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

Known For

Self (archive footage)

The Movie Orgy

Self - Host

Fail Safe

Self (voice)

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

I Am Richard Pryor

Narrator

The Dream Is Alive

Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Self

The Man Who Saved the World

Self - Newscaster (archive footage)

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Captain Neweyes (voice)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Self (archive footage)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Host

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

Milk

Self (archive footage)

The Janes

Self

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Self - Host

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

Self (archive footage)

I Am Jackie O

Self

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

Self

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Self (archive footage)

As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Reversing Roe

Self (archive footage)

Chicago 10

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Self (archive footage)

The Pixar Story

Self (archive footage)

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

Self

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

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Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

Self (archive footage)

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

Self (archive footage)

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

Self

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

The Martha Mitchell Effect

Self

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Self

A Private Battle

Narrator

Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

Self - Anchor, CBS News (voice) (archive sound)

JFK II: The Bush Connection

Self (archive sound) (uncredited)

All the President's Men

Host

Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

Self (archive footage)

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage)

Killing John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Self

The Making of an Underground Film

Self

Television: The First Fifty Years

Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Why was Cairo Calm

Self

Who Shot President Kennedy?

Self (uncredited)

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Self

An Empire of Reason

Reporter

Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

Self - Special Correspondent CBS News

4 Little Girls

Self

S.O.S. Planet

Self (archive footage)

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Walter Cronkite

Back to Neverland

Self - Host

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

Self - CBS News

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

Self

Amateur Radio Today

Self (archive footage)

The Reagan Show

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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

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Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

Self

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

Narrator

The Incredible Turk

Self (archive footage)

Apollo 11

Narrator

America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Self (archive footage)

Studio 54

Self

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Self (archive footage)

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Self (archive footage)

L'Homme a mangé la Terre

Self - CBS News (archive footage)

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Self

The Making of 'Network'

Host

Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

Self (archive footage)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Narrator

O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

Self

New England Our Way

Narrator(voice)

The Price of Liberty

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SS United States: Made in America

Self

SS United States: Lady in Waiting

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Self

The Nuremberg Trials

Self

The Secret of the Wild Child

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thirteen Days

Self (archival footage)

Dateline: Saigon

Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Self (archive footage)

Valentino's Ghost

Self (archive footage)

The Real Right Stuff

Host

Legacy of War

Self (archive footage)

Ethel

Self - CBS Evening News Anchorman

Apollo 13: The Inside Story

Self (archive footage)

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Self (archive footage)

All Power to the People!

Self - Host

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

Narrator (voice)

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Narrator

Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

Self (archive footage)

Apollo 13: Survival

Self

Corwin

Self (archive footage)

Bad Hostage

Self (archive footage)

JFK: Breaking the News

Self (archive footage)

A Complete Unknown

Self - Commentator

On Common Ground

Self (archive footage)

One to One: John & Yoko

Self (archive footage)

Sally

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-11-04

Place of Birth

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.