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Credits
23 titles

Past Film & Video (1 title)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Fifth Empire (2004) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	€7.5MM

Self (20 titles)
Tamron Hall (2025) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2025) Self (1 episode, 2025) See fewer Daytime Exclusive: Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Mother Speaks Out (Sep 17, 2025) Season 7, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
Counsel Culture (2024) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2024) Self (1 episode, 2024) See fewer Understanding Grief (Jun 6, 2024) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Meet Me Where I Am (2023) Self Self See fewer
GMA3 (2021) (TV Series) - Self - Grief Counselor (1 episode, 2021) Self - Grief Counselor (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Pandemic: One Year Later (Mar 11, 2021) Season 2, Episode 122 - Self - Grief Counselor Self - Grief Counselor See fewer
The Rachel Maddow Show (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer 01-15-2021 (Jan 15, 2021) Self Self See fewer
Reliable Sources (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Panelist (1 episode, 2020) Self - Panelist (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Episode dated 6 December 2020 (Dec 6, 2020) Self - Panelist Self - Panelist See fewer
Mind Wide Open with Lily Cornell Silver (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer David Kessler (Sep 28, 2020) Season 1, Episode 11 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Unlocking Us with Brené Brown (2020) (Podcast Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer David Kessler and Brené on Grief and Finding Meaning (Mar 31, 2020) Season 1, Episode 5 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Amanpour & Company (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Author of 'Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief' (1 episode, 2020) Self - Author of 'Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief' (1 episode, 2020) See fewer 03-26-2020 (Mar 26, 2020) Season 2, Episode 215 - Self - Author of 'Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief' Self - Author of 'Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief' See fewer
Larry King Now (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer David Kessler on the Sixth Stage of Grief, Finding Meaning & His Own Son's Death (Jan 9, 2020) Season 8, Episode 73 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Confronting (2019) (Podcast Series) - Self - Grief Expert (voice) (1 episode, 2019) Self - Grief Expert (voice) (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Bonus: Love and Grief (Aug 28, 2019) Self - Grief Expert (voice) Self - Grief Expert (voice) See fewer
60 Minutes (1992–2019) (TV Series) - Self - Commissioner, FDA / Self - Former FDA Commissioner / Self - FDA Commissioner / Self - Former FDA Head (8 episodes, 1992) Self - Commissioner, FDA / Self - Former FDA Commissioner / Self - FDA Commissioner / Self - Former FDA Head (8 episodes, 1992) See fewer The Label/Double Crossed/Made in China (Feb 24, 2019) Season 51, Episode 19 - Self - Former FDA Commissioner (segment "The Label") Self - Former FDA Commissioner (segment "The Label") See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Entertainment Tonight (2014–2015) (TV Series) - Self - Grief Counselor (3 episodes, 2014) Self - Grief Counselor (3 episodes, 2014) See fewer Episode dated 27 June 2015 (Jun 27, 2015) Self - Grief Counselor Self - Grief Counselor See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case (2014) (TV Series) - Self - FDA Commissioner (1 episode, 2014) Self - FDA Commissioner (1 episode, 2014) See fewer When the Smoke Clears (Dec 16, 2014) Season 5, Episode 12 - Self - FDA Commissioner Self - FDA Commissioner See fewer
Fed Up (2014) Self Self See fewer
The Dr. Oz Show (2012) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2012) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Making Sense of Newtown (Dec 17, 2012) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Addiction Incorporated (2011) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
The Foods That Make Billions (2010) (TV Mini-series) - Self - Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration 1990-1997 (as Dr David Kessler) (1 episode, 2010) Self - Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration 1990-1997 (as Dr David Kessler) (1 episode, 2010) See fewer The Age of Plenty (Nov 30, 2010) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self - Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration 1990-1997 (as Dr David Kessler) Self - Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration 1990-1997 (as Dr David Kessler) See fewer
Real Time with Bill Maher (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode #7.10 (May 1, 2009) Season 7, Episode 10 - Self Self See fewer
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2004) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2004) Self (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Death, Inc. (Aug 5, 2004) Season 2, Episode 9 - Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (2 titles)
60 Minutes (1992–2013) (TV Series) - Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") (1 episode, 2013), Self - Former FDA Head (archive footage) (segment "The Flavorists") (1 episode, 2012), Self - FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (2 episodes, 1995), Self - Commissioner, FDA (archive footage) (segment "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall") (1 episode, 1992) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") (1 episode, 2013), Self - Former FDA Head (archive footage) (segment "The Flavorists") (1 episode, 2012), Self - FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (2 episodes, 1995), Self - Commissioner, FDA (archive footage) (segment "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall") (1 episode, 1992) See fewer Lethal Medicine/China's Real Estate Mogul/China's Real Estate Bubble (Aug 11, 2013) Season 45, Episode 43 - Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") See fewer See more See fewer Loading
How to Survive a Plague (2012) Self - FDA Commisioner (archive footage) Self - FDA Commisioner (archive footage) See fewer

Archive Footage (2 titles)

60 Minutes (1992–2013)
(TV Series) - Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") (1 episode, 2013), Self - Former FDA Head (archive footage) (segment "The Flavorists") (1 episode, 2012), Self - FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (2 episodes, 1995), Self - Commissioner, FDA (archive footage) (segment "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall") (1 episode, 1992) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") (1 episode, 2013), Self - Former FDA Head (archive footage) (segment "The Flavorists") (1 episode, 2012), Self - FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (2 episodes, 1995), Self - Commissioner, FDA (archive footage) (segment "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall") (1 episode, 1992) See fewer

Lethal Medicine/China's Real Estate Mogul/China's Real Estate Bubble (Aug 11, 2013) Season 45, Episode 43 - Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) (segment "Lethal Medicine") See fewer

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How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Self - FDA Commisioner (archive footage) Self - FDA Commisioner (archive footage) See fewer

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