
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
Writer
| Pearl Harbor: Two Hours That Changed the World(1991) |
FDR(1982) |
| Our Man in Washington, Part 2(1965) |
David Brinkley's Journal(1961) |
| Election Year in Averagetown(1964) |
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 |


















