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 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: Acting

Born: Akron, Ohio, USA, 1921-02-14

Died: 2020-07-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1942	Roxie Hart	Inexperienced Reporter (uncredited)	68
2	1972	Survival of Spaceship Earth	Self - Narrator / Host	0
3	1976	Woman of the Year	Hugh Downs	0
4	1980	Oh, God! Book II	NBC Newscaster	53
5	1985	The Devil Worshippers		0
6	1990	New York City Opera: A Little Night Music	Self - Host	92
7	1996	New York City Opera: The Merry Widow	Himself - Host	0
8	1997	Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'	Self	52
9	2000	Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live	Host	0
10	2003	Jack Paar: Smart Television	Self	0
11	2014	Led Zeppelin Played Here	Self (archive footage)	80
12	2019	Mike Wallace Is Here	(archive footage)	65
13	2021	The Eyes of Tammy Faye	Self (archive Footage)	65
14	2023	Our Barbara	Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage)	100

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Emmy Awards	Self	79
2	1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self	60
3	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self - Announcer	70
4	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self - Guest Host	70
5	1958	Concentration	Host	65
6	1959	Riverboat	Dan Flynn	62
7	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
8	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
9	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
10	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host	75
11	1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self	65
12	1976	Live from Lincoln Center	Self - Host	86
13	1997	The View	Self	45
14	1999	Family Guy	Hugh Downs (voice)	74
15	2017	The Nineties	Self (archive footage)	68

Hugh Downs

Film

Television