Biography and filmography

Donald Rumsfeld

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). 

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Movies (31)

Turning Point: Generation 9/11

Turning Point: Generation 9/11

2026 · Self (archive footage)

Cover-Up

Cover-Up

2025 · Self - Former Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

Above Majestic

Above Majestic

2018 · Self (archive footage)

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

2017 · Self - Reader: The Constitution

Shadow World

Shadow World

2016 · Self - Politician (archive footage)

15 Septembers Later

15 Septembers Later

2016 · Self

The Draft

The Draft

2015 · Self

Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

2015 · Self (archive footage)

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

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

2014 · Self (archive footage)

We Are Many

We Are Many

2014 · Self

The Unknown Known

The Unknown Known

2013 · Self

The World According to Dick Cheney

The World According to Dick Cheney

2013 · Self

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

2012

Top Priority: The Terror Within

Top Priority: The Terror Within

2012 · Self (archive footage)

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

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

2011 · Self

9/11: The Day That Changed the World

9/11: The Day That Changed the World

2011 · Self

South of the Border

South of the Border

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Blood and Oil

Blood and Oil

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Leading to War

Leading to War

2008 · Self

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

2007 · Self (archive footage)

...So Goes the Nation

...So Goes the Nation

2006 · Self (archive footage)

The Dark Side

The Dark Side

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Blowin' in the Wind

Blowin' in the Wind

2005 · Self

Torture: The Guantanamo Guidebook

Torture: The Guantanamo Guidebook

2005 · Self (archival footage)

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

2004 · Self

Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties

Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Control Room

Control Room

2004 · Self - US Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

LSD a Go Go

LSD a Go Go

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon

2002 · Self

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

2002 · Self

TV shows (5)