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Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

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Born July 29, 1938 — Died August 7, 2005 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings CM was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. Jennings was one of the "Big Three" news anchormen, along with Tom Brokaw of NBC and Dan Rather of CBS, who dominated American evening network news from the early 1980s until his death in 2005, which closely followed the retirements from anchoring evening news programs of Brokaw in 2004 and Rather in 2005.

TV Shows(13)

Movies(30)

Jane Elliott Against the World

Jane Elliott Against the World

Self (Archive Footage)

2026

Murder in Monaco

Murder in Monaco

Self - News Anchor (archive footage)

2025

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Self (archive footage)

2024

The White House Effect

The White House Effect

Self (archive footage)

2024

Two Men at War

Two Men at War

Self (archive footage)

2022

The Soul of America

The Soul of America

Self (archive footage)

2020

Cola Wars

Cola Wars

Self (archive footage)

2019

Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe

Self (archive footage)

2018

King Bibi

King Bibi

Self (archive footage)

2018

RBG

RBG

Self (archive footage)

2018

The Reagan Show

The Reagan Show

Self (archive footage)

2017

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

Self (archive footage)

2016

Dark Legacy

Dark Legacy

Self (archive footage)

2009

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

2005

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

Self (archive footage)

2004

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Self (archive footage)

2004

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Narrator (voice)

2003

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Host

2003

JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

Self (archive footage)

2003

JFK II: The Bush Connection

JFK II: The Bush Connection

Self - ABC News Reporter

2003

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Self

2003

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

Host

2000

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Host

1995

The Last Party

The Last Party

Self

1993

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Self (uncredited)

1992

The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know

The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know

Self - Presenter

1992

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

Self

1991

Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

Self

1986

In Winter

In Winter

Self

1967

The In In Winter

The In In Winter

Self

1967