Acting credits
24
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Hugh Downs
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 12Series: 12
TMDB ID: 119780
IMDb ID: nm0236180
Known for: Acting
Born: February 14, 1921
Died: July 1, 2020
Age: 99
Place of birth: Akron, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1942 - 2023
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q3097923
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Hugh Downs.
10.0
Our Barbara
as Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.5
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Self (archive Footage)
2021 Movie
6.5
Mike Wallace Is Here
as (archive footage)
2019 Movie
8.0
Led Zeppelin Played Here
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
2003 Movie
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2003 Movie
9.2
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
as Self - Host
1990 Movie
The Devil Worshippers
1985 Movie
5.3
Oh, God! Book II
as NBC Newscaster
1980 Movie
Woman of the Year
as Hugh Downs
1976 Movie
Survival of Spaceship Earth
as Self - Narrator / Host
1972 Movie
6.9
Roxie Hart
as Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited)
1942 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Hugh Downs.
6.9
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Hugh Downs (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.6
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self - Host • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.0
Once Upon a Wheel
1 eps
1971 Series
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) • 2 eps
1968 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 4 eps
1961 Series
6.2
Riverboat
as Dan Flynn • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self • 1 eps
1956 Series
7.9
The Emmy Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1949 Series