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John Hinckley Jr.

Acting Born May 29, 1955 Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA 12 credits

Biography

John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using a .22 caliber revolver, Hinckley wounded Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. He critically wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was left permanently disabled in the shooting.

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Known for

Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

as Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

  • Gutfeld! (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • Forensic Justice (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Faces of Death II (1981) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Hinckley (2024) as Self
  • The Killing of America (1981) as Self (archive footage)
  • Assassinations That Changed the World (1996)
  • Stalker Files (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (1992)
  • Henry Fonda for President (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • Acts of Violence (1985) as Self (archive footage)