Biography
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Although he reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombing in World War II, the Nuremberg trials, combat in the Vietnam War, the death of President John F. Kennedy, the death of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., Watergate, and the Iran Hostage Crisis, he was known for extensive TV coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of a Moon-rock award. Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that's the way it is," followed by the date on which the appearance is aired.
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Filmography
all 185
self 167
Movies 145
TV Shows 40
Narrator 6
Voice 1

Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

Apollo 13: Survival (2024)

JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World (2023)

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story (2023)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

The Janes (2022)

The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)

Fiasco (2021)

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner (2021)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)

I Am Jackie O (2020)

The Real Right Stuff (2020)

Whose Vote Counts, Explained (2020)

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020)

Challenger: The Final Flight (2020)

McCarthy (2020)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

Apollo: The Forgotten Films (2019)

Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress (2019)

Apollo: Missions to the Moon (2019)

I Am Richard Pryor (2019)

Apollo 11 (2019)

Reversing Roe (2018)

Studio 54 (2018)

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017)

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

The Reagan Show (2017)

Dateline: Saigon (2017)

Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014)

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)

Dallas, une journée particulière (2013)

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time (2013)

My Lai (2010)

Milk (2008)

Chicago 10 (2008)

The Pixar Story (2007)

Apollo 13: The Inside Story (2006)

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (2006)

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

The Presidents (2005)

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

JFK II: The Bush Connection (2003)

S.O.S. Planet (2002)

Liberty's Kids (2002)

The Star Dreamer (2002)

Korean War Stories (2001)

Thirteen Days (2000)

The American President (2000)

Fail Safe (2000)

War and Civilization (1998)

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance (1998)

4 Little Girls (1997)

All Power to the People! (1996)

20th Century with Mike Wallace (1995)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993)

Titanic: Treasure of the Deep (1992)

Charlie Rose (1991)

Dinosaur! (1991)

Murphy Brown (1988)

American Experience (1988)

The Dream Is Alive (1985)

All the President's Men (1976)

Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974)

Great Performances (1971)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

The Movie Orgy (1968)

CBS Evening News (1963)

The Incredible Turk (1958)

The Twentieth Century (1957)

Air Power (1956)

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

Tony Awards (1956)

Climax! (1954)

You Are There (1953)

Two for the Money (1952)

The Price of Liberty (1951)

Golden Globe Awards (1944)

Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11

D-Day Plus 20 Years: Eisenhower Returns to Normandy

Corwin

Great Decisions
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1916-11-04
Deathday2009-07-17 (92 years old)
Birth NameWalter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
Birth PlaceSt. Joseph, United States
ReligionEpiscopal Church
Height
ChildrenKathy Cronkite
FatherWalter Leland Cronkite
MotherHelen Fritsch
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWalter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
AwardsFour Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Library of Congress Living Legend, Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, Nierenberg Prize, Evelyn F. Burkey Award, Trustees Award, International Space Hall of Fame, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, George Polk Award, Peabody Awards, Ischia International Journalism Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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