James Brady

Actor

Born August 29, 1940 in Centralia, 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.

Filmography

Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight

Self (archive footage)

National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service

Self - Reagan Press Secretary (archive footage)

Without Warning: The James Brady Story

James Brady (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Killing of America

Self (archive footage)

Faces of Death II

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)