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Walter Cronkite

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was a lifelong newsman who became the voice of the truth for America as a nighttime anchorman. During his distinguished career, Cronkite won numerous awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award twice, several Emmy Awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Cronkite closed his newscasts by saying "and that's the way it is"

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  • Born In St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
  • Born November 4, 1916
  • Died July 17, 2009
  • Gender Male
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Race White or Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)
  • Created July 12, 2021 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified January 4, 2023 by
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Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

2013
as Self (archive footage)

The Troubles We've Seen

1994
as Walter Cronkite

The Star Dreamer

2002
as Self - CBS News, 1958

Toots

2007
as Self

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993
as Captain Neweyes (voice)

Our Man in Tehran

2013
as Walter Cronkite

Back to Neverland

1989
as Himself

Fail Safe

2000
as Himself - Host

The Incredible Turk

1958
as Self - Narrator

Liberty's Kids

2002
as Benjamin Franklin

Huxley on Huxley

2009
as Walter Cronkite

Super Bowl

1976
as Walter Cronkite

60 Minutes

1968
as Correspondent

POWs Pawns of War

1971
as Walter Cronkite

Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014
as Walter Cronkite

The Hudson Riverkeepers

1998
as Walter Cronkite

Corwin

1996
as Walter Cronkite

The Dream Is Alive

1985
as Narrator

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006
as Self - Former Anchorman, CBS News

Air Power

1956
as Narrator

Korean War Stories

2001
as Self - Host - Narrator

Valentino's Ghost

2012
as Walter Cronkite

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

2019
as Walter Cronkite

4 Little Girls

1997
as Himself - Special Correspondent CBS News

My Lai

2010
as Walter Cronkite

S.O.S. Planet

2002
as Himself

Host

Series The Twentieth Century (1957) 1957
Episode PBS Specials
Avoiding Armageddon, Part 3, The New Face of Terror: Upping the Ante
2003
Episode PBS Specials
Avoiding Armageddon, Part 4, Confronting Terrorism: Turning the Tide
2003

Guest Star

Episode What's My Line?
Art Carney
1966
Episode Modern Marvels
Unknown
1970
Episode From the Earth to the Moon
Behind the Scenes: Making 'From the Earth to the Moon'
1998
Episode Modern Marvels
Frontline Reporting
2004
Episode Murphy Brown
Roasted
1989
Episode Playhouse 90
Around the World in 90 Minutes
1957
Episode Ape Man: The Story of Human Evolution
The Human Puzzle
1994
Episode Ape Man: The Story of Human Evolution
Great Strides
1994
Episode Murphy Brown
Ship of Phil's
1993
Episode PBS Specials
Avoiding Armageddon, Part 1, Silent Killers: Poisons and Plagues
2003
Episode Ape Man: The Story of Human Evolution
All in the Mind
1994
Episode PBS Specials
Avoiding Armageddon, Part 2, Nuclear Nightmares: Losing Control
2003
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Walter Cronkite
1982
Episode Ape Man: The Story of Human Evolution
Science and Fiction
1994
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0105
1994
Episode The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite
1974
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Angela Lansbury, Walter Cronkite, John Denver
1990
Episode I've Got a Secret
Walter Cronkite
1966
Episode Palisades Amusement Park: A Century of Fond Memories
Palisades Amusement Park: A Century of Fond Memories
1998
Episode Murphy Brown
And That's the Way it Was?
1997
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Walter Cronkite
1974
Episode IMAX Ultimate Collection
The Dream Is Alive
1985
Episode IMAX Ultimate Collection
SOS Planet 3D
2003
Episode Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
February 27, 2022: Sex Work
2022