Douglas Brinkley
Known for Acting
Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities, and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is a history commentator for CNN, Presidential Historian for the New York Historical Society, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. He is a public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007. Brinkley joined the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation in 2023.
Filmography
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
as Self
Rather
2023
as Self - Historian & Author
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
as Self - Presidential Historian
Public Trust
2020
as Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Henry Ford
2013
as Himself
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013
as Self
Race
2010
as Himself
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
2010
as Self
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009
as Self
Fandango at the Wall
2020
as Self
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
2016
as Himself
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
2004
as Self
Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty
2022
as Self
Untitled Walter Cronkite Biopic
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