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Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003) -- They are not soldiers. They are journalists. And they die while reporting their stories.
NBC News Decision 92 Republican Convention (1992) -- Second of three presidential debates between John McCain and Barack Obama. This time in a town hall format from Nashville, Tenn.
"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993): : -- Tom Brokaw recounts how he performed the Heimlich on NBC News anchorman John Chancellor.
CNN/YouTube US Presidential Democratic Candidates Debate (2007) -- The candidates are asked if health care is a privilege, right or responsibility.
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (2009): : -- Vintage NBC News footage from 1994 and 1995 of Tom Brokaw reporting on the dawn of the internet. Includes interviews with Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
6 February 1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA more
Trivia:
Was denied enlistment into the Army because of flat feet. more
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Up 37% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(212 articles)
Tom Brokaw hosts 'Characters Unite' Town Hall for USA Network
 (From Monsters and Critics. 11 November 2009, 8:19 PM, PST)
Relive the fall of the Berlin Wall
 (From AOL - TVSquad. 10 November 2009, 6:02 AM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Producer, Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. Brokaw Reports: 58 Days (1992) (TV) (writer)
  2. NBC News: Houston Homicide (1990) (TV) (writer)

  3. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on PBS (1989) (TV) (writer)
  4. "NBC White Paper" (2 episodes, 1987-1989)
        - To Be an American (1989) TV episode (writer)
        - To Be a Teacher (1987) TV episode (writer)
  5. NBC Reports: Iacocca - An American Profile (1984) (TV) (writer)
  6. NBC Reports: Labor in the Promised Land (1982) (TV) (writer)
  7. NBC Reports: The Changing West, Reflections on the Stillwater (1981) (TV) (writer)
Producer:
  1. Toots (2006) (consulting producer)

  2. "Expose" (1990) TV series (co-producer)
Actor:
  1. Gangs, Cops & Drugs (1989) (TV) .... Anchor
Thanks:
  1. "The War" (extra special thanks) (2 episodes, 2007)
        - A World Without War: March 1945 - September 1945 (2007) TV episode (extra special thanks)
        - A Necessary War: December 1941 - December 1942 (2007) TV episode (extra special thanks)

  2. "Frontline" (special thanks) (1 episode, 1995)
        - The Gate of Heavenly Peace (1995) TV episode (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. 'Hick' Town (2009) .... Himself
  3. Life Is a Banquet (2009) .... Himself
  4. "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #1.27 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2009)
        - Episode #5.45 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Tom Brokaw/Malcolm Gladwell (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Global Warming: The New Challenge with Tom Brokaw (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself / ... (11 episodes, 1993-2009)
    ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
    ... aka Letterman (Australia)
    ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
        - Episode #16.104 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode #16.36 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode #15.129 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode #15.40 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode dated 21 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
          (6 more)
  8. Return to Mexico City (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  9. The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  10. "Meet the Press" .... Himself - Host / ... (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
    ... aka Meet the Press with Tim Russert (USA: complete title)
        - Episode dated 7 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 30 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 23 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 16 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 9 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (13 more)
  11. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
    ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 7 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "Today" .... Himself / ... (11 episodes, 1976-2008)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 6 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
          (6 more)
  13. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2008)
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 6 November 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Daily Show" .... Himself (6 episodes, 2002-2008)
    ... aka A Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka Jon Stewart (Australia)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition (International: English title: cut version)
        - Episode dated 22 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 December 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 January 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
          (1 more)
  15. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2003-2008)
        - Shriver & Brokaw (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Celebrity Authors (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Episode dated 13 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Hardball with Chris Matthews" .... Himself (6 episodes, 2004-2008)
        - Episode dated 13 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 December 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 31 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
          (1 more)
  18. "Baseball's Golden Age" (2008) TV series .... Himself
  19. The Color Bearers (2008) .... Himself
  20. King (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  21. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #6.7 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  22. An Unlikely Weapon (2008) .... Himself
  23. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Jay Leno (Australia)
        - Episode dated 1 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "The View" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2008)
        - Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 December 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (15 episodes, 1993-2008)
    ... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
        - Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 1 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 October 2004 (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
          (10 more)
  26. 1968 with Tom Brokaw (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  27. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
    ... aka The Ellen Show (Australia)
        - Episode dated 26 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  28. Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  29. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
        - A Gala Night at Alice Tully Hall (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  30. TV Junkie: Faces of Addiction (2007) (V) .... Himself
  31. Budapest to Gettysburg (2007)
  32. "Encore with John Palmer" (2006) TV series .... Himself
  33. Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire (2006) (TV) .... Narrator
  34. Global Warming: What You Need to Know (2006) (TV) .... Host
  35. There and Back Again (2006) .... Himself
  36. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  37. Last Best Chance (2005) (V) .... Himself
  38. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  39. "Costas Now" .... Himself - Panelist (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
  40. The Thing About My Folks (2005) (uncredited) .... Himself
  41. "NBC Nightly News" .... Himself / ... (11 episodes, 1982-2005)
        - Episode dated 5 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Correspondent
        - Episode dated 4 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 1 April 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Anchor
        - Episode dated 28 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
          (6 more)
  42. Science of Supervolcanoes (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  43. "The Jane Pauley Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 26 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  44. How's Your News?: On the Campaign Trail (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  45. Election Night on Democracy Plaza (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  46. "Tanner on Tanner" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Alex in Wonderland (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  47. Beyond the Medal of Honor (2004) (TV) .... On Camera
  48. "Dateline NBC" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1994-2004)
    ... aka Dateline (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 10 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 21 September 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself - Contributing Anchor (1994-present)
        - The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat (????) TV episode .... Himself/Narrator
  49. World War II Memorial Dedication (2004) (TV) .... Himself; guest speaker
  50. Without Fear or Favor: The Best in Broadcast Journalism (2004) (TV) .... Host
  51. Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
  52. Vertical Frontier (2002) .... Narrator
  53. 9/11 2002 Prime Time Concert for America (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  54. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (9 episodes, 1996-2002)
        - Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 February 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 June 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 19 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
          (4 more)
  55. Breaking the News (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  56. Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack (2001) (TV) .... Himself/Host
  57. Essence Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  58. On Common Ground (2001/I) .... Himself (commentator)
  59. "ESPN SportsCentury" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
        - Jackie Robinson (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Joe Louis (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Ted Williams (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  60. Window to the Universe (2000) (TV) .... Himself/Narrator

  61. Radio City Music Hall's Grand Re-Opening Gala (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  62. Als die Mauer fiel. 50 Stunden, die die Welt veränderten (1999) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours that Changed the World (International: English title)
  63. 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  64. Nichols and May: Take Two (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  65. "American Masters" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1988-1996)
        - Take Two: Mike Nichols and Elaine May (1996) TV episode .... Himself
        - Edward R. Murrow: This Reporter (1988) TV episode .... Himself
  66. "InterNight" (1996) TV series
  67. "Digital Age" (1994) TV series .... Himself
  68. "Now" (1993) TV series .... Himself - Anchor (unknown episodes)
  69. Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  70. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1991-1993)
        - Episode dated 23 February 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 November 1991 (1991) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Episode dated 10 July 1991 (1991) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  71. NBC News Decision 92 Republican Convention (1992) (TV) .... News Anchor
  72. Brokaw Reports: 58 Days (1992) (TV) .... Himself
  73. NBC News: Houston Homicide (1990) (TV) .... Himself
  74. "Expose" (1990) TV series .... Anchor

  75. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on PBS (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  76. Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
  77. Off Your Duff (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  78. "NBC White Paper" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1966-1989)
        - To Be an American (1989) TV episode .... Himself
        - To Be a Teacher (1987) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Age of Kennedy, Part I: The Early Years (1966) TV episode .... Himself (introduction, 1997 version)
  79. "The More You Know" (1989) TV series .... Himself
  80. Election 1987 (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  81. Men, Women, Sex & AIDS (1987) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka NBC News Special Report: Men, Women, Sex & AIDS (USA: complete title)
  82. NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  83. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 14 May 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  84. NBC Reports: Iacocca - An American Profile (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  85. D-Day Plus 40 Years (1984) (TV) .... Presenter/Interviewer
  86. NBC Reports: Labor in the Promised Land (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  87. NBC Reports: The Changing West, Reflections on the Stillwater (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  88. TV Guide 1980: The Year in Review (1981) (TV) .... Himself
  89. NBC Reports: To Be a Doctor (1980) (TV) .... Host- Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. Cleanflix (2009) .... Himself
  2. Milk (2008/I) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. "The O'Reilly Factor"
        - Episode dated 28 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 10 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Entertainment Tonight"
        - Episode dated 17 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "The National"
        - Episode dated 13 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Run for Your Life (2008/I) .... Himself
  7. At the Death House Door (2008) .... Himself
  8. Definitely, Maybe (2008) (uncredited) .... Himself
  9. Everything's Cool (2007) .... Himself
  10. "CNN Presents"
        - Larry King: Fifty Years of Pop Culture (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone (2007) .... Himself
  12. TV Junkie (2006) .... Himself
  13. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) (uncredited) .... Himself - 1978 TV Newscaster
  14. "NBC Nightly News"
        - Episode dated 14 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "America Undercover"
        - Left of the Dial (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  16. Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die (2004) .... Himself
  17. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) .... Himself
  18. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) (uncredited) .... Himself
  19. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) (voice) .... Himself
  20. Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  21. Journeys with George (2002) .... Himself
  22. Spin (1995) .... Himself
  23. Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  24. Commercial Entertainment Product (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  25. The Panama Deception (1992) (uncredited) .... Himself
  26. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (1990) .... Himself
  28. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) .... Himself (News reporter)

Additional Details

Other Works:
1/1/2001: Grand Marshal, Pasadena Rose Parade. more
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1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 9 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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