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Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

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Born: February 6, 1940Webster, South Dakota, USA

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

Known For
Filmography
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
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
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
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
RBG

RBG

Self (archive footage)

2018

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
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
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
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
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

Self

2011

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
America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

Himself

2010
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

Tom Brokaw

2009
Our Time

Our Time

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
Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

Self

2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

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

2006
NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

Himself

2006
Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

Self

2005
Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11

Self (archive footage)

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
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

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
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

Self (voice)

1997
Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two

Self

1996
Spin

Spin

Self (archive footage)

1995
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

Self

1993
Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product

Self (archive footage)

1992
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

1989

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

Narrator (voice)

1986
Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

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

Narrator

1986