Known For
Acting
Known Credits
9
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 15, 1929 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2011 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colbyas Self | |
| 2008 | Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpoweras Self | |
| 2007 | Ghosts of Abu Ghraibas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | U.S. Strategic Nuclear Policyas Self | |
| 1995 | The Fall of Saigonas Self | |
| 1979 | First Strikeas Self | |
| 1979 | The Energy Waras Self - US Secretary of Energy | |
| 1974 | NOVAas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | 60 Minutesas Self |
