Robert McNamara
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 9, 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- July 6, 2009
- Active Years
- 1963–2025 (63 Years)
- Total Credits
- 20 credits in database
Biography
Robert McNamara works in acting. Born June 9, 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died July 6, 2009. Archytele tracks 20 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Full Filmography
20 titles- Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Lies That Led America To War In Vietnam (2023) as Himself (archive footage)
- Laboratory Greece (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Bobby Kennedy for President (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- The Vietnam War (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage)
- The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011) as Self - Secretary of Defense (voice) (archive footage)
- The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy (2005) as Self
- No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat (2004) as Self
- The Fog of War (2003) as Self
- Cold War Submarine Adventures: Cuban Missile Crisis - Secret Subs (2002) as Himself - Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense 1961-1968
- USS Liberty: Dead in the Water (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- American Experience (1988) as Self (archive footage)
- Vietnam: A Television History (1983) as Self (archive footage)
- Vietnam: A Television History (1983) as Self
- The War at Home (1979) as Self (archive footage)
- Death on a Rainy Day (1967) as Himself - 1960-1968 Secretary of Defense (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Why Vietnam? (1965) as Self
- World in Action (1963)
- America's Lost Bombs: The True Story Of Broken Arrows as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Robert McNamara best known for?
Robert McNamara is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025), The Man in the Net (1959), The Fog of War (2003), American Experience (1988).
When and where was Robert McNamara born?
Robert McNamara was born on June 9, 1916 in San Francisco, California, USA. They passed away on July 6, 2009.
How many credits does Robert McNamara have?
Robert McNamara has accumulated over 20 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2025.
What is Robert McNamara's background in cinema and television?
Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth United States Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Robert McNamara by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Vietnam War (2017) as Self - Politician (archive footage) — aged about 101
- The Fog of War (2003) as Self — aged about 87
- Turning Point: The Vietnam War (2025) as Self (Archive Footage) — aged about 109
- World in Action (1963) — aged about 47
- American Experience (1988) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 72
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