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Morley Safer

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
27

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 8, 1931 (94 years old)

Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Morley Safer

Biography

Morley Safer (November 8, 1931 – May 19, 2016) was a Canadian-American broadcast journalist, reporter, and correspondent for CBS News. He was best known for his long tenure on the news magazine 60 Minutes, whose cast he joined in 1970 after its second year on television. He was the longest-serving reporter on 60 Minutes.

During his 60-year career as a broadcast journalist, Safer received numerous awards, including 12 Emmys, a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, three Overseas Press Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, and the Paul White Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. In 2009, Safer donated his papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.

Jeff Fager, executive producer of 60 Minutes, said "Morley has had a brilliant career as a reporter and as one of the most significant figures in CBS News history, on our broadcast and in many of our lives. Morley's curiosity, his sense of adventure and his superb writing, all made for exceptional work done by a remarkable man." He died a week after announcing his retirement from 60 Minutes.

Known For

Acting

2024Jim Henson Idea Manas Self (archive footage)
2021Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Timeas Self
2019Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohnas Self (archive footage)
2019Where's My Roy Cohn?as Self (archive footage)
2019No One Saw a Thingas CBS 60 minutes
2019Mike Wallace Is Hereas Self (archive footage)
2018Andre the Giantas Self (archive footage)
2017Agnellias Self (archive footage)
2015Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis: A Writer’s Rootsas Self (Archive Footage)
2015Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetownas Self (archive footage)
2015Being Canadianas Self
2014The Sturgeon Queensas Self
2010Morning Gloryas Self
2005The Colbert Reportas Self
2000The American Presidentas John Adams
1997Exodus 1947as Narrator (voice)
1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Musicas Self
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)
1988American Experienceas Self (archive footage)
1986A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airportas Self - CBS '60 Minutes' Reporter
1986The Canadian Conspiracyas Self
1982Don't Touch That Dial!as Reporter
1982Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1974The Public's Right to Knowas Self
196860 Minutesas Self
196860 Minutesas Self - Correspondent
1967Morley Safer’s Vietnam: A Personal Reportas Self

Production

1982Don't Touch That Dial!...Writer
1967Morley Safer’s Vietnam: A Personal Report...Producer