Walter Cronkite

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-11-04

Day of death

2009-07-17 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Liberty's Kids

    Liberty's Kids

  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • Milk

    Milk

  • Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

  • The U.S. vs. John Lennon

    The U.S. vs. John Lennon

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • JFK II: The Bush Connection

    JFK II: The Bush Connection

  • Reversing Roe

    Reversing Roe

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • Thirteen Days

    Thirteen Days

  • You Are There

    You Are There

  • Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

    Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

  • The Man Who Saved the World

    The Man Who Saved the World

  • Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • Challenger: The Final Flight

    Challenger: The Final Flight

  • A Private Battle

    A Private Battle

  • The Seventies

    The Seventies

  • The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

  • Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

    Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

  • Sally

    Sally

  • The Sixties

    The Sixties

  • The Sixties

    The Sixties

  • The Making of 'Network'

    The Making of 'Network'

  • Apollo 13: The Inside Story

    Apollo 13: The Inside Story

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

    Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

  • Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

    Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

  • Ethel

    Ethel

  • Apollo 13: Survival

    Apollo 13: Survival

  • JFK: Breaking the News

    JFK: Breaking the News

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • The Martha Mitchell Effect

    The Martha Mitchell Effect

  • The Real Right Stuff

    The Real Right Stuff

  • Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

    Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

  • JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

    JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

  • On Common Ground

    On Common Ground

  • Led Zeppelin Played Here

    Led Zeppelin Played Here

  • An Empire of Reason

    An Empire of Reason

  • Apollo: Missions to the Moon

    Apollo: Missions to the Moon

  • Studio 54

    Studio 54

  • The Twentieth Century

    The Twentieth Century

  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

  • Bad Hostage

    Bad Hostage

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Reagan Show

    The Reagan Show

  • 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

  • The Nuremberg Trials

    The Nuremberg Trials

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

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

  • Who Shot President Kennedy?

    Who Shot President Kennedy?

  • Apollo: The Forgotten Films

    Apollo: The Forgotten Films

  • Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

    Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

  • The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

    The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

  • Killing John F. Kennedy

    Killing John F. Kennedy

  • I Am Richard Pryor

    I Am Richard Pryor

  • JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

    JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

  • Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The American President

    The American President

  • Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

    Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

  • Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

    Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

  • Fiasco

    Fiasco

  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

  • CBS Evening News

    CBS Evening News

  • CBS Evening News

    CBS Evening News

  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

  • Back to Neverland

    Back to Neverland

  • Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

  • The Janes

    The Janes

  • I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

    I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • The Dream Is Alive

    The Dream Is Alive

  • War and Civilization

    War and Civilization

  • A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

    A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

    Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

  • Dateline: Saigon

    Dateline: Saigon

  • Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

    Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

  • Valentino's Ghost

    Valentino's Ghost

  • All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Dinosaur!

    Dinosaur!

  • Two for the Money

    Two for the Money

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

    JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

  • Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

    Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

  • S.O.S. Planet

    S.O.S. Planet

  • As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

    As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

  • 4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

  • Gloria: In Her Own Words

    Gloria: In Her Own Words

  • The Real Malcolm X

    The Real Malcolm X

  • John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

    John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

  • New England Our Way

    New England Our Way

  • The Making of an Underground Film

    The Making of an Underground Film

  • Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

    Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

  • Hispanic America

    Hispanic America

  • Why was Cairo Calm

    Why was Cairo Calm

  • Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

    Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

  • Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

  • Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

    Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

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

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

  • The Secret of the Wild Child

    The Secret of the Wild Child

  • Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

    Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

  • Legacy of War

    Legacy of War

  • Amateur Radio Today

    Amateur Radio Today

  • Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

    Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

  • Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

    Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

  • The Incredible Turk

    The Incredible Turk

  • Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

    Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

  • SS United States: Lady in Waiting

    SS United States: Lady in Waiting

  • Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

    Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

  • The Price of Liberty

    The Price of Liberty

  • J.F.K.: A One-Man Show

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

  • SS United States: Made in America

    SS United States: Made in America

  • O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

    O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia