Dan Rather
Known for: Acting
Born: October 31, 1931
Place of birth: Wharton, Texas, USA
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.
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Filmography
49 movies · 27 TV shows, newest first
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Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
2026
7.0
Cover-Up
2025
6.8
Breakdown: 1975
2025
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Tiananmen Tonight
2025
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The Inquisitor
2025
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Biden's Decision
2024
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Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
2024
3.2
Rather
2023
3.9
Cuomo
2022
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Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
6.2
Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022
6.8
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
7.5
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
2019
6.5
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
7.3
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
10.0
Watergate
2018
7.0
Fail State
2018
7.5
Explained
2018
6.8
Howard
2018
8.0
The Top Ten Revealed
2018
6.9
The Nineties
2017
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Lombardi's Redskins
2016
6.6
Harry Benson: Shoot First
2016
5.1
Chelsea
2016
9.2
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015
7.4
The Seventies
2015
8.0
The Draft
2015
6.7
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
7.3
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
8.0
MLB Network Presents
2015
7.2
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014
7.5
The Sixties
2014
7.7
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.2
The Assassination of President Kennedy
2013
10.0
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013
6.6
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
2013
7.0
Ghosts of Ole Miss
2012
6.7
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011
7.8
The War You Don't See
2010
6.9
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
7.4
The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009
7.5
30 for 30
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009NR
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009NR
Putin Youth : Rise of the New Russian Nationalists
2009
6.5
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
6.2
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
7.2
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
8.1
Everything's Cool
2007
8.0
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007
8.0
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
7.0
Dan Rather Reports
2006
7.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
7.3
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004
7.1
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
6.5
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
2004
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Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
10.0
JFK: Breaking the News
2003
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
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What We Saw
2002
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
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Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
8.7
Commercial Entertainment Product
1992
8.0
The Real Malcolm X
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
6.1
Charlie Rose
1991
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Nixon
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
6.5
American Experience
1988
7.2
Powaqqatsi
1988NR
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
1985
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.3
CBS Evening News
1961