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
The Inquisitor
Self
2025
Biden's Decision
Self (archive footage)
2024
Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2024
Rather
Self - Journalist
2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self
2023
Cuomo
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Lakota Nation vs. United States
Self (archive footage)
2022
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
2021
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Self
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
2019
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Self
2019
Explained
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
Howard
Self (archive footage)
2018
The Top Ten Revealed
Self · (1 episode)
2018
The Nineties
Self · (2 episodes)
2017
Lombardi's Redskins
Narrator
2016
Harry Benson: Shoot First
Self
2016
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Seventies
Self · (8 episodes)
2015
The Draft
Self
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015
MLB Network Presents
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Sixties
Self · (10 episodes)
2014
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Assassination of President Kennedy
Self
2013
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
Self
2013
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
Self
2013
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
Self · (5 episodes)
2013
Ghosts of Ole Miss
Himself
2012
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2011
The War You Don't See
2010
The Most Dangerous Man in America
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
2009
30 for 30
(archive footage) · (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (6 episodes)
2009
Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House
Self - Interviewee
2009
Charlie Wilson's War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Dirty Sexy Money
(2 episodes)
2007
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
2007
Everything's Cool
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash
Self - Host
2007
Dan Rather Reports
Self · (93 episodes)
2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Self
2004
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Barbecue: A Texas Love Story
Self
2004
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Narrator (voice)
2003
JFK: Breaking the News
Self (archive footage)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The Daily Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1996
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Self
1995
Late Show with David Letterman
(1 episode)
1993
Commercial Entertainment Product
Self (archive footage)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (2 episodes)
1992
Charlie Rose
Self (CBS News) · (1 episode)
1991
The Simpsons
Dan Rather (voice) · (2 episodes)
1989
American Experience
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1988
Powaqqatsi
(archive footage)
1988
CBS Evening News
Self - Anchor · (567 episodes)
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961