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How Did J. Edgar Hoover Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 77John Edgar Hoover was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the fifth and final director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) and the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). President Calvin Coolidge first appointed Hoover as director of the BOI, the predecessor to the FBI, in 1924.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the DreamMovie | Self (archive footage) | 131 |
| 2023 | Follow That Bishop!Movie | himself | 128 |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie ChaplinMovie | Self (archive footage) | 126 |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSeries | Self (archive footage) | 126 |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of LibertyMovie | arcive footage | 125 |
| 2020 | First LadiesSeries | Self (archive footage) | 125 |
| 2019 | Chaplin vs the FBIMovie | Self (archive footage) | 124 |
| 2019 | The UnXplainedSeries | Self (archive footage) | 124 |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 123 |
| 2018 | Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked ManMovie | Self (archive footage) | 123 |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: WriterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 122 |
| 2014 | Freedom SummerMovie | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 119 |
| 2014 | Documenting John GriersonMovie | — | 119 |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC ComicsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 115 |
| 2010 | COINTELPRO 101Movie | Self (archive footage) | 115 |
| 2008 | The Trials of J. Robert OppenheimerMovie | Self (archive footage) | 113 |
| 2007 | Oswald's GhostMovie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 2001 | The MajesticMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 106 |
| 2001 | It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 106 |
| 1997 | Rogues GallerySeries | Self (archive footage) | 102 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 93 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 1968 | Revolution UnderwayMovie | — | 73 |
| 1959 | The FBI StoryMovie | J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited) | 64 |
| 1947 | Communism CondemnedMovie | Self | 52 |
| 1943 | Youth in CrisisMovie | Self | 48 |
| 0 | Network FirstSeries | — | — |