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David Brinkley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 10, 1920

Died

June 11, 2003 (age 82)

Place of Birth

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

David McClure Brinkley

IMDb

David Brinkley

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.

David Brinkley - Saturday Night Live

Video

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage)

1962

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

1957

This Week
TV

This Week

Self

1981

The Sixties
TV

The Sixties

Self (archive footage)

2014

The Seventies
TV

The Seventies

Self

2015

Whose Vote Counts, Explained
TV

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

Self (archive footage)

2020

The Emmy Awards
TV

The Emmy Awards

Self

1949

The Movie Orgy
Film

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

1968

Breakdown: 1975
Film

Breakdown: 1975

Self - Co-Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)

2025

NBC Nightly News
TV

NBC Nightly News

1970

NBC Nightly News
TV

NBC Nightly News

Self

1970

NBC: The First Fifty Years
Film

NBC: The First Fifty Years

Self

1976

Powaqqatsi
Film

Powaqqatsi

(archive footage)

1988

4 Little Girls
Film

4 Little Girls

Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997

Huntley-Brinkley Report
TV

Huntley-Brinkley Report

Himself

1956

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Film

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Self (archive footage)

2013

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Film

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

Self - Host

1997

Agnelli
Film

Agnelli

Self (voice)

2017

All Power to the People!
Film

All Power to the People!

Self (archive footage)

1996

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
Film

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Self (archive footage)

2014

Filmography

2025FilmBreakdown: 1975as Self - Co-Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)2020TVWhose Vote Counts, Explainedas Self (archive footage)2018FilmHope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Mediaas Self (archive footage)2017FilmAgnellias Self (voice)2015TVThe Seventiesas Self2014FilmNixon by Nixon: In His Own Wordsas Self (archive footage)2014TVThe Sixtiesas Self (archive footage)2013FilmRichard Pryor: Omit the Logicas Self (archive footage)1997Film4 Little Girlsas Self - Reports on Chambliss Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)1997FilmThe Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Self - Host1996FilmAll Power to the People!as Self (archive footage)1988FilmPowaqqatsias (archive footage)1981TVThis Weekas Self1976FilmNBC: The First Fifty Yearsas Self1970TVNBC Nightly News1969FilmGunsmith of Williamsburgas Narrator1968FilmThe Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self (archive footage)1957TVTonight Starring Jack Paaras Self1956TVHuntley-Brinkley Reportas Himself1949TVThe Emmy Awardsas Self