in Crisis Film | Self |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The FBI Story Film | Thanks |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob Film | Book |
| 1940 | Parole Fixer Film | Book |
| 1939 | Undercover Doctor Film | Book |
| 1939 | Persons in Hiding Film | Book |