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Acting

Known Credits

235

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-01-09

Day of Death

1994-04-22 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Yorba Linda, California, USA

Also Known As

Richard Milhous Nixon

President Nixon

President Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Biography

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, Nixon previously served as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961, having risen to national prominence as a representative and senator from California. After five years in the White House that saw the conclusion to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, he became the only president to resign from the office, following the Watergate scandal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Nixon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America

Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

The Untold History Of The United States

The Untold History Of The United States

The House I Live In

The House I Live In

Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

American Youth

American Youth

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

The Doors

The Doors

Sicko

Sicko

The Kennedy Dynasty

The Kennedy Dynasty

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

The Fog of War

The Fog of War

Gasland

Gasland

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

Houston, We Have a Problem!

Houston, We Have a Problem!

Inside the White House

Inside the White House

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

Presidential Bloopers

Presidential Bloopers

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

Hesburgh

Hesburgh

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

Public Trust

Public Trust

Deadline

Deadline

Get Me Roger Stone

Get Me Roger Stone

The War at Home

The War at Home

Flying Supersonic

Flying Supersonic

The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

Devils Don't Dream!

Devils Don't Dream!

13th

13th

A Grin Without a Cat

A Grin Without a Cat

Coup 53

Coup 53

Apollo 13: Survival

Apollo 13: Survival

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

Palme

Palme

Breaking the Taboo

Breaking the Taboo

One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

Man on Wire

Man on Wire

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Acting

The Most Dangerous Man in America

2009

The Most Dangerous Man in America

as

Self - President (archive footage)

The Cockettes

2002

The Cockettes

as

Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Dark Side of the Moon

2002

Dark Side of the Moon

as

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

1988

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Society of the Spectacle

1974

The Society of the Spectacle

as

Self (archive footage)

From Tehran to Cairo

2011

From Tehran to Cairo

as

Self (archive footage)

Attica

2021

Attica

as

Self (archive footage)

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

1980

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as

Self (archive footage)

A Place in History

1970

A Place in History

as

Self (archive footage)

Millhouse

1971

Millhouse

as

Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews

1977

Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews

as

Self

The Untold History Of The United States

2012

The Untold History Of The United States

as

Self (archive footage)

Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

2020

Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

as

Self (archive footage)

Nixon: A Presidency Revealed

2007

Nixon: A Presidency Revealed

as

Self (archive footage)

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

as

Self (archive footage)

The House I Live In

2012

The House I Live In

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laissez-faire

2015

Laissez-faire

as

Self (archive footage)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as

Self (archive footage)

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

2023

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014

Led Zeppelin Played Here

as

Self (archive footage)

Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape

2016

Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape

as

Self (archive footage)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as

Self (archive footage)

...So Goes the Nation

2006

...So Goes the Nation

as

Self (archive footage)

A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story

2014

A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story

as

Self (archive footage)

The American Nightmare

2000

The American Nightmare

as

Self

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

as

Self

Forza Italia!

1977

Forza Italia!

as

Self (archive footage)

The Sordid Affair

1973

The Sordid Affair

as

Self

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

2019

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

as

Self (archive footage)

American Youth

2019

American Youth

as

Self (archive footage)

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

1991

Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

as

Self (archive footage)

Our Nixon

2013

Our Nixon

as

Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America

2016

O.J.: Made in America

as

Self (archive footage)

400 Days

2015

400 Days

as

Self (archive footage)

Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House

1991

Within These Walls: A Tour of the White House

as

Self (archive footage)

Bad Times at the El Royale

2018

Bad Times at the El Royale

as

Self (archive footage)

The Doors

1991

The Doors

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sicko

2007

Sicko

as

Self (archive footage)

Deus Pátria Autoridade

1976

Deus Pátria Autoridade

as

Self - Politician

The Kennedy Dynasty

2023

The Kennedy Dynasty

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Nixon in China

2012

Nixon in China

as

Self

How to Win the TV Debate

2010

How to Win the TV Debate

as

Self (archive footage)

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

as

Self (archive footage)

The Martha Mitchell Effect

2022

The Martha Mitchell Effect

as

Self (archive footage)

Birthgap - Childless World

2023

Birthgap - Childless World

as

Self (archive footage)

Picturing the Presidents

2009

Picturing the Presidents

as

Self (archive footage)

Kamikaze '89

1982

Kamikaze '89

as

Self (voice) (archive footage)

The Road to Mass Incarceration

2018

The Road to Mass Incarceration

as

Self

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

Hearts and Minds

1974

Hearts and Minds

as

Self (archive footage)

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as

Self (archive footage)

Watergate: High Crimes in the White House

2022

Watergate: High Crimes in the White House

as

Self

Vietnam: Secret Negotiations that Ended the War

2015

Vietnam: Secret Negotiations that Ended the War

as

Holiday Time at Disneyland

1962

Holiday Time at Disneyland

as

Self

Mondo Hollywoodland

2021

Mondo Hollywoodland

as

Self (archive footage)

The Fog of War

2003

The Fog of War

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Moonwalk One

1972

Moonwalk One

as

Self

Året var 1974

2023

Året var 1974

as

Self (archive footage)

Career

1971

Career

as

Self (archive footage)

ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black

2018

ReMastered: Tricky Dick & The Man in Black

as

Self (archive footage)

Gasland

2010

Gasland

as

Self (archive footage)

All the President's Men

1976

All the President's Men

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Killing John F. Kennedy

2020

Killing John F. Kennedy

as

Self (archive footage)

Detroit Rock City

1999

Detroit Rock City

as

Self - in Resignation Speech (archive footage) (uncredited)

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

2013

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

as

Self (archive footage)

Big Lever

1982

Big Lever

as

Self

O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2

2022

O Grande Irmão: O Dia que Durou 21 Anos 2

as

Self (archive footage)

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

2023

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

as

Self (archive footage)

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Self (archive footage)

Dawn of the Space Age

2007

Dawn of the Space Age

as

Self (archive recording)

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

as

Self (archive footage)

The Hollywood Ten

1950

The Hollywood Ten

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as

Self - Former President USA / Actor (archive footage)

Ted Stevens and Richard Nixon in D.C.

1970

Ted Stevens and Richard Nixon in D.C.

as

The Killing Fields

1984

The Killing Fields

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Houston, We Have a Problem!

2016

Houston, We Have a Problem!

as

Self (archive footage)

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

1971

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

2006

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

as

Self (Archive footage)

Nixon: Checkers to Watergate

1976

Nixon: Checkers to Watergate

as

Backstage at the White House

1985

Backstage at the White House

as

Self (archive footage)

Tovarășu': facerea, gloria și desfacerea unui dictator

2023

Tovarășu': facerea, gloria și desfacerea unui dictator

as

Rockin' Ronnie

1986

Rockin' Ronnie

as

Self (archive footage)

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Comandante

2003

Comandante

as

Self (archive footage)

ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs

2014

ESPN Films: Nixon's National Champs

as

Self

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

2007

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

as

Self (archive footage)

It Felt Like a Kiss

2009

It Felt Like a Kiss

as

Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon on Camera

1983

Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon on Camera

as

Self (archive footage)

All the Presidents' Wives

2008

All the Presidents' Wives

as

Self (archive footage)

Inside the White House

1996

Inside the White House

as

Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

2013

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

as

Self (archive footage)

Elvis by the Presleys

2005

Elvis by the Presleys

as

Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

as

Self (archive footage)

Presidential Bloopers

1999

Presidential Bloopers

as

Self (archive footage)

It Came from Kuchar

2009

It Came from Kuchar

as

Self (archive footage)

Inside Deep Throat

2005

Inside Deep Throat

as

Self (archive footage)

Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow

1998

Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow

as

Self

The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon)

1996

The Great Debates (Kennedy-Nixon)

as

Self

A Home Far Away

2012

A Home Far Away

as

Self

The President's Book of Secrets

2010

The President's Book of Secrets

as

Self (archive footage)

Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003

Jack Paar: Smart Television

as

Self

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

2018

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

as

Self (archive footage)

Gala Day at Disneyland

1960

Gala Day at Disneyland

as

Self

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as

Self (archive footage)

Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

2019

Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

as

Self (archive footage)

Santiago Files

2011

Santiago Files

as

Self (archive footage)

All Eyes and Ears

2015

All Eyes and Ears

as

Self (archive footage)

Hesburgh

2019

Hesburgh

as

Self (archive footage)

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

2007

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

as

Self (archive footage)

Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice

2020

Camp Century: The Hidden City Beneath the Ice

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

as

Self (archive footage)

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

2020

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

as

Self (archive footage)

Shadow World

2016

Shadow World

as

Self - Politician (voice) (archive footage)

Nixon

1990

Nixon

as

Self (archive footage)

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Making of the President 1960

1963

The Making of the President 1960

as

Self

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

2008

Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House

as

Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar

2011

J. Edgar

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

1991

Ceausescu: Behind the Myth

as

Self (archive footage)

Generalísimo, la vida de Franco en color

2019

Generalísimo, la vida de Franco en color

as

Self (archive footage)

Disneyland '59

1959

Disneyland '59

as

Self

Public Trust

2020

Public Trust

as

Self (archive footage)

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

as

Self (archive footage)

Deadline

2004

Deadline

as

Self (archive footage)

Oswald's Ghost

2007

Oswald's Ghost

as

Self (archive footage)

Get Me Roger Stone

2017

Get Me Roger Stone

as

Self (archive footage)

Reagan

2011

Reagan

as

Self (archive footage)

Da 5 Bloods

2020

Da 5 Bloods

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Where's My Roy Cohn?

2019

Where's My Roy Cohn?

as

Self (archive footage)

Cold Turkey

1971

Cold Turkey

as

Self (archive footage)

The War at Home

1979

The War at Home

as

Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

as

Self (archive footage)

The Hunting of the President

2004

The Hunting of the President

as

Self (archive footage)

Royal Family

1969

Royal Family

as

Self

Flying Supersonic

2018

Flying Supersonic

as

Self (archive footage)

Ethel

2012

Ethel

as

Self (archive footage)

The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

2011

The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby

as

Self (archive footage)

All Power to the People!

1996

All Power to the People!

as

Self (archive footage)

Secrets of the CIA

1998

Secrets of the CIA

as

Self (archive footage)

Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011

Gloria: In Her Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

Celsius 41.11

2004

Celsius 41.11

as

Self (archive footage)

The War on Democracy

2007

The War on Democracy

as

Self (archive footage)

President Nixon Resigns the Office of the Presidency

1974

President Nixon Resigns the Office of the Presidency

as

Self

American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?

1988

American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?

as

Self (archive footage)

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

2014

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick

as

Self (archive footage)

Devils Don't Dream!

1997

Devils Don't Dream!

as

Self (archive footage)

On Company Business

1980

On Company Business

as

Self - US President (archive footage)

Dear Fidel: Marita's Story

2001

Dear Fidel: Marita's Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

as

Self (archive footage)

13th

2016

13th

as

Self (archive footage)

The Judge and the General

2008

The Judge and the General

as

Self (archive footage)

The Inconclusive Independence

2010

The Inconclusive Independence

as

Self (archive footage)

A Grin Without a Cat

1977

A Grin Without a Cat

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Unelected Statesman

The Unelected Statesman

as

Self (archive footage)

Coup 53

2019

Coup 53

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

1971

2014

1971

as

Self (archive footage)

Agent Number 9

Agent Number 9

as

Self (archive footage)

Lakota Nation vs. United States

2022

Lakota Nation vs. United States

as

Self (archive footage)

Apollo 13: Survival

2024

Apollo 13: Survival

as

Self (archive footage)

Forrest Gump

1994

Forrest Gump

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

FACE OF FIRE

2020

FACE OF FIRE

as

(voice)

Shanks for the Memory

1994

Shanks for the Memory

as

Året var 1970

2020

Året var 1970

as

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

2020

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

as

Self (archive footage)

Grass

1999

Grass

as

Self (archive footage)

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

Monday Night Mayhem

as

Self (archive footage)

Palme

2012

Palme

as

The Dark Side of Porn: Hunting Emmanuelle

2006

The Dark Side of Porn: Hunting Emmanuelle

as

Breaking the Taboo

2011

Breaking the Taboo

as

Self (archive footage)

Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship

2024

Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship

as

Self (archive footage)

Make No Mistake About It: The President Came to Iowa

1971

Make No Mistake About It: The President Came to Iowa

as

Himself

One to One: John & Yoko

2025

One to One: John & Yoko

as

Self (archive footage)

The World According to Dick Cheney

2013

The World According to Dick Cheney

as

Self (archive footage)

The Parallax View

1974

The Parallax View

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Heisman Race of 1997

2023

The Great Heisman Race of 1997

as

Self (archive footage)

Heir To An Execution

2004

Heir To An Execution

as

Self - Vice President (archive footage)

Hype: The Obama Effect

2008

Hype: The Obama Effect

as

Self (archive footage)

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

1992

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

as

Self (archive footage)

Man on Wire

2008

Man on Wire

as

Self (archive footage)

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as

Self (archive footage)

A Private Decision

1970

A Private Decision

as

Self

The Infinite Journey

1970

The Infinite Journey

as

Self

Hard Hat Riot

2025

Hard Hat Riot

as

Self

A Time For Peace

1973

A Time For Peace

as

Self

The Year That Trembled

2002

The Year That Trembled

as

Self (archive footage)

The JFK Conspiracy

1992

The JFK Conspiracy

as

Self

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as

Self (archive sound) (uncredited)

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

2025

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

as

Self

Kissinger

2025

Kissinger

as

Self

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as

Self (archival)

The Devil's Joint

1969

The Devil's Joint

as

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Man and the Moon

Man and the Moon

as

Self (archive footage)

Mentiras verdaderas

Mentiras verdaderas

as

Self (archive footage)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

as

Self (archive footage)

Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story

as

Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

as

Self (archive footage)

Startime

Startime

as

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

as

Self

Korea: The Forgotten War in Colour

Korea: The Forgotten War in Colour

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Frost/Nixon The Watergate Interview

Frost/Nixon The Watergate Interview

as

Self

Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator

Comrade: The Making, Glory and Unmaking of a Dictator

as

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Kennedy for President

Bobby Kennedy for President

as

Self (archive footage)

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

as

Self (archive footage)

Tricky Dick

Tricky Dick

as

Self (archive footage)

The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Fiasco

Fiasco

as

Self (archive footage)

The Presidents

The Presidents

as

Self (archive footage)

Great Literary Tour

Great Literary Tour

as

Self (archive footage)

The Secret Rulers of the World

The Secret Rulers of the World

as

Self (archive footage)

The Century of Icons

The Century of Icons

as

Self (archive footage)

Explained

Explained

as

Self (archive footage)

The Family

The Family

as

Self (archive footage)

Decolonisation

Decolonisation

as

Self - Politician (archive footage)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Self (voice) (archive footage)

American Masters

American Masters

as

Self

History 101

History 101

as

Self (archive footage)

Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories

Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories

as

Self (archive footage)

Taking the Oath: America's History From Oval Office

Taking the Oath: America's History From Oval Office

as

Self (archive footage)

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

as

Self

Race for the White House

Race for the White House

as

Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self (archive footage)

In Their Own Words

In Their Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

The Seventies

The Seventies

as

Self (archive footage)

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

as

Self (archive footage)

The Kennedys

The Kennedys

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing