Ronald Reagan
Actor
- Born
- February 6, 1911 · Tampico, Illinois, USA
- Died
- June 5, 2004 (age 93)
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.
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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.
Known for
American Psycho
April 13, 2000
Atomic Blonde
July 26, 2017
American Made
August 18, 2017
Vice
December 25, 2018
Milk
November 5, 2008
An Inconvenient Truth
May 24, 2006
The Sentinel
April 19, 2006
13th
October 7, 2016
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
September 17, 2021
Beirut
April 11, 2018
Capitalism: A Love Story
September 6, 2009
Bandit
September 23, 2022
Acting350
- 2026Staatsgeheimnis RAF – Terroristen in der DDR as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney as Self (archival footage)
- 2026Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Them as Self (archival footage) (uncredited)
- 2026The Unelected Statesman as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Spartamerika as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Disneyland Handcrafted as Self (archive footage)
- 2025Breakdown: 1975 as Self - Former Governor of California (archive footage)
- 2025Clearing the Air: The War on Smog as Self