Robert Gates

Known For

The Cold War and Beyond Himself

(2002)

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Himself

(2007)

Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs Himself

(2015)

Thank You for Your Service Actor

(2015)

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2005 National Geographic: Inside 9/11 (TV Mini-Series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)

- War on America (2005) ... (special thanks)

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Self (31 credits)

2014-2019 Face the Nation (TV Series)
Himself - Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director / Himself - Former Secretary of Defense / Himself / ...

- Episode #66.18 (2019) ... Himself - Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director

- Episode #64.72 (2018) ... Himself - Former Secretary of Defense (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode #62.72 (2016) ... Himself (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode #62.20 (2015) ... Himself - Former U.S. Defense Secretary (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode dated 11 May 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

2016-2017 This Week (TV Series)
Himself - Author / Himself - Former Defense Secretary

- Episode dated 29 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself - Author

- Episode dated 1 May 2016 (2016) ... Himself - Former Defense Secretary

2017 Today (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 24 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself

2011-2016 Meet the Press with Chuck Todd (TV Series)
Himself - Former Defense Secretary / Himself / Himself - Secretary of Defense

- Episode dated 18 December 2016 (2016) ... Himself

- Episode dated 24 January 2016 (2016) ... Himself - Former Defense Secretary (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode dated 29 November 2015 (2015) ... Himself - Former Defense Secretary (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode dated 27 March 2011 (2011) ... Himself - Secretary of Defense

2015-2016 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
Himself - Former CIA Director / Himself - Author, A Passion for Leadership / Himself - Former U.S. Defense Secretary

- Episode #5.286 (2016) ... Himself - Former CIA Director

- Episode #5.15 (2016) ... Himself - Author, A Passion for Leadership (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode #4.118 (2015) ... Himself - Former U.S. Defense Secretary (as Sec. Robert Gates)

2016 Inside Obama's White House (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself - Defence Secretary

- The Arc of History (2016) ... Himself - Defence Secretary

2016 Fox Files (TV Series)
Himself - Secretary of Defense, 2006-2011

- Rising Threats, Shrinking Military (2016) ... Himself - Secretary of Defense, 2006-2011

2015 Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (Documentary)
Himself

2015/I Thank You for Your Service (Documentary)

2014-2015 Fox and Friends (TV Series)
Himself - Former U.S. Defense Secretary / Himself

- Episode dated 19 May 2015 (2015) ... Himself - Former U.S. Defense Secretary (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode dated 24 May 2014 (2014) ... Himself

1995-2015 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 18 May 2015 (2015) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 4 March 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 14 January 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 4 December 2012 (2012) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 16 May 2012 (2012) ... Himself - Guest

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2014 CNN Newsroom (TV Series)

- Episode dated 16 November 2014 (2014)

2011-2014 FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace (TV Series)
Himself - Former Defense Secretary / Himself - U.S. Secretary of Defense

- Episode dated 9 March 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Former Defense Secretary (as Sec. Robert Gates)

- Episode dated 19 June 2011 (2011) ... Himself - U.S. Secretary of Defense

2014 Fareed Zakaria GPS (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 19 January 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

2014 The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (TV Series)
Himself

- Robert Gates (2014) ... Himself

2013 War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (Documentary)
Himself - Former Secretary of Defense

2011 Putin, Russia and the West (TV Series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Secretary of Defense, U.S.

- New Start (2011) ... Himself

- War (2011) ... Himself - Secretary of Defense, U.S.

2011 Lateline (TV Series)
Himself - Defence Secretary

- Episode dated 20 June 2011 (2011) ... Himself - Defence Secretary

2011 Dispatches (TV Series documentary)
Himself - U.S. Defense Secretary

- America's Secret Killers (2011) ... Himself - U.S. Defense Secretary

1997-2011 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Defense Secretary (segment "The Soldiers' Secretary") / Himself - Defense Secretary (segment "Secretary of War") / Himself - Former CIA Director (segment "The Silent Service") / ...

- The Soldiers' Secretary/Afghanistan's Top Spy/Sovereign Citizens (2011) ... Himself - Defense Secretary (segment "The Soldiers' Secretary")

- Secretary of War/AIG, We Own It/Vogue, Anna Wintour (2009) ... Himself - Defense Secretary (segment "Secretary of War")

- A Very Special Teacher/The Silent Service/Grigori Loutchansky (1998) ... Himself - Former CIA Director (segment "The Silent Service")

- The Kennedys/They've Got a Secret/A Very Special Brain (1997) ... Himself - Former CIA Director (segment "They've Got a Secret")

2011 Breakfast (TV Series)
Himself - US Defence Secretary

- Episode dated 2 March 2011 (2011) ... Himself - US Defence Secretary

2009 The Situation Room (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 June 2009 (2009) ... Himself

2007 ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 30 December 2007 (2007) ... Himself

2007 Soviet War Scare 1983 (TV Movie documentary)
Himself (as Robert M. Gates)

2007 Channel 4 News (TV Series)
Himself - US Defence Secretary

- Episode dated 11 February 2007 (2007) ... Himself - US Defence Secretary

2005 Texas Monthly Talks (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Robert Gates, President of Texas A&M University (2005) ... Himself - Interviewee

2003 Les mercredis de l'histoire (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- CIA: Secret Wars (2003) ... Himself

2002 The Cold War and Beyond (Documentary)
Himself (as Robert M. Gates)

1996 The Gulf War (TV Series documentary)
Himself

1994 CNN Presents: Terror Nation? U.S. Creation? (TV Special)
Himself - Former CIA Director

1980 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself - Col. Gates

- Episode #19.103 (1980) ... Himself - Col. Gates (as Bob Gates)

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Archive footage (13 credits)

2014 Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (TV Series)
Himself - Former Secretary of Defense

- Episode #4.4 (2014) ... Himself - Former Secretary of Defense

2009-2013 Lateline (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Defense Secretary

- Episode dated 3 June 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Defense Secretary

- Episode dated 17 August 2010 (2010) ... Himself

- Episode dated 22 September 2009 (2009) ... Himself

- Episode dated 18 February 2009 (2009) ... Himself

2013 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (Documentary)
Himself

2012 The Hunt for Bin Laden (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2012 America's Book of Secrets (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The White House (2012) ... Himself

2011 The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (Documentary)
Himself

2011 The Bolt Report (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.6 (2011) ... Himself

2011 Democracy Now! (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 8 June 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2011 Zapp (TV Series)
Himself

- ZAPP Spezial: Weltmacht Wikileaks? (2011) ... Himself

2011 Voice of America News (TV Series)
Himself - Secretary of Defense

- Pentagon Sued for Allegedly Mishandling Sexual Assault Complaints (2011) ... Himself - Secretary of Defense

2010 Insiders (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #10.42 (2010) ... Himself

2009 Iran and the West (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Himself

- Nuclear Confrontation (2009) ... Himself (uncredited)

2007 No End in Sight (Documentary)
Himself

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Release of his book, "From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 1 Article | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bob Gates | Robert M. Gates | Sec. Robert Gates

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)

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Personal Quote:

Part of his 2009 commencement speech: During the Revolution, a man in civilian clothes rode past a redoubt being repaired. The commander was shouting orders but not helping. When the rider asked why, the supervisor of the work detail retorted 'Sir, I am a corporal.' The stranger apologized, dismounted, and helped repair the redoubt. When he was done, he turned toward the supervisor and said 'Mr. ... See more »