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Arlen Specter(1930-2012)

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Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter was born on 12 February 1930 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was married to Joan Levy. He died on 14 October 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1930
DiedOctober 14, 2012(82)
BornFebruary 12, 1930
DiedOctober 14, 2012(82)
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Known for

Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)
Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren
7.2
  • Self
  • 1989
PBS News Hour (1975)
PBS News Hour
7.6
TV Series
  • Self - Assistant Counsel, The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Warren Commission)
The Politics of Cancer
  • Self
  • 1994
Advise & Dissent (2012)
Advise & Dissent
7.9
  • Self
  • 2012

Credits

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Thanks

  • Truth is the Only Client: The Official Investigation of the Murder of John F. Kennedy (2019)
    Truth is the Only Client: The Official Investigation of the Murder of John F. Kennedy
    5.2
    • acknowledgement
    • 2019

Self

  • Piers Morgan in Piers Morgan Live (2011)
    Piers Morgan Live
    2.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2012
  • Megyn Kelly in America Live (2010)
    America Live
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2012
  • Advise & Dissent (2012)
    Advise & Dissent
    7.9
    • Self
    • 2012
  • William Shatner in Aftermath with William Shatner (2010)
    Aftermath with William Shatner
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Sean Hannity in Hannity (2009)
    Hannity
    3.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2010
  • Wolf Blitzer in Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer (1993)
    Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
    3.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2008
  • Bill Maher in Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
    Real Time with Bill Maher
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2008
  • Howard Stern on Demand (2005)
    Howard Stern on Demand
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2008
  • Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
    The Daily Show
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2000–2008
  • Loose Change: Final Cut (2007)
    Loose Change: Final Cut
    7.1
    Video
    • Self
    • 2007
  • The Michael Smerconish Show on MSNBC (2007)
    The Michael Smerconish Show on MSNBC
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2007
  • Margaret Brennan in Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (1954)
    Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Self (as Sen. Arlen Specter)
    • 2006
  • George Stephanopoulos in This Week (2005)
    This Week
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Self (as Sen Arlen Specter)
    • 2006
  • Kristen Welker in Meet the Press (1947)
    Meet the Press
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Senator, Pennsylvania
    • 2005–2006
  • Sylvia Chase, Michel Martin, Michele Mitchell, Bill Moyers, Christopher Shays, David Brancaccio, Peter Singer, Robert W. McChesney, Christine Todd Whitman, Kevin Phillips, Tom DeLay, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Piot, Peter Mugyenyi, Maria Hinojosa, Janice Crouse, Linda Uvari, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson in Now on PBS (2002)
    Now on PBS
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Senator, R- Pennsylvania
    • 2003–2006

Archive Footage

  • The JFK Files: Truth, Myth and Murder (2026)
    The JFK Files: Truth, Myth and Murder
    • (archive footage)
    • 2026
  • JFK Assassination: A New Perspective (2025)
    JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
    4.2
    • Self - Senator Pennsylvania (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Chas Licciardello and John Barron in Planet America (2012)
    Planet America
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Former United States Senator (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • JFK: What the Doctors Saw (2023)
    JFK: What the Doctors Saw
    7.6
    • Self - Assistant Counsel, Warren Commission, 1963-64 (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love (2022)
    Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Israel and the Assassinations of the Kennedy Brothers (2021)
    Israel and the Assassinations of the Kennedy Brothers
    7.2
    Video
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • JFK: Destiny Betrayed (2021)
    JFK: Destiny Betrayed
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Warren Commission Junior Counsel (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • John F. Kennedy in JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
    JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
    7.5
    • Self - Warren Commission Junior Counsel (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Hillary (2020)
    Hillary
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Senator, Pennsylvania (R) (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • People Magazine Investigates (2016)
    People Magazine Investigates
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic in Mike and Mike in the Morning (2006)
    Mike and Mike in the Morning
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Self - U.S. Senator (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • The Sixties (2014)
    The Sixties
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Member Warren Commission (archive footage)
    • 2014
  • Frontline (1983)
    Frontline
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Senator, Pennsylvania (archive footage, as Sen. Arlen Specter)
    • 2014
  • Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (2013)
    Anita: Speaking Truth to Power
    6.8
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2013
  • JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America (2009)
    JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2009

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sen Arlen Specter
  • Born
    • February 12, 1930
    • Wichita, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • October 14, 2012
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA(complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Joan LevyJune 14, 1953 - October 14, 2012 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951 and from Yale Law School in 1956. He passed the Pennsylvania Bar in 1956.
  • Nickname
    • Mr. Burns

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