Personal Info
Birth date
1935-04-07 (90 Years)
Day of death
2023-05-11
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as
William Hodding Carter III
Hodding Carter III
Biography
William Hodding Carter III is an American journalist and politician. He was Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in the Jimmy Carter administration.
Filmography
Tanner '88
6.7
Overview:
In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
NYR
Overview:
A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. From Selma to Charlottesville, we also see how modern activists use today's technology to continue fighting injustice today.The Mind of Hussein
NYR
Overview:
Through interviews with Hussein's former neighbors, members of his government, military leaders, journalists, and Middle East experts, correspondent Hodding Carter reveals fears, passions, and intellect of man behind demonic image.Acting
2018Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media as Self
1991The Mind of Hussein as Self
1990The Arming of Iraq as Self
1990A Search for Solid Ground: The Intifada Through Israeli Eyes as Self - Host
1988Tanner '88 (1 Episode) as Self