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NBC: The First Fifty Years (1976)
Character: Self
A celebration of 50 years of NBC broadcasting in radio and television, since first going on the airwaves on 15 November 1926.
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Character: Self (archive footage)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
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Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words (2014)
Character: Self (archive footage)
From 1971 to 1973, Richard Nixon secretly recorded his private conversations in the White House. This film chronicles the content of those tapes, which include Nixon's conversations on the war in Vietnam, the Pentagon Papers leak, his Supreme Court appointments, and more--while also exposing shocking statements he made about women, people of color, Jews, and the media.
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Deadline (2004)
Character: Self (archive footage)
In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
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Freedom on My Mind (1994)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Chronicles the Mississippi voter registration drive from 1961-1964.
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Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
Character: Self - Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
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John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
Character: Self - Host, NBC Nightly News (archive footage)
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
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An Empire of Reason (1988)
Character: Self
Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use familiar language to help today's audience understand firsthand the forces that shaped this country two hundred years ago. The argument, characters, passions and debating points are historically accurate, but the language and the medium of the debate is modern in form. Present day newscasters and commentators play themselves, reporting on the events of the 1780s as though they were occurring now.
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