John Hinckley Jr.
Actor
- Born
- May 29, 1955 (age 71) · Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using a .22 caliber revolver, Hinckley wounded Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. He critically wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was left permanently disabled in the shooting.
Known for
Acting6
- 2025Henry Fonda for President as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Hinckley as Self
- 1992Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
- 1985Acts of Violence as Self (archive footage)
- 1981The Killing of America as Self (archive footage)
- 1981Faces of Death II as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)