RECENT CREDITS
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (FILM)  Sep. 15, 2006
Larry King Live (TV)  Apr. 5, 2006
CBS Reports (TV)  Jun. 6, 2004
Late Night With Conan O'Brien (TV)  Feb. 21, 2004
Liberty's Kids (TV)  Nov. 8, 2002
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HIGHLIGHTS
Lost an election for president of his University of Texas freshman class to a high-school friend, Joe Greenhill, who later became chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Called University of Oklahoma football games for an Oklahoma City radio station in 1937.
As a correspondent for UPI during World War II, he parachuted into the Netherlands with the 101st Airborne Division. Also landed in Normandy on D-day and flew on bombing missions over Germany.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The U.S. vs. John Lennon  2006
Actor
Film


CBS Reports  
Host
TV
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Liberty's Kids  2002 -Benjamin Franklin
Voice
TV
Expand


Making Welfare Work  
Narrator
TV


Search for Clean Air  
Narrator
TV


To Heal a Heart  
Narrator
TV


War and Civilization  
Narrator
TV


You Are There  
Host
TV


We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story  1993 -Capt. New Eyes
Voice
Film


The Dream is Alive  1985 -Narrator
Voice
Film


Vietnam: Chronicle of a War   -Narrator
Voice
Film


A Private Battle  
Actor
Film


Borderline Medicine   -Narrator
Voice
Film


Korean War Stories   -Narrator/Host
Voice
Film


Legacy of War   -Narrator
Voice
Film


Making Welfare Work   -Narrator
Voice
Film


The American President: The Heroic Posture   -George Washington
Voice
Film




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Highlights

Lost an election for president of his University of Texas freshman class to a high-school friend, Joe Greenhill, who later became chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Called University of Oklahoma football games for an Oklahoma City radio station in 1937.
As a correspondent for UPI during World War II, he parachuted into the Netherlands with the 101st Airborne Division. Also landed in Normandy on D-day and flew on bombing missions over Germany.
Was the first TV-news personality to be called an "anchor," when he headed CBS's coverage of the 1952 political conventions.


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