Quick Facts
Born:
1920-07-10
Birthplace:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Credits:
22 Total Roles
David Brinkley
Acting
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Biography
David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.
From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday This Week with David Brinkley program and a top commentator on election night coverage for ABC News. Over the course of his career, Brinkley received ten Emmy Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday This Week with David Brinkley program and a top commentator on election night coverage for ABC News. Over the course of his career, Brinkley received ten Emmy Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Known For
Powaqqatsi
(archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
4 Little Girls
Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Self (archive footage)
Agnelli
Self (voice)
The Seventies
Self
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Co-Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 MOVIE | Self - Co-Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Whose Vote Counts, Explained TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Agnelli MOVIE | Self (voice) |
| 2015 | The Seventies TV | Self |
| 2014 | Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | The Sixties TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1997 | 4 Little Girls MOVIE | Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmann MOVIE | Self - Host |