Acting · Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Born December 14, 1960
Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is a history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007. Brinkley joined the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation in 2023.
MovieDisney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026
as Self
MovieRather
2023
as Self - Historian & Author
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
2022
as Self
MovieFandango at the Wall
2020
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MoviePublic Trust
2020
as Self - Professor of History at Rice University
TVFiring Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
TVThe Nineties
2017
MovieThe Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
as Self - Presidential Historian
MovieReagan: From Movie Star to President
2016
as Himself
MovieBayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013
as Self
MovieHenry Ford
2013
as Himself
MovieRace
2010
as Himself
MovieTheodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
2010
as Self
MovieSoul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009
as Self
MovieBuy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
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TVThe Colbert Report
2005
MovieGoing Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
2004
as Self
TVCBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
