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
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cover-Up (2025)
as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
Rather (2023)
as Self - Journalist
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! (2010)
as Self
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Inquisitor (2025)
as Self
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014)
as Self
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
as Self
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)
as Self
The Draft (2015)
as Self
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born (2026)
as Archival / Himself
Powaqqatsi (1988)
as (archive footage)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Everything's Cool (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Lakota Nation vs. United States (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Harry Benson: Shoot First (2016)
as Self
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz (1995)
as Self
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World (2013)
as Self
Gloria: In Her Own Words (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)
as Self (archive footage)
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Tiananmen Tonight (2025)
as Himself
Nixon (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Assassination of President Kennedy (2013)
as Self
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time (2013)
as Self
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004)
as Self
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins (2019)
as Self
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash (2007)
as Self - Host
The War You Don't See (2010)
as Self
Biden's Decision (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room (1985)
as Self
JFK: Breaking the News (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Ole Miss (2012)
as Himself
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (2009)
as Self
Lombardi's Redskins (2016)
as Narrator
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story (2004)
as Self
What We Saw (2002)
as Himself