Hugh Downs
Acting
Born 1921-02-14
Died 2020-07-01
Akron, Ohio, USA
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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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Filmography
Acting
30 credits
Family Guy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The View
The Mike Douglas Show
The Merv Griffin Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Concentration
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Startime
Riverboat
Live from Lincoln Center
The Nineties
The Emmy Awards
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Roxie Hart
Old Friends... New Friends
Oh, God! Book II
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Mike Wallace Is Here
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
Survival of Spaceship Earth
Nothing by Chance
Our Barbara
Woman of the Year
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
New York City Opera: The Merry Widow
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