Fred Phelps
Acting
Biography
Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. (November 13, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American minister and disbarred attorney who served as pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church which is well known for being a hate group.
Born: November 13, 1929
Place of Birth: Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Known For
Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
Louis returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.
Hail Satan?
The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.
Small Town Gay Bar
The story of community in the Deep South that is forced to deal with the struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression.
Keith Allen Will Burn in Hell
Keith Allen visits Westboro Baptist Church to confront them about their extreme religious beliefs.
Laramie Inside Out
A Laramie local travels back home to document how the Matthew Shepard tragedy has changed her home town.
Hatemongers
Documentary tracking the exploits of aging Calvinist preacher Fred Phelps, a convicted felon who leads his cult (primarily composed of his wife, nine of their children, and his fifty-two grandchildren) on their "love crusades" across America, which include calling for gays to be killed, praising terrorist attacks, mocking mourners at the funerals of AIDS patients and murder victims, and literally dancing and spitting on the graves of his enemies.
Filmography
as Himself (archive footage)
as Self - Religious Leader (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Himself
as Himself