
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Drama | History
Release Date
December 1, 1977
Duration
112 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.
Casts

J. Edgar Hoover
Broderick Crawford

Young Hoover
James Wainwright

Robert F. Kennedy
Michael Parks

Lionel McCoy
José Ferrer

Florence Hollister
Celeste Holm

Dwight Webb
Rip Torn

Clyde Tolson
Dan Dailey

Carrie DeWitt
Ronee Blakley

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Howard Da Silva

Dave Hindley
John Marley

Melvin Purvis
Michael Sacks

Martin Luther King
Raymond St. Jacques

Hoover's Mother
June Havoc

Attorney General Harlan Stone
Lloyd Nolan

Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
Andrew Duggan

Damon Runyon
Jack Cassidy

Quentin Reynolds
George Plimpton

Walter Winchell
Lloyd Gough

Pres. John F. Kennedy
William Jordan

Alvin Karpis
Brad Dexter

Senator Joseph McCarthy
George D. Wallace

Suydam
Henderson Forsythe

Putnam
Fred J. Scollay

Dwight Webb Sr.
William Wellman Jr.

Janice Harper
Ellen Barber

Benchley
Art Lund

Miss Bryant
Mary Alice Moore

Senator Kenneth McKellar
Jim Antonio

President's Aide
Gregg Abels

President's Advisor
Dan Resin

Reilly
James Dixon

Newscaster
Penny du Pont

Valet
Alvin Miles

Heywood Brown
John Bay

Earl Warren
Brooks Morton

The President
Richard M. Dixon

Frank
James Dukas

Hijacker
Ron Faber

FBI Agent
Sam Chew Jr.

FBI Agent
Paul Thomas

FBI Agent
Ken Harvey

FBI Agent
Jack Drummond

FBI Agent
Colin Bremner

FBI Agent
Dana Rowe

FBI Agent
Hanns Manship

FBI Agent
Ed Nast

Stewardess
Tanya Roberts

Stewardess
Margo Lynn Curtis

Kelly
Larry Pine

Harry Brunette
John Stefano

Ethel Brunette
Jennifer Lee Pryor

Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)
Gwyn Gilliss

Voice on Tape
Bruce Weitz

Senator Markum
Wyman Kane

Louis Lepke
Gordon Zimmerman

Mafia Man
Marty Lee

Dillinger
Reno Carrel

White House Aide
Frank Rohrbach

White House Aide
Marshall Bordon

White House Aide
Joe Mayo

Newspaper Man
Joe ArrowSmith
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