The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Drama
History
The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture.
The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.
1977-12-01
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Cast
Director
Larry Cohen
Broderick Crawford as J. Edgar Hoover
James Wainwright as Young Hoover
Michael Parks as Robert F. Kennedy
José Ferrer as Lionel McCoy
Celeste Holm as Florence Hollister
Rip Torn as Dwight Webb
Dan Dailey as Clyde Tolson
Ronee Blakley as Carrie DeWitt
Howard Da Silva as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Marley as Dave Hindley
Michael Sacks as Melvin Purvis
Raymond St. Jacques as Martin Luther King
June Havoc as Hoover's Mother
Lloyd Nolan as Attorney General Harlan Stone
Andrew Duggan as Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Cassidy as Damon Runyon
George Plimpton as Quentin Reynolds
Lloyd Gough as Walter Winchell
William Jordan as Pres. John F. Kennedy
Brad Dexter as Alvin Karpis
George D. Wallace as Senator Joseph McCarthy
Henderson Forsythe as Suydam
Fred J. Scollay as Putnam
William Wellman Jr. as Dwight Webb Sr.
Ellen Barber as Janice Harper
Art Lund as Benchley
Jim Antonio as Senator Kenneth McKellar
Dan Resin as President's Advisor
James Dixon as Reilly
Ron Faber as Hijacker
Sam Chew Jr. as FBI Agent
Hanns Manship as FBI Agent
Tanya Roberts as Stewardess
Larry Pine as Kelly
Jennifer Lee Pryor as Ethel Brunette
Bruce Weitz as Voice on Tape