Douglas Brinkley
Acting • Born 1960-12-14
Biography
Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is a history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007. Brinkley joined the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation in 2023.
Filmography
16 credits
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
Movie • 2013
Self
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Movie • 2017
Self - Presidential Historian
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
Movie • 2009
Self
Henry Ford
Movie • 2013
Himself
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
Movie • 2022
Self
Rather
Movie • 2023
Self - Historian & Author
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
Movie • 2010
self
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
Movie • 2016
Himself
Race
Movie • 2010
Himself
Fandango at the Wall
Movie • 2020
Self
Public Trust
Movie • 2020
Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
Movie • 2004
Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Movie • 2006
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
TV • 2018
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self