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Donald Rumsfeld

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1932-07-09

Deathday: 2021-06-29 (88 years old)

Biography

Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932 - June 29, 2021) was an American politician and businessman. Rumsfeld served as the 13th Secretary of Defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and as the 21st Secretary of Defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He is both the youngest and the oldest person to have served as Secretary of Defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1962-1969), Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969-1970), Counsellor to the President (1969-1973), the United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1973-1974), and White House Chief of Staff (1974-1975).

Filmography

all 42

self 40

Movies 36

TV Shows 6

Self (archive footage)

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? (2024)

Self (archive footage)

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)

Self

Donald Rumsfeld

Biography

Filmography

all 42

self 40

Movies 36

TV Shows 6

Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? (2024)

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021)

Influence (2020)

9/11: Inside Air Force One (2019)

Above Majestic (2018)

Wormwood (2017)

The Words That Built America (2017)

Shadow World (2016)

15 Septembers Later (2016)

The Draft (2015)

Laissez-faire (2015)

JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick (2014)

The Unknown Known (2013)

Propaganda (2013)

The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance (2012)

Top Priority: The Terror Within (2012)

The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)

Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience (2011)

9/11: The Day That Changed the World (2011)

9/11 State of Emergency (2010)

Psywar (2010)

The Tillman Story (2010)

Blood and Oil (2008)

Leading to War (2008)

Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007)

...So Goes the Nation (2006)

Blowin' In The Wind (2005)

Torture: The Guantanamo Guidebook (2005)

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)

LSD a Go Go (2004)

Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties (2004)

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Control Room (2004)

Dark Side of the Moon (2002)

The Man Who Knew (2002)

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing (2002)

Sabine Christiansen (1998)

Free to Choose (1980)

The Tyranny of Control (1980)

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

Information

Known ForActing

GenderMale

Birthday1932-07-09

Deathday2021-06-29 (88 years old)

Birth PlaceChicago, United States

ReligionPresbyterianism

Height

MotherJeannette Husted

RelativesLew Sarett

CitizenshipsUnited States

Also Known AsDonald Henry Rumsfeld, Don Rumsfeld

AwardsDistinguished Eagle Scout Award, Order of Brilliant Star, Order of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of the Star of Romania, Presidential Medal of Freedom

Credited with

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-07-09

Deathday
2021-06-29 (88 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, United States

Religion
Presbyterianism

Mother
Jeannette Husted

Relatives
Lew Sarett

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Donald Henry Rumsfeld, Don Rumsfeld

Awards
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Order of Brilliant Star, Order of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of the Star of Romania, Presidential Medal of Freedom