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