Dan Rather
Born: 1931-10-31 in Wharton, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Breakdown: 1975 as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
- Cover-Up as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
- The Inquisitor as Self
- Tiananmen Tonight as Himself
2024
- Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? as Self (archive footage)
- Biden's Decision as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Rather as Self - Journalist
2022
- Cuomo as Self - Guest
- Lakota Nation vs. United States as Self (archive footage)
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation as Self
- Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
- Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins as Self
2018
- Explained as Self (archive footage)
- The Top Ten Revealed as Self
- Howard as Self (archive footage)
- Fail State ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- The Nineties as Self
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Harry Benson: Shoot First as Self
- Lombardi's Redskins as Narrator
2015
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- The Seventies as Self
- MLB Network Presents as Self
- Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown as Self (archive footage)
- The Draft as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- The Sixties as Self (archive footage)
- Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
- All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State as Self
2013
2012
- Ghosts of Ole Miss as Himself
2011
- Gloria: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage)
2010
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 30 for 30 as (archive footage)
- The Most Dangerous Man in America as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
- Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House as Self
2007
- Dirty Sexy Money
- Charlie Wilson's War as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed as Self
- Everything's Cool as Self (archive footage)
- The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash as Self - Host
2006
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Self (archive footage)
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dan Rather Reports as Self
2004
- Fahrenheit 9/11 as Self (archive footage)
- WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception as Self
- Barbecue: A Texas Love Story as Self
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- JFK: Breaking the News as Self (archive footage)
- Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty as Narrator (voice)
2002
- What We Saw as Himself
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1995
- Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz as Self
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Commercial Entertainment Product as Self (archive footage)
- The Real Malcolm X as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
1991
- Charlie Rose as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Dan Rather (voice)
1988
- American Experience as Self (archive footage)
- Powaqqatsi as (archive footage)
1985
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- CBS Evening News as Self - Anchor