Walter Cronkite
Known for Acting · 148 credits
- Born
- 1916-11-04
- Died
- 2009-07-17
- Place of birth
- St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Great Performances
1971
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Climax!
1954
as Self - Narrator (voice)
American Experience
1988
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Walter Cronkite
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
American Masters
1986
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Murphy Brown
1988
as Walter Cronkite
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
World in Action
1963
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self - Master of Ceremonies
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
You Are There
1953
as Self - Host
Liberty's Kids
2002
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
The Seventies
2015
as Self
HARDtalk
1997
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Twentieth Century
1957
as Self - Narrator
The Sixties
2014
as Self (archive footage) / Self - CBS News (archive footage)
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Challenger: The Final Flight
2020
as Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The American President
2000
as George Washington
CBS Evening News
1961
as Self - Anchor
Fiasco
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11
1969
as Himself - News Anchor
Vietnam War with Walter Cronkite
1985
as Self
Two for the Money
1952
War and Civilization
1998
as Self - Narrator
Dinosaur!
1991
as Self - Host
Movies (112)
Network
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019
as Self (archive footage)
All the President's Men
1976
as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
Milk
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Thirteen Days
2000
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Captain Neweyes (voice)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Apollo 11
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Right Stuff
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
as Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Corwin
1996
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
The Man Who Saved the World
2014
as Self
One to One: John & Yoko
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Apollo 13: Survival
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Fail Safe
2000
as Self - Host
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy
1993
as Self - CBS News
Sally
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
as Self (archive footage)
New England Our Way
1974
as Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Reversing Roe
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
as Self
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
2019
as Self - CBS News (archive footage)
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006
as Self
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
2012
as Self (archive footage)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
as Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
2022
as Self (archive footage)
4 Little Girls
1997
as Self - Special Correspondent CBS News
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance
1998
as Host
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002
as Self (voice)
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (uncredited)
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
as Self - Host
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nation
1989
as Self - Host
Gloria: In Her Own Words
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
The White House Effect
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X
1992
The Reagan Show
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Martha Mitchell Effect
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Dateline: Saigon
2017
as Self (archival footage)
The Making of 'Network'
2006
as Self
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
as Self
The Janes
2022
as Self (archive footage)
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
War Made Easy
2007
as Self (archive footage)
S.O.S. Planet
2002
as Self
Ethel
2012
as Self (archive footage)
An Empire of Reason
1988
as Self
JFK Assassination: A New Perspective
2025
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
All Power to the People!
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
2013
as Self
Valentino's Ghost
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
as Self - Newscaster (archive footage)
A Private Battle
1980
as Self
Killing John F. Kennedy
2020
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time
2013
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Back to Neverland
1989
as Walter Cronkite
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
as Self
Apollo 13: The Inside Story
2006
as Self - CBS Evening News Anchorman
The Dream Is Alive
1985
as Narrator
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007
as Self
Man on the Moon with Walter Cronkite
2008
as Reporter
JFK II: The Bush Connection
2003
as Self - Anchor, CBS News (voice) (archive sound)
On Common Ground
2001
as Self - Commentator
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006
as Self
Korean War Stories
2001
I, Leonardo: A Journey of the Mind
1983
as Self - Host
Bad Hostage
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Why was Cairo Calm
1982
The Nuremberg Trials
2006
as Self
Edward R. Murrow - The McCarthy Years
2005
as Host
JFK: Breaking the News
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret of the Wild Child
1994
as Self
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Price of Liberty
1951
as Narrator(voice)
Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Silent Night, Holy Night with Walter Cronkite
2003
as Self
America's Choir: The Story of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
2004
as Narrator
J.F.K.: A One-Man Show
1984
as Self - Narrator
CBS Reports: Biography of a Bookie Joint
1961
as Self - Narrator
Who Shot President Kennedy?
1988
as Self
The Incredible Turk
1958
as Narrator
As it Happened: The Killing of Kennedy
1993
as Self (archive footage)
SS United States: Made in America
2013
as Self
Return to Flight HD: The Inside Story
2006
as Host
SS United States: Lady in Waiting
2008
as Self
The Making of an Underground Film
1965
as Self
Legacy of War
2008
as Host
Titanic: Treasure of the Deep
1992
as Self
Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland
2011
as Narrator
O Holy Night: Christmas At Concordia
2001
as Narrator
Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11
as Self
Amateur Radio Today
2003
as Self
1984 Revisited
1983
as Himself
Hispanic America
1980
as Self
About Walter Cronkite
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… With 148 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Walter Cronkite has appeared in 112 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Cronkite Movies
- Network (1976) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) — as Self (archive footage)
- All the President's Men (1976) — as Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Milk (2008) — as Self (archive footage)
- Thirteen Days (2000) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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