Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-02-06 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Webster, South Dakota, USA

Also Known As

Thomas John Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Biography

Tom Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). He is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a special correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets

Known For

Acting

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

as

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

as

Self (archive footage)

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

1986

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

as

Narrator

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

1968 with Tom Brokaw

2007

1968 with Tom Brokaw

as

Himself

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as

Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Run for Your Life

2008

Run for Your Life

as

Himself

All the President's Men Revisited

2013

All the President's Men Revisited

as

Self (uncredited)

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

2020

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

as

Self

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

2002

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

as

Self

Crashing the Party

2016

Crashing the Party

as

Self

RBG

2018

RBG

as

Self (archive footage)

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

2023

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

as

Self (archive footage)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

as

Self

Iverson

2014

Iverson

as

Last Best Chance

2005

Last Best Chance

as

Self

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

2014

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

as

Self

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

1986

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

as

Narrator (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as

Self

America's Library

2018

America's Library

as

Self

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

2022

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

as

Narrator

D-Day: Normandy 1944

2014

D-Day: Normandy 1944

as

Narrator (voice)

Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square

2013

Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square

as

Self

Our Time

2009

Our Time

as

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

1999

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

as

Self

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

as

(archive footage)

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

2011

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

as

Self

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2021

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

as

Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)

Spin

1995

Spin

as

Self (archive footage)

America: The Story of Us

2010

America: The Story of Us

as

Himself

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

2006

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

as

Narrator

Endangered

2022

Endangered

as

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

2001

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

as

himself

The Making of Trump

2015

The Making of Trump

as

Self (archive footage)

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992

Commercial Entertainment Product

as

Self (archive footage)

41 on 41

2015

41 on 41

as

Self

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

2006

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

as

Self

Biden's Decision

2024

Biden's Decision

as

Self (archive footage)

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

as

Self

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

2009

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

as

Tom Brokaw

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

2017

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

as

Self

Reflections on the Vietnam War

2017

Reflections on the Vietnam War

as

Host

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

2017

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

as

Self

Vertical Frontier

2002

Vertical Frontier

as

Narrator

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

as

Self

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

as

Self

King

2008

King

as

Host

Hamilton: Building America

2017

Hamilton: Building America

as

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as

Self

We Are Columbine

2019

We Are Columbine

as

Himself

The Gettysburg Address

2025

The Gettysburg Address

as

Self

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

as

Self (voice)

Journeys with George

2002

Journeys with George

as

Self (archive footage)

LA 92

2017

LA 92

as

Self (archive footage)

1968

2018

1968

as

Self

Everything's Cool

2007

Everything's Cool

as

Self (archive footage)

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as

Self

Cola Wars

2019

Cola Wars

as

Self [Archival Footage]

The Front Runner

2018

The Front Runner

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

as

Self (archive footage)

Celsius 41.11

2004

Celsius 41.11

as

Self (archive footage)

Barbarians at the Gate

1993

Barbarians at the Gate

as

Self

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

Nichols and May: Take Two

as

Self

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

as

Narrator (voice)

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

2024

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

as

Self (archive footage)

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

2006

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

as

Himself

The Mayo Clinic

2018

The Mayo Clinic

as

Self

On Common Ground

2001

On Common Ground

as

Self - Commentator

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

Today

Today

as

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

The View

The View

as

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

as

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

as

Self

American Masters

American Masters

as

Self

Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

as

Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill

Explained

Explained

as

Self (archive footage)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as

Self (archive footage)

The Nineties

The Nineties

as

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

as

Self

Buccaneers & Bones

Buccaneers & Bones

as

Narrator

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

as

Self

Fiasco

Fiasco

as

Self (archive footage)

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

as

Self (archive footage)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

Challenger: The Final Flight

Challenger: The Final Flight

as

Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing