Hugh Downs
Age: 99 | From: Akron, Ohio, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1921-02-14 10:13:23
Death: 2020-07-01 10:13:23
Aliases: Hugh Malcolm Downs
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Akron, Ohio, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 6
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) Self
Live from Lincoln Center
(1976) Self - Host
Concentration
(1958) Host
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
(2021) Self (archive Footage)
Riverboat
(1959) Dan Flynn
The Emmy Awards
(1949) Self
Mike Wallace Is Here
(2019) (archive footage)
The Nineties
(2017) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Self (archive Footage) | |
| 2019 | (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| 1999 | Hugh Downs (voice) | |
| 1997 | Self | |
| 1996 | Himself - Host | |
| 1990 | Self - Host | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1980 | NBC Newscaster | |
| 1976 | Hugh Downs | |
| Self - Host | ||
| 1972 | Self - Narrator / Host | |
| 1967 | Self | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | Self | |
| 1959 | Dan Flynn | |
| 1958 | Host | |
| 1957 | Self - Announcer | |
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| 1956 | Self | |
| 1949 | Self | |
| 1942 | Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
