The newscasters who have made the most cameos in movies

24 June 2016, 12:00AM

Television newscasters are increasingly playing themselves in movies like "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" and in TV dramas like "House of Cards." Not everyone in TV news has gotten into the business of movie cameos; CBS and ABC have largely eschewed such appearances.

So the likes of Tom Brokaw, David Muir, Scott Pelley and Diane Sawyer have no listed credits. But many others have become regulars. Here's a look at some of the biggest names in television news who have amassed filmographies of their own:

— Wolf Blitzer: "House of Cards," ''The Brink," ''Alpha House," ''Skyfall," ''The Campaign," ''Murphy Brown."

— Rick Chambers, Los Angeles's KTLA: "Seduced," ''The People v O.J. Simpson," ''Steve Jobs," ''Family Guy," ''Nightcrawler," ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," ''The Purge: Anarchy," ''Alien Abduction," ''The Dictator," ''The Mentalist," ''Torchwood," ''Eagle Eye."— Katie Couric: "Zoolander 2," ''Shark Tale," ''Austin Powers in Goldmember," ''Murphy Brown."

— Sean Hannity: "Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?" ''House of Cards," ''The Siege."

— Lester Holt: "House of Cards," ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," ''Warehouse 13," ''30 Rock," ''U.S. Marshals," ''Chicago Hope," ''Primal Fear," ''Miracle on 34th Street," ''The Fugitive."

— Pat Kiernan, New York's NY1: "Ghostbusters," ''Money Monster," ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," ''Daredevil," ''Billions," ''The Strain," ''Annie," ''Nurse Jackie," ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2," ''Non-Stop," ''Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," ''Iron Man 3," ''Golden Boy," ''30 Rock," ''The Avengers," ''4:44 Last Day on Earth," ''Night at the Museum."

— Larry King: "The People v O.J. Simpson," ''Gravity Falls," ''The Remake," ''1600 Penn," ''The Power of Few," ''Shrek Forever After," ''30 Rock," ''Swing Vote," ''Bee Movie," ''Shrek the Third," ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent," ''Mr. 3000," ''The Stepford Wives," ''Shrek 2," ''Arliss," ''The Practice," ''America's Sweethearts," ''The Contender," ''The Kid," ''Enemy of the State," ''Bulworth," ''Primary Colors," ''The Jackal," ''Contact," ''Open Season," ''The Simpsons," ''The Long Kiss Goodnight," ''Dave," ''The Exorcist III," ''Crazy People," ''Ghostbusters."

— Rachel Maddow: "The Jim Gaffigan Show," ''Alpha House," ''House of Cards," ''30 Rock," ''Ides of March."

— Chris Matthews: "House of Cards," ''The Campaign," ''Ides of March," ''The Event," ''State of Play," ''Swing Vote," ''30 Rock," ''Man of the Year," ''The West Wing," ''Dave."

— Bill O'Reilly: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," ''Iron Man 2."

24 June 2016, 12:00AM
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