Walter Cronkite
Born
1916-11-04
Place of birth
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died
2009-07-17
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, ...
Known for
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Self (archive footage)
Milk
Self (archive footage)
All the President's Men
Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
Network
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thirteen Days
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Apollo 11
Self (archive footage)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Captain Neweyes (voice)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Pixar Story
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Challenger: The Final Flight
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)