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Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

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Born: July 29, 1938Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings CM was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. Jennings was one of the "Big Three" news anchormen, along with Tom Brokaw of NBC and Dan Rather of CBS, who dominated American evening network news from the early 1980s until his death in 2005, which closely followed the retirements from anchoring evening news programs of Brokaw in 2004 and Rather in 2005.

Known For
Filmography
Jane Elliott Against the World

Jane Elliott Against the World

Self (Archive Footage)

2026
Murder in Monaco

Murder in Monaco

Self - News Anchor (archive footage)

2025
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Self (archive footage)

2024
The White House Effect

The White House Effect

Self (archive footage)

2024
Two Men at War

Two Men at War

Self (archive footage)

2022
The Soul of America

The Soul of America

Self (archive footage)

2020
Cola Wars

Cola Wars

Self (archive footage)

2019
Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe

Self (archive footage)

2018
King Bibi

King Bibi

Self (archive footage)

2018
RBG

RBG

Self (archive footage)

2018
The Reagan Show

The Reagan Show

Self (archive footage)

2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

Self (archive footage)

2016
Dark Legacy

Dark Legacy

Self (archive footage)

2009
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

2005
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

Self (archive footage)

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Self (archive footage)

2004
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Narrator (voice)

2003
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Host

2003
JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

Self (archive footage)

2003
JFK II: The Bush Connection

JFK II: The Bush Connection

Self - ABC News Reporter

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Self

2003
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

Host

2000
Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Host

1995
The Last Party

The Last Party

Self

1993
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Self (uncredited)

1992
The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know

The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know

Self - Presenter

1992
A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

Self

1991
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

Self

1986

The In In Winter

Self

1967
In Winter

In Winter

Self

1967