Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

ActorWriter Feb 6 (age 86) Webster, South Dakota, USA 1952–2025 (73 year career)
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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

Known For

Filmography

Acting (102)

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Movies (71)

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as Self

The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

2024

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Biden's Decision

Biden's Decision

2024

as Self (archive footage)

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2022

as Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)

6.3
Endangered

Endangered

2022
6.3
They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

2022

as Narrator

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

2020

as Self

7.5
We Are Columbine

We Are Columbine

2019

as Self

6.8
Cola Wars

Cola Wars

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as (archive footage)

6.5
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

as Self

6.5
The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.9
RBG

RBG

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018

as Self

7.0
1968

1968

2018

as Self

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018

as Self

7.1
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

as Self

America's Library

America's Library

2018

as Self

Hamilton: Building America

Hamilton: Building America

2017
7.0
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

2017

as Self

6.0
Reflections on the Vietnam War

Reflections on the Vietnam War

2017

as Host

9.3
LA 92

LA 92

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

as Self

7.3
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

2017

as Self

7.7
Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016

as Self

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
The Making of Trump

The Making of Trump

2015

as Self (archive footage)

3.7
41 on 41

41 on 41

2015

as Self

6.5
D-Day: Normandy 1944

D-Day: Normandy 1944

2014

as Narrator (voice)

6.9
Iverson

Iverson

2014
7.1
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

2014

as Self

7.6
All the President's Men Revisited

All the President's Men Revisited

2013

as Self (uncredited)

7.0
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

as Self

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011

as Self

6.9
9/11: In Our Own Words

9/11: In Our Own Words

2011

as Himself

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

2011

as Self

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

as Himself

6.4
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

2009

as Tom Brokaw

7.0
Our Time

Our Time

2009
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

2008

as Himself

7.9
King

King

2008

as Host

6.0
1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 with Tom Brokaw

2007

as Himself

4.5
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

as Self

7.2
Everything's Cool

Everything's Cool

2007

as Self (archive footage)

8.1
NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

2006

as Himself

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

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

7.1
Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

2006

as Self

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

2006

as Narrator

Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

2005

as Self

4.0
Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11

2004

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

as Narrator (voice)

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Vertical Frontier

Vertical Frontier

2002

as Narrator

10.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

2002

as Self

On Common Ground

On Common Ground

2001

as Self - Commentator

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

2001

as himself

5.5
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

as Self

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

as Self (voice)

6.3
Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

as Self

6.5
Spin

Spin

1995

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993

as Self

6.8
Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

6.9
Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

1986

as Narrator (voice)

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

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

1986

as Narrator

10.0
Off Your Duff

Off Your Duff

as Self