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James Brady

1940-08-29 – 2014-08-04 (age 73) Centralia, Illinois, USA
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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.

Known For

Faces of Death II
Faces of Death II

1981

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Without Warning: The James Brady Story
Without Warning: The James Brady Story

1991

as James Brady (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Killing of America
The Killing of America

1981

as Self (archive footage)

National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service
National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service

2004

as Self - Reagan Press Secretary (archive footage)

Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight
Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight

2023

as Self (archive footage)