- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Vliet Lindsay
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Former mayor of New York City during the turbulent 1960s. He was a staunch supporter of the Civil Rights Bill even when it was an unpopular stance during his Congressional years in the 1950s and early 1960s. When cities burned following the murder of Martin Luther King, New York City was the exception because of the trusting relationship Mayor Lindsay had built with the city's African American community. He is credited with opening up more opportunities for minorities than any other mayor in New York City history. This was at the expense of alienating many members of the white middle class. He chose to leave the mayoralty after two terms to return to private law practice. He had been in public service for 16-years, since 1957 when he went to work for the Department of Justice under Eisenhower and Attorney General Herbert Brownell.
Mr. Lindsay's only movie acting role was in Rosebud (1975), directed by Otto Preminger. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson when the show was based in New York City.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseMary Anne Harrison(June 18, 1949 - December 19, 2000) (his death, 4 children)
- Mayor of New York City, 1966-1973.
- Served in the United States Navy during World War II.
- Was Mayor of New York City from 1966-1973
- U.S. congressional representative from New York (1959-1965).
- Ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1972
- "It was the wrong mistake." (on his failed attempt to win the 1980 Democratic Senate nomination for the state of New York)
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