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 war on terror.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Most Dangerous Man in America
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
2009
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
as Self
2004
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Self
1995
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Rather
as Self - Journalist
2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
2019
Charlie Wilson's War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
as Self
2007
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self
2014
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
as Self
2013
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
as Self
2013
The War You Don't See
as Self
2010
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Ghosts of Ole Miss
as Himself
2012
The Draft
as Self
2015
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
as Self
2004
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
2021
TV Appearances
The Simpsons
as Dan Rather (voice)
1989
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Charlie Rose
as Self
1991
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
The Top Ten Revealed
as Self
2018
Dan Rather Reports
as Self
2006
Explained
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Chelsea
as Self
2016
The Sixties
as Self (archive footage)
2014
The Seventies
as Self
2015