Walter Cronkite

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

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

    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

  • Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

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

    Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

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

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

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

  • The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

    The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

  • Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

  • One to One: John & Yoko

    One to One: John & Yoko

  • Milk

    Milk

  • Reversing Roe

    Reversing Roe

  • Ethel

    Ethel

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

    A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

  • Studio 54

    Studio 54

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Sally

    Sally

  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

  • Bad Hostage

    Bad Hostage

  • Liberty's Kids

    Liberty's Kids

  • The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

  • You Are There

    You Are There

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

    Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

  • Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

    Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

  • Thirteen Days

    Thirteen Days

  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

  • The Janes

    The Janes

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

    Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

  • Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

  • JFK II: The Bush Connection

    JFK II: The Bush Connection

  • Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

    Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Challenger: The Final Flight

    Challenger: The Final Flight

  • The Martha Mitchell Effect

    The Martha Mitchell Effect

  • The Real Right Stuff

    The Real Right Stuff

  • The Seventies

    The Seventies

  • Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

    Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World

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

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • The Man Who Saved the World

    The Man Who Saved the World

  • JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

    JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World

  • Apollo: The Forgotten Films

    Apollo: The Forgotten Films

  • Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • The Reagan Show

    The Reagan Show

  • Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

    Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

  • The U.S. vs. John Lennon

    The U.S. vs. John Lennon

  • JFK: Breaking the News

    JFK: Breaking the News

  • Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

    Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress

  • Led Zeppelin Played Here

    Led Zeppelin Played Here

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

    Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

  • Who Shot President Kennedy?

    Who Shot President Kennedy?

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

    Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

  • Corwin

    Corwin

  • The Sixties

    The Sixties

  • The Sixties

    The Sixties

  • The Twentieth Century

    The Twentieth Century

  • Apollo: Missions to the Moon

    Apollo: Missions to the Moon

  • A Private Battle

    A Private Battle

  • The Making of 'Network'

    The Making of 'Network'

  • This Film Is Not Yet Rated

    This Film Is Not Yet Rated

  • Fiasco

    Fiasco

  • I Am Richard Pryor

    I Am Richard Pryor

  • Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

    Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

  • Apollo 13: The Inside Story

    Apollo 13: The Inside Story

  • The American President

    The American President

  • War and Civilization

    War and Civilization

  • JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

    JFK Assassination: A New Perspective

  • An Empire of Reason

    An Empire of Reason

  • 4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

  • The White House Effect

    The White House Effect

  • The Real Malcolm X

    The Real Malcolm X

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

    JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

  • Back to Neverland

    Back to Neverland

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

    I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind

  • The Nuremberg Trials

    The Nuremberg Trials

  • Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

    Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite

  • The Dream Is Alive

    The Dream Is Alive

  • On Common Ground

    On Common Ground

  • Valentino's Ghost

    Valentino's Ghost

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

    50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

  • Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

    Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power

  • All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

  • As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

    As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy

  • CBS Evening News

    CBS Evening News

  • CBS Evening News

    CBS Evening News

  • Apollo 13: Survival

    Apollo 13: Survival

  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

  • 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

  • J.F.K.: A One-Man Show

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

  • John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

    John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation

  • The Secret of the Wild Child

    The Secret of the Wild Child

  • Gloria: In Her Own Words

    Gloria: In Her Own Words

  • Dateline: Saigon

    Dateline: Saigon

  • Korean War Stories

    Korean War Stories

  • Two for the Money

    Two for the Money

  • Dinosaur!

    Dinosaur!

  • Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

    Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite

  • New England Our Way

    New England Our Way

  • Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

    Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years

  • Killing John F. Kennedy

    Killing John F. Kennedy

  • S.O.S. Planet

    S.O.S. Planet

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

    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

  • Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

    Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance

  • Legacy of War

    Legacy of War

  • The Price of Liberty

    The Price of Liberty

  • Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

    Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story

  • The Making of an Underground Film

    The Making of an Underground Film

  • Why was Cairo Calm

    Why was Cairo Calm

  • SS United States: Lady in Waiting

    SS United States: Lady in Waiting

  • Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

    Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite

  • O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

    O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia

  • SS United States: Made in America

    SS United States: Made in America

  • Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

    Titanic: Treasure of the Deep

  • Amateur Radio Today

    Amateur Radio Today

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

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

  • Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

    Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

  • Hispanic America

    Hispanic America