Tom Brokaw

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Tom Brokaw

Acting

Born 1940-02-06

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Webster, South Dakota, USA

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

Filmography

106 credits across movies and TV

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989 · Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

1986 · Narrator

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016 · Self (archive footage)

1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 with Tom Brokaw

2007 · Himself

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006 · Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

2008 · Himself

All the President's Men Revisited

All the President's Men Revisited

2013 · Self (uncredited)

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

2020 · Self

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

2002 · Self

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016 · Self

RBG

RBG

2018 · Self (archive footage)

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007 · Self

Iverson

Iverson

2014

Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

2005 · Self

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

2014 · Self

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

1986 · Narrator (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002 · Self

America's Library

America's Library

2018 · Self

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

2022 · Narrator

D-Day: Normandy 1944

D-Day: Normandy 1944

2014 · Narrator (voice)

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

2013 · Self

Our Time

Our Time

2009

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

1999 · Self

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019 · (archive footage)

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

2011 · Self

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2022 · Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)

Spin

Spin

1995 · Self (archive footage)

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010 · Himself

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

2006 · Narrator

Endangered

Endangered

2022

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

2001 · himself

The Making of Trump

The Making of Trump

2015 · Self (archive footage)

Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992 · Self (archive footage)

41 on 41

41 on 41

2015 · Self

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

2006 · Self

Biden's Decision

Biden's Decision

2024 · Self (archive footage)

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011 · Self

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

2009 · Tom Brokaw

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

2017 · Self

Reflections on the Vietnam War

Reflections on the Vietnam War

2017 · Host

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

2017 · Self

Vertical Frontier

Vertical Frontier

2002 · Narrator

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017 · Self

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018 · Self

King

King

2008 · Host

Hamilton: Building America

Hamilton: Building America

2017

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018 · Self

We Are Columbine

We Are Columbine

2019 · Self

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025 · Self

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 · Self (voice)

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

2002 · Self (archive footage)

LA 92

LA 92

2017 · Self (archive footage)

1968

1968

2018 · Self

Everything's Cool

Everything's Cool

2007 · Self (archive footage)

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019 · Self

Cola Wars

Cola Wars

2019 · Self (archive footage)

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993 · Self

Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996 · Self

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003 · Narrator (voice)

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

2024 · Self (archive footage)

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

2006 · Himself

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018 · Self

On Common Ground

On Common Ground

2001 · Self - Commentator

Off Your Duff

Off Your Duff

Self

9/11: In Our Own Words

9/11: In Our Own Words

2011 · Himself

The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024 · Self (archive footage)

The Passions & Politics of Ed Edelman: An Untold Story of Leadership

The Passions & Politics of Ed Edelman: An Untold Story of Leadership

2013 · Narrator

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Today

Today

1952 · Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self

The View

The View

1997 · Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

1968 · Self

American Masters

American Masters

1986 · Self

Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

2023 · Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill

Explained

Explained

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023 · Self (archive footage)

The Nineties

The Nineties

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

2016 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · Self

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010 · Self

Buccaneers & Bones

Buccaneers & Bones

2010 · Narrator

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981 · Self

Fiasco

Fiasco

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009 · Self

Challenger: The Final Flight

Challenger: The Final Flight

2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News

1970 · Self

The 2000s

The 2000s

2018

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009 · Self - Guest

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005 · Self (uncredited)

The Greatest Generation

The Greatest Generation

2005

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self (archive footage)

Tanner on Tanner

Tanner on Tanner

2004 · Self