James Brady
Known for
Acting
Born
August 29, 1940
Birthplace
Centralia, Illinois, USA
Died
August 4, 2014 (aged 73)
Biography
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.
Brady's death in 2014 was eventually ruled a homicide, caused by the gunshot wound he received 33 years earlier in 1981.
Best known work
Faces of Death II
1981
The Killing of America
1981
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
2023
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
1991
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
2004Filmography
2023
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlightas Self (archive footage)
2004
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Serviceas Self - Reagan Press Secretary (archive footage)
1991
Without Warning: The James Brady Storyas James Brady (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981
The Killing of Americaas Self (archive footage)
1981
Faces of Death IIas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)