- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 31, 1931
- Place of Birth
- Wharton, Texas, USA
Dan Rather
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
movieCover-Up
2025 · Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
movieBreakdown: 1975
2025 · Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
movieTiananmen Tonight
2025 · Himself
movieThe Inquisitor
2025 · Self
movieBiden's Decision
2024 · Self (archive footage)
tvCorridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieRather
2023 · Self - Journalist
tvCuomo
2022 · Self - Guest
movieMeat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieLakota Nation vs. United States
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieCrack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieRaise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
2019 · Self
movieMike Wallace Is Here
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019 · Self
tvWatergate
2018 · Self
movieFail State
2018 · Executive Producer
tvExplained
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieHoward
2018 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Top Ten Revealed
2018 · Self
tvThe Nineties
2017 · Self
movieLombardi's Redskins
2016 · Narrator
movieHarry Benson: Shoot First
2016 · Self
tvChelsea
2016 · Self
movieTraficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Seventies
2015 · Self
movieThe Draft
2015 · Self
tvStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · Self
movieTab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Self (archive)
tvMLB Network Presents
2015 · Self
movieNixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
tvThe Sixties
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieAll About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
movieThe Assassination of President Kennedy
2013 · Self
movieJFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013 · Self
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013 · Self
tvThe Big Interview With Dan Rather
2013 · Self
movieGhosts of Ole Miss
2012 · Himself
movieGloria: In Her Own Words
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe War You Don't See
2010 · Self
movieThe Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010 · Self
movieThe Most Dangerous Man in America
2009 · Self - Reporter (archive footage)
tv30 for 30
2009 · (archive footage)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009 · Self
Putin Youth : Rise of the New Russian Nationalists
2009 · Director, Producer
movieCharlie Wilson's War
2007 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvDirty Sexy Money
2007
movieStar Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007 · Self
movieEverything's Cool
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007 · Self - Host
tvAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006 · Self (archive footage)
tvDan Rather Reports
2006 · Self, Creator
movieThis Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieWMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004 · Self
movieFahrenheit 9/11
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieBarbecue: A Texas Love Story
2004 · Self
movieJournalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003 · Narrator (voice)
movieJFK: Breaking the News
2003 · Self (archive footage)
tvReal Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
What We Saw
2002 · Himself
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
moviePeter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995 · Self
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · , Self
movieCommercial Entertainment Product
1992 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Real Malcolm X
1992 · Self - Narrator / Interviewer
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
tvCharlie Rose
1991 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Dan Rather (voice)
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Self (archive footage)
moviePowaqqatsi
1988 · (archive footage)
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
1985 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvCBS Evening News
1961 · Self - Anchor, Self - Saturday Anchor, Self - Weekend Anchor