Person Details

Birthday: 1916-11-04 23:22:02

Death: 2009-07-17 23:22:02

Aliases: Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 73

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

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.​

Most Famous Work

Elvis
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8

Elvis

(2022) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
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6

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

(1993) Captain Neweyes (voice)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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7

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

(2019) Himself (archive footage)
Apollo 11
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8

Apollo 11

(2019) Self (archive footage)
Climax!
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3

Climax!

(1954) Self - Narrator (voice)
Apollo 10½:  A Space Age Childhood
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7

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

(2022) Self (Archival Audio)
All the President's Men
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8

All the President's Men

(1976) Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (Archive Footage)
2022 Self (Archive Footage/Voice)
Self (archive Footage)
2021 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2019 Himself (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - CBS News (archive footage)
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2018 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2017 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archival footage)
2015 Self
2014 Self - Newscaster (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
2013 Self (Archive Footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
2012 Self (archive footage)
2011 Self (archive footage)
2008 Self (archive Footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Host
Reporter
2007 Self (archive footage)
Self
2006 Self
Self - CBS Evening News Anchorman
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Host
2005 N/A
2004 Self
Narrator
Archive Footage
2003 Self
Self - Anchor, CBS News (voice) (archive audio)
Himself
2002 Himself
Himself (voice)
N/A
2001 Narrator
2000 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Washington
Himself - Host
1998  Himself / Narrator
Self
Host
1997 Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
1996 N/A
Self
Self (archive footage)
1994 Self
1993 Captain Neweyes (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Guest
1992 Self - CBS News
1991 Self (Charlie Rose archive footage 12/27/96)
Himself - Host
1990 Self
Self
1989 Self - Host
Walter Cronkite
1988 Walter Cronkite
N/A
1985 N/A
Narrator
1983 Host
1981 Self
1980 Self
1976 Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
1974 Himself
1971 Self - Host
1970 Himself
1969 Himself - News Anchor
1968 Self - Guest
Self (archive footage)
1965 Himself
1961 Self
1958 Narrator
1957 N/A
1956 Self - Recipient
Self - Presenter
1954 Self - Narrator (voice)
1953 N/A
1952 N/A
1951 Narrator(voice)
1948 Self
1941 Self - Anchor
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1995 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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