James Brady
Known for ActingBorn 1940-08-29 — died 2014-08-04Centralia, Illinois, USA
James Scott Brady (August 29, 1940 – August 4, 2014) was an American journalist, politician, activist and American public official who served as assistant to the U.S. president and the 17th White House Press Secretary, serving under President Ronald Reagan.
On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded Brady during Hinckley’s attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, which occurred two months and 10 days after Reagan's inauguration.
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Brady's death in 2014 was eventually ruled a homicide, caused by the gunshot wound he received 33 years earlier in 1981.
Known for
The Killing of America
1981 · as Self (archive footage)
Faces of Death II
1981 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991 · as James Brady (archive footage) (uncredited)
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
2004 · as Self - Reagan Press Secretary (archive footage)
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
2023 · as Self (archive footage)