Acting
Dan Rather
Born October 31, 1931 · Wharton, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
8.6
The Simpsons
Dan Rather (voice)
7.0
Charlie Wilson's War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.5
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
8.3
The Daily Show
Self
7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
7.4
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.5
Roger & Me
Self (archive footage)
7.2
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
7.2
Powaqqatsi
(archive footage)
7.0
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
7.9
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Self (archive footage)
8.0
Explained
Self (archive footage)
5.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
5.6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
6.7
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
7.2
Dirty Sexy Money
2007 · Series
6.3
Chelsea
Self
7.5
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
7.5
Howard
Self (archive footage)
7.4
Cover-Up
Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
Filmography
- 2026Norwood, Where Legends Were BornArchival / HimselfMovie
- 2025Cover-UpSelf - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)Movie
- 2025Breakdown: 1975Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)Movie
- 2025Tiananmen TonightHimselfMovie
- 2025The InquisitorSelfMovie
- 2024Biden's DecisionSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2024Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Self (archive footage)Series
- 2023RatherSelf - JournalistMovie
- 2022CuomoSelf - GuestSeries
- 2022Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of LifeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2022Lakota Nation vs. United StatesSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2021Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on TerrorSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2021Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2019Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly IvinsSelfMovie
- 2019Mike Wallace Is HereSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2019Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a GenerationSelfMovie
- 2018WatergateSelfSeries
- 2018Fail StateExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2018ExplainedSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2018HowardSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2018The Top Ten RevealedSelfSeries
- 2017Road to 9/11Self (archive footage)Series
- 2017The NinetiesSelfSeries
- 2016Lombardi's RedskinsNarratorMovie
- 2016Harry Benson: Shoot FirstSelfMovie
- 2016ChelseaSelfSeries
- 2015Traficant: The Congressman of CrimetownSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2015The SeventiesSelfSeries
- 2015The DraftSelfMovie
- 2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelfSeries
- 2015Tab Hunter ConfidentialSelf (archive)Movie
- 2015MLB Network PresentsSelfSeries
- 2014Nixon by Nixon: In His Own WordsSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2014The SixtiesSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2014All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star StateSelfMovie
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelfSeries
- 2013The Assassination of President KennedySelfMovie
- 2013JFK: One PM Central Standard TimeSelfMovie
- 2013Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the WorldSelfMovie
- 2013The Big Interview With Dan RatherSelfSeries
- 2012Ghosts of Ole MissHimselfMovie
- 2011Gloria: In Her Own WordsSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2010The War You Don't SeeSelfMovie
- 2010The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!SelfMovie
- 2009The Most Dangerous Man in AmericaSelf - Reporter (archive footage)Movie
- 200930 for 30(archive footage)Series
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - GuestSeries
- 2009Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White HouseSelfMovie
- 2009Putin Youth : Rise of the New Russian NationalistsDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2007Charlie Wilson's WarSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 2007Dirty Sexy MoneySeries
- 2007Star Wars: The Legacy RevealedSelfMovie
- 2007Everything's CoolSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2007The Gospel Music of Johnny CashSelf - HostMovie
- 2006America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2006Dan Rather ReportsSelf, CreatorSeries
- 2006This Film Is Not Yet RatedSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 2004WMD: Weapons of Mass DeceptionSelfMovie
- 2004Fahrenheit 9/11Self (archive footage)Movie
- 2004Barbecue: A Texas Love StorySelfMovie
- 2003Journalists: Killed in the Line of DutyNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2003JFK: Breaking the NewsSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelfSeries
- 2002What We SawHimselfMovie
- 1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
- 1995Peter Allen: The Boy From OzSelfMovie
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSeries
- 1992Commercial Entertainment ProductSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1992The Real Malcolm XSelf - Narrator / InterviewerMovie
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelfSeries
- 1991Charlie RoseSelfSeries
- 1990NixonSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1989The SimpsonsDan Rather (voice)Series
- 1989Roger & MeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1988American ExperienceSelf (archive footage)Series
- 1988Powaqqatsi(archive footage)Movie
- 198648 Hours on Crack StreetSelf - ReporterMovie
- 1985Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living RoomSelfMovie
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
- 1961CBS Evening NewsSelf - Anchor, Self - Saturday Anchor, Self - Weekend AnchorSeries