Douglas Brinkley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 14, 1960, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Movies
- 15
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.
Best-Known Movies
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006
Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
2004
Rather
2023
Henry Ford
2013
Race
2010
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness
2026
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017
Public Trust
2020
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009
Filmography
| 2026 | Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness | Self |
| 2023 | Rather | Self - Historian & Author |
| 2022 | Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty | Self |
| 2020 | Fandango at the Wall | Self |
| 2020 | Public Trust | Self - Professor of History at Rice University |
| 2017 | The Obama Years: The Power of Words | Self - Presidential Historian |
| 2016 | Reagan: From Movie Star to President | Himself |
| 2013 | Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker | Self |
| 2013 | Henry Ford | Himself |
| 2010 | Race | Himself |
| 2010 | Theodore Roosevelt a Cowboys Ride to the White House | Self |
| 2009 | Soul of a People: Writing America's Story | Self |
| 2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride | Self |
| 2004 | Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
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