

Douglas Brinkley
Acting•Born December 14, 1960 (age 65)•Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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.
Known For

The Colbert Report
2005•TV Series•
6.9

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979•TV Series•
7.0

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018•TV Series•
7.5

The Nineties
2017•TV Series•
6.9

Henry Ford
2013•Movie•
8.4

Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker
2013•Movie•
7.1

Public Trust
2020•Movie•
10.0

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
2006•Movie•
7.2
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 14, 1960
Place of BirthAtlanta, Georgia, USA
Popularity0.1
