J. Edgar Hoover

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January 1, 1895 — May 2, 1972Washington, 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.

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The Majestic

2001

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Hearts and Minds

1974

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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

American Experience

1988

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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

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The FBI Story

1959

The UnXplained

2019

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021

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The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

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Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

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Marilyn and the Mob

2026

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Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

2026

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Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

2026

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Follow That Bishop!

2023

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The Real Spies Among Friends

2022

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The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

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1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021

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Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

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Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

2020

Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage)

First Ladies

2020

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MLK/FBI

2020

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Chaplin vs the FBI

2019

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The UnXplained

2019

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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

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Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

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Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

2018

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Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

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1971

2014

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Documenting John Grierson

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Documenting John Grierson

2014

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Freedom Summer

2014

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After Newtown: Guns in America

2013

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

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Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live

2013

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Who Bombed Judi Bari?

2012

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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

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COINTELPRO 101

2010

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Roads to Memphis

2010

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The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

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Oswald's Ghost

2007

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J. Edgar Hoover and the Great American Inquisitions

2006

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Heir To An Execution

2004

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The Majestic

2001

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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001

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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

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Rogues Gallery

1997

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The Real Malcolm X

1992

Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females

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Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen: Fatal Females

1992

American Experience

1988

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

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Hearts and Minds

1974

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Revolution Underway

1968

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The FBI Story

1959

J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

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A Day With The F.B.I.

1951

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Communism Condemned

1947

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Youth in Crisis

1943

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Writing4

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Queen of the Mob

1940

Book

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Parole Fixer

1940

Book

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Undercover Doctor

1939

Book

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Persons in Hiding

1939

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Crew1

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The FBI Story

1959

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