Dan Rather
Born
31 October 1931 (94)
Place of Birth
Wharton, Texas, USA
Also known as
Dan Irvin Rather Jr.
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. H...
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.
Filmography (40)
Cover-Up
2025
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Tiananmen Tonight
2025
The Inquisitor
2025
Biden's Decision
2024
Rather
2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
Lakota Nation vs. United States
2022
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
Howard
2018
Lombardi's Redskins
2016
Harry Benson: Shoot First
2016
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015
The Draft
2015
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014
The Assassination of President Kennedy
2013
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013
Ghosts of Ole Miss
2012
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011
The War You Don't See
2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
2009
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
2007
Everything's Cool
2007
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
2007
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
2004
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
2004
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
JFK: Breaking the News
2003
What We Saw
2002
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995