Self is a real person portrayed by Adolf Hitler in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Lindbergh (season 3), they were 101 years old.
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Fontaine, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Charles Chaplin, Martin Scorsese and Nancy Allen.
Episodes8
Lindbergh
episode S3.E1 october 1990After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but struggles with life in the limelight.FDR: Part II
episode S7.E2 october 1994Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the second of two parts.The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle
episode S7.E5 november 1994Documentary chronicling the history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them almost completely off-guard, sweeping away major portions of the front line, pushing deep into the rear areas and causing tens of thousands of casualties before it was finally halted.The Fight
episode S17.E2 october 2004Documentary on the boxing match between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling, which captured the world's attention on June 22, 1938.Civilian Conservation Corps
episode S22.E1 november 2009American Experience celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Founded by Roosevelt during the Great Depression, the CCC put over 3 million men to work improving the countries infrastructure and national parks.Jesse Owens
episode S24.E7 may 2012On April 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he was barely able to control his anger in the face of Nazi racism. But instead of letting himself be distracted, the young athlete channeled his raw emotions into one of the most remarkable achievements in athletic history: four gold medals in two days.Henry Ford
episode S25.E5 january 2013HENRY FORD paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century.War of the Worlds
episode S26.E1 october 2013An account of Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama broadcast that inadvertently started a mass panic.
- Lindbergh
- FDR: Part II
- The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle
- The Fight
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Jesse Owens
- Henry Ford
- War of the Worlds