
Dan Rather
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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
Credits

Cover-Up (2025)
as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014)
as Self

Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)

Powaqqatsi (1988)
as (archive footage)

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
as Self

The Draft (2015)
as Self

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
as Self

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
as Self (archive footage)

Everything's Cool (2007)
as Self (archive footage)

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! (2010)
as Self

The War You Don't See (2010)
as Self

Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)
as Self (archive footage)

The Assassination of President Kennedy (2013)
as Self

Lakota Nation vs. United States (2022)
as Self (archive footage)

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)
as Self (archive footage)

Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016)
as Self

Biden's Decision (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)

The Real Malcolm X (1992)
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Rather (2023)
as Self - Journalist

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz (1995)
as Self

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)
as Self (archive footage)

The Inquisitor (2025)
as Self

The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)

JFK: Breaking the News (2003)
as Self (archive footage)

Gloria: In Her Own Words (2011)
as Self (archive footage)

Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)
as Self

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time (2013)
as Self

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
as Self
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World (2013)
as Self
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (2009)
as Self

The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash (2007)
as Self - Host

Barbecue: A Texas Love Story (2004)
as Self

Ghosts of Ole Miss (2012)
as Himself

Lombardi's Redskins (2016)
as Narrator

Tiananmen Tonight (2025)
as Himself

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room (1985)
as Self
What We Saw (2002)
as Himself





