Dan Rather
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 31, 1931 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Wharton, Texas, USA
- Credits
- 78
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
The Simpsons
1989TV
Dan Rather (voice)
Charlie Wilson's War
2007Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Filmography
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
2026Movie
Archival / Himself
Cover-Up
2025Movie
Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025Movie
Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
Tiananmen Tonight
2025Movie
Himself
The Inquisitor
2025Movie
Self
Biden's Decision
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024TV
Self (archive footage)
Rather
2023Movie
Self - Journalist
Cuomo
2022TV
Self - Guest
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
2021TV
Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
2019Movie
Self
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019Movie
Self
Watergate
2018TV
Self
Explained
2018TV
Self (archive footage)
Howard
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Top Ten Revealed
2018TV
Self
Road to 9/11
2017TV
Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
2017TV
Self
Lombardi's Redskins
2016Movie
Narrator
Harry Benson: Shoot First
2016Movie
Self
Chelsea
2016TV
Self
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Seventies
2015TV
Self
The Draft
2015Movie
Self
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015TV
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015Movie
Self (archive)
MLB Network Presents
2015TV
Self
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Sixties
2014TV
Self (archive footage)
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
The Assassination of President Kennedy
2013Movie
Self
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013Movie
Self
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013Movie
Self
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
2013TV
Self
Ghosts of Ole Miss
2012Movie
Himself
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011Movie
Self (archive footage)
The War You Don't See
2010Movie
Self
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010Movie
Self
The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009Movie
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
30 for 30
2009TV
(archive footage)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009Movie
Self
Charlie Wilson's War
2007Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dirty Sexy Money
2007TV
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007Movie
Self
Everything's Cool
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007Movie
Self - Host
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006TV
Self (archive footage)
Dan Rather Reports
2006TV
Self
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004Movie
Self
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
2004Movie
Self
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003Movie
Narrator (voice)
JFK: Breaking the News
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
What We Saw
2002Movie
Himself
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995Movie
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993TV
Self
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X
1992Movie
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Self
Charlie Rose
1991TV
Self
Nixon
1990Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Simpsons
1989TV
Dan Rather (voice)
Roger & Me
1989Movie
Self (archive footage)
American Experience
1988TV
Self (archive footage)
Powaqqatsi
1988Movie
(archive footage)
48 Hours on Crack Street
1986Movie
Self - Reporter
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
1985Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
CBS Evening News
1961TV
Self - Anchor, Self - Saturday Anchor, Self - Weekend Anchor