Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Acting

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Although he reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombing in World War II, the Nuremberg trials, combat in the Vietnam War, the death of President John F. Kennedy, the death of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., Watergate, and the Iran Hostage Crisis,…

Filmography

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JFK Assassination: A New Perspective ★ 10.0 JFK Assassination: A New Perspective 2025 One to One: John & Yoko ★ 7.2 One to One: John & Yoko 2025 Sally ★ 7.7 Sally 2025 The White House Effect ★ 6.1 The White House Effect 2024 Hollywood Black ★ 5.0 Hollywood Black 2024 Bad Hostage ★ 7.0 Bad Hostage 2024 Apollo 13: Survival ★ 7.1 Apollo 13: Survival 2024 JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World ★ 6.0 JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World 2023 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues ★ 6.5 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 2022 Untold: Caitlyn Jenner ★ 6.4 Untold: Caitlyn Jenner 2022 The Janes ★ 5.6 The Janes 2022 The Martha Mitchell Effect ★ 6.4 The Martha Mitchell Effect 2022 Fiasco Fiasco 2021 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) ★ 7.6 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021 Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy ★ 6.9 Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 2021 The Real Right Stuff ★ 6.6 The Real Right Stuff 2020 Whose Vote Counts, Explained ★ 6.6 Whose Vote Counts, Explained 2020 The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden ★ 7.2 The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden 2020 Challenger: The Final Flight ★ 7.1 Challenger: The Final Flight 2020 Killing John F. Kennedy ★ 6.0 Killing John F. Kennedy 2020 Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool ★ 7.1 Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 2019 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ★ 6.5 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2019 Mike Wallace Is Here ★ 6.5 Mike Wallace Is Here 2019 Apollo: The Forgotten Films ★ 7.2 Apollo: The Forgotten Films 2019 Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress ★ 7.7 Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress 2019 Apollo: Missions to the Moon ★ 7.3 Apollo: Missions to the Moon 2019 I Am Richard Pryor ★ 6.9 I Am Richard Pryor 2019 Apollo 11 ★ 7.9 Apollo 11 2019 Reversing Roe ★ 7.3 Reversing Roe 2018 Studio 54 ★ 6.5 Studio 54 2018 Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media 2018 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House ★ 6.2 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House 2017 The Fabulous Allan Carr ★ 4.5 The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017 The Reagan Show ★ 6.5 The Reagan Show 2017 Dateline: Saigon ★ 8.0 Dateline: Saigon 2017 The Seventies ★ 7.4 The Seventies 2015 Led Zeppelin Played Here ★ 8.0 Led Zeppelin Played Here 2014 The Man Who Saved the World ★ 6.8 The Man Who Saved the World 2014 Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words ★ 7.2 Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words 2014 The Sixties ★ 7.5 The Sixties 2014 JFK: One PM Central Standard Time ★ 10.0 JFK: One PM Central Standard Time 2013 Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World 2013 Valentino's Ghost ★ 5.7 Valentino's Ghost 2013 SS United States: Made in America ★ 8.8 SS United States: Made in America 2013 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners ★ 7.1 Free Angela and All Political Prisoners 2012 Ethel ★ 6.9 Ethel 2012 Gloria: In Her Own Words ★ 6.7 Gloria: In Her Own Words 2011 Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland 2011 Milk ★ 7.2 Milk 2008 SS United States: Lady in Waiting ★ 9.0 SS United States: Lady in Waiting 2008 Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite ★ 6.0 Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite 2008 Legacy of War Legacy of War 2008 The Pixar Story ★ 7.6 The Pixar Story 2007 War Made Easy ★ 7.2 War Made Easy 2007 Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater ★ 6.0 Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater 2007 The U.S. vs. John Lennon ★ 6.7 The U.S. vs. John Lennon 2006 This Film Is Not Yet Rated ★ 7.1 This Film Is Not Yet Rated 2006 Apollo 13: The Inside Story ★ 7.0 Apollo 13: The Inside Story 2006 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat ★ 6.0 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat 2006 Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire 2006 The Making of 'Network' The Making of 'Network' 2006 The Nuremberg Trials ★ 8.0 The Nuremberg Trials 2006 Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story 2006 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin ★ 6.4 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin 2005 Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years 2005 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy ★ 7.8 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004 America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir 2004 Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power ★ 7.0 Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power 2004 Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty 2003 JFK: Breaking the News ★ 10.0 JFK: Breaking the News 2003 Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite 2003 JFK II: The Bush Connection ★ 7.0 JFK II: The Bush Connection 2003 Amateur Radio Today Amateur Radio Today 2003 S.O.S. Planet ★ 6.7 S.O.S. Planet 2002 Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony ★ 6.5 Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony 2002 Liberty's Kids ★ 7.7 Liberty's Kids 2002 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story ★ 7.0 Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 2002 O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia 2001 Korean War Stories ★ 8.5 Korean War Stories 2001 On Common Ground On Common Ground 2001