Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Acting

Birthday

1940/02/06 (85 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Webster, South Dakota, USA

Also know as

Thomas John Brokaw

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

Acting
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
7.2

(1989) Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

as Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
7.1

(2004) Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

as Self (archive footage)

Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.
10.0

(1986) Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.

as Narrator

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
7.3

(2016) Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

1968 with Tom Brokaw
4.2

(2007) 1968 with Tom Brokaw

as Himself

This Film Is Not Yet Rated
7.1

(2006) This Film Is Not Yet Rated

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

Run for Your Life: The Fred Lebow Story
7.9

(2008) Run for Your Life: The Fred Lebow Story

as Himself

All the President's Men Revisited
6.6

(2013) All the President's Men Revisited

as Self (uncredited)

Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR
7.7

(2020) Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR

as Self

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing
0.0

(2002) The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

as Self

Crashing the Party
0.0

(2016) Crashing the Party

as Self

RBG
7.5

(2018) RBG

as Self (archive footage)

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine
7.2

(2023) And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

as Self (archive footage)

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
7.2

(2007) Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

as Self

Iverson
7.1

(2014) Iverson

as ---

Last Best Chance
4.0

(2005) Last Best Chance

as Self

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
7.6

(2014) All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

as Self

Mount Rushmore: The Shrine
0.0

(1986) Mount Rushmore: The Shrine

as Narrator (voice)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0.0

(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self

America's Library
0.0

(2018) America's Library

as Self

They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders
0.0

(2022) They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders

as Narrator

D-Day: Normandy 1944
6.9

(2014) D-Day: Normandy 1944

as Narrator (voice)

Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square
0.0

(2013) Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square

as Self

Our Time
0.0

(2009) Our Time

as ---

0.0

(1999) When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World

as Self

Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5

(2019) Mike Wallace Is Here

as (archive footage)

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
0.0

(2011) Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird

as Self

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner
6.7

(2021) Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

as Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)

Spin
7.3

(1995) Spin

as Self (archive footage)

America: The Story of Us
6.2

(2010) America: The Story of Us

as Himself

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire
0.0

(2006) Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

as Narrator

Endangered
6.3

(2022) Endangered

as ---

Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack
5.5

(2001) Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack

as himself

The Making of Trump
3.7

(2015) The Making of Trump

as Self (archive footage)

Commercial Entertainment Product
8.5

(1992) Commercial Entertainment Product

as Self (archive footage)

41 on 41
6.5

(2015) 41 on 41

as Self

Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate
0.0

(2006) Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate

as Self

0.0

(2024) Biden's Decision

as Self (archive footage)

iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
6.9

(2011) iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

as Self

Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel
7.0

(2009) Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel

as Tom Brokaw

Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired
6.0

(2017) Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired

as Self

Reflections on the Vietnam War
9.3

(2017) Reflections on the Vietnam War

as Host

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
7.7

(2017) The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

as Self

Vertical Frontier
10.0

(2002) Vertical Frontier

as Narrator

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
7.2

(2017) Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

as Self

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
7.2

(2018) Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

as Self

King
6.0

(2008) King

as Host

Hamilton: Building America
7.0

(2017) Hamilton: Building America

as ---

0.0

(2018) Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

as Self

We Are Columbine
6.8

(2019) We Are Columbine

as Himself

The Gettysburg Address
0.0

(2025) The Gettysburg Address

as Self

Frank Capra's American Dream
6.2

(1997) Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (voice)

Journeys with George
6.6

(2002) Journeys with George

as Self (archive footage)

LA 92
7.7

(2017) LA 92

as Self (archive footage)

1968
0.0

(2018) 1968

as Self

Everything's Cool
8.1

(2007) Everything's Cool

as Self (archive footage)

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
6.5

(2019) Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as Self

Cola Wars
7.5

(2019) Cola Wars

as Self

The Front Runner
5.9

(2018) The Front Runner

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Black Art: In the Absence of Light
6.9

(2021) Black Art: In the Absence of Light

as Self (archive footage)

Celsius 41.11
5.0

(2004) Celsius 41.11

as Self (archive footage)

Barbarians at the Gate
6.8

(1993) Barbarians at the Gate

as Self

Nichols and May: Take Two
6.5

(1996) Nichols and May: Take Two

as Self

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
0.0

(2003) Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

as Narrator (voice)

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty
1.0

(2024) Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

as Self (archive footage)

NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story
0.0

(2006) NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story

as Himself

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

Today
5.5

(1952) Today

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.4

(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as ---

The View
4.5

(1997) The View

as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as ---

The Colbert Report
6.8

(2005) The Colbert Report

as ---

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

60 Minutes
6.7

(1968) 60 Minutes

as Self

American Masters
7.0

(1986) American Masters

as Self

Bill Russell: Legend
7.0

(2023) Bill Russell: Legend

as Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill

Explained
7.5

(2018) Explained

as Self (archive footage)

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
7.2

(2023) Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self (archive footage)

The Nineties
6.8

(2017) The Nineties

as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Robinson
7.8

(2016) Jackie Robinson

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.8

(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.5

(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

America: The Story of Us
8.1

(2010) America: The Story of Us

as Self

Buccaneers & Bones
4.0

(2010) Buccaneers & Bones

as Narrator

Entertainment Tonight
4.1

(1981) Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as ---

Fiasco
0.0

(2021) Fiasco

as Self (archive footage)

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
6.5

(2022) Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

as Self (archive footage)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
6.0

(2009) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Challenger: The Final Flight
7.1

(2020) Challenger: The Final Flight

as Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self