Ronald Reagan
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.
Filmography (409 titles)
ShowAmerica Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset
Self (archive footage) · 2026
ShowSoccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage) · 2026
8.7ShowChernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
Self (archive footage) · 2026
7.1MovieDisneyland Handcrafted
Self (archive footage) · 2026
6.8MovieBreakdown: 1975
Self - Former Governor of California (archive footage) · 2025
MovieClearing the Air: The War on Smog
Self · 2025
ShowTitanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
Self (archive footage) · 2025
6.0MovieAUM: The Cult at the End of the World
Self (archive footage) · 2025
7.7MovieSally
Self (archive footage) · 2025
7.0MovieHenry Fonda for President
Self (archive footage) · 2025
6.9MovieBecoming Madonna
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieWhy Trump?
Self (archive footage) · 2024
6.1MovieThe White House Effect
Self (archive footage) · 2024
5.0MovieHinckley
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieAmerica's Woman
Self · 2024
MovieDuels of History
2024
8.0MovieBruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer
Self : USA President (Archive footage) · 2024
ShowCorridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieRonald Reagan's Speech at Normandy
2024
MovieReagan: Portrait of a Presidency
Self (archive footage) · 2024
6.2MovieOutstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2024
7.9ShowTurning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieMahdi Amel in Gaza: On the Colonial Mode of Production
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieThe Great Heisman Race of 1997
Self (archive footage) · 2023
7.7ShowLockerbie
Self (archive footage) · 2023
7.7MovieKennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Self (archive footage) · 2023
7.4ShowSuperpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage) · 2023
7.5MovieThe Kennedy Dynasty
Self - Politician (archive footage) · 2023
MovieCommitment to Life
Self (archive footage) · 2023
8.3MovieIn the Grip of Gazprom
Self (archive footage) · 2023