J. Edgar Hoover

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J. Edgar Hoover

Acting January 1, 1895

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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 Unit…

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The Majestic

The Majestic

6.8 2001 Movie
American Experience

American Experience

6.5 1988 TV Show
The UnXplained

The UnXplained

6.7 2019 TV Show
Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

7.6 1974 Movie
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

7.5 2021 TV Show
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

7.0 2010 Movie
The FBI Story

The FBI Story

6.2 1959 Movie
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

5.9 2018 Movie
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

7.7 2021 Movie
First Ladies

First Ladies

5.3 2020 TV Show
Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

7.1 2017 Movie
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

6.6 2020 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Marilyn and the Mob

    TV show archive footage

  2. 2026
    Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

    TV show Self

  3. 2026
    Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2023
    Follow That Bishop!

    Movie himself

  5. 2022
    The Real Spies Among Friends

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2021
    The Real Charlie Chaplin

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2021
    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  8. 2020
    Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

    Movie arcive footage

  9. 2020
    Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

    TV show Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)

  10. 2020
    First Ladies

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  11. 2020
    MLK/FBI

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2019
    Chaplin vs the FBI

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2019
    The UnXplained

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  14. 2018
    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  15. 2018
    Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 2017
    Arthur Miller: Writer

    Movie Self (archive footage)

More credits
  1. 2014
    Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2014
    1971

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2014
    Documenting John Grierson

    Movie

  4. 2014
    Freedom Summer

    Movie Self (voice) (archive footage)

  5. 2013
    After Newtown: Guns in America

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

  6. 2013
    Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2012
    Who Bombed Judi Bari?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 2010
    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2010
    COINTELPRO 101

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  10. 2010
    Roads to Memphis

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2008
    The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2007
    Oswald's Ghost

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2006
    J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

    Movie

  14. 2004
    Heir To An Execution

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  15. 2001
    The Majestic

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  16. 2001
    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  17. 1998
    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  18. 1997
    Rogues Gallery

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  19. 1992
    The Real Malcolm X

    Movie

  20. 1992
    Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females

    Movie

  21. 1988
    American Experience

    TV show Self (voice) (archive footage)

  22. 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  23. 1974
    Hearts and Minds

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  24. 1968
    Revolution Underway

    Movie