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Tom Brokaw

Acting 86 years old Webster, South Dakota, USA ★ 0.6
Born: February 6, 1940

Biography

Thomas John Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for twenty two years (1982–2004). Brokaw is the only person to have hosted all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He now serves as a special correspondent for NBC News and works on documentaries for other outlets

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Known For

The Front Runner
The Front Runner Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018
LA 92
LA 92 Self (archive footage) 2017
Cola Wars
Cola Wars Self (archive footage) 2019
RBG
RBG Self (archive footage) 2018
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) 2006

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (108)

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address Self 2025
Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty
Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty Self (archive footage) 2024
The White House Effect
The White House Effect Self (archive footage) 2024
Biden's Decision
Biden's Decision Self (archive footage) 2024
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine Self (archive footage) 2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Self (archive footage) 2023
Bill Russell: Legend
Bill Russell: Legend Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill 2023
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage) 2022
Endangered
Endangered 2022
They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders
They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders Narrator 2022
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure Self (archive footage) 2022
Fiasco
Fiasco Self (archive footage) 2021
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light Self (archive footage) 2021
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR Self 2020
Challenger: The Final Flight
Challenger: The Final Flight Self (archive footage) 2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Self 2019
Cola Wars
Cola Wars Self (archive footage) 2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here (archive footage) 2019
We Are Columbine
We Are Columbine Self 2019
America's Library
America's Library Self 2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Self 2018
The Front Runner
The Front Runner Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018
The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic Self 2018
The 2000s
The 2000s 2018
Explained
Explained Self (archive footage) 2018
RBG
RBG Self (archive footage) 2018
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media Self 2018
1968
1968 Self 2018
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee Self 2017
Reflections on the Vietnam War
Reflections on the Vietnam War Host 2017
Hamilton: Building America
Hamilton: Building America 2017
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Self 2017
The Nineties
The Nineties Self (archive footage) 2017
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired Self 2017
LA 92
LA 92 Self (archive footage) 2017
Crashing the Party
Crashing the Party Self 2016
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words Self (archive footage) 2016
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson Self 2016
The Making of Trump
The Making of Trump Self (archive footage) 2015
41 on 41
41 on 41 Self 2015
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State Self 2014
Iverson
Iverson 2014
D-Day: Normandy 1944
D-Day: Normandy 1944 Narrator (voice) 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square
Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square Self 2013
All the President's Men Revisited
All the President's Men Revisited Self (uncredited) 2013
The Passions & Politics of Ed Edelman: An Untold Story of Leadership
The Passions & Politics of Ed Edelman: An Untold Story of Leadership Narrator 2013
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World Self 2011
Vito
Vito Self (archive) 2011
9/11: In Our Own Words
9/11: In Our Own Words Himself 2011
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird Self 2011
Buccaneers & Bones
Buccaneers & Bones Narrator 2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us Himself 2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us Self 2010
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel Tom Brokaw 2009
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 2009
Our Time
Our Time 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Self 2009
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Himself 2008
King
King Host 2008
1968 with Tom Brokaw
1968 with Tom Brokaw Himself 2007
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed Self 2007
Everything's Cool
Everything's Cool Self (archive footage) 2007
Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire Narrator 2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited) 2006
Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate
Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate Self 2006
NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story
NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story Himself 2006
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report 2005
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report Self (uncredited) 2005
Last Best Chance
Last Best Chance Self 2005
The Greatest Generation
The Greatest Generation 2005
Celsius 41.11
Celsius 41.11 Self (archive footage) 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Tanner on Tanner Self 2004
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Self (archive footage) 2004
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty Narrator (voice) 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Vertical Frontier
Vertical Frontier Narrator 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Self 2002
Journeys with George
Journeys with George Self (archive footage) 2002
The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing
The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing Self 2002
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack himself 2001
On Common Ground
On Common Ground Self - Commentator 2001
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World Self 1999
The View
The View Self 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream Self (voice) 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self 1996
Nichols and May: Take Two
Nichols and May: Take Two Self 1996
Spin
Spin Self (archive footage) 1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate Self 1993
Commercial Entertainment Product
Commercial Entertainment Product Self (archive footage) 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Self - News Reporter (archive footage) 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
Mount Rushmore: The Shrine
Mount Rushmore: The Shrine Narrator (voice) 1986
American Masters
American Masters Self 1986
Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.
Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R. Narrator 1986
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman Self - Guest 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News Self 1970
60 Minutes
60 Minutes Self 1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) 1962
Today
Today Self 1952
Off Your Duff
Off Your Duff Self

Writing Credits (1)

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