Walter Cronkite
Born: 1916-11-04 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 2009-07-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Although he reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombing in World War II, the Nuremberg trials, combat in the Vietnam War, the death of President John F. Kennedy, the death of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., Watergate, and the Iran Hostage Crisis, he was known for extensive TV coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of a Moon-rock award. Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is," followed by the date on which the appearance is aired. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Cronkite, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- One to One: John & Yoko as Self (archive footage)
- Sally as Self (archive footage)
- JFK Assassination: A New Perspective as Self (Archive Footage)
2024
- Bad Hostage as Self (archive footage)
- The White House Effect as Self (archive footage)
- Apollo 13: Survival as Self (archive footage)
2023
- JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World as Self (archive footage)
2022
- The Janes as Self (archive footage)
- The Martha Mitchell Effect as Self (archive footage)
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2021
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self (archive footage)
- Untold: Caitlyn Jenner as Self (archive footage)
- Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy as Self (archive footage)
- Fiasco as Self (archive footage)
2020
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Self (archive footage)
- Whose Vote Counts, Explained as Self (archive footage)
- Challenger: The Final Flight as Self (archive footage)
- The Real Right Stuff as Self (archive footage)
- Killing John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Apollo 11 as Self (archive footage)
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark as Self (archive footage)
- Apollo: The Forgotten Films as Self (archive footage)
- Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress as Self (archive footage)
- Apollo: Missions to the Moon as Self - CBS News (archive footage)
- I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
- Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Reversing Roe as Self (archive footage)
- Studio 54 as Self (archive footage)
- Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Reagan Show as Self (archive footage)
- Dateline: Saigon as Self (archival footage)
2015
- The Seventies as Self
2014
- The Man Who Saved the World as Self
- Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- Led Zeppelin Played Here as Self - Newscaster (archive footage)
- The Sixties as Self
2013
- Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World as Self
- JFK: One PM Central Standard Time as Self (archive footage)
- Valentino's Ghost as Self (archive footage)
- SS United States: Made in America as Self
2012
- Ethel as Self (archive footage)
- Free Angela and All Political Prisoners as Self (archive footage)
2011
- Gloria: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland as Narrator
2008
- Milk as Self (archive footage)
- Legacy of War as Host
- SS United States: Lady in Waiting as Self
- Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite as Reporter
2007
- The Pixar Story as Self (archive footage)
- Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater as Self
2006
- Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat as Self
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon as Self
- The Making of 'Network' as Self
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated as Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Apollo 13: The Inside Story as Self - CBS Evening News Anchorman
- The Nuremberg Trials as Self
- Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire as Self
- Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story as Host
2005
2004
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power as Self (archive footage)
- America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as Narrator
2003
- Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty as Narrator (voice)
- JFK II: The Bush Connection as Self - Anchor, CBS News (voice) (archive sound)
- JFK: Breaking the News as Self (archive footage)
- Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite as Self
- Amateur Radio Today as Self
2002
- Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony as Self (voice)
- Liberty's Kids as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
- S.O.S. Planet as Self
2001
- On Common Ground as Self - Commentator
- Korean War Stories
- O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia as Narrator
2000
- Fail Safe as Self - Host
- Thirteen Days as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The American President as George Washington
1999
1998
- War and Civilization as Self - Narrator
- Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance as Host
1997
- 4 Little Girls as Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- Corwin as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story
- All Power to the People! as Self (archive footage)
1995
- Apollo 13 ... (Thanks)
1994
- The Secret of the Wild Child as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy as Self - CBS News
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story as Captain Neweyes (voice)
- As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
1992
1991
- The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit as Self (archive footage)
- Dinosaur! as Self - Host
1990
1989
- Back to Neverland as Walter Cronkite
- 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration as Self - Host
- John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation as Self - Host
1988
- American Experience as Self
- Murphy Brown as Walter Cronkite
- Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as Self
- Who Shot President Kennedy? as Self
- An Empire of Reason as Self
1985
- The Dream Is Alive as Narrator
- Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite as Self
1984
- J.F.K.: A One-Man Show as Self - Narrator
1983
- I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind as Self - Host
1982
1981
- Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Self
1980
- A Private Battle as Self
- Hispanic America as Self
1976
- All the President's Men as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- New England Our Way as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Self - Host
1970
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Walter Cronkite
1969
- Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 as Himself - News Anchor
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1965
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- CBS Evening News as Self - Anchor
1958
- The Incredible Turk as Narrator
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Recipient
1954
- Climax! as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
1953
1952
1951
- The Price of Liberty as Narrator(voice)
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee