Actor
James R. Schlesinger
Born 1929 · New York City, New York, USA
James Rodney Schlesinger (February 15, 1929 – March 27, 2014) was an American economist and public servant who was best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to becoming Secretary of Defense, he served as Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) from 1971 to 1973, and as CIA Director for a few months in 1973. He became America's first Secretary of Energy under Jimmy Carter in 1977, serving until 1979. While Secretary of Defense, he opposed amnesty for draft resisters and pressed for development of more sophisticated nuclear weapon systems. Additionally, his support for the A-10 and the lightweight fighter program (later the F-16) helped ensure that they were carried to completion.
Acting
NOVA
Self (archive footage) · 1974
60 Minutes
Self · 1968
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Self (archive footage) · 2007
Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower
Self · 2008
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby
Self · 2011
The Energy War
Self - US Secretary of Energy · 1979
The Fall of Saigon
Self · 1995
First Strike
Self · 1979
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policy
Self · 2005