Dan Rather

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-10-31 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Wharton, Texas, USA

Dan Rather

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 wa...

Acting

2009

The Most Dangerous Man in America

as Self - Reporter (archive footage)

2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

Rather

as Self - Journalist

2007

Charlie Wilson's War

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

Howard

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

as Self (archive footage)

2012

2015

The Draft

as Self

2015

2021

2024

Biden's Decision

as Self (archive footage)

2014

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

1992

Commercial Entertainment Product

as Self (archive footage)

2016

2007

Everything's Cool

as Self (archive footage)

2011

Gloria: In Her Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Fahrenheit 9/11

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

Lakota Nation vs. United States

as Self (archive footage)

1988

Powaqqatsi

as (archive footage)

2025

2003

JFK: Breaking the News

as Self (archive footage)

Production

2018

Fail State

as Executive Producer

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