Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

1908-08-27 Stonewall, Texas, USA 106 Credits

Biography

Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by the initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Formerly the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate.

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America at War

America at War

2025

as Self (archive footage)

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The United States of America has been at war for almost all of its 250 years of existence. From the wars of independence to current armed conflicts, i...

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

2024

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
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A celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream...

Apollo 13: Survival

Apollo 13: Survival

2024

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
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Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
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Created for the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy, this is a unique, moment-by-moment view of the events in Dallas, Texas on the...

The Lady Bird Diaries

The Lady Bird Diaries

2023

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
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From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes "The Lady Bird Diaries," a groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of...

The Lies That Led America To War In Vietnam

2023

as Himself

Acting

America's involvement in the Vietnam War dramatically intensified in 1964 after the Tonkin Gulf incident, an incident in which the blame falls squarel...

Riotsville, USA

Riotsville, USA

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.2
Acting

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a moc...

Tunnel to Freedom

Tunnel to Freedom

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
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13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape to the West becomes more dangerous every day. But o...

The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress

The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress

2021

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The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress follows the new presidential aircraft's creation, diving into how it transformed into a top-secret command cent...

I Am Jackie O

I Am Jackie O

2020

as Self (archive footage)

8.7
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Jackie Kennedy Onassis was the most famous woman in the world, impossibly glamourous and universally admired. She was also complex, layered, and extre...

Big Data, Big Brother

Big Data, Big Brother

2020

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

The story of the cross destiny of George Orwell (1903-50) and Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), the genius authors of the two most groundbreaking novels of a...

The Soul of America

The Soul of America

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
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Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the count...

The Way I See It

The Way I See It

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
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Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.

John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

as Self (archive Footage)

4.6
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The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality....

John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

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4.6
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The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality....

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

2020

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In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America's most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being ...

Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

2020

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5
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Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried tre...

Killing John F. Kennedy

Killing John F. Kennedy

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

John F Kennedy was one of America's greatest presidents. He was the voice of the people who was a natural public speaker and a cool calm figure in fro...

Laboratory Greece

Laboratory Greece

2019

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8.0
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A journey through Greece and Europe’s past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look...

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
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Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly hau...

Korea: The Never-Ending War

Korea: The Never-Ending War

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
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Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho — confron...

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

2019

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
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"Rigged" shows viewers just what Republicans did – and continue to do – from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging American citizens...

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

7.7
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In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help Afric...

A Greater Society

A Greater Society

2018

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

It’s the 2014 midterms and residents of a South Florida retirement community feel the weight of democracy on their shoulders. In one of the most influ...

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppet...

The Road to Mass Incarceration

The Road to Mass Incarceration

2018

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Acting

This video, The Road to Mass Incarceration, by Greenhouse Media summarizes criminal justice policy decisions dating back to the 1960s. Although the ef...

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

2018

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
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National Geographic documentary on Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opp...

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

2018

as Self (archive footage)

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On the anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Sir Trevor McDonald travels to the Deep South of America to get closer to the man who meant so much ...

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

2017

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7.1
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One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which contin...

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

De Gaulle, the Last King of France

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
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Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was s...

13th

13th

2016

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7.9
Acting

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Houston, We Have a Problem!

Houston, We Have a Problem!

2016

as Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)

7.7
Acting

The cold war, the space race, and NASA’s moon landing are landmark events that defined an era. But they are also fodder for conspiracy theories. In Ho...

Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

2016

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
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Historian Andrew Cohen discusses Robert Drew's 1963 documentary Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment.

The Prison in Twelve Landscapes

The Prison in Twelve Landscapes

2016

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

More people are imprisoned in the United States at this moment than in any other time or place in history, yet the prison itself has never felt furthe...

Klansville U.S.A.

Klansville U.S.A.

2015

as Self (archive Footage)

6.8
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Investigates the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the cou...

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
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The real reasons and orchestrators behind Hitler, to an incredible theory of the JFK assassination, all the way to 9/11 and the current age of the ter...

Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All

Bombs Away: LBJ, Goldwater and the 1964 Campaign That Changed It All

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The political ad "Peace Little Girl" aired during the 1964 presidential campaign ushered in a new era of the television attack ad. The campaign also r...

Unwarranted Influence

Unwarranted Influence

2014

Acting

An intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.

Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
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In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created freed...

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

2013

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

A special recounting the riveting story of the reporting from Dallas and the New York CBS Newsroom from the moment President Kennedy was shot until Cr...

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

2013

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

An analysis of what the role of the Chief of Staff is in his position at the service of the President of the United States of America and how it has b...

Confessions From the Grassy Knoll: The Shocking Truth

Confessions From the Grassy Knoll: The Shocking Truth

2013

as Self (Archive Footage & Photos)

2.0
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An investigation into the story of a man who confessed to firing the fatal shot that killed JFK from the Grassy Knoll in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, ...

Propaganda

Propaganda

2013

as Self (archive footage)

8.1
Acting

An anti-western propaganda film about the influences of American visual and consumption culture on the rest of the world, as told from a North Korean ...

Our Nixon

Our Nixon

2013

as Self

6.7
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Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate...

The Untold History Of The United States

The Untold History Of The United States

2012

8.2
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Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

The House I Live In

The House I Live In

2012

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished commu...

The Day That Lasted 21 Years

The Day That Lasted 21 Years

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

Stunning espionage documentary on the US conspiracy that led to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson original White Hous...

41

41

2012

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

An HBO documentary, takes a ‘personal, not political’ look at George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States.

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

2012

as Self (archive Footage)

7.4
Acting

Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.

Reagan

Reagan

2011

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Rona...

The Kennedy Detail

The Kennedy Detail

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
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Based on the book by Gerald S. Blaine With Lisa McCubbin "The Kennedy Detail", this documentary interviews the men who served on President JFK's Secre...

The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination

The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.2
Acting

President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination in Dallas has sparked decades of questions and controversy. The "lost" JFK recordings made available fo...

Did the Mob Kill JFK?

Did the Mob Kill JFK?

2009

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
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Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell ...

The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After

The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After

2009

as Self (archive footage)

8.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at November 22, 1963 from the unique perspective of Lyndon Johnson. On his pivotal first day as President, Lyndon Johnson is ...

The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America

2009

as Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)

7.3
Acting

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determinati...

Picturing the Presidents

Picturing the Presidents

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
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We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

2008

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
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This documentary profiles iconic journalist Helen Thomas who has held a front-row seat at White House press conferences for more than 60 years.

All the Presidents' Wives

All the Presidents' Wives

2008

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Acting

A look at the women who has served as First Ladies of the United States.

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripp...

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2008

as Self (archive footage)

5.9
Acting

J. Robert Oppenheimer was a national hero, the brilliant scientist who during WWII led the scientific team that created the atomic bomb. But after the...

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic Natio...

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

2007

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

A new investigative documentary exploring the controversies surrounding the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on June 5, 1968 as he looked set to challen...

Oswald's Ghost

Oswald's Ghost

2007

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

For the Baby Boomers, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy took on the same sense of tragedy as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks did...

Sputnik Mania

Sputnik Mania

2007

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in aw...

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

Forty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, more than 80% of Americans still believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. This docume...

JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Looking back over 40 years television and print journalists recall their stories and memories of reporting the murder of President Kennedy and how it ...

The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel

The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

One of the dominating figures in Elvis Presley's life was his manager, who was known as the "Colonel". No other relationship in Elvis' life was as con...

We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

Mondo Ford

Mondo Ford

2000

as Archive Footage

Acting

Dir. Scott Calonico's film purports to solve the assassination of President Kennedy, pointing the finger at President Gerald Ford...as well as bigfoot...

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Acting

Documentary featuring interviews with director Sidney Lumet, "Fail-Safe" (2000) producer George Clooney, star Dan O’Herlihy and screenwriter Walter Be...

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

1999

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smi...

The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

1999

as Self (archive footage)

3.0
Acting

On Nov. 22, 1963 the world was shocked by the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The mystery surrounding this history-changing event has led to many un...

Secrets of the CIA

Secrets of the CIA

1998

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

It fought against international terrorism in South America and watched out for our allies abroad...but what else did it do?...What are the true secret...

Inside the White House

Inside the White House

1996

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and unprecedented access to its hallowed halls, this program from National Geographic takes viewers on an in-depth...

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

8.5
Acting

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...

Freedom on My Mind

Freedom on My Mind

1994

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.

Shanks for the Memory

Shanks for the Memory

1994

Acting

Visual treasure of the world of golf according to Bob Hope. Highlights include "How (he) Became a Golf Addict", "Best Advice Ever Given to (him) abou...

A Norman Rockwell Christmas

A Norman Rockwell Christmas

1993

as Self (voice)

Acting

Could there ever really be a Christmas without Norman Rockwell? For three generations, America's most beloved and popular artist treated us with his i...

LBJ

LBJ

1991

as Himself

10.0
Acting

Lyndon Johnson exploited his mastery of the legislative process to shepherd a collection of progressive programs, rivaling those of FDR's New Deal, th...

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

1991

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Several important historical events occurred on the planes with call sign Air Force One. These events are described within the backdrop of the evoluti...

Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House

Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House

1991

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A special that takes a look inside the White House.

For All Mankind

For All Mankind

1989

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Acting

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary ...

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

1989

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The Sixth Floor museum at Dealey Plaza presents a group of six short films about the life, death and enduring legacy of John F. Kennedy that are shown...

Backstage at the White House

Backstage at the White House

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

This unique glimpse into the private lives of our Presidents and their families showcases some of the most significant personal moments they have expe...

Disasters of the Century

Disasters of the Century

1985

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

This entry in the "Reel Moments" video series contains newsreel and archive footage of famous 20th century disasters, including: the collapse of the T...

The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe

1982

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was no...

The Killing of America

The Killing of America

1981

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.

On Company Business

On Company Business

1980

as Self - US President (archive footage)

5.5
Acting

A controversial three part critical documentary on the history of the CIA.

The War at Home

The War at Home

1979

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and inter...

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Acting

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

1974

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts ...

Executive Action

Executive Action

1973

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this specu...

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A 1964-1973 Retrospective for homecoming POWs.

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

1972

as Self (archive footage)

3.3
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The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a clos...

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...

Lions Love

Lions Love

1969

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

1969

as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)

6.3
Acting

In December 1967 a Cuban film crew led by Santiago Alvarez, the veteran polemicist, traveled to Hanoi. They shot the footage which constitutes this sh...

The President, April 1968

The President, April 1968

1968

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The film captures the pivotal events surrounding President Lyndon Johnson's historic address on March 31st, focusing on his decision to halt bombing i...

Revolution Underway

Revolution Underway

1968

Acting

This color propaganda film made National Education Program (NEP) as a warning to citizens of the USA about the subversive groups within the country lo...

LBJ

LBJ

1968

as Self

5.7
Acting

This is a montage of different images from the JFK, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy triumphs and assassinations, all three events being observed ...

Videotape Study No. 3

1967

as Self (archive footage)

4.5
Acting

Part of a collection of restored early works by Nam June Paik and Jud Yalkut, this piece is historically significant as well as remarkably prescient. ...

The Making of the President: 1964

The Making of the President: 1964

1966

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Acclaimed producer David L. Wolper presents this landmark documentary (based on Theodore H. White's best-selling book) that analyzes Democrat Lyndon B...

Four Days In November

Four Days In November

1964

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

1964 American documentary film about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Peace, little girl

Peace, little girl

1964

as Self (voice)

8.0
Acting

"Daisy," sometimes known as "Daisy Girl" or "Peace, Little Girl," is a controversial political advertisement that aired on television during the Septe...

Faces of November

Faces of November

1964

as Self (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 200...

Agent Number 9

N/A

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A documentary about the life of former U.S. Secret Service agent, Clint Hill, who served under five United States presidents from Eisenhower to Ford a...