Ronald Reagan
Acting
- Born:
- 1911-02-06
- Died:
- 2004-06-05
- Place of birth:
- Tampico, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Staatsgeheimnis RAF – Terroristen in der DDR
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney
Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool
Them
The Unelected Statesman
America Who Are You?
Spartamerika
Soccer's American Dream
Chernobyl: Inside the Meltdown
Dynasty: The Murdochs
Gifs Galore
Disneyland Handcrafted
Breakdown: 1975
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
Amérique Latine, un continent sous influences
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
Sally
Henry Fonda for President
Becoming Madonna
Why Trump?
The White House Effect
Hinckley
America's Woman
Duels of History
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Ronald Reagan's Speech at Normandy
Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Mahdi Amel in Gaza: On the Colonial Mode of Production
The Great Heisman Race of 1997
Lockerbie
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Superpowered: The DC Story
The Kennedy Dynasty
Commitment to Life
In the Grip of Gazprom
Three Wars
Bandit
Riotsville, USA
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Prelúdio
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
The Cars We Drove into Capitalism
Fiasco
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Mondo Hollywoodland
This Is Pop
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Zappa
70 Years of Youth Revolt
The Reagans
Television Event