Jack Ruby

Jack Ruby

Born: April 25, 1911
Died: January 3, 1967
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Leon Rubenstein; April 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner and alleged associate of the Chicago Outfit who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was accused of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Dallas jury found Ruby guilty of murdering Oswald and sentenced him to death. Ruby's conviction was later appealed, and he was to be granted a new trial; however, he became ill in prison and died of a pulmonary embolism from lung cancer on January 3, 1967.

Movies for Jack Ruby...

Title: JFK: Destiny Betrayed
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 22, 2021
Type: TV
Thirty years after his film JFK, filmmaker Oliver Stone takes viewers on a journey though recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy - the most consequential American murder mystery of the twentieth century. Joined by Oscar-winning narrators Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland, as well as a distinguished team of forensics, medical and ballistics experts, historians, and witnesses, Stone presents compelling evidence that in the Kennedy case “conspiracy theory” is now “conspiracy fact.”
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JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
Title: JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 12, 2021
Type: Movie
Thirty years after his film JFK, filmmaker Oliver Stone takes viewers on a journey through recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy - the most consequential American murder mystery of the twentieth century. Joined by Oscar-winning narrators Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland, as well as a distinguished team of forensics, medical and ballistics experts, historians, and witnesses, Stone presents compelling evidence that in the Kennedy case “conspiracy theory” is now “conspiracy fact.”
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Killing John F. Kennedy
Title: Killing John F. Kennedy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 24, 2020
Type: Movie
John F Kennedy was one of America's greatest presidents. He was the voice of the people who was a natural public speaker and a cool calm figure in front of the cameras. His influence helped push America through the most dangerous moments of the cold war, diffusing what could have been world nuclear destruction. But in November 1963, his life would come to a devastating end through the hands of an assassin. But who would kill one of the most popular presidents? Why was he a target? Join us as we investigate the life and career of JFK and ask the question...Who was really behind the killing of JFK?
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Title: Apocalypse: War of Worlds (1945-1991)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 5, 2019
Type: TV
The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the ever-powerful United States, is pitted against the Communist East, the Soviet Empire.
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Title: Bobby Kennedy for President
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 27, 2018
Type: TV
Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the legacy of the man who helped redefine the country.
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Killing Jimmy Hoffa
Title: Killing Jimmy Hoffa
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 11, 2014
Type: Movie
Jimmy Hoffa was one of the most powerful men in America. In 1974 he disappeared, never been seen again: one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.
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Title: The Sixties
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 29, 2014
Type: TV
The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.
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Killing Oswald
Title: Killing Oswald
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 22, 2013
Type: Movie
From the director of RFK Must Die, Killing Oswald explores the mystery of how and why John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald were assassinated in 1963, tracing Oswald's strange transformation from US Marine radar operator in Japan, monitoring U2 spy planes over Russia; to 20-year-old Marxist defector, decamping to Moscow threatening to share military secrets with the KGB; to pro-Castro activist in New Orleans and self-proclaimed patsy in Dallas.
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Momo: The Sam Giancana Story
Title: Momo: The Sam Giancana Story
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Giancana Family Unites to Make "Momo: The Sam Giancana" Story Daughters Speak Publically for First Time on Momo's involvement with the assassinations of Marilyn Monroe and JFK.
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JFK Assassination: The Definitive Guide
Title: JFK Assassination: The Definitive Guide
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Documentary - tember 11th... Pearl Harbor... the assassination of JFK. Days that forever changed America. But the Kennedy assassination is different: 50 years after it happened, most Americans think we don't know who did it. Now History has conducted the largest nationwide survey ever attempted on the topic to learn exactly what the country believes. Who do Americans suspect was really responsible for JFK's death? - Jonathan Adams, Vincent Bugliosi, Z. Dieterich
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Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
Title: Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
Documentary - This special seeks to explain the enigmatic Oswald using a brand new approach. No other documentary has exclusively traced Oswald's actions in the minutes, hours and days following the events in Dallas. By shifting the focus on that November weekend, we're able to tell a familiar story in an unfamiliar way, providing a refreshing new perspective on Oswald himself, as well as on the Kennedy assassination. - Michael Baker, Jason Lee Boyson, Sarah Joy Byington
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Title: Mafia's Greatest Hits
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 18, 2012
Type: TV
Uncovers the extraordinary truth behind some of the Mafia's most notorious outlaws, and reveals how the FBI and law enforcement developed the techniques to crack the organization and bring it to justice. This is the story of the rise and fall of the Mafia, told by the people who brought it down.
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Title: The Kennedys
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 3, 2011
Type: TV
The Kennedys is an Emmy-winning Canadian-American television miniseries chronicling the lives of the Kennedy family, including key triumphs and tragedies it has experienced. It stars Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson among others, and is directed by Jon Cassar. The series premiered in the United States in April 2011 on ReelzChannel and on History Television in Canada.
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The Kennedy Detail
Title: The Kennedy Detail
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Based on the book by Gerald S. Blaine With Lisa McCubbin "The Kennedy Detail", this documentary interviews the men who served on President JFK's Secret Service Detail and their memories of the man, president, and perceptions of Camelot. Some of these men were there on the fateful day when life changed on the streets of Dallas, TX in Dealey Plaza on November 22nd, 1963.
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The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination
Title: The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 23, 2009
Type: Movie
President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination in Dallas has sparked decades of questions and controversy. The "lost" JFK recordings made available for this documentary -- including local TV and radio reports -- shed new light on the tragedy. The rarely seen material has been organized to capture the drama as it unfolded, including the shocked reactions of Dallas citizens, many of whom were caught up directly in the sweep of events.
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Did the Mob Kill JFK?
Title: Did the Mob Kill JFK?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.
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JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America
Title: JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 11, 2009
Type: Movie
The film is an unnarrated collection of archived news and home movie footage shot as events unfolded, some of it rarely seen. Part one deals with the time from President Kennedy's arrival in Dallas on November 22, 1963 through the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald less than 48 hours later. Part two deals with the Warren Commission, its critics and those who suspect a conspiracy, the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 and the turmoil that followed, and the continuing doubt about the assassinations and the effects this has had on American society.
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An American Affair
Title: An American Affair
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 27, 2008
Type: Movie
In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.
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The American Trap
Title: The American Trap
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 2008
Type: Movie
The world is still reeling from the assassination of JFK - but has yet to lose his kid brother Bobby. In the midst of all this, a reluctant hero by the name of Lucien Rivard becomes enmeshed in a web of global political intrigue and corruption.
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Frame 313: The JFK Assassination Theories
Title: Frame 313: The JFK Assassination Theories
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Frame 313 examines several theories that have been offered about who was responsible for the JFK Assassination including the single bullet theory, the CIA/Mafia theory, the Soviet Union/KGB theory, the Mafia hit theory, and the CIA/Anti-Castro theory.
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Title: Mobsters
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 5, 2007
Type: TV
Mobsters is an American documentary television series that profiles the lives of infamous individuals in history; the series puts the spotlight on some of history's most infamous gangsters and all that went on during their reigns. The series airs on The Biography Channel. Some episodes of Mobsters are rehashes of the similar TV Series American Justice as well as Notorious (TV series), both series that were originally broadcast on Biography Channel's sister channel, A&E Network; some episodes also rehash segments from another A&E series American Gangster, which began airing on the Black Entertainment Television channel. The only differences are the intro of the episodes and the lead-in's after commercials. Besides this, the rehashed episodes are no different in any way.
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Evidence of Revision: The Assassination of America
Title: Evidence of Revision: The Assassination of America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Evidence of Revision is a six part documentary containing historical, original news footage revealing that the most seminal events in recent American history have been deeply and purposefully misrepresented to the public. Archival footage and interviews provide an in-depth exploration of events ranging from the Kennedy assassinations to the Jonestown massacre, and all that lies between. The footprints left in this archival footage reveal the coordinated, clandestine sculpting of the America we know today. Evidence of Revision proves once and for all that history has been revised even as it was written!
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JFK II: The Bush Connection
Title: JFK II: The Bush Connection
Character: Self - Former Associate of Richard Nixon (archive footage)
Released: September 9, 2003
Type: Movie
Four part documentary about JFK's murder, and who had reasons and means to do it, and to escape. - Part 1: History is written by the winners. Part 2: Through the Looking Glass. Part 3: Who killed JFK?. Part 4: Deep History.
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Title: History's Mysteries
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 4, 1998
Type: TV
History's Mysteries was an American documentary television series on the History Channel.
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Love Field
Title: Love Field
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 11, 1992
Type: Movie
Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours after she sees him arrive in Dallas. Despite her husband Ray's prohibition, she decides to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. Forced to travel by bus, she befriends Jonell, the young black daughter of Paul Couter. Sensing something wrong, her good intentioned interference leads the mixed race threesome on an increasingly difficult journey to Washington with both the police and Ray looking for them.
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The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes
Title: The JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 1992
Type: Movie
This documentary tells the story of District Attorney Jim Garrison, who -- after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- looked closely into evidence available to him and came forward with an interpretation that went beyond the Warren Commission's authorized report. The film examines occurrences before and after the assassination and considers theoretical connections with the FBI, the CIA, the Mafia, the Cuban situation, the war in Vietnam, and other national and international concerns. An interview with Garrison is included in the film. Footage of the tragedy and interviews with witnesses offer further information and ideas.
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Death Scenes 2
Title: Death Scenes 2
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. DEATH SCENES II uniquely ushers the brave and curious into a spellbinding trip through the reality that is our world today.
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The Killing of America
Title: The Killing of America
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 1981
Type: Movie
A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.