McNamara

Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara — American businessman and Secretary of Defense (1916-2009)

Robert Strange McNamara, also known by his initials RSM, was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson at the height of the Cold War. He remains the longest-serving secretary of defense, having remained in office over seven years. He played a major role in promoting the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 17 films (1192–1999) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 90 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
11926 Sparrows Carl Harbaugh, Earle Brown, William Beaudine, Tom McNamara 1:09 B&W
1921 LITTLE ITALY. Realart Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1922 ONE TERRIBLE DAY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 20 min B&W
1922 Our Gang Robert F. McGowan, Tom McNamara, Charley Chase, Fred C. Newmeyer 20 min B&W
1922 OUR GANG. Pathe Exchange Inc. 20 min B&W
1926 Sparrows Pickford Corp. ; collaborators, Tom McNamara, Carl Harbaugh, Earle Brown ; adaptation, C. Gardner Sullivan ; story, Winifred Dunn ; direction, William Beaudine. 109 16mm B&W silent
1937 GIRL OVERBOARD. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 6 reels B&W
1953 The Moon Is Blue. Holmby Productions Inc. 10 reels 35mm B&W sound
1954 Three Coins In The Fountain. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 102 min 35mm Color sound
1955 Prince Of Players Ideal Pictures Inc 96 min 16mm Color sound
1955 Prince Of Players. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 102 min 35mm Color sound
1957 Slaughter On Tenth Avenue. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1958 LAND OF NEW FRONTIERS Don McNamara Productions for Frito Co. 20 min 16mm Color Sound
1963 The Cardinal. Gamma Productions Inc. 175 35mm Color sound
1976 Death Weekend Quadrant Films, Ltd. Made with the assistance of The Canadian Film Development Corporation & Famous Players Film Company 89 min Color sound
1990 Arachnophobia Frank Marshall 105 min Color
1999 Fight club David Fincher 139 min Color