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Donald Rumsfeld

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1932-07-09

Day of Death

2021-06-29

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Donald Rumsfeld

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 (28)

⭐ 7.1 Role: Self - Former Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

Cover-Up

2025
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self (archive footage)

Above Majestic

2018
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self - Reader: The Constitution

The Words That Built America

2017
⭐ 7.4 Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Shadow World

2016
⭐ 5.0 Role: Self

15 Septembers Later

2016
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

The Draft

2015
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Laissez-faire

2015
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self (archive footage)

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

2014
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

We Are Many

2014
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

The Unknown Known

2013
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

The World According to Dick Cheney

2013
⭐ 6.5 Role: Unknown

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

2012
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self (archive footage)

Top Priority: The Terror Within

2012
⭐ 6.3 Role: Self

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

2011
⭐ 8.3 Role: Self

9/11: The Day That Changed the World

2011