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John Hinckley Jr.

John Hinckley Jr.

Born: 1955-05-29 • Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Filmography
Henry Fonda for President poster
Henry Fonda for President
2025 • Self (archive footage)
Hinckley poster
Hinckley
2024 • Self
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century poster
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1992
Acts of Violence poster
Acts of Violence
1985 • Self (archive footage)
Faces of Death II poster
Faces of Death II
1981 • Self (archive footage)