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David Brinkley (I) (1920–2003)

Brinkley hosted This Week with David Brinkley from 1982 until his retirement in 1997. In 1992, he won a Peabody Award for his report on the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As a news analyst, Brinkley was known for his terse, biting comments and his dry wit. See full bio »

Died:

(age 82) in Houston, Texas, USA

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Filmography

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1965 Our Man in Washington, Part 2 (documentary)
 
1964 Election Year in Averagetown (documentary)
 
1964 Boxing's Last Stand (documentary)
 
1964 Our Man in Washington (documentary)
 
1964 Our Man on the Mississippi (documentary)
 
1961-1962 David Brinkley's Journal (TV series)
Emigres (1962)
Guantanamo (1962)
Episode #1.33 (1962)
Episode #1.32 (1962)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1959 Journey to Understanding (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
1991 Pearl Harbor: Two Hours That Changed the World (TV documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter (1990) … Himself
 
1989 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 July 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1981-1996 This Week with David Brinkley (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1970-1978 NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams (TV series)
Himself - Anchor
Episode dated 27 November 1978 (1978) … Himself - Anchor
Episode dated 29 January 1971 (1971) … Himself - Anchor
Episode dated 11 August 1970 (1970) … Himself - Anchor
 
1976 NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1963-1970 The Huntley-Brinkley Report (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 31 July 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 22 November 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1969 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
Agnew and the Press (1969) … Himself - Guest
 
1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 September 1969 (1969) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 Congress Needs Help (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Our Man in Washington, Part 2 (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
NBC Premiere (1964) … Himself
 
1964 Election Year in Averagetown (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1964 Boxing's Last Stand (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1964 Our Man in Washington (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1964 Our Man on the Mississippi (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1964 Birth Control: How? (documentary)
Himself - - Narrator
 
1961-1963 David Brinkley's Journal (TV series)
Himself - - Host / Himself - Host / Himself
Episode #2.30 (1963) … Himself - Host
Tin Mining in Bolivia (1963) … Himself - Host
Brasilia (1963) … Himself - Host
Attitudes of Cuban Exiles in Miami (1962) … Himself - Host
Algerians (1962) … Himself - Host
 
1962 The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1960 Meet the Press (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
Episode dated 27 November 1960 (1960) … Himself - Panelist
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (19 titles)
2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Love, Hate & Propaganda: The Cold War (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Lost Kennedy Home Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Loving Story (documentary)
Himself - NBC News, Washington (archive sound)
 
2011 Runnin' Rebels of UNLV (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 Kill the Irishman
Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 EDSA 25: Sulyap ng kasaysayan (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Lombardi (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 1968 with Tom Brokaw (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Call It Democracy (documentary)
Himself - NBC News
 
2002 Pink Floyd The Wall Redux
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 4 Little Girls (documentary)
Himself - Reports on Chambliss Trial (uncredited)
 
1996 Walt Disney World Explorer (Video Game)
Himself
 
1996 All Power to the People (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Nixon
Himself - Reporting FBI Findings on Dean and Hunt (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
1988 Powaqqatsi (documentary)
 
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (TV documentary)
Himself (NBC Newsman)
 
1975 Shampoo
Himself (uncredited)
 

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