Dan Rather



First NameDan
Last NameRather
Full Name at BirthDaniel Irvin Rather, Jr.
Age80
Date of BirthOctober 31, 1931
BirthplaceWharton, Texas, USA
Height5' 11" (180 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignScorpio
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryPersonality
Claim to FameCBS News

Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather, Jr. (born October 31, 1931) is an American journalist and the former news anchor for the CBS Evening News. He is now managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine Dan Rather Reports on the cable channel HDNet. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981, to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS's 60 Minutes. Rather became embroiled in controversy about a disputed news report involving the 2004 U.S. presidential election and subsequently left CBS Evening News in 2005, and he left the network altogether after 43 years in 2006.


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Filmography

Selected Dan Rather film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2011
Himself

2010
Himself

2008
Himself

2007
Himself

2007
Himself

2007
Himself

2007
Oswald's Ghost
Himself

2006
Himself

2006
Himself

2005
Himself

2005
Himself

2004
Himself

2004
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
Himself

2002
Himself - with Saddam Hussein

2002
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Himself

1999
60 Minutes
Himself - Correspondent

1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
Himself

1997
Cronkite Remembers
Himself

1996
Himself

1995
Himself

1993
Himself

1992
The Panama Deception
Himself

1991
Himself 

1990
Himself

1989
Himself

1988
Himself - Host

1988
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1985
Himself 

1983
Himself

1981
Himself - Anchor

1972
Himself

1970
Himself

1968
Himself - Correspondent

1962
Himself - Correspondent

Original Music Credits

1991
1991: A Year to Remember
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Producer Credits

Thanks Credits