Acting · Wharton, Texas, USA · Born October 31, 1931
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.
MovieCover-Up
2025
as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
MovieBreakdown: 1975
2025
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
MovieTiananmen Tonight
2025
as Himself
MovieThe Inquisitor
2025
as Self
MovieBiden's Decision
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TVCorridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRather
2023
as Self - Journalist
TVCuomo
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieMeat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLakota Nation vs. United States
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCrack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRaise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
2019
as Self
MovieMike Wallace Is Here
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWoodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
as Self
TVWatergate
2018
as Self
TVExplained
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHoward
2018
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Top Ten Revealed
2018
as Self
TVThe Nineties
2017
as Self
MovieLombardi's Redskins
2016
as Narrator
MovieHarry Benson: Shoot First
2016
as Self
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieTraficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Seventies
2015
as Self
MovieThe Draft
2015
as Self
TVStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
as Self
MovieTab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive)
TVMLB Network Presents
2015
as Self
MovieNixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Sixties
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAll About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieThe Assassination of President Kennedy
2013
as Self
MovieJFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013
as Self
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013
as Self
TVThe Big Interview With Dan Rather
2013
as Self
MovieGhosts of Ole Miss
2012
as Himself
MovieGloria: In Her Own Words
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe War You Don't See
2010
as Self
MovieThe Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
as Self
MovieThe Most Dangerous Man in America
2009
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
TV30 for 30
2009
as (archive footage)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009
as Self
MovieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVDirty Sexy Money
2007
MovieStar Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
as Self
MovieEverything's Cool
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007
as Self - Host
TVAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Self (archive footage)
TVDan Rather Reports
2006
as Self
MovieThis Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieWMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004
as Self
MovieFahrenheit 9/11
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBarbecue: A Texas Love Story
2004
as Self
MovieJournalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
as Narrator (voice)
MovieJFK: Breaking the News
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
What We Saw
2002
as Himself
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MoviePeter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
as Self
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
MovieCommercial Entertainment Product
1992
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Real Malcolm X
1992
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TVCharlie Rose
1991
as Self
MovieNixon
1990
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Dan Rather (voice)
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePowaqqatsi
1988
as (archive footage)
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
1985
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVCBS Evening News
1961
as Self - Anchor
