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John Hinckley Jr.
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.
Top Filmography
7.4
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
2022 // TV
7.2
The Killing of America
1981 // MOVIE
3.9
Faces of Death II
1981 // MOVIE
5.8
Gutfeld!
2021 // TV
8.1
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017 // TV
6.0
Acts of Violence
1985 // MOVIE
9.0
Hinckley
2024 // MOVIE
7.0
Henry Fonda for President
2025 // MOVIE
7.0
Stalker Files
2018 // TV
0.0
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992 // MOVIE
0.0
Forensic Justice
2016 // TV