---
name: "Richard Nixon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-nixon"
fi1m_id: "richard-nixon"
imdb_id: "nm0633271"
tmdb_id: 27765
wikidata_id: "Q9588"
roles: []
born: "9 January 1913"
died: "22 April 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-03T03:54:07.518158+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Nixon

## Identity

Richard Nixon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-nixon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-nixon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0633271
- **TMDB ID:** 27765
- **Wikidata ID:** Q9588
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633271/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27765

Actor. Born 9 January 1913 in Yorba Linda, California, USA. Died 22 April 1994.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 January 1913, Yorba Linda, California, USA
- **Died:** 22 April 1994
- **Also known as:** Richard Milhous Nixon , President Nixon, President Richard Nixon
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 77 (2), 1980s 82 (1), 2000s 87 (2), 2010s 76 (4), 2020s 84 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 79 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Documentary 9, History 4, Music 2, War 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 26 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $213m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633271/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27765

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Man on Wire*](https://film.one/film/man-on-wire.md) (90), [*The Fog of War*](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Hearts and Minds*](https://film.one/film/hearts-and-minds.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Richard Nixon (1913–1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. He previously held office as vice president, senator and representative for California.

Nixon appears in numerous films through archive footage, credited as self. His contributions to film include *The Fog of War* (2003), *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), *Vice* (2018), *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975) and *The Doors* (1991).

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Cover-Up* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/cover-up.md)
- *Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)* (2021), Fi1m 87, as Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised.md)
- *13th* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/13th.md)
- *O.J.: Made in America* (2016), Fi1m 91, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/o-j-made-in-america.md)
- *Listen to Me Marlon* (2015), Fi1m 76, as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/listen-to-me-marlon.md)
- *When You're Strange* (2010), Fi1m 55, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/when-youre-strange.md)
- *Man on Wire* (2008), Fi1m 90, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/man-on-wire.md)
- *The Fog of War* (2003), Fi1m 84, as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md)
- *The Killing Fields* (1984), Fi1m 82, as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-fields.md)
- *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975), Fi1m 72, as Self (archive sound) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rocky-horror-picture-show.md)
- *Hearts and Minds* (1974), Fi1m 82, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/hearts-and-minds.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Houston, We Have A War* (2026), as Richard Nixon
- *Europa Too* (2026), as The Duck
- *Duck and Cover* (2025), Actor
- *Amérique Latine, un continent sous influences* (2025), Actor
- *Tovarășu': facerea, gloria și desfacerea unui dictator* (2023), Actor
- *FACE OF FIRE* (2020), as (voice)
- *Citizen Jane Fonda* (2020), Actor
- *Cuba, l'histoire secrète* (2016), Actor
- *Vietnam: Secret Negotiations that Ended the War* (2015), Actor
- *Loose Lips - Her Last Interview* (2013), Actor
- *Cuba, Batista et la mafia* (2012), as Richard Nixon
- *Secret Service Secrets* (2012), series, as Richard Nixon
- *It Felt Like a Kiss* (2009), Actor
- *The Dark Side of Porn: Hunting Emmanuelle* (2006), Actor
- *Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema* (2004), Actor
- *Nixon* (1995), as (Archive footage)
- *Shanks for the Memory* (1994), Actor
- *Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements* (1985), Actor
- *Nixon: Checkers to Watergate* (1976), Actor
- *Ted Stevens and Richard Nixon in D.C.* (1970), Actor
- *The Devil's Joint* (1969), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Richard Nixon](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-bfc047dbf9d2.jpg) Richard Nixon — Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center.	 (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Richard_Nixon_presidential_portrait.jpg/1280px-Richard_Nixon_presidential_portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Nixon](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-cb3da3d1f1e6.jpg) Richard Nixon — President (1969-1974 : Nixon). White House Photo Office. 1969-1974, General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of Presidential Libraries. Office of Presidential Papers. 1/20/1969-ca. 12/1974, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Children_at_the_1971_White_House_Easter_Egg_Roll_-_DPLA_-_ecb206375c3bf98cb1359f1339c868c8.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Aanhangers van Sun Myung Moon demonstreren in Den Haag o.a. pro-Nixon Beschrijving : De betogers m (1974)](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-224801cc0ab3.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Aanhangers van Sun Myung Moon demonstreren in Den Haag o.a. pro-Nixon Beschrijving : De betogers m (1974) — Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/De_betogers_met_spandoeken%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-0156.jpg/1280px-De_betogers_met_spandoeken%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-0156.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![An ad for Richard Nixon, 1972, made by Democrats for Nixon](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-6a4eef215c21.png) An ad for Richard Nixon, 1972, made by Democrats for Nixon — Puppetmapperyt1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Democrats_for_Nixon.png/1280px-Democrats_for_Nixon.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Nixon](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-ca5d4b4fad7a.jpg) Richard Nixon — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard Nixon](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-6ec68cd1987e.jpg) Richard Nixon — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard Nixon](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-c2846065f166.jpg) Richard Nixon — Image via TMDB
- ![President Richard Nixon, year unknown, descends the chapel steps at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France.](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-0342347f2a8f.jpg) President Richard Nixon, year unknown, descends the chapel steps at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France. — U.S. Civilian ABMC by [null Courtesy], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Five_things_you_may_not_know_about_Aisne-Marne_American_Cemetery_%287763014%29.jpg/1280px-Five_things_you_may_not_know_about_Aisne-Marne_American_Cemetery_%287763014%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![President Richard Nixon, year unknown, walks among the headstones at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France.](https://film.one/media/person/98324/gallery-df4808239d52.jpg) President Richard Nixon, year unknown, walks among the headstones at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France. — U.S. Civilian ABMC by [null Courtesy], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Five_things_you_may_not_know_about_Aisne-Marne_American_Cemetery_%287763016%29.jpg/1280px-Five_things_you_may_not_know_about_Aisne-Marne_American_Cemetery_%287763016%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated

- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1988: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording 1979: Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording (nominated), for *The Nixon Interviews With David Frost*
- Time Person of the Year 1972: Time Person of the Year (won)
- Time Person of the Year 1971: Time Person of the Year (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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