Walter Cronkite

Acting

Walter Cronkite

Born November 4, 1916St. Joseph, Missouri, USA145 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Cronkite, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Filmography

JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
2025JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
as Self (Archive Footage)Movie
One to One: John & Yoko
2025One to One: John & Yoko
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Sally
2025Sally
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The White House Effect
2024The White House Effect
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Bad Hostage
2024Bad Hostage
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Apollo 13: Survival
2024Apollo 13: Survival
as Self (archive footage)Movie
JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World
2023JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Janes
2022The Janes
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022The Martha Mitchell Effect
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Fiasco
2021Fiasco
as Self (archive footage)TV
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)Movie
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Real Right Stuff
2020The Real Right Stuff
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020Whose Vote Counts, Explained
as Self (archive footage)TV
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Challenger: The Final Flight
2020Challenger: The Final Flight
as Self (archive footage)TV
Killing John F. Kennedy
2020Killing John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)Movie
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
2019Apollo: The Forgotten Films
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as Self - CBS News (archive footage)Movie
I Am Richard Pryor
2019I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)Movie
Apollo 11
2019Apollo 11
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Reversing Roe
2018Reversing Roe
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Studio 54
2018Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Reagan Show
2017The Reagan Show
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Dateline: Saigon
2017Dateline: Saigon
as Self (archival footage)Movie
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014Led Zeppelin Played Here
as Self - Newscaster (archive footage)Movie
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Sixties
2014The Sixties
as Self (archive footage)TV
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Valentino's Ghost
2013Valentino's Ghost
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2012Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Ethel
2012Ethel
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011Gloria: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Milk
2008Milk
as Self (archive footage)Movie
L
2008Legacy of War
as HostMovie
The Pixar Story
2007The Pixar Story
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Apollo 13: The Inside Story
2006Apollo 13: The Inside Story
as Self - CBS Evening News AnchormanMovie
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006This Film Is Not Yet Rated
as Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
JFK: Breaking the News
2003JFK: Breaking the News
as Self (archive footage)Movie
JFK II: The Bush Connection
2003JFK II: The Bush Connection
as Self - Anchor, CBS News (voice) (archive sound)Movie
S.O.S. Planet
2002S.O.S. Planet
as SelfMovie
Liberty's Kids
2002Liberty's Kids
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)TV
O
2001On Common Ground
as Self - CommentatorMovie
Thirteen Days
2000Thirteen Days
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Fail Safe
2000Fail Safe
as Self - HostMovie
The American President
2000The American President
as George WashingtonTV
W
1998War and Civilization
as Self - NarratorTV
4 Little Girls
19974 Little Girls
as Self - Special Correspondent CBS NewsMovie
C
1996Corwin
as SelfMovie
All Power to the People!
1996All Power to the People!
as Self (archive footage)Movie
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Captain Neweyes (voice)Movie
A
1993As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Dinosaur!
1991Dinosaur!
as Self - HostTV
Back to Neverland
1989Back to Neverland
as Walter CronkiteMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brown
as Walter CronkiteTV
American Masters
1986American Masters
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)TV
The Dream Is Alive
1985The Dream Is Alive
as NarratorMovie
J
1984J.F.K.: A One-Man Show
as Self - NarratorMovie
1
19831984 Revisited
as HimselfMovie
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self - Master of CeremoniesTV
Network
1976Network
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
All the President's Men
1976All the President's Men
as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)Movie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!
as SelfTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Self - HostTV
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Walter CronkiteTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestTV
The Movie Orgy
1968The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)Movie
CBS Evening News
1961CBS Evening News
as Self - AnchorTV
The Incredible Turk
1958The Incredible Turk
as NarratorMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
You Are There
1953You Are There
as Self - HostTV
T
1951The Price of Liberty
as Narrator(voice)Movie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV