Ronald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American actor and politician who served as the 40th President of the United States from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. He was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Reagan was the 9th and 13th President of the Screen Actors Guild, from 1947 to 1952 and again from 1959 to 1960. Reagan was a movie, television and radio actor before he began his career in politics.