Name
Hugh Downs
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1921-02-14
Deathday
2020-07-01 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Akron, Ohio, USA
Biography
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Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020) was an American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer. A regular television presence from the 1940s through the 1990s, he had several successful roles on morning television, prime time television, and late night television. Downs served as announcer/sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar from 1957 to 1962, co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1999. Among other shows during his career, he also hosted the PBS talk show Over Easy, and was the sometime co-host of the syndicated talk show Not for Women Only.
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- 1980 Oh, God! Book II as NBC Newscaster
- 2014 Led Zeppelin Played Here as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 Our Barbara as Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage)
- 2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Self (archive Footage)
- 1972 Survival of Spaceship Earth as Self - Narrator / Host
- 1976 Woman of the Year as Hugh Downs
- 2019 Mike Wallace Is Here as (archive footage)
- 1985 The Devil Worshippers
- 1996 New York City Opera: The Merry Widow as Himself - Host
- 2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
- 1942 Roxie Hart as Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited)
- 1990 New York City Opera: A Little Night Music as Self - Host
- 1997 Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' as Self
- 2000 Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live as Host
- 2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1975 Nothing by Chance as Self - Narrator
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Hugh Downs (voice)
- 1958 Concentration ( 273 episodes ) as Host
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Dan Flynn
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2017 The Nineties ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 Live from Lincoln Center ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 250 episodes ) as Self - Announcer
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 11 episodes ) as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Host
- 1971 Once Upon a Wheel ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1959 Startime ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1978 Old Friends... New Friends ( 1 episode ) as Self
