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 war on terror.
Acted in 6
2020s
- 2026
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
Archival / Himself
- 2025
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Produced 1
2010s
- 2018
Fail State
Executive Producer
Created 1
2000s
- 2006
Dan Rather Reports
Creator
Appearances68
2020s
- 2025
Tiananmen Tonight
Himself
The Inquisitor
Self
- 2024
Biden's Decision
Self (archive footage)
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
- 2023
- 2022
Cuomo
Self - Guest · 1 episode
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Self
- 2018
Watergate
Self · 6 episodes
- 2017
Road to 9/11
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2016
Lombardi's Redskins
Narrator
- 2015
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Self
- 2013
The Assassination of President Kennedy
Self
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
Self
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
Self · 5 episodes
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
The War You Don't See
Self
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Self
2000s
- 2009
The Most Dangerous Man in America
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
- 2007
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
Everything's Cool
Self (archive footage)
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
Self - Host
- 2006
Dan Rather Reports
Self · 93 episodes
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2004
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Self
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
Self
- 2003
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Narrator (voice)
JFK: Breaking the News
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1996
- 1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self
- 1993
- 1992
Commercial Entertainment Product
Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
- 1991
- 1990
Nixon
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Roger & Me
Self (archive footage)
- 1988
1960s
- 1961
CBS Evening News
Self - Anchor, Self - Saturday Anchor, Self - Weekend Anchor · 106 episodes
