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Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003) -- They are not soldiers. They are journalists. And they die while reporting their stories.
"D.C. Follies" (1987): :  -- Barbara Walters, Sam Donaldson, Ted Kopel and Dan Rather do a song and dance. George Bush, in an effort to get into the spotlight, falls into a well. Fred rescues him, but his moment of glory is over shadowed by Sean Penn and Madonna's breakup.
"Biography" (1987): :  -- "We were roughly, the same ages as the Kennedys, younger, but we saw ourselves as the same generation... that we identified with John Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, not with their politics, but as a young couple..."
Hero for a Minute (1917) -- The clock starts on 60 Minutes • Clint was Hangin' High at the movies • Which Beatles song is #1?
Archive: Holy Smoke -- In 1979, Dan Rather reported on an Ethiopian Zion Coptic in Star Island, Florida. They believe that marijuana was given to them by God and that smoking it is a holy ritual they should practice.

Overview

Mini Biography:

Rather was born in Wharton, Texas and graduated from Sam Houston State... more

Trivia:

Has one daughter, Robin, and one son, Danjack. more

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(328 articles)

Halderman described as `swashbuckling' newsman
 (From Filmicafe. 5 October 2009, 12:17 PM, PDT)

Alleged Letterman Extortionist's Lawyer Clams Up on TV
 (From PEOPLE.com. 5 October 2009, 5:05 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Producer
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A National Disgrace (post-production) (2009) (executive producer) 2009 - -
- 2. "Dan Rather Reports" (2006) producer (unknown episodes) 2006 - -
Writer
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 1991: A Year to Remember (1991) (TV) (writer) 1991 - -
Thanks
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The American Experience" (1988)   special thanks (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 8.5 (193)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (thanks) 2007 $112M 7.4 (38,672)
Self
View by NEW
Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. IKE: A Documentary (2009) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. "The Daily Show" (1996)   Himself (2 episodes, 2009) 2009 - 9.0 (24)
AKAs:
  • A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
  • Jon Stewart (Australia)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
2 TV episodes:
- 3. "Dirty Sexy Money" (2007)   Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2009) 2009 - 8.1 (176)
3 TV episodes:
- 4. Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House (completed) (2009) Interviewee 2009 - -
- 5. A National Disgrace (post-production) (2009) (voice) 2009 - -
- 6. Graduation Day (2008/I) Himself 2008 - -
- 7. "Dimanche +" (2006)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - -
1 TV episode:
- 8. Beer for My Horses (2008) Himself 2008 - 4.6 (581)
- 9. Where I Stand: The Hank Greenspun Story (2008) Himself 2008 - 9.1 (35)
- 10. "The Chris Matthews Show" (2002)   Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008) 2008 - -
3 TV episodes:
- 11. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)   Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008) 2008 - 6.8 (475)
AKAs:
  • Jay Leno (Australia)
2 TV episodes:
- 12. "The Simpsons" (1989)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 9.2 (392)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "Larry King Live" (1985)   Himself / Guest Host (11 episodes, 2000-2007) 2007 - 5.8 (388)
11 TV episodes: 6 episodes not shown.
- 14. Oswald's Ghost (2007) Himself 2007 - 6.6 (93)
- 15. Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007) (TV) Himself 2007 - 8.2 (131)
- 16. "Bill Moyers' Journal" (1972)   Himself (2 episodes, 2007) 2007 - 6.9 (36)
AKAs:
  • Bill Moyers' Journal: International Report (USA: third and fourth season title)
2 TV episodes:
- 17. That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90 (2007) (TV) 2007 - -
- 18. TV Junkie: Faces of Addiction (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 8.9 (7)
- 19. "Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)   Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007) 2007 - 8.2 (1,807)
AKAs:
  • Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
2 TV episodes:
- 20. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)   Himself / Himself - Guest (7 episodes, 1993-2007) 2007 - 7.6 (15)
AKAs:
  • Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
  • Letterman (Australia)
  • The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
7 TV episodes: 2 episodes not shown.
- 21. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 4.6 (456)
AKAs:
  • Live with Regis (USA: new title)
  • Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "Dan Rather Reports" (2006)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - -
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Colbert Report" (2005)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 9.2 (6,249)
1 TV episode:
- 24. Indecision 2006: Election Night - Midterm Midtacular (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 7.1 (36)
- 25. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 5.6 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "American Masters" (1983)   Himself (2 episodes, 1988-2006) 2006 - 8.3 (66)
2 TV episodes:
- 27. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 4.6 (86)
- 28. "The Charlie Rose Show" (1991)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 7.8 (219)
AKAs:
  • Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 29. Why We Fight (2005)   Himself 2005 - 8.1 (5,686)
AKAs:
  • Le Nerf de la guerre (France: TV title)
- 30. "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" (1981)   Himself - Anchor / Himself - News Anchor (23 episodes, 1981-2005) 2004 - 5.0 (49)
23 TV episodes: 18 episodes not shown.
- 31. 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards (2004) (TV) Presenter 2004 - -
- 32. WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (2004) Himself 2004 - 7.4 (311)
- 33. Barbecue: A Texas Love Story (2004) Himself 2004 - 7.2 (19)
- 34. Feeding the Beast: The 24-Hour News Revolution (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 3.0 (5)
- 35. Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003) (TV) (voice) Himself 2003 - -
- 36. CBS at 75 (2003) (TV) 2003 - 5.3 (40)
- 37. "Intimate Portrait" (1993)   Himself (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - 7.8 (52)
1 TV episode:
- 38. Breaking the News (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - 4.4 (18)
- 39. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)   Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2001) 2001 - 3.6 (556)
2 TV episodes:
- 40. "The O'Reilly Factor" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 3.3 (1,689)
1 TV episode:
- 41. "48 Hours" (1988)   Himself - Host (7 episodes, 1988-2002) 2000 - -
AKAs:
  • 48 Hours Investigates (USA: alternative title)
  • 48 Hours Mystery (USA: alternative title)
7 TV episodes: 2 episodes not shown.
- 42. Disconnected: Politics, the Press and the Public (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - -
- 43. "60 Minutes II" (1999)   Himself - Correspondent (unknown episodes, 1999-2005) 1999 - 7.0 (19)
AKAs:
  • 60 Minutes (USA: new title)
  • 60 Minutes Wednesday (USA: new title)
- 44. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)   Himself (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 8.7 (766)
AKAs:
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 45. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)   Himself 1998 - 6.9 (489)
AKAs:
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (USA: long title)
- 46. CBS: The First 50 Years (1998) (TV) Himself 1998 - 3.9 (12)
- 47. Unspoiled Country (1998) (TV) Host 1998 - -
- 48. We Were There: CBS News at 50 (1998) (TV) Himself 1998 - -
- 49. 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - -
- 50. Victory in the Pacific (1995) (TV) Himself - Co-host 1995 - 7.7 (16)
- 51. Legacy of Shame (1995) (TV) Himself 1995 - -
- 52. "Naked News" (1995)   Himself (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 3.0 (9)
1 TV episode:
- 53. 10th Annual TV Academy Hall of Fame (1994) (TV) Himself 1994 - -
- 54. The Last Party (1993) (uncredited) Himself (at Democrat, GOP conventions) 1993 - 6.0 (311)
- 55. "The Howard Stern Show" (1990)   Himself (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 5.5 (140)
AKAs:
  • The Howard Stern Summer Show (USA: promotional title)
1 TV episode:
- 56. The Real Malcolm X (1992) (TV) Narrator/Interviewer 1992 - 7.0 (23)
- 57. Who Killed JFK? Facts Not Fiction (1992) (TV) (also archive footage) Himself - Correspondent 1992 - 6.4 (9)
- 58. Remembering Pearl Harbor (1991) (TV) Himself 1991 - -
- 59. 1991: A Year to Remember (1991) (TV) 1991 - -
- 60. "The Phil Donahue Show" (1970)   Himself (2 episodes, 1978-1990) 1990 - 6.6 (87)
AKAs:
  • Donahue (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 61. "This Reporter" (1990) Himself 1990 - 8.0 (9)
- 62. Man on the Moon (1989) (V) Presenter 1989 - 9.5 (11)
- 63. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.3 (95)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "Who's Who" (1977) Himself - Reporter 1977 - -
- 65. "60 Minutes" (1968)   Himself - Correspondent (unknown episodes, 1975-1981) 1975 - -
AKAs:
  • TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA: rerun title)
- 66. "CBS Reports" (1959)   Himself - Reporter (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
AKAs:
  • CBS Reports with Ed Bradley (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 67. "The Twentieth Century" (1957)   Correspondent (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 9.0 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 68. "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" (1962) Himself - Correspondent (unknown episodes) 1962 - 7.6 (23)
- 1. JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America (2009) (TV) Himself
- 2. Cleanflix (2009) Himself
- 3. Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008) Himself
- 4. "Earth: The Climate Wars"  
1 TV episode:
- 5. "The O'Reilly Factor"  
5 TV episodes:
- 6. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (uncredited) Himself
- 7. Everything's Cool (2007) Himself
- 8. Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007) Himself
- 9. 9/11: Press for Truth (2006) (V) Himself
- 10. TV Junkie (2006) Himself
- 11. Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) (uncredited) Himself
- 12. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) (uncredited) Himself
- 13. "The American Experience"  
- 14. "Frontline"  
2 TV episodes:
- 15. "Larry King Live"  
1 TV episode:
- 16. Class Dismissed: How TV Frames the Working Class (2005) (V) Himself
- 17. "Best Week Ever"  
1 TV episode:
- 18. "Hardball with Chris Matthews"  
1 TV episode:
- 19. JFK: Breaking the News (2004) (TV) Himself
- 20. Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (2004) Himself
- 21. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) Himself
- 22. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) (uncredited) Himself
- 23. Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV) (uncredited) Himself - with Saddam Hussein
- 24. The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) (uncredited) Himself
- 25. Pink Floyd The Wall Redux (2002) (uncredited) Himself
- 26. "ESPN SportsCentury"  
1 TV episode:
- 27. "Cold War" (1998) (uncredited) Himself
- 28. "Cronkite Remembers" (1997) (uncredited) Himself (at the Democratic National Convention)
- 29. Spin (1995) Himself
- 30. Commercial Entertainment Product (1992) (V) Himself
- 31. The Panama Deception (1992) (uncredited) Himself
- 32. Roger & Me (1989) Himself
- 33. Powaqqatsi (1988)

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Book: "The Palace Guard", with Gary Gates, more

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