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Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

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. Kenn

Born

Nov 04, 1916

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Died

Jul 17, 2009

Known For

Acting

Movies

113 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Milk
Milk
2008 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Thirteen Days
Thirteen Days
2000 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 • as Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
★ 6.6
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993 • as Captain Neweyes (voice)
★ 6.1
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019 • as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
★ 7.1
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Apollo 11
Apollo 11
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
One to One: John & Yoko
One to One: John & Yoko
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006 • as Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
The Man Who Saved the World
★ 6.9
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
2000 • as Self - Host
★ 6.9
The Real Right Stuff
The Real Right Stuff
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Studio 54
Studio 54
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019 • as Self - CBS News (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Apollo 13: Survival
Apollo 13: Survival
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.3
The Dream Is Alive
The Dream Is Alive
1985 • as Narrator
★ 7.4
Dateline: Saigon
Dateline: Saigon
2017 • as Self (archival footage)
★ 8.0
Sally
Sally
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.6
The Martha Mitchell Effect
The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
The Janes
The Janes
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
movie
J.F.K.: A One-Man Show
1984 • as Self - Narrator
★ 8.0
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014 • as Self - Newscaster (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Titanic: Treasure of the Deep
★ 8.5
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
★ 6.6
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 • as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
1997 • as Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
★ 7.1
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993 • as Self - CBS News
★ 5.8
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Liberty's Kids - The Boston Tea Party
Liberty's Kids - The Boston Tea Party
2004 • as Benjamin Franklin
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
★ 9.0
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
New England Our Way
New England Our Way
1974 • as Self
All Power to the People!
All Power to the People!
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
The White House Effect
The White House Effect
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
An Empire of Reason
An Empire of Reason
1988 • as Self
Back to Neverland
Back to Neverland
1989 • as Walter Cronkite
★ 7.0
Hispanic America
Hispanic America
1980 • as Self
JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
S.O.S. Planet
S.O.S. Planet
2002 • as Self
★ 6.7
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
Killing John F. Kennedy
Killing John F. Kennedy
2020 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
★ 6.5
The Secret of the Wild Child
★ 8.0
Who Shot President Kennedy?
★ 8.0
movie
1984 Revisited
1983 • as Himself
A Private Battle
A Private Battle
1980 • as Self
★ 9.0
The Incredible Turk
The Incredible Turk
1958 • as Narrator
★ 8.0
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
★ 7.0
movie
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
Reversing Roe
Reversing Roe
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
Ethel
Ethel
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
The Making of 'Network'
The Making of 'Network'
2006 • as Self
The Reagan Show
The Reagan Show
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
SS United States: Made in America
★ 8.8
CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
1961 • as Self - Narrator
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003 • as Narrator (voice)
JFK: Breaking the News
JFK: Breaking the News
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Nixon
Nixon
1990 • as Self (archive footage)
JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World
JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
movie
Corwin
1996 • as Self
★ 5.0
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Apollo 13: The Inside Story
Apollo 13: The Inside Story
2006 • as Self - CBS Evening News Anchorman
★ 7.0
War Made Easy
War Made Easy
2007 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
JFK II: The Bush Connection
JFK II: The Bush Connection
2003 • as Self - Anchor, CBS News (voice) (archive sound)
★ 7.0
movie
★ 6.0
movie
On Common Ground
2001 • as Self - Commentator
Bad Hostage
Bad Hostage
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
movie
★ 8.5
Valentino's Ghost
Valentino's Ghost
2013 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.7
Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite
★ 6.0
movie
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
1983 • as Self - Host
★ 10.0
SS United States: Lady in Waiting
★ 9.0
The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials
2006 • as Self
★ 8.0
Amateur Radio Today
Amateur Radio Today
2003 • as Self
movie
Legacy of War
2008 • as Host
movie
The Price of Liberty
1951 • as Narrator(voice)
movie
As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy
1993 • as Self (archive footage)