Peter Jennings

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.

Known for

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Jane Elliott Against the World

2026 ⭐ 9.0

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Murder in Monaco

2025 ⭐ 6.4

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Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

2024 ⭐ 6.2

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The White House Effect

2024 ⭐ 6.1

Career timeline

2026

Jane Elliott Against the World Notable

Self (Archive Footage) · 2026

⭐ 9.0

2025

Murder in Monaco

Self - News Anchor (archive fo · 2025

⭐ 6.4

2024

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Self (archive footage) · 2024

⭐ 6.2

The White House Effect

Self (archive footage) · 2024

⭐ 6.1

2022

Two Men at War

Self (archive footage) · 2022

⭐ 5.0

2020

The Soul of America

Self (archive footage) · 2020

⭐ 6.3

2019

Cola Wars Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2019

⭐ 7.8

2018

Reversing Roe Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 7.3

King Bibi Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 7.1

RBG Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 7.5

2017

The Reagan Show

Self (archive footage) · 2017

⭐ 6.5

2016

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

Self (archive footage) · 2016

⭐ 7.4

2010

The Best That Never Was

Self (Archive Footage) · 2010

⭐ 6.9

2009

Dark Legacy

Self (archive footage) · 2009

⭐ 5.6

2005

Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing Notable

2005

⭐ 7.5

2004

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

Self (archive footage) · 2004

⭐ 5.4

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

Self (archive footage) · 2004

2003

Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

Narrator (voice) · 2003

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

Host · 2003

⭐ 6.8

JFK: Breaking the News Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2003

⭐ 10.0

2000

Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus Notable

Host · 2000

⭐ 8.5

1995

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped Notable

Host · 1995

⭐ 7.0

1993

The Last Party

Self · 1993

⭐ 5.2

1992

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Notable

Self (uncredited) · 1992

⭐ 7.6

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

Self - Presenter · 1992

Snowmotion: The Art of Sledding

Self · 1992

1991

A Line In The Sand War Or Peace With Peter Jennings

Self · 1991

1986

Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream Notable

Self · 1986

⭐ 8.0

Frequently appears with

Jane Elliott

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Oprah Winfrey

Self (Archive Footage)

Ted Koppel

Self (Archive Footage)

Killer Mike

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Ted Maher

Self - Edmond's Nurse

Lady Colin Campbell

Self - Aristocrat & Autho

Full filmography

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Jane Elliott Against the World

2026 ⭐ 9.0

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Murder in Monaco

2025 ⭐ 6.4

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Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

2024 ⭐ 6.2

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The White House Effect

2024 ⭐ 6.1

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Two Men at War

2022 ⭐ 5.0

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The Soul of America

2020 ⭐ 6.3

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Cola Wars

2019 ⭐ 7.8

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Reversing Roe

2018 ⭐ 7.3

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King Bibi

2018 ⭐ 7.1

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RBG

2018 ⭐ 7.5

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The Reagan Show

2017 ⭐ 6.5

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

2016 ⭐ 7.4

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The Best That Never Was

2010 ⭐ 6.9

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Dark Legacy

2009 ⭐ 5.6

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Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing

2005 ⭐ 7.5

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American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

2004 ⭐ 5.4

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

2004

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Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty

2003

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Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy

2003 ⭐ 6.8

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JFK: Breaking the News

2003 ⭐ 10.0