Dan Rather
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Dan Rather (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
American Experience
Self (archive footage)
1988
Series
Chelsea
Self
2016
Series
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Self (archive footage)
2006
Series
30 for 30
(archive footage)
2009
Series
Explained
Self (archive footage)
2018
Series
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Series
Cuomo
Self - Guest
2022
Series
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015
Film
Cover-Up
Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
2025
Series
Charlie Rose
Self
1991
Film
Charlie Wilson's War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Series
The Seventies
Self
2015
Series
The Nineties
Self
2017
Series
MLB Network Presents
Self
2015
Series
The Sixties
Self (archive footage)
2014
Series
CBS Evening News
Self - Anchor
1961
Series
CBS Evening News
Self - Saturday Anchor
1961
Series
CBS Evening News
Self - Weekend Anchor
1961
Series
The Top Ten Revealed
Self
2018
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage)
2025
Series
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
Dan Rather Reports
Self
2006
Film
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
2015
Film
The Inquisitor
Self
2025
Film
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Self
2010
Series
Watergate
Self
2018
Film
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
2007
Film
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Film
Nixon
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Howard
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Self
2014
Film
The Draft
Self
2015
Film
Everything's Cool
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
Archival / Himself
2026
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
Self
2009
Film
Powaqqatsi
(archive footage)
1988
Film
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Self
2019
Film
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Rather
Self - Journalist
2023
Film
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
Self
2013
Film
Commercial Entertainment Product
Self (archive footage)
1992
Film
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
Self
2013
Film
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self
1995
Film
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Harry Benson: Shoot First
Self
2016
Film
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
The Real Malcolm X
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
1992
Film
The Assassination of President Kennedy
Self
2013
Film
Biden's Decision
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Self
2004
Film
The Most Dangerous Man in America
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
2009
Film
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Tiananmen Tonight
Himself
2025
Film
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
Self - Host
2007
Film
The War You Don't See
Self
2010
Film
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
Self
2004
Film
Lombardi's Redskins
Narrator
2016
Film
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Self
2019
Film
Ghosts of Ole Miss
Himself
2012
Film
JFK: Breaking the News
Self (archive footage)
2003
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
Self
1985
Film
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Narrator (voice)
2003
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
Self
2013
What We Saw
Himself
2002