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Andrew Rooney (1919–2011)


Andy Rooney grew up in Albany and attended The Albany University and Colgate Academy. In 1941, at the age of 22 he was drafted into the Army and was posted to London. There he began writing for Stars and Stripes, the US armed forces newspaper and later in the war he became one of the first US journalists to report on the Nazi concentration camps... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (3 titles)
1978 Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner (TV movie) (script)
 
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary)
 
1968 CBS Reports (TV series documentary)
An Essay on Woman (1968) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1968 Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1968 CBS Reports (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
An Essay on Woman (1968) (producer)
 
1961 Calendar (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2005 D-Day to Berlin (video documentary) (contributor - as Andy Rooney)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 The Unemployment of Danny London (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
London Labors (2011) (in memory of)
 
2003 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
Ball Turret Gunners (2003) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1978-2011 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Commentator / Himself (segment "Andy Rooney") / Himself - Commentator (segment "Andy Rooney") / …
After the Wave/Alone on the Wall/Andy Rooney (2011) … Himself (segment "Andy Rooney") (also archive footage) (as Andy Rooney)
The Man Behind Wikileaks/In Search of the Jaguar (2011) … Himself - Commentator (as Andy Rooney)
Shaleionaires/Haiti/Medal of Honor (2010) … Himself (segment "Andy Rooney")
Anger in the Land/Tax the Rich/Zenyatta (2010) … Himself (segment "Andy Rooney")
Episode dated 18 April 2010 (2010) … Himself - Commentator (as Andy Rooney)
 
2007 That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90 (TV documentary)
Himself (as Andy Rooney)
 
2003-2006 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
Remembering Ed Bradley (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 3 November 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Andy Rooney)
 
1994-2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Walter Cronkite: Witness to History (2006) … Himself
Rediscovering Will Rogers (1994) … Himself
 
2006 Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater (documentary)
Himself
 
2000-2004 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
Sam Huff (2004) … Himself
Frank Gifford (2000) … Himself
 
2004 Da Ali G Show (TV series)
Himself
Realness (2004) … Himself
 
2004 I, Curmudgeon (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary)
Himself - Reporter, 'Stars and Stripes'
Ball Turret Gunners (2003) … Himself - Reporter, 'Stars and Stripes' (as Andy Rooney)
 
1999 The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 CBS: The First 50 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 G.I. Joe: The Ernie Pyle Story (TV documentary)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 4 May 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest (as Andy Rooney)
 
1994 The 10th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 November 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 February 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1978 Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner (TV movie)
Himself (as Andy Rooney)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2011 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
 
2011 Pearl Jam Twenty (documentary)
Himself (as Andy Rooney)
 
1997 Cronkite Remembers
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(book) My War See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Andy Rooney
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

As someone who never misses a Giants game myself, I want to talk about the IQ of football fans. See more »

Trivia:

He won the Bronze Star for World War II reporting. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn