Dan Rather

Personal Info

Birthday

October 31, 1931

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Wharton, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Dan Irvin Rather Jr.

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

30 for 30

Powaqqatsi

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Lombardi's Redskins

Filmography

2025
The Inquisitor
as Self
2024
Biden's Decision
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Rather
as Self - Journalist
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self
2022
Lakota Nation vs. United States
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
as Self
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
2018
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Lombardi's Redskins
as Narrator
Harry Benson: Shoot First
as Self
2015
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
as Self (archive footage)
The Draft
as Self
2014
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self
2013
The Assassination of President Kennedy
as Self
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
as Self
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
as Self
2012
Ghosts of Ole Miss
as Himself
2011
Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Most Dangerous Man in America
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
as Self - Interviewee
2007
Charlie Wilson's War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
as Self
Everything's Cool
as Self (archive footage)
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
as Self - Host
2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
as Self
Fahrenheit 9/11
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
as Self
2003
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
as Narrator (voice)
JFK: Breaking the News
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Self
1992
Commercial Entertainment Product
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Powaqqatsi
as (archive footage)