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)
Cover-Up
2025
Above Majestic
2018
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
We Are Many
2014
The Unknown Known
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