Brian Williams
Known for
Acting
Born
May 5, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managing editor of the broadcast in December 2004.
In February 2015, Williams was suspended by NBC News for six months for "misrepresent[ing] events which occurred while he was covering the Iraq War in 2003". Four months after the incident came to light, the network removed him from NBC Nightly News permanently and reassigned (demoted) him as the breaking news anchor for MSNBC.
In September 2016, Williams became the host of MSNBC's political news show, The 11th Hour. Williams announced in November 20...
Best known work
30 Rock
2006
The Daily Show
1996
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Sesame Street
1969
Beastie Boys Story
2020
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009Filmography
2026
2025
Murder in Monacoas Self - News Anchor (archive footage)
2024
Untold: The Murder of Air McNairas Self - News Anchor, MSNBC (archive footage)
2023
2023
2021
2020
My Darling Vivianas Self (archive footage)
2020
Beastie Boys Storyas Self (archive footage)
2019
We Are Columbineas Self
2017
2017
2016
Relatively Freeas Himself (Archival Footage) (uncredited)
2016
2016
Business of Disasteras Self - NBC Reporter
2014
2014
2014
Capturing Captain Phillipsas Self
2012
2012
Top Priority: The Terror Withinas Self (archive footage)
2011
2010
Unforgettableas Self
2010
NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography: Dale Earnhardtas Self - Host
2010
2010
2009
Yes We Can! - The Barack Obama Storyas self / narrator