Dan Rather
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. 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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Simpsons
1989
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
American Experience
1988
Chelsea
2016
30 for 30
2009
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Simpsons
as Dan Rather (voice) · 1989
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Late Show with David Letterman
· 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self · 1993
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self · 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self · 1992
American Experience
as Self (archive footage) · 1988
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
30 for 30
as (archive footage) · 2009
Explained
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
MLB Network Presents
as Self · 2015
Charlie Rose
as Self · 1991
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self · 2015
Dirty Sexy Money
· 2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Self (archive footage) · 2006
The Top Ten Revealed
as Self · 2018
Charlie Wilson's War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2007
Cover-Up
as Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage) · 2025
CBS Evening News
as Self - Anchor · 1961
CBS Evening News
as Self - Saturday Anchor · 1961
CBS Evening News
as Self - Weekend Anchor · 1961
The Nineties
as Self · 2017
The Seventies
as Self · 2015
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
The Sixties
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
Road to 9/11
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Cuomo
as Self - Guest · 2022
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Fahrenheit 9/11
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage) · 2025
Dan Rather Reports
as Self · 2006
Howard
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
as Self · 2007
Watergate
as Self · 2018
Roger & Me
as Self (archive footage) · 1989
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2006
The Inquisitor
as Self · 2025
Harry Benson: Shoot First
as Self · 2016
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born
as Archival / Himself · 2026
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
as Self · 1995
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self · 2010
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
as Self · 2013
Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
Lakota Nation vs. United States
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive) · 2015
The Most Dangerous Man in America
as Self - Reporter (archive footage) · 2009
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage) · 2014
The Real Malcolm X
as Self - Narrator / Interviewer · 1992
The Draft
as Self · 2015
Powaqqatsi
as (archive footage) · 1988
The Assassination of President Kennedy
as Self · 2013
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
as Self · 2013
48 Hours on Crack Street
as Self - Reporter · 1986
Everything's Cool
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Rather
as Self - Journalist · 2023
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self · 2014
Ghosts of Ole Miss
as Himself · 2012
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
as Self · 2004
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self · 2019
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
as Self (archive footage) · 2015
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
as Self · 2009
The War You Don't See
as Self · 2010
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
as Self · 2013
Biden's Decision
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
as Self · 2019
JFK: Breaking the News
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
as Narrator (voice) · 2003
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
as Self - Host · 2007
Commercial Entertainment Product
as Self (archive footage) · 1992
Tiananmen Tonight
as Himself · 2025
Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room
as Self · 1985
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
as Self · 2004
Nixon
as Self (archive footage) · 1990
Lombardi's Redskins
as Narrator · 2016
What We Saw
as Himself · 2002