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)
The Draft (2015)
as Self
Rather (2023)
as Self - Journalist
Roger & Me (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born (2026)
as Archival / Himself
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Inquisitor (2025)
as Self
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Powaqqatsi (1988)
as (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
as Self
The War You Don't See (2010)
as Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
as Self
Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016)
as Self
48 Hours on Crack Street (1986)
as Self - Reporter
Lakota Nation vs. United States (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014)
as Self
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! (2010)
as Self
Nixon (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
as Self
Tiananmen Tonight (2025)
as Himself
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Assassination of President Kennedy (2013)
as Self
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: Breaking the News (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time (2013)
as Self
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)
as Self
Ghosts of Ole Miss (2012)
as Himself
Gloria: In Her Own Words (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz (1995)
as Self
Everything's Cool (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Lombardi's Redskins (2016)
as Narrator
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World (2013)
as Self
Biden's Decision (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (2009)
as Self
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash (2007)
as Self - Host
Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)
as Self (archive footage)
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story (2004)
as Self
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room (1985)
as Self
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
What We Saw (2002)
as Himself
This Is Not Normal (—)
as Self