Dan Rather: movies and TV shows
Dan Rather has 83 credits in the archive: 50 films and 33 TV series, from 1961 to 2026. Highest rated: The Simpsons (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1961 – 2026 · busiest year: 2009 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Norwood, Where Legends Were Born | Archival / Himself | Film | — | 94 |
| 2025 | Cover-Up | Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 93 |
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 | Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 93 |
| 2025 | The Inquisitor | Self | Film | — | 93 |
| 2025 | Tiananmen Tonight | Himself | Film | — | 93 |
| 2024 | Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 92 |
| 2024 | Biden's Decision | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 92 |
| 2023 | Rather | Self - Journalist | Film | 3.2 | 91 |
| 2022 | Cuomo | Self - Guest | TV | 3.9 | 90 |
| 2022 | Lakota Nation vs. United States | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 90 |
| 2022 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2021 | Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.3 | 89 |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 89 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 87 |
| 2019 | Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation | Self | Film | 7.3 | 87 |
| 2019 | Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins | Self | Film | 7.5 | 87 |
| 2018 | Explained | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 86 |
| 2018 | The Top Ten Revealed | Self | TV | 8.0 | 86 |
| 2018 | Howard | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 86 |
| 2018 | Watergate | Self | TV | 10.0 | 86 |
| 2018 | Fail State | Film | 7.0 | 86 | |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self | TV | 6.9 | 85 |
| 2017 | Road to 9/11 | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.5 | 85 |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self | TV | 5.1 | 84 |
| 2016 | Harry Benson: Shoot First | Self | Film | 6.6 | 84 |
| 2016 | Lombardi's Redskins | Narrator | Film | — | 84 |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self | TV | 6.7 | 83 |
| 2015 | The Seventies | Self | TV | 7.4 | 83 |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents | Self | TV | 8.0 | 83 |
| 2015 | The Draft | Self | Film | 8.0 | 83 |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive) | Film | 7.3 | 83 |
| 2015 | Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.2 | 83 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 82 |
| 2014 | The Sixties | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 82 |
| 2014 | All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State | Self | Film | 7.7 | 82 |
| 2014 | Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 82 |
| 2013 | The Big Interview With Dan Rather | Self | TV | 6.6 | 81 |
| 2013 | Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 2013 | The Assassination of President Kennedy | Self | Film | 7.2 | 81 |
| 2013 | JFK: One PM Central Standard Time | Self | Film | 10.0 | 81 |
| 2012 | Ghosts of Ole Miss | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 2011 | Gloria: In Her Own Words | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 79 |
| 2010 | The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! | Self | Film | 6.9 | 78 |
| 2010 | The War You Don't See | Self | Film | 7.8 | 78 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 77 |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 | (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 77 |
| 2009 | Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White House | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2009 | The Most Dangerous Man in America | Self - Reporter (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 77 |
| 2009 | Putin Youth : Rise of the New Russian Nationalists | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2009 | Putin Youth : Rise of the New Russian Nationalists | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | TV | 6.2 | 75 | |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2007 | Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed | Self | Film | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2007 | Everything's Cool | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 75 |
| 2007 | The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | 75 |
| 2006 | America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2006 | Dan Rather Reports | Self | TV | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2006 | Dan Rather Reports | TV | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 2006 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 74 |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 72 |
| 2004 | WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception | Self | Film | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2004 | Barbecue: A Texas Love Story | Self | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 71 |
| 2003 | Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 71 |
| 2003 | JFK: Breaking the News | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2002 | What We Saw | Himself | Film | — | 70 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1995 | Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | TV | 6.4 | 61 | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self | TV | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 60 |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | Self - Narrator / Interviewer | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1992 | Commercial Entertainment Product | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 60 |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose | Self | TV | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1990 | Nixon | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 58 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Dan Rather (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1988 | Powaqqatsi | (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 1985 | Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1961 | CBS Evening News | Self - Anchor | TV | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1961 | CBS Evening News | Self - Saturday Anchor | TV | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1961 | CBS Evening News | Self - Weekend Anchor | TV | 5.3 | 29 |