Hugh Downs
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1921-02-14
- Died
- 2020-07-01
- Place of birth
- Akron, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Hugh Malcolm Downs
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host
Family Guy
1999
as Hugh Downs (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
The View
1997
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Host
TV Shows (16)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host
Family Guy
1999
as Hugh Downs (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
The View
1997
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Riverboat
1959
as Dan Flynn
Startime
1959
as Self
Concentration
1958
as Host
The Nineties
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Self - Host
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
Old Friends... New Friends
1978
as Self
Movies (16)
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
as Self (archive Footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Roxie Hart
1942
as Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited)
Our Barbara
2023
as Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage)
Oh, God! Book II
1980
as NBC Newscaster
Woman of the Year
1976
as Hugh Downs
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
as Host
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
1990
as Self - Host
Survival of Spaceship Earth
1972
as Self - Narrator / Host
The Devil Worshippers
1985
Nothing by Chance
1975
as Self - Narrator
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
1997
as Self
New York City Opera: The Merry Widow
1996
as Himself - Host
About Hugh Downs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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… With 32 credits spanning from 1942 to 2023, Hugh Downs has appeared in 16 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hugh Downs Movies
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) — as Self (archive Footage)
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) — as Self
- Roxie Hart (1942) — as Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited)
- Our Barbara (2023) — as Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage)
- Oh, God! Book II (1980) — as NBC Newscaster
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