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Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1895
Died
May 2, 1972
Age
77
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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J. Edgar Hoover
Acting
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.
Also known as
John Edgar Hoover
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Known For
6.5
American Experience
1988 · TV
6.6
The UnXplained
2019 · TV
6.8
The Majestic
2001 · Movie
7.5
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · TV
5.3
First Ladies
2020 · TV
0.0
Rogues Gallery
1997 · TV
5.9
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Movie
0.0
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia
2026 · TV
6.6
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story
2020 · TV
7.7
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021 · Movie
6.2
The FBI Story
1959 · Movie
7.0
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · Movie
Filmography
2026
Marilyn and the Mob
TV · archive footage
0.0
2026
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia
TV · Self
0.0
2026
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream
Movie · Self (archive footage)
4.0
2023
Follow That Bishop!
Movie · himself
0.0
2022
The Real Spies Among Friends
Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.0
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.7
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
TV · Self (archive footage)
7.5
2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Movie · arcive footage
8.0
2020
Ku Klux Klan: An American Story
TV · Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)
6.6
2020
First Ladies
TV · Self (archive footage)
5.3
2020
MLK/FBI
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.9
2019
Chaplin vs the FBI
Movie · Self (archive footage)
9.2
2019
The UnXplained
TV · Self (archive footage)
6.6
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie · Self (archive footage)
5.9
2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man
Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.0
2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.1
2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.2
2014
1971
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.7
2014
Documenting John Grierson
Movie
0.0
2014
Freedom Summer
Movie · Self (voice) (archive footage)
7.2
2013
After Newtown: Guns in America
Movie · Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
9.5
2013
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
Movie · Self (archive footage)
6.0
2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2010
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.0