J. Edgar Hoover: movies and TV shows
J. Edgar Hoover has 24 credits in the archive: 15 films and 9 TV series, from 1959 to 2026. Highest rated: Hearts and Minds (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2026 · busiest year: 2020 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia | Self | TV | — | 131 |
| 2026 | Marilyn and the Mob | archive footage | TV | — | 131 |
| 2026 | Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 131 |
| 2022 | The Real Spies Among Friends | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 127 |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 126 |
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 126 |
| 2020 | First Ladies | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 125 |
| 2020 | Ku Klux Klan: An American Story | Self - FBI Director (voice) (archive footage) | TV | — | 125 |
| 2020 | MLK/FBI | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 125 |
| 2020 | Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty | arcive footage | Film | — | 125 |
| 2019 | The UnXplained | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.6 | 124 |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 123 |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 122 |
| 2010 | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 115 |
| 2008 | The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 113 |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 106 |
| 1998 | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 103 |
| 1997 | Rogues Gallery | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 102 |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | Film | — | 97 | |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (voice) (archive footage) | TV | 6.5 | 93 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.5 | 93 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 80 |
| 1974 | Hearts and Minds | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 79 |
| 1959 | The FBI Story | J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 64 |