Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 4, 1916
Place of Birth:
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
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Walter Cronkite
Biography
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, he was known for extensive TV coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of a Moon-rock award. Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is," followed by the date on which the appearance is aired.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fiasco | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Whose Vote Counts, Explained | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Challenger: The Final Flight | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | The Seventies | Self |
| 2014 | The Sixties | Self |
| 2014 | The Sixties | Self - CBS News (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | Benjamin Franklin (voice) |
| 2000 | The American President | George Washington |
| 1998 | War and Civilization | Self - Narrator |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Dinosaur! | Self - Host |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Walter Cronkite |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite | Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self - Host |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Walter Cronkite |
| 1969 | Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 | Himself - News Anchor |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1961 | CBS Evening News | Self - Anchor |
| 1961 | CBS Evening News | Self |
| 1957 | The Twentieth Century | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Recipient |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1954 | Climax! | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self |
| 1953 | You Are There | |
| 1952 | Two for the Money | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |