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Roone Arledge (1931–2002)

Producer | Writer | Actor

Trivia:

Creator of "20/20", "Prime Time Live", and "Nightline". See more trivia »

Born:

Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr.
in Forest Hills, New York, USA

Died:

(age 71) in New York City, New York, USA
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2002 Nightline Up Close (TV series) (line producer)
 
1999 Primetime Thursday (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1961-1997 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series) (executive producer - 82 episodes)
– Darius Michalczewski/Virgil Hill: Oberhausen, Germany - IBF & WBA Light Heavyweight Title (1997) (executive producer)
– Roller Blade Obstacle Course at Universal Studios (1993) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 20 April 1991 (1991) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 2 March 1991 (1991) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 8 July 1990 (1990) (executive producer)
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1994 20/20 (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1993 Turning Point (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
1992 World News Now (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1985 Ironman Triathlon World Championship (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 1984 Summer Olympics Highlights (video) (executive producer)
 
1984 Battle of the Network Stars XVI (TV special) (producer)
 
1983 Battle of the Network Stars XV (TV special) (producer)
 
1982 US Open (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 Winter Olympics '80: The World Comes to America (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1980 1980 XIII Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 America Held Hostage (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1979 The American Sportsman (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Spirit of '78: The Flight of the Double Eagle II (1979) (executive producer)
 
1979 NCAA Football (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1978 Battle of the Network Stars V (TV special) (producer)
 
1978 20/20 (TV series documentary) (executive producer)
 
1978 Battle of the Network Stars IV (TV special) (producer)
 
1976 Battle of the Network Stars (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1976 XII Olympic Games at Innsbruck (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1974 Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1973 Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1972 Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 1972)
 
1970 NFL Monday Night Football (TV series) (executive producer) (producer)
 
1968 19th Summer Olympic Games (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1968 10th Winter Olympic Games (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1966 ABC's College Football (TV series) (executive producer - 1966)
 
1964 Olympic Winter Games at Innsbruck (documentary) (executive producer: ABC network coverage)
 
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2002-2011 ABC News Nightline (TV series)
– Porn Industry Shuttered After HIV Scare (2011)
– Matt Haimovitz (2002) (creator)
 
1978 20/20 (TV series documentary)
 
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1975 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Head of ABC Sports / Roone Arledge
– Your Mother Wears Army Boots (1975) … Roone Arledge / Head of ABC Sports
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1999 One Day in September (documentary) (thanks)
 
1991 ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
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2007 The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (TV series)
Himself
– Tommie Smith & John Carlos for Their Black Power Salute (2007) … Himself
 
1999-2001 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joe Frazier (2001) … Himself
– Pete Rozelle (2001) … Himself
– Muhammad Ali (2000) … Himself
– Vince Lombardi (2000) … Himself
– Frank Gifford (2000) … Himself
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1999 Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is (TV documentary)
Himself (Exec. Producer ABC Sports 1961-1986/President ABC News 1977-1997)
 
1995 23rd Annual International Emmys Gala Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991 ABC's Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 30 for 30 (TV series)
 
2003 Jim McKay: My World in My Words (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business. See more »

Trivia:

Creator of "20/20", "Prime Time Live", and "Nightline". See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer