Bill Kurtis

Personal Info

Birthday

September 21, 1940

(84 years old)

Place of Birth

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Also Known As

William Horton Kuretich

Bill Kurtis

Biography

Bill Kurtis (born William Horton Kuretich; September 21, 1940) is an American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor. He has been noted for his sonorous voice throughout his career.

He is most known for narrating A&E's true crime series Cold Case Files as well as American Justice. Kurtis was studying to become a lawyer in the 1960s, when he was asked to fill in on a temporary news assignment at a television station in Topeka, Kansas. His reporting on a devastating tornado outbreak, led to an on air news reporter and later a very successful news anchor position in Chicago.

Known For

The Sopranos

30 Rock

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The Unexplained

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Stull

Chasing October

Filmography

2021
Live at Mister Kelly's
as Narrator (voice)
2018
William Allen White: What's the Matter with Kansas
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
2013
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Narrator (voice)
2010
Will Rogers and American Politics
as Narrator (voice)
2009
Discovering Deerpath
as Narrator (voice)
Stull
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Chasing October
as Narrator (voice)
2006
U-505: Extend the Experience
as Narrator (voice)
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Bill Lawson
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Bill Lawson
2001
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Narrator (voice)
1995
The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek
as Self - Host