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Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Acting·1940·67 films

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

As Actor

The Front Runner
The Front Runner (2018)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)
RBG
RBG (2018)Self (archive footage)
LA 92
LA 92 (2017)Self (archive footage)
Iverson
Iverson (2014)
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)Self (archive footage)
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)Self
Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)Self
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007)Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)Self (archive footage)
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World (2011)Self
Spin
Spin (1995)Self (archive footage)
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (2023)Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)Self - News Reporter (archive footage)
D-Day: Normandy 1944
D-Day: Normandy 1944 (2014)Narrator (voice)
Endangered
Endangered (2022)
We Are Columbine
We Are Columbine (2019)Self
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us (2010)Himself
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner (2022)Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)
Vito
Vito (2011)Self (archive)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)(archive footage)
Cola Wars
Cola Wars (2019)Self (archive footage)
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light (2021)Self (archive footage)
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (2008)Himself
All the President's Men Revisited
All the President's Men Revisited (2013)Self (uncredited)
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017)Self
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)Self
Journeys with George
Journeys with George (2002)Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)Self (voice)
The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic (2018)Self
The White House Effect
The White House Effect (2024)Self (archive footage)
Everything's Cool
Everything's Cool (2007)Self (archive footage)
The Making of Trump
The Making of Trump (2015)Self (archive footage)
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014)Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)Self
Celsius 41.11
Celsius 41.11 (2004)Self (archive footage)
Last Best Chance
Last Best Chance (2005)Self
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR
Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR (2020)Self
Commercial Entertainment Product
Commercial Entertainment Product (1992)Self (archive footage)
1968 with Tom Brokaw
1968 with Tom Brokaw (2007)Himself
Reflections on the Vietnam War
Reflections on the Vietnam War (2017)Host
Nichols and May: Take Two
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)Self
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack (2001)himself
41 on 41
41 on 41 (2015)Self
Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty
Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty (2024)Self (archive footage)
Vertical Frontier
Vertical Frontier (2002)Narrator
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)Self
Biden's Decision
Biden's Decision (2024)Self (archive footage)
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)Self
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired
Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired (2017)Self
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel (2009)Tom Brokaw
Hamilton: Building America
Hamilton: Building America (2017)
Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.
Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R. (1986)Narrator
King
King (2008)Host
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address (2025)Self
The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing
The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing (2002)Self
Crashing the Party
Crashing the Party (2016)Self
Off Your Duff
Off Your DuffSelf
1968
1968 (2018)Self
America's Library
America's Library (2018)Self
Our Time
Our Time (2009)
Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate
Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate (2006)Self
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird (2011)Self
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003)Narrator (voice)
They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders
They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders (2022)Narrator
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)Self
Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire (2006)Narrator

As Writer