Ronald Reagan
Biography
Ronald Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and prior to that an actor. Upon his college graduation, Reagan first moved to Iowa to work as a radio broadcaster and then in 1937 to Los Angeles, California. He began a career as an actor appearing in over fifty movie productions. Some of his most notable roles are in Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric. His start in politics occurred during his work for General Electric. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After supporting of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 presidential election. Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year. He died ten years later at the age of 93.
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Movies (37)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Former Governor of California (archive footage)
2025
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
as Self
2025
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Sally
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Why Trump?
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The White House Effect
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Hinckley
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Duels of History
2024
Bruce Springsteen – The America whisperer
as Self : USA President (Archive footage)
2024
Ronald Reagan's Speech at Normandy
2024
Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Mahdi Amel in Gaza: On the Colonial Mode of Production
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Great Heisman Race of 1997
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Kennedy Dynasty
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2023
In the Grip of Gazprom
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Bandit
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Riotsville, USA
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Prelúdio
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The Cars We Drove into Capitalism
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Self (archive Footage)
2021
Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2021
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
as Self - (archive footage)
2021
Mondo Hollywoodland
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Television Event
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Soul of America
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Plot Against the President
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Ronald Reagan: His Winning Wit
as Self (archive footage)
2020
FACE OF FIRE
as (voice)
2020
The Way I See It
as Self (archive footage)
2020
TV Shows (13)
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Lockerbie
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Three Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Fiasco
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
as Self (archive footage)
2021
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Reagans
as Self (archive footage)
2020
First Ladies
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Challenger: The Final Flight
as Self (archive footage)
2020