Peter Jennings
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1938-07-29
- Died
- 2005-08-07
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Host
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Explained
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
World News Tonight with David Muir
1948
as Self - Anchor
The Devil Next Door
2019
as Self(archive footage)
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer
2024
as Self - News Anchor (archive footage)
The Century: America's Time
1999
as Self - Presenter
The Century
1999
as Self - Narrator
Movies (31)
Murder in Monaco
2025
as Self - News Anchor (archive footage)
Reversing Roe
2018
as Self (archive footage)
RBG
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Two Men at War
2022
as Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jane Elliott Against the World
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
as Self (archive footage)
King Bibi
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1992
as Self (uncredited)
Cola Wars
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Party
1993
as Self
The White House Effect
2024
as Self (archive footage)
American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Soul of America
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy
2003
as Host
JFK II: The Bush Connection
2003
as Self - ABC News Reporter
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
JFK: Breaking the News
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Reagan Show
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Dark Legacy
2009
as Self (archive footage)
In Winter
1967
as Self
The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know
1992
as Self - Presenter
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus
2000
as Host
Snowmotion: The Art of Sledding
1992
as Self
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream
1986
as Self
Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped
1995
as Host
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing
2005
A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings
1991
as Self
The In In Winter
1967
as Self
About Peter Jennings
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. With 44 credits spanning from 1948 to 2026, Peter Jennings has appeared in 31 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Jennings Movies
- Murder in Monaco (2025) — as Self - News Anchor (archive footage)
- Reversing Roe (2018) — as Self (archive footage)
- RBG (2018) — as Self (archive footage)
- Two Men at War (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) — as Self
Where to Watch Peter Jennings Films
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