Dan Rather

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Dan Rather

Acting 94 October 31, 1931

Wharton, Texas, USA

Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national…

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.0 1989 TV Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.9 2009 TV Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.4 1996 TV Show
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

6.4 1993 TV Show
Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

6.5 2007 Movie
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

7.1 2004 Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.0 2003 TV Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.4 1992 TV Show
American Experience

American Experience

6.5 1988 TV Show
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

7.1 2006 Movie

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Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor. He began his career in Texas, becoming a national name after his reporting saved thousands of lives during Hurricane Carla in September 1961. Rather spontaneously created the first radar weather report by overlaying a transparent map over a radar image of Hurricane Carla. In his first national broadcast, he helped initiate the successful evacuation of 350,000 people. He reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Norwood, Where Legends Were Born

    Movie Archival / Himself

  2. 2025
    Cover-Up

    Movie Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)

  3. 2025
    Breakdown: 1975

    Movie Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)

  4. 2025
    Tiananmen Tonight

    Movie Himself

  5. 2025
    The Inquisitor

    Movie Self

  6. 2024
    Biden's Decision

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2024
    Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  8. 2023
    Rather

    Movie Self - Journalist

  9. 2022
    Cuomo

    TV show Self - Guest

  10. 2022
    Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2022
    Lakota Nation vs. United States

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2021
    Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  13. 2021
    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 2019
    Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins

    Movie Self

  15. 2019
    Mike Wallace Is Here

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 2019
    Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2018
    Watergate

    TV show Self

  2. 2018
    Fail State

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2018
    Explained

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  4. 2018
    Howard

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    The Top Ten Revealed

    TV show Self

  6. 2017
    Road to 9/11

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  7. 2017
    The Nineties

    TV show Self

  8. 2016
    Lombardi's Redskins

    Movie Narrator

  9. 2016
    Harry Benson: Shoot First

    Movie Self

  10. 2016
    Chelsea

    TV show Self

  11. 2015
    Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2015
    The Seventies

    TV show Self

  13. 2015
    The Draft

    Movie Self

  14. 2015
    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    TV show Self

  15. 2015
    Tab Hunter Confidential

    Movie Self (archive)

  16. 2015
    MLB Network Presents

    TV show Self

  17. 2014
    Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  18. 2014
    The Sixties

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  19. 2014
    All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

    Movie Self

  20. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self

  21. 2013
    The Assassination of President Kennedy

    Movie Self

  22. 2013
    JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

    Movie Self

  23. 2013
    Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

    Movie Self

  24. 2013
    The Big Interview With Dan Rather

    TV show Self