Dan Rather
Biography
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.
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Movies (33)
Cover-Up
as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
2025
Tiananmen Tonight
as Himself
2025
The Inquisitor
as Self
2025
Biden's Decision
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Rather
as Self - Journalist
2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Lakota Nation vs. United States
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
as Self
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
2019
Fail State
Executive Producer (Production)
2018
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Lombardi's Redskins
as Narrator
2016
Harry Benson: Shoot First
as Self
2016
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Draft
as Self
2015
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self
2014
The Assassination of President Kennedy
as Self
2013
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
as Self
2013
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
as Self
2013
Ghosts of Ole Miss
as Himself
2012
Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2011
The War You Don't See
2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self
2010
The Most Dangerous Man in America
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
2009
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
as Self - Interviewee
2009
Charlie Wilson's War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
as Self
2007
Everything's Cool
as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
as Self - Host
2007
TV Shows (17)
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Cuomo
as Self - Guest
2022
Explained
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Top Ten Revealed
as Self
2018
The Nineties
as Self
2017
Chelsea
as Self
2016
The Seventies
as Self
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
MLB Network Presents
as Self
2015
The Sixties
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
as Self
2013
30 for 30
as (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Dan Rather Reports
as Self
2006