After two years with WOC, Reagan transferred to an NBC radio outlet, in Des Moines, Iowa. Many people attributed his success in radio to his wide imagination and a powerful voice. īefore Reagan's acting career took off, he was a sportscaster for a radio station in Davenport, Iowa for WOC. While sometimes overshadowed by other actors, Reagan's screen performances did receive many good reviews. He spent the first few years of his Hollywood career in the " B film" unit, where, Reagan joked, the producers "didn't want them good, they wanted them Thursday". Reagan, born in Tampico, Illinois, moved to California and took a screen test in 1937 that led to a seven-year contract with Warner Bros. Reagan retired from acting in 1965, and he became active in Republican politics, being elected as Governor of California in 1966, and later as President of the United States in 1980. When his film roles began to dwindle in the mid-1950s, Reagan turned to television, where he hosted and acted in a number of programs, most notably as host of the General Electric Theater for eight years on CBS. In 1952, he married fellow actress Nancy Davis.
He acted and narrated military training films such as Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter and Beyond the Line of Duty, the latter of which later won the Academy Award for Best Short film. With the studio, he starred in such films as Dark Victory, Knute Rockne, All American, and Kings Row – which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1943.ĭuring World War II, Reagan served in the Army Air Force, assigned to the film production unit. from his absence during World War II, Reagan would make most of his movies with Warner Bros. Reagan's acting career began in 1937 when he contracted with Warner Bros.
The filmography of Ronald Reagan (Febru– June 5, 2004), the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989, includes many motion pictures and television.
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