David Brinkley

David Brinkley

WriterAdditional Crew
Born
July 10, 1920
Died
June 11, 2003
Awards
3 wins, 5 nominations

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.

Biography

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 EichmannThe Trial of Adolf Eichmann(1997)

Self

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

Archive Footage

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

Archive Sound

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

Known for

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David Brinkley in Breakdown: 1975 (2025)Richard Pryor and David BrinkleyDavid Berkowitz and David BrinkleyDavid Brinkley and Martha Mitchell in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)David Brinkley in Meltdown: Three Mile Island (2022)David Brinkley, Tom Brokaw, and John Chancellor