Spiro Agnew

Acting

Spiro Agnew

Born — Died

1918-11-09 — 1996-09-17

Place of birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

17 titles

Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign the position, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832. Agnew was born in Baltimore to a Greek immigrant father and an American mother. He attended Johns Hopkins University and graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He was a campaign aide for U.S. Representative James Devereux in the 1950s, and was appointed to the Baltimore County Board of Zoning Appeals in 1957. In 1962, he was elected Baltimore county executive. In 1966, Agnew was elected governor of Maryland, def…

Known for

Kraft Music Hall poster
5.4

Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.

Kraft Music Hall

1958

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House poster
6.2

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017

The Seventies poster
7.4

A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.

The Seventies

2015

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9.0

What if the United States hadn't pulled the plug on Apollo, as Apple's FOR ALL MANKIND imagined? Built from 2,500 hours of restored archival footage, director Avi Belkin masterfully constructs a riveting thriller around the fateful Apollo 13 mission. Unfolding through the intimate perspective of astronaut Jim Lovell and his family, ODYSSEY tracks his lunar dreams to that distressing message: "Houston, we've had a problem."

Odyssey

2026

Spartamerika poster
7.0

An essay film exploring the thirteen United States Presidents that have led the country through war and conflict from 1950 to 2025.

Spartamerika

2026

Cold Turkey poster
6.2

Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.

Cold Turkey

1971

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 6 titles

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House poster
6.2

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017

Mike Wallace Is Here poster
6.5

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Reagan poster
6.1

Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan.

Reagan

2011

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party poster
6.7

The story of a famously lavish five-day party held by the Shah of Iran in 1971 to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. The event was held at a specially constructed oasis surrounded by a city of tents and attended by 60 world leaders, who enjoyed a five-course banquet and a pageant featuring thousands of soldiers dressed in historical costume. However, the decadence on display had far-reaching consequences, breeding resentment of the Shah's regime among the Iranian people.

Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party

2016

Our Nixon poster
6.4

Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.

Our Nixon

2013

Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of the Possible poster
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For the last half of the 20th century, America was consumed by two struggles: the civil rights movement and the cold war. For 30 years, Hubert Humphrey stood at the center of both. As a soldier of the New Deal and the Great Society, he amassed one of the most prolific legislative records in senate history, sponsoring hundreds of billsfrom Medicare to the Peace Corps to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Hubert H. Humphrey: The Art of the Possible

2010

1970s · 3 titles

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