The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977The 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.
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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
Mary Alice Moore
as Miss Bryant
Jim Antonio
as Senator Kenneth McKellar
Gregg Abels
as President's Aide
Dan Resin
as President's Advisor
James Dixon
as Reilly
Penny du Pont
as Newscaster
Alvin Miles
as Valet
John Bay
as Heywood Brown
Brooks Morton
as Earl Warren
Richard M. Dixon
as The President
James Dukas
as Frank
Ron Faber
as Hijacker
Sam Chew Jr.
as FBI Agent
Paul Thomas
as FBI Agent
Ken Harvey
as FBI Agent
Jack Drummond
as FBI Agent
Colin Bremner
as FBI Agent
Dana Rowe
as FBI Agent
Hanns Manship
as FBI Agent
Ed Nast
as FBI Agent
Tanya Roberts
as Stewardess
Margo Lynn Curtis
as Stewardess
Larry Pine
as Kelly
John Stefano
as Harry Brunette
Jennifer Lee Pryor
as Ethel Brunette
Gwyn Gilliss
as Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)
Bruce Weitz
as Voice on Tape
Wyman Kane
as Senator Markum
Gordon Zimmerman
as Louis Lepke
Marty Lee
as Mafia Man
Reno Carrel
as Dillinger
Frank Rohrbach
as White House Aide
Marshall Bordon
as White House Aide
Joe Mayo
as White House Aide
Joe ArrowSmith
as Newspaper Man