Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Acting

July 29, 1938 — August 7, 2005Toronto, 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.

Known for

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

RBG

RBG

2018

The Devil Next Door

The Devil Next Door

2019

Explained

Explained

2018

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Murder in Monaco

Murder in Monaco

2025

Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe

2018

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Acting45

Jane Elliott Against the World

Jane Elliott Against the World

2026

Self (Archive Footage)

Murder in Monaco

Murder in Monaco

2025

Self - News Anchor (archive footage)

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

2024

Self (archive footage)

The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024

Self (archive footage)

People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer

People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer

2024

Self - News Anchor (archive footage)

Two Men at War

Two Men at War

2022

Self (archive footage)

The Soul of America

The Soul of America

2020

Self (archive footage)

The Devil Next Door

The Devil Next Door

2019

Self(archive footage)

Cola Wars

Cola Wars

2019

Self (archive footage)

Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe

2018

Self (archive footage)

King Bibi

King Bibi

2018

Self (archive footage)

Explained

Explained

2018

Self (archive footage)

RBG

RBG

2018

Self (archive footage)

The Nineties

The Nineties

2017

Self (archive footage)

The Reagan Show

The Reagan Show

2017

Self (archive footage)

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

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

2016

Self (archive footage)

The Best That Never Was

The Best That Never Was

2010

Self (Archive Footage)

Dark Legacy

Dark Legacy

2009

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

2005

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Self

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

2004

Self (archive footage)

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

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

2004

Self (archive footage)

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

Narrator (voice)

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

2003

Host

JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News

2003

Self (archive footage)

JFK II: The Bush Connection

JFK II: The Bush Connection

2003

Self - ABC News Reporter

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003

Self

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

2000

Host

The Century: America's Time

The Century: America's Time

1999

Self - Presenter

The Century

The Century

1999

Self - Narrator

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

Self

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

1995

Host

The Last Party

The Last Party

1993

Self

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

1992

Self (uncredited)

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

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

1992

Self - Presenter

Snowmotion: The Art of Sledding

Snowmotion: The Art of Sledding

1992

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

1991

Self

Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream

1986

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Host

In Winter

In Winter

1967

Self

The In In Winter

The In In Winter

1967

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

World News Tonight with David Muir

World News Tonight with David Muir

1948

Self - Anchor

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

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

1992

Writer