J. EDGAR HOOVER
AS SEEN IN:
"Robert Kennedy And His Times"
AS PLAYED BY:
Ned Beatty
From Wikipedia
J. Edgar Hoover has been portrayed many times in film and on stage. Some notable portrayals include:
In the 1971 Woody Allen movie "Bananas", J. Edgar Hoover was portrayed by actress Dorothi Fox
Broderick Crawford and James Wainwright portrayed Hoover in the Larry Cohen film "The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover" (1977).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Dolph Sweet in the TV miniseries "King" (1978).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Ernest Borgnine in the TV-movie "Blood Feud" (1983), as well as in "Hoover" (2000).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Vincent Gardenia in the TV-movie "Kennedy" (1983).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Jack Warden in the TV-movie "Hoover vs. The Kennedys" (1987).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Treat Williams in the TV-movie "J. Edgar Hoover" (1987).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Kevin Dunn in the movie "Chaplin" (1992).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Pat Hingle in the TV-movie "Citizen Cohn" (1992).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Richard Dysart, both in the TV-movie "Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair" (1993) and in Mario Van Peebles' 1995 film "Panther".
Hoover was portrayed by actor Bob Hoskins in the Oliver Stone drama "Nixon" (1995).
Hoover was portrayed by actor David Fredericks in two episodes of 'The X-Files', as well as on its sister show 'Millennium'.
Hoover was portrayed by actor Billy Crudup in the Michael Mann film "Public Enemies" (2009).
Hoover was portrayed by actor Enrico Colantoni in the TV-movie "The Kennedys" (2011).
Hoover is to be portrayed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the Clint Eastwood film "J. Edgar" (2011).
BCnU!
Hmm, quite a wide variety of performers have played him. I wonder how well in continuity Ernest Borgnine's two appearances are with each other, or those of Richard Dysart? Of course, since Borgnine's were 13 years apart, and Dysart's just two, it might not matter, as these could theoretically just totally overlap.
ReplyDeleteI had not heard that Clint was making a film about Mr. FBI, let alone that DiCaprio was going to be in it. That should be interesting to see if Leo can get street cred with guys who normally think he can't act.
Interesting post!
Gordon