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Bill Kurtis

Bill Kurtis

Actor · Born 1940-09-21 · Pensacola, Florida, USA

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Biography

Bill Kurtis (born William Horton Kuretich; September 21, 1940) is an American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor. He has been noted for his sonorous voice throughout his career. He is most known for narrating A&E's true crime series Cold Case Files as well as American Justice. Kurtis was studying to become a lawyer in the 1960s, when he was asked to fill in on a temporary news assignment at a television station in Topeka, Kansas. His reporting on a devastating tornado outbreak, led to an on air news reporter and later a very successful news anchor position in Chicago. In 1982, Kurtis joined Diane Sawyer on The CBS Morning News, the network broadcast from New York City. The two were also on the CBS Early Morning News, which aired an hour earlier on most CBS stations. He also anchored three CBS Reports: The Plane That Fell from the Sky, The Golden Leaf, and The Gift of Life. He became especially interested in investigative in-depth reports and documentaries. When he returned to Chicago and for a time resumed his anchor duties, he also founded a production company, Kurtis Productions. Kurtis hosted or produced a number of crime and news documenta…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) — Bill Lawson
  2. The Sopranos (1999) — Bill Kurtis
  3. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) — Narrator (voice)
  4. 30 Rock (2006) — Bill Kurtis (voice)
  5. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
  6. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) — Bill Lawson
  7. Cold Case Files (1999) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  8. Cold Case Files (2017) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  9. American Justice (1992) — Self - Host
  10. '85: The Greatest Team in Football History (2016) — Self
  11. Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks (2023) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  12. The Unexplained (1996) — Narrator (voice)
  13. The New Explorers: The Science of Star Trek (1995) — Self - Host
  14. Eyewitness (1999) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  15. Investigative Reports (1991) — Self - Host
  16. Discovering Deerpath (2009) — Narrator (voice)
  17. The American Revolution (1994) — Self - Host
  18. The Mafia: Empire of Crime (1993) — Self - Host
  19. Investigating History (2004) — Self - Host
  20. Making Waves — Self - Narrator (voice)
  21. Live at Mister Kelly's (2021) — Narrator (voice)
  22. Will Rogers and American Politics (2010) — Narrator (voice)
  23. The Atlanta Child Murders (2001) — Narrator (voice)
  24. U-505: Extend the Experience (2006) — Narrator (voice)
  25. William Allen White: What's the Matter with Kansas (2018) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  26. Stull (2009) — Narrator (voice)
  27. Chasing October (2007) — Narrator (voice)
  28. The New Explorers (1991) — Himself