Dan Rather
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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. H...
Known For
Filmography
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
2026
as Archival / Himself
The Inquisitor
2025
as Self
Tiananmen Tonight
2025
as Himself
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
Cover-Up
2025
as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
Biden's Decision
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Rather
2023
as Self - Journalist
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Cuomo
2022
as Self - Guest
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
as Self
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
2019
as Self
Howard
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Top Ten Revealed
2018
as Self
Explained
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Watergate
2018
as Self
The Nineties
2017
as Self
Road to 9/11
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Harry Benson: Shoot First
2016
as Self
Lombardi's Redskins
2016
as Narrator
Chelsea
2016
as Self
The Draft
2015
as Self
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
The Seventies
2015
as Self
MLB Network Presents
2015
as Self
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
as Self
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Sixties
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013
as Self
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013
as Self
The Assassination of President Kennedy
2013
as Self
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
2013
as Self
Ghosts of Ole Miss
2012
as Himself
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The War You Don't See
2010
as Self
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
30 for 30
2009
as (archive footage)
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
as Self
Everything's Cool
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007
as Self - Host
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Rather Reports
2006
as Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Self (archive footage)
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004
as Self
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
2004
as Self
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
as Narrator (voice)
JFK: Breaking the News
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
What We Saw
2002
as Himself
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X
1992
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Charlie Rose
1991
as Self
Nixon
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Roger & Me
1989
as Self (archive footage)
The Simpsons
1989
as Dan Rather (voice)
Powaqqatsi
1988
as (archive footage)
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage)
48 Hours on Crack Street
1986
as Self - Reporter
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
1985
as Self
CBS Evening News
1961
as Self - Anchor
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
CBS Evening News
1961
as Self - Saturday Anchor
CBS Evening News
1961
as Self - Weekend Anchor