Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

1940-02-06 Webster, South Dakota, USA 70 Credits

Biography

Tom Brokaw is an American television journalist and author. He was the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News for 22 years (1982–2004). He 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

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The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as Self

Acting

In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous ...

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

2024

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Acting

Trump's Big FUSS is a powerful acronym capturing Trump's vision for America and his fight for US sovereignty, standing firm against globalist elitists...

Biden's Decision

Biden's Decision

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step asi...

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique obses...

Endangered

Endangered

2022

6.3
Acting

A sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad.

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

2022

as Narrator

Acting

A film focusing on one of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units, Merrill's Marauders. Legendary news anchor Tom Brokaw narrates the ...

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2021

as Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to embracing her true self proved even more meaningfu...

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David Driskell's landmark 1976 exhibition...

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

2020

as Self

7.5
Acting

With two Olympic victories, four world championship titles and six European championship titles, Katarina Witt is the most successful female athlete i...

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019

as Self

6.5
Acting

"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was...

Cola Wars

Cola Wars

2019

as Self [Archival Footage]

7.5
Acting

Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the “New Coke” debacle of 1985. For almost a hundred years, Coke had been th...

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on...

We Are Columbine

We Are Columbine

2019

as Himself

6.8
Acting

The Columbine shootings were a tragic event in American history and have proved a lasting influence in continued acts of violence ever since. In this ...

America's Library

America's Library

2018

as Self

Acting

With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America through rarely seen treasures unearthed from its extensi...

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018

as Self

7.1
Acting

Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrat...

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and ...

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018

as Self

7.0
Acting

The Mayo Clinic tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme Court of Medicine," and the "plac...

RBG

RBG

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish he...

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

2018

as Self

Acting

A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. Fro...

1968

1968

2018

as Self

Acting

At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming one of the defining images of...

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

2017

as Self

7.7
Acting

An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to the...

Reflections on the Vietnam War

Reflections on the Vietnam War

2017

as Host

9.3
Acting

Go behind-the-scenes of the epic series with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and the filmmaking team. Hosted by Tom Brokaw, the program includes interviews wit...

Hamilton: Building America

Hamilton: Building America

2017

7.0
Acting

This documentary captures the amazing life and times of our nation's forgotten founding father: Alexander Hamilton. Exploring the iconic American poli...

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

as Self

7.3
Acting

Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simult...

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

2017

as Self

6.0
Acting

This is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had ever done -- it decided to abolish its army and dec...

LA 92

LA 92

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses vie...

Crashing the Party

Crashing the Party

2016

as Self

Acting

With the survival of the Democratic Party at stake after the country's worst three presidential losses a little-known Bill Clinton and a band of insur...

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while experiencing tw...

The Making of Trump

The Making of Trump

2015

as Self (archive footage)

3.7
Acting

As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing can...

41 on 41

41 on 41

2015

as Self

6.5
Acting

Interviewees discuss the life of former president George H. W. Bush

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

2014

as Self

7.6
Acting

All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first elected female governor of Texas. Her cool demeanor, ...

Iverson

Iverson

2014

7.1
Acting

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11-time N...

D-Day: Normandy 1944

D-Day: Normandy 1944

2014

as Narrator (voice)

6.9
Acting

June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 194...

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

as Self

Acting

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells on Temple Square join with one of today’s brightest international singing stars, En...

All the President's Men Revisited

All the President's Men Revisited

2013

as Self (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

The Watergate case was the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the Presidency? What effect has the scandal had on our...

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

2011

as Self

6.9
Acting

Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who quite simply changed society as we know it. As co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer, Jobs us...

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

2011

as Self

Acting

In this full-length documentary, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that is Harper Lee. She interviews Oprah Winfrey, Wall...

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

as Himself

6.4
Acting

A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to ad...

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

2009

as Tom Brokaw

7.0
Acting
Our Time

Our Time

2009

Acting

America has questions about today's youth, what we care about, and where we're headed. We had those questions too. So, after graduating college, four ...

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

2008

as Himself

7.9
Acting

Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, an...

King

King

2008

as Host

6.0
Acting

Forty years after Martin Luther King s assassination, HISTORY, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and times of Amer...

1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 with Tom Brokaw

2007

as Himself

4.5
Acting

In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward a tipping point in politics. Martin Luther King Jr...

1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 with Tom Brokaw

2007

Writer

4.5
Writing

In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward a tipping point in politics. Martin Luther King Jr...

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

2007

as Self

7.2
Acting

The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various connections to Greek mythology. It con...

Everything's Cool

Everything's Cool

2007

as Self (archive footage)

8.1
Acting

In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of self-proclaimed global warming "warriors" on a missi...

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

2006

as Narrator

Acting

Narrated by Tom Brokaw, Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire pays tribute to a legendary journalist and artist who epitomizes the fiercely independent voice that...

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

2006

as Self

Acting

This remarkable look into one of America’s most intriguing mysteries is an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Tom Brokaw and NBC News brings you the compelli...

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

2006

as Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates film...

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

2006

as Himself

Acting

When hiker Aron Ralston found himself trapped in a Utah canyon with an 800-pound boulder crushing his arm, he was forced to make an agonizing choice: ...

Last Best Chance

Last Best Chance

2005

as Self

4.0
Acting

Thriller about governments around the world racing to attempt to stop a terrorist organization from gaining loose nuclear weapons and supplies before ...

Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11

2004

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Acting

This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure in...

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Acting

This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an i...

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at the hand of criminals and corrupt governments. The...

Vertical Frontier

Vertical Frontier

2002

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

History of rock climbing in Yosemite.

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Acting

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

Journeys with George

Journeys with George

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign during the 2000 election.

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

2002

as Self

Acting

News documentary that focuses on what takes place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with anchor Tom Brokaw at the side of President George W. Bush, chronic...

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

2001

as himself

5.5
Acting

Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on ...

On Common Ground

2001

as Self - Commentator

Acting

Documentary / Historical / War/Western - The battle of the Huertgen Forest was one of the bloodiest of World War II. This is the true story of a battl...

When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

1999

as Self

Acting

A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tumbling down, on a local, national and internationa...

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

as Self (voice)

6.2
Acting

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

Nichols and May: Take Two

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

as Self

6.5
Acting

A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.

Spin

Spin

1995

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from networ...

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993

as Self

6.8
Acting

F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fa...

Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network.

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS pr...

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

1986

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

The story behind the creation of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

1986

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

A short documentary about the successful Moscow production of the musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", also known as "Rag Dolly".

Off Your Duff

Off Your Duff

N/A

as Self

Acting

Spend a half-hour with fitness enthusiasts Tom Brokaw, Senator Ted Kennedy and others who will encourage, cajole, and even challenge you to get up and...