David Brinkley

David Brinkley

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Born
July 10, 1920
Died
June 11, 2003

Brinkley hosted This Week with David Brinkley from 1982 until his retirement in 1997. In 1992, he won a Peabody Award for his report on the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As a news analyst, Brinkley was known for his terse, biting comments and his dry wit.

Additional Crew

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann(1997)

Self

Agnelli(2017)as Self
The Great Campaign of 1960(2000)as Self
Archive of American Television(1997)as Self
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann(1997)as Self, Host
Sally Jessy Raphael(1983)as Self

Archive Footage

Breakdown: 1975(2025)as Self - Co-Host, NBC Nightly News
Being Eddie(2025)as Self - Host, World News Tonight
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes(2025)as Self - Host, NBC Nightly News
The Beat with Ari Melber(2017)as Self
The UnXplained(2019)as Self - March of Time (August 1, 1952)

Archive Sound

The Loving Story(2011)as Self - NBC News, Washington
Nixon(1995)as Self - Reporting FBI Findings on Dean and Hunt