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Fidel Castro

Acting Born Aug 13, 1926 Died Nov 25, 2016 Birán, Cuba 173 credits
173
Total Credits
1959–2026
68 Years Career Span
25
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary born on August 13, 1926, in Biran, Cuba, and he died on November 25, 2016, at the age of ninety. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he served as the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008. During this time, he served as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and as president from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state, businesses and industry were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. According to database records, he is credited in the acting category with one hundred eighty known credits.

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Career

Career overview

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008. Born on August 13, 1926, in Biran, Cuba, he served as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and as president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state, industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.

In the context of the film and television database records, Fidel Castro is associated with the field of acting, accumulating a total of one hundred eighty known credits. His public and political life spanned decades until he passed away on November 25, 2016, at the age of ninety.

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Known for

America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset

as Self (archive footage)
Film

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as Self (archive footage)

Spycraft

as Self

How to Become a Tyrant

as Self (archive footage)
Film

Wasp Network

as Self (archive footage)
Film

ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium

as Self (archive footage)
Film

The Terrornauts

as Self (archive footage)

Minnesota Experience

as Self (archive footage)
Film

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

as Self
Film

The Mayor

2012

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

as Self (segment "Diary of a Beginner") (archive footage)
Film

Le Grand Carnaval

as Self (archive footage)

Frequent co-stars

Margherita Autuori 3 shared titles
Vittorio De Sica 3 shared titles
Kim Jong-un 2 shared titles
Kim Jong-il 2 shared titles
Vladimir Putin 2 shared titles
Osama bin Laden 2 shared titles
Saddam Hussein 2 shared titles
Barack Obama 2 shared titles
Bill Clinton 2 shared titles
George W. Bush 2 shared titles

Career timeline

America Who Are You? A History of the American MindsetRevolution's DaughterNostalgia for the Future
Germán AraújoJFK Assassination: A New Perspective
História do ComunismoSoundtrack to a Coup d'EtatMárioSuite Tortilla #59: The Celluloid WomenThe Queen and the Prime Ministers
The Padilla Affair
The Century of IconsRat PackAndança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
SpycraftHow to Become a TyrantUnder the spell of the bombSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Becoming Cousteau
Wasp Network537 Votes
Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangersLaboratory GreeceCastro's Revolution vs. The WorldReMastered: Massacre at the StadiumChop Chop Chang: Operation C.H.I.M.P
ExplainedMinnesota ExperienceBobby Kennedy for PresidentChavismo: The Plague of the 21st CenturyAnother Day of Life
Код доступаEliánNobodyTwo Meetings and a FuneralChe Guevara, naissance d'un mythe
Legends of CinemaAlgiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)Fidel Castro: America's NemesisHistorien ska frikänna migAssassinating Franco
American ComandanteCastro: The World's Most Watched ManLaissez-faireGuerillerosCelia - la más hermosa flor
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
The Mayor7 Days in HavanaThe Man Who Saved the WorldPalmeThe Day That Lasted 21 Years
Mentiras verdaderasSantiago FilesEl día más largoMemories of Overdevelopment
La Case du SiècleThe Inconclusive IndependenceBeing Fidel CastroMemória CubanaCUBA: Defending Socialism, Resisting Imperialism
South of the BorderDid the Mob Kill JFK?
Året var 1958
Un Giorno con FidelLejos de la islaThe War on DemocracyTasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol FlynnOswald's Ghost
Looking for FidelCuba, el valor de una utopía638 Ways to Kill Castro
The Adventures of Errol FlynnKordavision: The man who shot Che GuevaraI Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
Salvador AllendeLooking for Fidelel moroFidel Castro: Life for the Revolution
The Fog of WarChe Guevara - Hasta La Victoria SiempreJack Paar: Smart TelevisionComandanteSurplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
BalserosNaqoyqatsiReel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Dear Fidel: Marita's StoryThe Cuban Game
Kubánske otázniky
Faith of the Century: A History of CommunismThe Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files
Rogues Gallery
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
NixonEl último panfletoErnesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, AmicoErnesto Che Guevara

Full Filmography

173 titles
  • America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset (2026) as Self (archive footage)
  • Revolution's Daughter (2026) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nostalgia for the Future (2026) as Self (Archive Footage)
  • Germán Araújo (2025) as Himself (archival footage)
  • JFK Assassination: A New Perspective (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • História do Comunismo (2024) as Self
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mário (2024)
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  • Suite Tortilla #59: The Celluloid Women (2024) as Self (Voice)
  • The Queen and the Prime Ministers (2024) as Sig selv (arkiv)
  • The Padilla Affair (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Century of Icons (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Rat Pack (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Spycraft (2021) as Self
  • How to Become a Tyrant (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Under the spell of the bomb (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Becoming Cousteau (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • A History of an Assignment (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Wasp Network (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • 537 Votes (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Laboratory Greece (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Castro's Revolution vs. The World (2019)
  • ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Chop Chop Chang: Operation C.H.I.M.P (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Explained (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Minnesota Experience (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bobby Kennedy for President (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Another Day of Life (2018) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Karl Marx und seine Erben (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Cuba, un aller et un retour (2018) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Код доступа (2017) as Self
  • Elián (2017) as himself
  • Nobody (2017) as Himself
  • Two Meetings and a Funeral (2017)
  • Che Guevara, naissance d'un mythe (2017)
  • Cuba and the Cameraman (2017) as Self
  • Angola: The War (2017) as Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage)
  • El Che (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • Legends of Cinema (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) (2016) as Self
  • Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis (2016) as Himself (Archive Footage)
  • Historien ska frikänna mig (2016) as Self
  • Assassinating Franco (2016) as Self
  • Franco and Fidel: A Strange Friendship (2016) as Himself
  • American Comandante (2015) as Self (archival footage)
  • Castro: The World's Most Watched Man (2015) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Laissez-faire (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Guerilleros (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Celia - la más hermosa flor (2015)
  • Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Mayor (2012)
  • 7 Days in Havana (2012) as Self (segment "Diary of a Beginner") (archive footage)
  • The Man Who Saved the World (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Palme (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Cuba, Batista et la mafia (2012) as Fidel Castro
  • Castro in Winter (2012) as Self
  • Ethel (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mentiras verdaderas (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • Santiago Files (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • El día más largo (2011)
  • Memories of Overdevelopment (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • La Case du Siècle (2010) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Inconclusive Independence (2010) as Self (archive footage)
  • Being Fidel Castro (2010) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Memória Cubana (2010) as Self (archive footage)
  • CUBA: Defending Socialism, Resisting Imperialism (2010) as Himself
  • South of the Border (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Året var 1958 (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • Un Giorno con Fidel (2007) as Himself
  • Lejos de la isla (2007) as Himself (archive footage)
  • The War on Democracy (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Oswald's Ghost (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Looking for Fidel (2006) as Himself
  • Cuba, el valor de una utopía (2006) as Himself
  • 638 Ways to Kill Castro (2006) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Kordavision: The man who shot Che Guevara (2005)
  • I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Salvador Allende (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Looking for Fidel (2004) as Self
  • el moro (2004) as Self
  • Fidel Castro: Life for the Revolution (2004) as Self
  • The Fog of War (2003) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Che Guevara - Hasta La Victoria Siempre (2003)
  • Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003) as Self
  • Comandante (2003) as Self
  • Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers (2003) as Self
  • Balseros (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Naqoyqatsi (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Dear Fidel: Marita's Story (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Cuban Game (2001) as Himself (footage)
  • Kubánske otázniky (2000) as archívne zábery
  • Faith of the Century: A History of Communism (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files (1999) as Self (archive footage)
  • Rogues Gallery (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2 (1996) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nixon (1995) as (Archive footage)
  • El último panfleto (1995) as Self
  • Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico (1995)
  • Ernesto Che Guevara (1995) as Self(archive footage)
  • The World of Polygoon (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • 8A (1993) as Self
  • The JFK Conspiracy (1992) as Self
  • JFK (1991) as Self (archive footage)
  • Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1991) as Self(archive footage)
  • Lest We Forget (1991) as Self (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba") (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Portrait of Castro's Cuba (1991) as Himself
  • Hồ Chí Minh - Portrait of A Man (1990) as Self (archival footage)
  • Cuba 30 Anni Dopo (1990) as Himself
  • American Expose: Who Murdered JFK? (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Uncompromising Revolution (1988) as Self
  • Fidel Racconta il Che (1987) as Himself
  • Brascuba (1987) as Self (archive footage)
  • Parlez-moi du Che (1987) as Self
  • The CIA's War Against Cuba (1987)
  • Chile: A Genral Record (1986)
  • Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt (1986)
  • Informe especial (1984) as Self (archive footage)
  • Improper Conduct (1984) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
  • Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man (1984) as Self (archive footage)
  • First Tuesday (1983)
  • James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self (archive footage)
  • Che, Today and Always (1983) as Fidel Castro
  • La marcha del pueblo combatiente (1980)
  • The Necessary War (1980) as Himself
  • A propósito de nuestra historia (1980) as Archive
  • On Company Business (1980) as Self - Prime Minister of Cuba (archive footage)
  • Mission Mind Control (1979) as Self (archive footage)
  • My Brother, Fidel (1977) as Self
  • A Grin Without a Cat (1977) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The CIA's Secret Army (1977) as Self
  • Waiting for Fidel (1975) as Self
  • General Idi Amin Dada (1974) as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Society of the Spectacle (1974) as Self (archive footage)
  • Cuba and Fidel (1974) as Self
  • History of Brazil (1974) as Self (archive)
  • About Extra Hours and Volunteer Work (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • Chile, el gran desafío (1973) as Self
  • And Heaven Was Taken by Storm (1973) as Self
  • Venceremos, solidaridad (1973) as Self (archive footage)
  • El Diálogo de América (1972) as Él mismo
  • The First Year (1972) as Self
  • Compromiso con Chile (1972)
  • I Am a Son of America (1972) as Él mismo
  • The Exploitation of Man by Man (1972) as Self
  • Fidel (1971) as Self
  • Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000 (1971)
  • Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella (1970) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Topaz (1969) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Hour of the Furnaces (1968) as Self (archive footage)
  • Far from Vietnam (1967) as Self (segment "Fidel Castro")
  • World in Action: End of a Revolution (1967)
  • World in Action (1963)
  • Hello Cubans (1963) as Self (uncredited)
  • Guest from the Island of Freedom (1963) as Self
  • Muerte al invasor (1962) as Self (archive footage)
  • ¡Cuba Sí! (1961) as Self - Cuban Politician (uncredited)
  • Island Ablazed (1961) as Self
  • General Assembly (1960) as Fidel Castro
  • ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No! (1960) as Self
  • Cuban Rebel Girls (1959) as Self (uncredited)
  • Fidel Castro no Rio de Janeiro, 1959
  • Un italiano per Fidel
  • Attack on the Americas as Himself

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Fidel Castro best known for?

Fidel Castro is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset (2026), Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024), Spycraft (2021), How to Become a Tyrant (2021).

When and where was Fidel Castro born?

Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926 in Birán, Cuba. They passed away on November 25, 2016.

How many credits does Fidel Castro have?

Fidel Castro has accumulated over 173 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1959 to 2026.

What is Fidel Castro's background in cinema and television?

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary born on August 13, 1926, in Biran, Cuba, and he died on November 25, 2016, at the age of ninety. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he served as the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008. During this time, he served as prime minister fr...

Fidel Castro by the numbers

173credits
154films
19TV series
1959–2026active years

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Full filmography (173) Born on August 13 In memoriam 2016

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