--- name: "Bob Woodward" canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-woodward" fi1m_id: "bob-woodward" imdb_id: "nm0940124" tmdb_id: 13717 wikidata_id: "Q312782" roles: ["Writer"] born: "26 March 1943" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "writer" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-03T03:59:51.216499+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Bob Woodward ## Identity Bob Woodward - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bob-woodward - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** bob-woodward - **IMDb ID:** nm0940124 - **TMDB ID:** 13717 - **Wikidata ID:** Q312782 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woodward, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940124/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13717 Writer. Born 26 March 1943 in Geneva, Illinois, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Writer - **Born:** 26 March 1943, Geneva, Illinois, USA - **Also known as:** Robert Upshur Woodward - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (1), 2020s 80 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woodward, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312782, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940124/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13717 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Cover-Up*](https://film.one/film/cover-up.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Bob Woodward (born Robert Upshur Woodward) is an American investigative journalist and author. He began working as a reporter for The Washington Post in 1971 and later became associate editor. In 1972, Woodward and Carl Bernstein reported on the Watergate scandal, which contributed to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. He has written numerous books on American politics and current affairs, many of which have been bestsellers. Woodward has appeared as himself in documentaries including *The Martha Mitchell Effect* (2022) and *Cover-Up* (2025). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, metacritic.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these - *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, Book — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Cover-Up* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Self - The Washington Post — [page](https://film.one/film/cover-up.md) ## Complete filmography (7) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Final Days* (1989), Book - *Wired* (1989), Writer - *Up Your Alley* (1989), as Husband in Park - *Under Siege* (1986), Writer - *All the President's Men* (1976), Book — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md) - *Night Stage to Galveston* (1952), Stunts - *Hills of Utah* (1951), Stunts ## Gallery - ![Bob Woodward (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/394239/gallery-92d640cda7c4.jpg) Bob Woodward (2023) — Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Bob_Woodward_Oct23_%2853297480588%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Bob Woodward Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discussed the role news has played in our history in fostering dem (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/394239/gallery-f18105c1860a.jpg) Bob Woodward Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discussed the role news has played in our history in fostering dem (2024) — LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/LBJ_Foundation_and_More_Perfect_conference_called_Trust_News_Democracy%2C_at_the_LBJ_Presidential_Library_in_Austin%2C_Texas_on_9_April_2024_-_14.jpg/1280px-LBJ_Foundation_and_More_Perfect_conference_called_Trust_News_Democracy%2C_at_the_LBJ_Presidential_Library_in_Austin%2C_Texas_on_9_April_2024_-_14.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Famed journalist and author Bob Woodward and former Nixon White House aide Alexander Butterfield appeared together at the LBJ Presidential Library on March 2, 2 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/394239/gallery-0e499745f324.jpg) Famed journalist and author Bob Woodward and former Nixon White House aide Alexander Butterfield appeared together at the LBJ Presidential Library on March 2, 2 (2016) — Jay Godwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/DIG13846-168.jpg/1280px-DIG13846-168.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Bob Woodward and his new book. Famed journalist and author Bob Woodward and former Nixon White House aide Alexander Butterfield appeared together at the LBJ Pre (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/394239/gallery-4d3d25ad7ed7.jpg) Bob Woodward and his new book. Famed journalist and author Bob Woodward and former Nixon White House aide Alexander Butterfield appeared together at the LBJ Pre (2016) — Bob Woodward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/DIG13846-061.jpg/1280px-DIG13846-061.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discussed the role news has played in our history in fostering democracy. Mark (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/394239/gallery-c90b4ce6aec4.jpg) Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discussed the role news has played in our history in fostering democracy. Mark (2024) — LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/LBJ_Foundation_and_More_Perfect_conference_called_Trust_News_Democracy%2C_at_the_LBJ_Presidential_Library_in_Austin%2C_Texas_on_9_April_2024_-_12.jpg/1280px-LBJ_Foundation_and_More_Perfect_conference_called_Trust_News_Democracy%2C_at_the_LBJ_Presidential_Library_in_Austin%2C_Texas_on_9_April_2024_-_12.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discussed the role news has played in our history in fostering democracy. Mark (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/394239/gallery-8d8a391e2f93.jpg) Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein discussed the role news has played in our history in fostering democracy. Mark (2024) — LBJLibraryNow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/LBJ_Foundation_and_More_Perfect_conference_called_Trust_News_Democracy%2C_at_the_LBJ_Presidential_Library_in_Austin%2C_Texas_on_9_April_2024_-_13.jpg/1280px-LBJ_Foundation_and_More_Perfect_conference_called_Trust_News_Democracy%2C_at_the_LBJ_Presidential_Library_in_Austin%2C_Texas_on_9_April_2024_-_13.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 9 won - Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award 2012: Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award (won) - Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 2002: Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting (won) - Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism 2001: Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (won) - Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting 1992: Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting (won) - Worth Bingham Prize 1986: Worth Bingham Prize (won) - Pulitzer Prize for Public Service 1973: Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (won) - The Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism 1973: The Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism (won) - George Polk Award 1972: George Polk Award (won) - Worth Bingham Prize 1972: Worth Bingham Prize (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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