Dan Rather

Mostly Credited As: Dan Rather
Sometimes Credited As: Dan Blather

Birth Name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr.
Date Of Birth: October 31, 1931 (Age 84)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Wharton, Texas
Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)

Rather was born in Wharton, Texas and graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, where he wanted to play football. He worked at local radio station KSAM in Huntsville during his college years. Following graduation he worked for radio station KTRK in Houston and went to work for KHOU-TV, the CBS affiliate in Houston. In 1961, he covered Hurricane Carla for KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas, and it caught the eye of CBS News executives, who hired him in 1962. He was in Dallas on November 22, 1963 and was CBS' lead anchor from Dallas during the coverage of the Kennedy assassination. In 1975, he became co-anchor of "60 Minutes" (1968) and in 1981 was selected to replace Walter Cronkite as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" (196)_ , where he remains as anchor to this day. The Communications Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University is named for Rather.

TV Appearances

Main cast

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014)	As: Himself
The Big Interview (2013)	As: Himself (Host)
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)	As: Himself (Commentator)
Dan Rather Reports (2006)	As: Himself (Host)
60 Minutes II (1999)	As: Himself
48 Hours (1988)	As: Himself (Anchor 1988-2002)
60 Minutes (US) (1968)	As: Himself (Correspondent 1975-1981/2005-2006)
CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley (1948)	As: Himself (Co-Anchor 1981-2005)

Episode Cast Credits

Tom Green Live (2013)
	• Dan Rather	02x02: (Jan/16/2014)	As	Himself
Newsreaders (2013)
	• Pilot	01x01: (Jan/17/2013)	As	Himself
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1996)
	• Dan Rather	17x105: (May/30/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Dan Rather	14x155: (Dec/07/2009)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• George Stephanopoulos	14x62: (May/06/2009)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
Real Time With Bill Maher (2003)
	• Season 10, Episode 17	10x17: (May/18/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Episode 95	05x05: (Mar/16/2007)	As	Himself
The Colbert Report (2005)
	• Mary "Missy" Cummings	07x97: (Jul/27/2011)	As	Himself
	• Dan Rather	02x143: (Nov/13/2006)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Simpsons (1989)
	• The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3-D! On Ice!	(Jan/10/2010)	As	Himself
	• E. Pluribus Wiggum	19x10: (Jan/06/2008)	*Voiced*	Himself
Dirty Sexy Money (2007)
	• The Star Witness	02x03: (Oct/22/2008)	As	Himself
	• Pilot	01x01: (Sep/26/2007)	As	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
	• Dan Rather, Mike Rowe, Josh Kelley	16x54: (Feb/04/2008)	As	Himself
	• Dan Rather, bizarre food expert Andrew Zimmern, Lloyd	15x113: (Mar/15/2007)	As	Himself
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993) Show all 19 episode cast credits
	• Dan Rather, Tricia Helfer, Andy Kindler	14x83: (Jan/19/2007)	As	Himself
	• Dan Rather, Poppy Montgomery	12x112: (Mar/03/2005)	As	Himself
	• Dan Rather, Honeymoon the pig, Cast of Ragtime	05x90: (Feb/05/1998)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Robin Williams, Dave Chappelle, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham	05x77: (Jan/12/1998)	As	Himself (cameo)
Live with Kelly & Michael (1983)
	• Dan Rather and Carson Kressley	25x63: (Nov/29/2006)	As	Himself
Good Morning America (1975)
	• Dan Rather, John Edwards, Genie Francis, Anthony Geary	32x52: (Nov/14/2006)	As	Himself
The O'Reilly Factor (1996)
	• American Leadership: Behind the Times?	11x138: (Aug/02/2006)	As	Himself
American Masters (1986)
	• Don Hewitt: 90 Minutes on 60 Minutes	11x05: (May/01/1998)	As	Himself