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John Conyers
Actor
Born May 16, 1929Died October 27, 2019 (90 years)
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John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. During his final three terms, his district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area.
Conyers served more than 50 years in Congress, becoming the sixth-longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history; he was the longest-serving African American member of Congress. Conyers was the Dean of the House of Representatives. By the end of his last term, he was the last remaining member of Congress who had served since the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. During his final three terms, his district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area.
Conyers served more than 50 years in Congress, becoming the sixth-longest serving member of Congress in U.S. history; he was the longest-serving African American member of Congress. Conyers was the Dean of the House of Representatives. By the end of his last term, he was the last remaining member of Congress who had served since the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Filmography
| 2022 | Behind the Shield: The Power & Politics of the NFL · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Head Games · as Self |
| 2012 | Brothers on the Line · as Self |
| 2009 | Black Mold Exposure · as Self - U.s. Respresentative |
| 2008 | Superpower · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2006 | An Unreasonable Man · as Self |
| 2006 | American Blackout · as Self |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement · as Self - U.s. Congress (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Eyes on the Prize (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Nationtime · as Self |
| 1970 | NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Representative, Michigan (segment "a Billion Here, A Billion There...") |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | Firing Line (TV Series) · as Self |