J. Edgar Hoover

Acting • 1895-01-01 • 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 United States.

Known For

8.0

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

6.2

The FBI Story

1959

8.0

The Real Malcolm X

1992

J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

2006

Revolution Underway

1968

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Filmography

2026
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the DreamFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 4.0
2026
Marilyn and the MobTV
archive footage • 2 episodes
2026
Standoff: The FBI, Power and ParanoiaTV
Self • 1 episodes
2023
Follow That Bishop!Film
himself
2022
The Real Spies Among FriendsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2021
The Real Charlie ChaplinFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2020
MLK/FBIFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2020
Ku Klux Klan: An American StoryTV
Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyFilm
arcive footage
★ 8.0
2020
First LadiesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 5.3
2019
The UnXplainedTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
2019
Chaplin vs the FBIFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.2
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked ManFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2017
Arthur Miller: WriterFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2014
1971Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own WordsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2014
Freedom SummerFilm
Self (voice) (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2014
Documenting John GriersonFilm
2013
After Newtown: Guns in AmericaFilm
Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
★ 9.5
2013
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to LiveFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?Film
Self (archive footage)
2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC ComicsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2010
Roads to MemphisFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2010
COINTELPRO 101Film
Self (archive footage)
2008
The Trials of J. Robert OppenheimerFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
2007
Oswald's GhostFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
2006
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American InquisitionsFilm
2004
Heir To An ExecutionFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2001
The MajesticFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.8
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the BlacklistFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
1997
Rogues GalleryTV
Self (archive footage) • 3 episodes
1992
The Real Malcolm XFilm
★ 8.0
1992
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal FemalesFilm
1988
American ExperienceTV
Self (voice) (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1988
American ExperienceTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
1974
Hearts and MindsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
1968
Revolution UnderwayFilm
1959
The FBI StoryFilm
J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1951
A Day With The F.B.I.Film
Self
★ 2.0
1947
Communism CondemnedFilm
Self
1943
Youth in CrisisFilm
Self
★ 5.6