J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

🎂 1st January 1895 (131 yrs) 📍 Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Known For

The Majestic

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.

J. Edgar Hoover

Movies Featuring J. Edgar Hoover

Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream (2026)

as Self (archive footage)
The Real Spies Among Friends

The Real Spies Among Friends (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)

as arcive footage
MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Chaplin vs the FBI

Chaplin vs the FBI (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
1971

1971 (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Documenting John Grierson (2014)

Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer (2014)

as Self (voice) (archive footage)
After Newtown: Guns in America

After Newtown: Guns in America (2013)

as Self - first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage)
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101 (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
Roads to Memphis

Roads to Memphis (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
Oswald's Ghost

Oswald's Ghost (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions (2006)

Heir To An Execution

Heir To An Execution (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
The Majestic

The Majestic (2001)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)

as Self (archive footage)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)

as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X (1992)

Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females

Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females (1992)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

as Self (archive footage)
Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds (1974)

as Self (archive footage)
Revolution Underway

Revolution Underway (1968)

The FBI Story

The FBI Story (1959)

as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
A Day With The F.B.I.

A Day With The F.B.I. (1951)

as Self
Communism Condemned

Communism Condemned (1947)

as Self
Youth in Crisis

Youth in Crisis (1943)

as Self