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Douglas Brinkley
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1236577
IMDb ID: nm1044906
Known for: Acting
Born: December 14, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Also known as
Douglas Gregg Brinkley
Frequent jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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as Self
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026 • Movie
as Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Public Trust
2020 • Movie
as Self - Historian & Author
Rather
2023 • Movie
as Self
Fandango at the Wall
2020 • Movie
as Himself
Race
2010 • Movie
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006 • Movie
as Self
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013 • Movie
as Self - Presidential Historian
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017 • Movie
Writer
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
2004 • Movie
as Himself
Henry Ford
2013 • Movie
as Himself
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
2016 • Movie
as Self
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009 • Movie
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as Self
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026 • Movie
as Self - Historian & Author
Rather
2023 • Movie
as Self
Fandango at the Wall
2020 • Movie
as Self - Professor of History at Rice University
Public Trust
2020 • Movie
as Self - Presidential Historian
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017 • Movie
as Himself
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
2016 • Movie
as Self
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013 • Movie
as Himself
Henry Ford
2013 • Movie
as Himself
Race
2010 • Movie
as Self
Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House
2010 • Movie
as Self
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009 • Movie
as Self
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006 • Movie
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