Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1911-02-06
Day of Death
2004-06-05
Place of Birth
Tampico, Illinois, USA
Ronald Reagan
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.
Filmography (321)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
2025
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World
2025
Sally
2025
Henry Fonda for President
2025
Becoming Madonna
2024
Why Trump?
2024
The White House Effect
2024
Hinckley
2024
America's Woman
2024
Duels of History
2024
Bruce Springsteen: The America Whisperer
2024
Ronald Reagan's Speech at Normandy
2024
Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
