Fidel Castro
Known for Acting · 173 credits
- Born
- 1926-08-13
- Died
- 2016-11-25
- Place of birth
- Birán, Cuba
- Also known as
- Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Biography
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
Mentiras verdaderas
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Explained
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Minnesota Experience
2018
as Self (archive footage)
America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset
2026
as Self (archive footage)
World in Action
1963
La Case du Siècle
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Informe especial
1984
as Self (archive footage)
Legends of Cinema
2016
as Self (archive footage)
First Tuesday
1983
História do Comunismo
2024
as Self
Код доступа
2017
as Self
How to Become a Tyrant
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Spycraft
2021
as Self
Faith of the Century: A History of Communism
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Bobby Kennedy for President
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rogues Gallery
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Guerilleros
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Castro's Revolution vs. The World
2019
Movies (154)
The Mayor
2012
JFK
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Under the spell of the bomb
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Polygoon
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Topaz
1969
as Self (archive footage)
Hồ Chí Minh - Portrait of A Man
1990
as Self (archival footage)
Nobody
2017
as Himself
Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Wasp Network
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
2016
as Self
Improper Conduct
1984
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Two Meetings and a Funeral
2017
General Assembly
1960
as Fidel Castro
Salvador Allende
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Che Guevara - Hasta La Victoria Siempre
2003
El Diálogo de América
1972
as Él mismo
Nixon
1995
as (Archive footage)
American Comandante
2015
as Self (archival footage)
7 Days in Havana
2012
as Self (segment "Diary of a Beginner") (archive footage)
Elián
2017
as himself
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self (archive footage)
537 Votes
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Fidel Racconta il Che
1987
as Himself
Cuba, el valor de una utopía
2006
as Himself
Santiago Files
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Hour of the Furnaces
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files
1999
as Self (archive footage)
el moro
2004
as Self
El último panfleto
1995
as Self
Fidel Castro no Rio de Janeiro, 1959
The Fog of War
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Germán Araújo
2025
as Himself (archival footage)
Fidel
1971
as Self
Castro: The World's Most Watched Man
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
Parlez-moi du Che
1987
as Self
Looking for Fidel
2004
as Self
Un Giorno con Fidel
2007
as Himself
El día más largo
2011
Mário
2024
Balseros
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Cousteau
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Chile: A Genral Record
1986
The Padilla Affair
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Revolution's Daughter
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
My Brother, Fidel
1977
as Self
Anxiety. Thoughts of an Old Man
1984
as Self (archive footage)
General Idi Amin Dada
1974
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis
2016
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Muerte al invasor
1962
as Self (archive footage)
Brascuba
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Che, Today and Always
1983
as Fidel Castro
Another Day of Life
2018
as Himself (archive footage)
Nostalgia for the Future
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers
2019
as Self (archive footage)
About Extra Hours and Volunteer Work
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Laissez-faire
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Suite Tortilla #59: The Celluloid Women
2024
as Self (Voice)
Cuba and the Cameraman
2017
as Self
Un italiano per Fidel
Lejos de la isla
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Cuba, Batista et la mafia
2012
as Fidel Castro
World in Action: End of a Revolution
1967
Looking for Fidel
2006
as Himself
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America
1991
as Self(archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self (archive footage)
Cuba 30 Anni Dopo
1990
as Himself
Dear Fidel: Marita's Story
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico
1995
Cuban Rebel Girls
1959
as Self (uncredited)
La marcha del pueblo combatiente
1980
Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella
1970
as Himself (archive footage)
The First Year
1972
as Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ernesto Che Guevara
1995
as Self(archive footage)
Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angola: The War
2017
as Himself - President of Cuba (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Kordavision: The man who shot Che Guevara
2005
The Society of the Spectacle
1974
as Self (archive footage)
American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Chile, el gran desafío
1973
as Self
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Kubánske otázniky
2000
as archívne zábery
Comandante
2003
as Self
ABC Close-Up: Yanki, No!
1960
as Self
Attack on the Americas
as Himself
Hello Cubans
1963
as Self (uncredited)
Far from Vietnam
1967
as Self (segment "Fidel Castro")
Palme
2012
as Self (archive footage)
A Grin Without a Cat
1977
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Necessary War
1980
as Himself
Compromiso con Chile
1972
A propósito de nuestra historia
1980
as Archive
South of the Border
2009
as Self (archive footage)
On Company Business
1980
as Self - Prime Minister of Cuba (archive footage)
Laboratory Greece
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro: Life for the Revolution
2004
as Self
Lest We Forget
1991
as Self (segment "Pour Esteban González González, Cuba") (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Day That Lasted 21 Years
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Cuba and Fidel
1974
as Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
Che Guevara, naissance d'un mythe
2017
Memories of Overdevelopment
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Saved the World
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The War on Democracy
2007
as Self (archive footage)
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Historien ska frikänna mig
2016
as Self
Oswald's Ghost
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Celia - la más hermosa flor
2015
Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
2003
as Self
JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Island Ablazed
1961
as Self
Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Franco and Fidel: A Strange Friendship
2016
as Himself
Ethel
2012
as Self (archive footage)
History of Brazil
1974
as Self (archive)
About Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Descript… With 173 credits spanning from 1959 to 2026, Fidel Castro has appeared in 154 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fidel Castro Movies
- The Mayor (2012)
- JFK (1991) — as Self (archive footage)
- Under the spell of the bomb (2021) — as Self (archive footage)
- The World of Polygoon (1994) — as Self (archive footage)
- Topaz (1969) — as Self (archive footage)
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