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Dan Rather

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Dan Rather

Born Oct 31, 1931 · 94 years76 titles 49 movies · 27 TV
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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.

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Dan Irvin Rather Jr.

Born

Oct 31, 1931

Wharton, Texas, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

74

Acting credits

1

Directing

0

Writing

3

Other crew

Most critically rated

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Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1961 2 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1988 2 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1992 3 title(s)

1993 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1996 1 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2003 3 title(s)

2004 3 title(s)

2006 3 title(s)

2007 5 title(s)

2009 5 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 4 title(s)

2014 4 title(s)

2015 6 title(s)

2016 3 title(s)

2017 1 title(s)

2018 5 title(s)

2019 3 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2022 3 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

2024 2 title(s)

2025 4 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)