Actor info
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Name :
John Hinckley Jr.
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Born :
May 29, 1955 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA (71 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
6 films (1981–2025)
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Also known as :
John Warnock Hinckley, Jr., John Hinckley, John Hinckley Jnr.
Biography
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American man who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using a .22 caliber revolver, Hinckley wounded Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty, and Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy. He critically wounded White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was left permanently disabled in the shooting.
Notable films
- Henry Fonda for President (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Hinckley (2024) as Self
- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (1992)
- Faces of Death II (1981) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Killing of America (1981) as Self (archive footage)
