Acting
Jim Jones
Born 1931-05-13
Crete, Indiana, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. In what he called "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle orchestrated a mass murder–suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Jones and the events which occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jim Jones
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American Experience
1988
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Explained
2018
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The UnXplained
2019
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
2006
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Seconds from Disaster
2005
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The Killing of America
1981
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The Seventies
2015
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America's Book of Secrets
2012
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Forensic Justice
2016
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History's Mysteries
1998
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (29 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Motorgasm: a cinematic act of terrorism | self (archive footage) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Mother Undercover | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2023 |
 | QAnon: The Search for Q | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The UnXplained | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Very Scary People | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 605 Adults 304 Children | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Inside the Criminal Mind | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | The Radical Story of Patty Hearst | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | People Magazine Investigates: Cults | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Explained | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Jonestown: The Women Behind the Massacre | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Forensic Justice | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Seventies | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2015 |
 | America's Book of Secrets | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Witness to Jonestown | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Seconds from Disaster | Self (archival footage) | TV Series | 2005 |
 | History's Mysteries | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1998 |
| Killer Cults - Blinded By The Light | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1998 | |
 | American Experience | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1988 |
 | True Gore | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Movie | 1987 |
 | Psychic TV: First Transmission | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Killing of America | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Deceived: The Jonestown Tragedy | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Miracle Healers | Self | Movie | 1976 |
 | People's Temple | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |