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R. Budd Dwyer
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How Did R. Budd Dwyer Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 47
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn21/11/1939Born inSt. Charles, Missouri, USADied22/01/1987 (aged 47)Died inHarrisburgCausegunshot woundWikidataQ718431 ↗Buried atBlooming Valley CemeteryTMDb#1400110 ↗

Robert Budd Dwyer was an American politician who served as the 70th treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1981 until his suicide in 1987. He had previously served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. Dwyer committed suicide by gunshot during a press conference following his conviction for accepting a bribe in the CTA scandal.

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Filmography7 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2014SinemaMovieSelf75
2006Loren CassMovieSelf (archive footage)67
2002Bowling for ColumbineMovieSelf (archive footage)63
1997Snuff Video: Volume RedMovieSelf - News Conference Suicide (archive footage) (uncredited)58
1992Death Scenes 2MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)53
1992Commercial Entertainment ProductMovieSelf (archive footage)53
1991Video MacumbaMovieSelf (archive footage)52