Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-11-04

Day of Death

2009-07-17 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.

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

Acting

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

Fail Safe

2000

Fail Safe

as

Self - Host

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

as

Self (voice)

I Am Richard Pryor

2019

I Am Richard Pryor

as

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

The Dream Is Alive

1985

The Dream Is Alive

as

Narrator

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

as

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

The Man Who Saved the World

2014

The Man Who Saved the World

as

Self

Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014

Led Zeppelin Played Here

as

Self - Newscaster (archive footage)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

as

Captain Neweyes (voice)

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

2021

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

as

Self (archive footage)

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

1998

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

as

Host

Milk

2008

Milk

as

Self (archive footage)

The Janes

2022

The Janes

as

Self (archive footage)

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

as

Self

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

1989

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

as

Self - Host

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

as

Self

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

2006

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

as

Self

As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

1993

As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

as

Self (archive footage)

Reversing Roe

2018

Reversing Roe

as

Self (archive footage)

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

2005

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

as

The Pixar Story

2007

The Pixar Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

as

Self

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

as

Self

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

2013

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

as

Self (archive footage)

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

2023

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

as

Self (archive footage)

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

as

Self

The Martha Mitchell Effect

2022

The Martha Mitchell Effect

as

Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as

Self

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

2013

Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

as

Self

Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

2003

Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

as

Self

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

A Private Battle

1980

A Private Battle

as

Self

Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

2011

Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

as

Narrator

JFK II: The Bush Connection

2003

JFK II: The Bush Connection

as

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

All the President's Men

1976

All the President's Men

as

Self (archive sound) (uncredited)

Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

2005

Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

as

Host

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

2019

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

as

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Killing John F. Kennedy

2020

Killing John F. Kennedy

as

Self (archive footage)

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2021

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

as

Self (archive footage)

The Making of an Underground Film

1965

The Making of an Underground Film

as

Self

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

as

Self

Why was Cairo Calm

1982

Why was Cairo Calm

as

Who Shot President Kennedy?

1988

Who Shot President Kennedy?

as

Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

as

Self (uncredited)

An Empire of Reason

1988

An Empire of Reason

as

Self

Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

2008

Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

as

Reporter

4 Little Girls

1997

4 Little Girls

as

Self - Special Correspondent CBS News

S.O.S. Planet

2002

S.O.S. Planet

as

Self

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

as

Self (archive footage)

Back to Neverland

1989

Back to Neverland

as

Walter Cronkite

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

1989

John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

as

Self - Host

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

1993

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

as

Self - CBS News

Amateur Radio Today

2003

Amateur Radio Today

as

Self

The Reagan Show

2017

The Reagan Show

as

Self (archive footage)

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

2004

Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

as

Self (archive footage)

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

as

Self

The Incredible Turk

1958

The Incredible Turk

as

Narrator

Apollo 11

2019

Apollo 11

as

Self (archive footage)

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

2004

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

as

Narrator

Studio 54

2018

Studio 54

as

Self (archive footage)

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

1990

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

as

Self

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as

Self (archive footage)

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

2019

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

as

Self (archive footage)

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

as

Self - CBS News (archive footage)

The Making of 'Network'

2006

The Making of 'Network'

as

Self

Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

2006

Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

as

Host

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as

Self (archive footage)

O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

2001

O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

as

Narrator

New England Our Way

1974

New England Our Way

as

Self

The Price of Liberty

1951

The Price of Liberty

as

Narrator(voice)

SS United States: Lady in Waiting

2008

SS United States: Lady in Waiting

as

Self

SS United States: Made in America

2013

SS United States: Made in America

as

Self

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Nuremberg Trials

2006

The Nuremberg Trials

as

Self

The Secret of the Wild Child

1994

The Secret of the Wild Child

as

Self

Thirteen Days

2000

Thirteen Days

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dateline: Saigon

2017

Dateline: Saigon

as

Self (archival footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

as

Self (archive footage)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

as

Self (archive footage)

Valentino's Ghost

2013

Valentino's Ghost

as

Self (archive footage)

The Real Right Stuff

2020

The Real Right Stuff

as

Self (archive footage)

Legacy of War

2008

Legacy of War

as

Host

Ethel

2012

Ethel

as

Self (archive footage)

Apollo 13: The Inside Story

2006

Apollo 13: The Inside Story

as

Self - CBS Evening News Anchorman

All Power to the People!

1996

All Power to the People!

as

Self (archive footage)

Gloria: In Her Own Words

2011

Gloria: In Her Own Words

as

Self (archive footage)

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

1983

I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

as

Self - Host

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

as

Narrator (voice)

Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

1992

Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

as

Self

Apollo 13: Survival

2024

Apollo 13: Survival

as

Self (archive footage)

Corwin

1996

Corwin

as

Self

Bad Hostage

2024

Bad Hostage

as

Self (archive footage)

JFK: Breaking the News

2003

JFK: Breaking the News

as

Self (archive footage)

On Common Ground

2001

On Common Ground

as

Self - Commentator

One to One: John & Yoko

2025

One to One: John & Yoko

as

Self (archive footage)

Sally

2025

Sally

as

Self (archive footage)

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

1991

The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

as

Self (archive footage)

Hispanic America

1980

Hispanic America

as

Self

J.F.K.: A One-Man Show

1984

J.F.K.: A One-Man Show

as

Self - Narrator

JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

2025

JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

as

Self (Archive Footage)

The Real Malcolm X

1992

The Real Malcolm X

as

Korean War Stories

2001

Korean War Stories

as

The White House Effect

2024

The White House Effect

as

Self (archive footage)

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

as

Liberty's Kids

Liberty's Kids

as

Benjamin Franklin (voice)

Climax!

Climax!

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

You Are There

You Are There

as

The Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century

as

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Recipient

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Walter Cronkite

The Sixties

The Sixties

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

War and Civilization

War and Civilization

as

Self - Narrator

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The American President

The American President

as

George Washington

The Seventies

The Seventies

as

Self

Dinosaur!

Dinosaur!

as

Self - Host

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

as

Himself - News Anchor

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

as

Walter Cronkite

Fiasco

Fiasco

as

Self (archive footage)

CBS Evening News

CBS Evening News

as

Self - Anchor

Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

as

Self (archive footage)

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self - Host

Challenger: The Final Flight

Challenger: The Final Flight

as

Self (archive footage)

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self (archive footage)

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Self

The Sixties

The Sixties

as

Self - CBS News (archive footage)

CBS Evening News

CBS Evening News

as

Self

Production

Crew

Apollo 13

1995

Apollo 13

as

Directing