Donald Rumsfeld

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(2009)

America's Newest Sweethearts Self - Amateur Wrestler

(2021)

Sammy and Company Self

(1975)

Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience Self

(2011)

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Self (75 credits)

2021 America's Newest Sweethearts (post-production)
Self - Amateur Wrestler

2020 American Deep State (Documentary)
Self - Former U.S. Defense Secretary

2018 Journey Into Freestyle Wrestling (Documentary)
Self - Amateur Wrestler

2018 John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls (Documentary)
Self

2018 In Principle (TV Series)
Self

- World Stage (2018) ... Self

2016-2018 The View (TV Series)
Self - Former Secretary of Defense / Self - Former Defense Secretary / Self

- Donald Rumsfeld #2/Kobe Bryant (2018) ... Self - Former Secretary of Defense

- Donald Rumsfeld (2017) ... Self - Former Defense Secretary

- Donald Rumsfeld/David Zinczenko (2016) ... Self

2017 Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (Documentary)
Self

2017 The Words That Built America (TV Movie documentary)
Reader - The Constitution

2017 For the Record (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.103 (2017) ... Self

2016-2017 Today (TV Series)
Self - Former Defense Secretary

- Episode dated 29 May 2017 (2017) ... Self - Former Defense Secretary

- Episode dated 25 May 2017 (2017) ... Self - Former Defense Secretary

- Episode dated 25 January 2016 (2016) ... Self - Former Defense Secretary (as Sec. Donald Rumsfeld)

2016 15 Septembers Later (Documentary)

2016 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series)
Self - Former Defense Secretary

- Donald Rumsfeld/Russell Westbrook/Anderson Paak & the Free Nationals (2016) ... Self - Former Defense Secretary (as Sec. Donald Rumsfeld)

2015 The Draft (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Former U.S. Secretary of Defense

2014 We Are Many (Documentary)
Self

2013 The Presidents' Gatekeepers (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2013 New Day (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.84 (2013) ... Self

2013 Fox and Friends (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 4 September 2013 (2013) ... Self

2013 The Unknown Known (Documentary)
Self

1996-2013 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest

- Episode dated 14 June 2013 (2013) ... Self

- Episode dated 29 May 2012 (2012) ... Self

- Episode dated 20 June 2011 (2011) ... Self

- Episode dated 17 February 2006 (2006) ... Self

- Episode dated 19 August 2005 (2005) ... Self

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2012-2013 Hannity (TV Series)
Self

- Rumsfeld's Rules (2013) ... Self

- Episode dated 14 May 2013 (2013) ... Self

- Episode dated 30 May 2012 (2012) ... Self

2013 Larry King Now (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Donald Rumsfeld (2013) ... Self - Guest

2012-2013 America's Book of Secrets (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Presidential Cover Ups (2013) ... Self

- The Pentagon (2012) ... Self

2013 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.91 (2013) ... Self

2013 Fox Business Tonight (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 May 2013 (2013) ... Self

2011-2013 Piers Morgan Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 May 2013 (2013) ... Self

- Episode dated 6 June 2012 (2012) ... Self

- Episode dated 9 May 2011 (2011) ... Self

- Donald Rumsfeld (2011) ... Self

2013 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights (2013) ... Self

2013 The World According to Dick Cheney (Documentary)
Self

2012 America Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 2 October 2012 (2012) ... Self

2012 The Hunt for Bin Laden (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Secretary of Defense

2011 The Afghan Solution (Video documentary)
Self

2011 War on Terror (Documentary)

2011 The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (Documentary)
Self - Former Secretary of Defense and White House Chief of Staff

2011 Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience (Documentary)
Self

2005-2011 Face the Nation (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 11 September 2011 (2011) ... Self

- Episode dated 20 November 2005 (2005) ... Self

2011 Fareed Zakaria GPS (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 11 September 2011 (2011) ... Self

2011 9/11: Day That Changed the World (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 4 March 2011 (2011) ... Self

2011 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Self

- Donald Rumsfeld (2011) ... Self

2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #18.94 (2011) ... Self

2010 9/11 State of Emergency (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2008 Leading to War (Video documentary)
Self

2007 Loose Change: Final Cut (Video documentary)
Self

2002-2006 American Morning (TV Series)
Self / Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Episode dated 16 August 2006 (2006) ... Self

- Bahrain: Aircraft Carrier (2002) ... Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

2001-2006 CNN Live From... (TV Series)
Self / Self - interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Episode dated 12 July 2006 (2006) ... Self

- Afghanistan: Christmas with Troops (2001) ... Self - interviewee / Secretary of Defense

2006 CNN Live Today (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 12 July 2006 (2006) ... Self

2004-2005 Larry King Live (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 19 December 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 19 March 2004 (2004) ... Self

2005 Now on PBS (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 28 October 2005 (2005) ... Self

2005 Hannity & Colmes (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 6 September 2005 (2005) ... Self

2005 Aristide and the Endless Revolution (Documentary)
Self

2003-2005 Fox News Sunday (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 26 June 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 20 March 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 4 May 2003 (2003) ... Self

- Episode dated 30 March 2003 (2003) ... Self

- Episode dated 19 January 2003 (2003) ... Self

1971-2005 Meet the Press (TV Series)
Self / Self - Guest

- Episode dated 26 June 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 2 December 2001 (2001) ... Self - Guest

- Episode dated 19 December 1971 (1971) ... Self

2005 This Week (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 26 June 2005 (2005) ... Self

2004-2005 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 16 May 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 13 May 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode dated 7 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

- Episode dated 6 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 The Factor (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 2 December 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 Diary of a Political Tourist (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Lateline (TV Series)
Self - US Defence Secretary

- Episode dated 11 October 2004 (2004) ... Self - US Defence Secretary

2004 Breakfast with Frost (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 27 June 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 Anderson Cooper 360° (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 Paula Zahn Now (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 7 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 BBC World News (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 7 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

- Episode dated 9 March 2004 (2004) ... Self

2004 CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 7 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

- Episode dated 6 April 2004 (2004) ... Self

- Episode dated 6 January 2004 (2004) ... Self

2002-2004 Frontline (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Chasing Saddam's Weapons (2004) ... Self

- The Man Who Knew (2002) ... Self

2004 Without Fear or Favor: The Best in Broadcast Journalism (TV Special)
Self

2002-2003 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Self - Defense Secretary / Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Iraqi Oil")

- Saddam Hussein's Capture (2003) ... Self - Defense Secretary

- Al Gore/Iraqi Oil/Who Is Catherine Reynolds?/Negative About Affirmative Action (2002) ... Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Iraqi Oil")

2003 Sabine Christiansen (TV Series)
Self

- Rückt der Krieg näher? Wohin rückt Deutschland? (2003) ... Self

2002 The Hunt for Osama bin Laden (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 CNN Newsroom (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Saudi Arabia: Prince Sultan Air Base Exclusive (2002) ... Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Bahrain: Aircraft Carrier (2002) ... Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

2002 Wolf Blitzer Reports (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Exclusive: Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia (2002) ... Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

2002 Headline News (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Bahrain: Aircraft Carrier (2002) ... Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

2001 CNN Special Reports (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

- Live Event Special: Afghanistan War Children & Troops (2001) ... Self - Interviewee / Secretary of Defense

1980 Free to Choose (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Tyranny of Control (1980) ... Self

1970-1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self - US Secy of Defense / Self - Asst. to US President / Self - Office of Economic Opportunity

- Episode #15.147 (1976) ... Self - US Secy of Defense

- Episode #14.148 (1975) ... Self - Asst. to US President

- Episode #10.61 (1970) ... Self - Office of Economic Opportunity

1975 Sammy and Company (TV Series)
Self

- Anthony Newley, Robert Klein, Carmen McRae and Donald Rumsfeld (1975) ... Self

1969 Firing Line (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- The Walker Report (1969) ... Self - Guest

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Archive footage (96 credits)

2021 Anonymous: National Emergency (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Your Ignorance Is Their Bliss (2021) ... Self

2007-2020 History (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Die großen Lügen - Wie Mächtige die Welt täuschten (2020) ... Self

- Geliebt, gehasst, gefürchtet - Die US-Präsidenten und die Deutschen (2016) ... Self

- Die sieben größten Lügen der Geschichte (2007) ... Self

2020 Curveball
Self (uncredited)

2019 DirtyBiology (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Les (bonnes?) surprises du changement climatique (2019) ... Self

2019/I The Report
Self

2018 The 2000s (TV Series documentary)
Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense

- Quagmire: Bush's Second Term (2018) ... Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense

- Mission Accomplished (2018) ... Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense

2018 Above Majestic (Documentary)

2018 The Looming Tower (TV Mini-Series)
Self

- A Very Special Relationship (2018) ... Self (uncredited)

2018 12 Strong
Self (uncredited)

2017 The Joe Rogan Experience (TV Series)
Self

- Eddie Bravo (2017) ... Self

2017 Unacknowledged (Documentary)
Self

2017 Free Lunch Society: Komm Komm Grundeinkommen (Documentary)
Self

2016 Captive (TV Series documentary)
Self

- American Missionaries, Philippines (2016) ... Self

2016 Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2014 International Desk (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 25 November 2014 (2014) ... Self

2014 JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick (Video documentary)
Self

2008-2014 Frontline (TV Series documentary)
Self / Self - Secretary of Defense

- Losing Iraq (2014) ... Self - Secretary of Defense

- Top Secret America (2011) ... Self

- The Choice 2008 (2008) ... Self

- Bush's War: Part II (2008) ... Self

- Bush's War: Part I (2008) ... Self

2013 September 11: The New Pearl Harbor (Documentary)
Self

2012-2013 Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories (TV Series)
Self - Secretary of Defesne under President Bush / Self - Secretary of Defense

- On the Border (2013) ... Self - Secretary of Defesne under President Bush

- Twin Towers (2012) ... Self - Secretary of Defense

2012 Tails You Win: The Science of Chance (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2012 Kriegsversprechen II - Terrormanagement im 21. Jahrhundert (Video documentary)
Self

2012 Top Priority: The Terror Within (Documentary)
Self - Former Secretary of Defense

2012 Shadows of Liberty (Documentary)
Self - former US Secretary of Defense

2011 Love Lust (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Love Lust & Secret Societies (2011) ... Self

2011 Joschka und Herr Fischer (Documentary)
Self

2011 Voice of America News (TV Series)
Self - Former Secretary of Defense

- Pentagon Sued for Allegedly Mishandling Sexual Assault Complaints (2011) ... Self - Former Secretary of Defense

2011/I Ethos (Documentary)
Self

2009-2010 Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Pentagon (2010) ... Self

- 9/11 (2009) ... Self (uncredited)

2010 Reeling in the Years (TV Series documentary)
Self

- 2001 (2010) ... Self (uncredited)

2010 Psywar (Documentary)
Self

2010 Aftermath with William Shatner (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Jessica Lynch (2010) ... Self (uncredited)

2010 Lateline (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 17 August 2010 (2010) ... Self

2010 30 Rock (TV Series)
Self

- Floyd (2010) ... Self (uncredited)

2010 The Tillman Story (Documentary)
Self

2009 Operación Pandemia (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 National Geographic Explorer (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Inside Guantanamo Bay (2009) ... Self

2009 Iran and the West (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Nuclear Confrontation (2009) ... Self (uncredited)

2009 Dangerous Dynasty: The Bush Legacy (Video documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

2009 Double Take (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2009 The Shock Doctrine (Documentary)
Self

2008 History of the National Security State (Video documentary)
Self

2008 Being W (Documentary)
Self

2008 Superpower (Documentary)
Self

2003-2008 Insiders (TV Series)
Self

- 2008 US Presidential Election Special (2008) ... Self

- Episode #6.39 (2006) ... Self

- Episode #4.11 (2004) ... Self

- Episode #3.16 (2003) ... Self

2008 Blood and Oil (Video documentary)
Self

2008 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (Documentary)
Self

2008 Gonzo (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2008 I.O.U.S.A. (Documentary)
Self

2007 Unter falscher Flagge (Video documentary)
Self

2001-2007 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Exposing the Truth") / Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Secrets from Guantanamo Bay") / Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Condoleezza Rice") / ...

- Exposing the Truth/Family Ties/Hitler's Secret Archive (2007) ... Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Exposing the Truth")

- Exposing the Truth/The Phantom of Corleone/A New Kind of Fight (2006) ... Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Exposing the Truth")

- Secrets from Guantanamo Bay/The Hobbit/Goldie (2005) ... Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Secrets from Guantanamo Bay")

- Condoleezza Rice/Judge Charles Pickering/Freddy Adu (2004) ... Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Condoleezza Rice")

- Hell No, We Won't Go!/Better Safe Than Sorry/The Terrorist's Lawyer (2002) ... Self - Secretary of Defense (segment "Andy Rooney")

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2007 Zeitgeist (Video documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2007 War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (Documentary)
Self

2007 Taxi to the Dark Side (Documentary)
Self

2007 Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (Documentary)
Self

2007 No End in Sight (Documentary)
Self

2007 Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (Documentary)
Self

2006 911 Octopus (Video documentary)
Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense

2006 Al Jazeera English (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 15 November 2006 (2006) ... Self

2006 NCIS (TV Series)
Self

- Once a Hero (2006) ... Self (uncredited)

2006 Have I Got News for You (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #32.5 (2006) ... Self (uncredited)

2006 Shut Up & Sing (Documentary)
Self

2006 ...So Goes the Nation (Documentary)
Self

2006 Hardball with Chris Matthews (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 3 August 2006 (2006) ... Self

2006 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (TV Series)
Self - Secretary of Defense

- Episode dated 8 June 2006 (2006) ... Self - Secretary of Defense

2006 The Human Behavior Experiments (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 SuperNews! (TV Series)
Self

- The Wacky Trial of Saddam Hussein (2006) ... Self (uncredited)

2001-2006 The 7.30 Report (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 16 March 2006 (2006) ... Self

- Episode dated 16 November 2004 (2004) ... Self

- Episode dated 3 April 2003 (2003) ... Self

- Episode dated 1 April 2003 (2003) ... Self

- Episode dated 27 March 2003 (2003) ... Self

Show all 9 episodes

2006 The Hour (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 9 March 2006 (2006) ... Self

2006 The Road to Guantanamo
Self (uncredited)

2006 My Child: Mothers of War (Documentary)
Self

2005 Blowin' in the Wind (Documentary)
Self

2005 Saddam Hussein: Histoire d'un procès annoncé (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Beyond Treason (Video documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2005 Torture: The Guantanamo Guidebook (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2005 Why We Fight (Documentary)
Self

2005 The Complete History of U.S. Wars 1700-2004 (TV Series)
Self

- The Police Wars (2005) ... Self

2004 The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- The Shadows in the Cave (2004) ... Self

- Baby It's Cold Outside (2004) ... Self

2004 Last Laugh '04 (TV Movie)
Self

2004 Saddam Hussein: le procès que vous ne verrez pas (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Unconstitutional (Video documentary)
Self

2004 Uncovered: The War on Iraq (Documentary)
Self

2004 WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (Documentary)
Self

2004 The World According to Bush (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 (Documentary)
Self

2004 Le 11 septembre n'a pas eu lieu... (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Le grand complot (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Freedom2speak v2.0 (Documentary)
Self

2004 LSD a Go Go (Documentary short)
Self

2004 Control Room (Documentary)
Self

2003 Our Friend Saddam (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 Året der gik 2003 (TV Special)
Self

2003 National Geographic: 21 Days to Baghdad (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Secretary of Defense

2003 Sendung ohne Namen (TV Series)
Self

- Fernsehen! Fernsehen! Fernsehen! (2003) ... Self

- Angst vor der Zukunft? (2003) ... Self

2002 Les mercredis de l'histoire (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Dark Side of the Moon (2002) ... Self

2002 Bowling for Columbine (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2002 What Really Happened on September 11th (TV Series)
Self

- George W. Bush (2002) ... Self (uncredited)

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Release of the book, "Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall and Catastrophic Legacy" by Andrew Cockburn. See more »

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5 Print Biographies | 7 Portrayals | 5 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

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U.S. Secretary of Defense

Alternate Names:

Sec. Donald Rumsfeld

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

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[on the war in Iraq] I don't do quagmires. See more »

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Having served as Secretary of Defense under both Gerald Ford (he was also chief of staff to that president in the mid-1970s) and 'George W. Bush', Donald Rumsfeld has the distinction of being both the youngest and the oldest Defense Secretary in U.S. history. See more »

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