Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

🎂 29th July 1938 (87 yrs) 📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known For

RBG

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.

Peter Jennings

Movies Featuring Peter Jennings

Jane Elliott Against the World

Jane Elliott Against the World (2026)

as Self (Archive Footage)
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
The White House Effect

The White House Effect (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Two Men at War

Two Men at War (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The Soul of America

The Soul of America (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars

Cola Wars (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Reversing Roe

Reversing Roe (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
King Bibi

King Bibi (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
RBG

RBG (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
The Reagan Show

The Reagan Show (2017)

as 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)

as Self (archive footage)
Dark Legacy

Dark Legacy (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005)

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty (2003)

as Narrator (voice)
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy (2003)

as Host
JFK: Breaking the News

JFK: Breaking the News (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
JFK II: The Bush Connection

JFK II: The Bush Connection (2003)

as Self - ABC News Reporter
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)

as Self
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus (2000)

as Host
Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995)

as Host
The Last Party

The Last Party (1993)

as Self
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

as Self (uncredited)
The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know

The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know (1992)

as Self - Presenter
A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings (1991)

as Self
In Winter

In Winter (1967)

as Self
No Image

The In In Winter (1967)

as Self