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J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972)

Writer | Actor | Casting Department

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Hoover's birth certificate was not filed until 1938. See more trivia »

Born:

John Edgar Hoover
in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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1960 Operation Abolition (documentary)
 
1952 Walk East on Beacon! (article The Crime of the Century)
 
1940 Queen of the Mob (book "Persons in Hiding")
 
1940 Parole Fixer (book "Persons in Hiding")
 
1939 Undercover Doctor (book "Persons In Hiding")
 
1939 Persons in Hiding (book "Persons in Hiding")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1942 The Next of Kin
Narrator (prologue and epilogue)
 
Show ShowCasting Department (1 title)
1935 'G' Men (consultant: casting - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1970 The F.B.I. (TV series) (appreciation to - 4 episodes)
– The Quest (1970) (appreciation to)
– Deadfall (1970) (appreciation to)
– The Dealer (1970) (appreciation to)
– Return to Power (1970) (appreciation to)
 
1959 The FBI Story (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1999 Great Books (TV series)
Himself
– The Grapes of Wrath (1999) … Himself
 
1979 Flying Saucers Are Real! (documentary)
Himself - FBI Director
 
1973 Dillinger
Himself (post-end credits speech) (voice) (uncredited)
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Mervyn LeRoy (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The FBI Story
Himself (uncredited)
 
1958 Machine-Gun Kelly
Himself, in photo (uncredited)
 
1951 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (TV series)
Himself - Audience Member
– Episode dated 27 October 1951 (1951) … Himself - Audience Member
 
1943 Youth in Crisis (documentary short)
Himself
 
1936 You Can't Get Away with It (documentary short)
Himself - Director of the FBI of the Department of Justice
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (50 titles)
2013 Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 10 Things You Don't Know About (TV series)
 
2012 J. Edgar: The Most Powerful Man in the World (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2012 King Kennedy
Himself
 
2011 The Real American: Joe McCarthy (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 Kennedys' Home Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991-2010 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2009 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2009 The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 King (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Crime Wave: 18 Months of Mayhem (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Mobsters (TV series)
 
2007 Close-up (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Trumbo (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Oswald's Ghost (documentary)
Himself - FBI Head
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Himself - Director of the FBI (archive footage: newsreels)
 
2007 Undercover History (TV series)
 
2007 L'inamovible Hoover- le plus grand ripou d'Amérique (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Bîto Takeshi no akuyaku no susume!!
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Dead Men's Secrets (TV series documentary)
 
2003 National Geographic: The FBI (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Majestic
Himself (targets Communists) (uncredited)
 
2001 The Real Untouchables (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Kennedys: The Curse of Power (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1997 Red Dwarf (TV series)
 
1997 Dangerous World: The Kennedy Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 American Justice (TV series documentary)
 
1993 American Justice: Target - Mafia
Himself
 
1992 The Real Malcolm X (TV documentary)
Himself - Discusses FBI Relations with Colored Folk (uncredited)
 
1992 Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1991 JFK
Himself - with JFK (uncredited)
 
1983 Seeing Red (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The Atomic Cafe (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1975 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (documentary)
Himself (as Mr. Hoover)
 
1971 Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (TV short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1952 The Hoaxters (documentary short)
Himself
 
1952 Walk East on Beacon!
Himself (uncredited)
 
1945 The House on 92nd Street
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "Persons in Hiding" (filmed as Parole Fixer, Undercover Doctor)

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies  | 6 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mr. Hoover

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair. See more »

Trivia:

Hoover's birth certificate was not filed until 1938. See more »

Nickname:

The Director See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn