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Hugh Downs

Actor | Producer

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Is the 1982 recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honorary brother of the fraternity. See more trivia »

Born:

Hugh Malcolm Downs
in Akron, Ohio, USA
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Wall Street: Culture & Capitalism (2003) … Narrator (voice)
 
1984 Call to Glory (TV movie)
News Reporter (uncredited)
 
1980 Oh, God! Book II
NBC Newscaster
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Dan Flynn
– The Night of the Faceless Men (1960) … Dan Flynn
 
1958 The Smile of the Virgin
Narrator (US dubbed version) (voice)
 
1957 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Announcer
– Episode #1.10 (1957) … Announcer
– Episode #1.9 (1957) … Announcer
– Episode #1.8 (1957) … Announcer
– Episode #1.7 (1957) … Announcer
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Announcer
 
1956-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
Announcer
– Episode #3.30 (1957) … Announcer
 
1942 Roxie Hart
Reporter in Bar (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1975 Nothing by Chance (documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (59 titles)
2013 The Joe Show (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
1962-2012 Today (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 13 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 October 1971 (1971) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 10 August 1970 (1970) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 6 September 1967 (1967) … Himself - Host
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2010 Nautilus the Next Generation
Himself
 
2010 When the World Breaks (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Mission: Dawn Patrol (documentary) (voice)
 
2008 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Game Shows (2008) … Himself
– Late Night (2008) … Himself
 
2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Family Guy (TV series)
Himself
– The Kiss Seen Around the World (2001) … Himself (voice)
 
2001 Someone Like You...
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Segment Presenter
 
2000 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 6 July 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest Host
 
2000 Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Mighty Mo: The Many Lives of the USS Missouri (TV documentary)
Himself - Correspondent
 
1997 Tales from the Tomb: Lost Sons of the Pharaohs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996-1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) … Himself
– Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) … Himself - Host
 
1996 New Passages (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990-1996 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Announcer
– New York City Opera: The Merry Widow (1996) … Himself - Host
– New York City Opera: La Traviata (1995) … Himself - Host
– New York City Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (1992) … Himself - Host
– Yo-Yo Ma in Concert (1990) … Himself - Host
– Flicka and Friends: From Rossini to Show Boat (1990) … Himself - Announcer
 
1996 Media Literacy: The New Basic (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 June 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1994 The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Barbara Walters (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Turning Point (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Pilot (1993) … Himself (voice)
 
1978-1999 20/20 (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Co-Anchor
– Episode dated 6 October 1989 (1989) … Himself - Co-Anchor
– Baby Snatchers (1988) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1985 (1985) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 28 December 1984 (1984) … Himself - Host
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1981 The Avant-Garde in Russia: 1910 to 1930 - New Perspectives (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1978-1980 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself
– Episode dated 1 November 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1980 (1980) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 16 August 1978 (1978) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 6 February 1978 (1978) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 18 January 1978 (1978) … Himself - Host
 
1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 19 November 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 December 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1976 Woman of the Year (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975-1976 Not for Women Only (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1975 Nothing by Chance (documentary)
Narrator
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.87 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #2.263 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.163 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1969) … Himself
 
1972 Survival of Spaceship Earth (documentary)
Himself - Narrator/Host
 
1971 Once Upon a Wheel (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 January 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1966-1969 Concentration (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself
– Episode dated 24 December 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 1966 (1966) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 4 November 1966 (1966) … Himself - Host
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1968) … Himself
 
1962-1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.71 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1962) … Himself
 
1967 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host, New York City
 
1967 NBC Children's Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Carnival of the Animals (1967) … Himself - Host
 
1962-1965 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.15 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #2.22 (1964) … Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1962) … Himself
 
1964 A Global Affair
Himself - TV Newscaster
 
1963 Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 August 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 11 March 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Episode dated 13 September 1962 (1962) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 August 1962 (1962) … Himself - Host
 
1958-1962 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself - Announcer / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Host / …
– Episode dated 14 March 1962 (1962) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode dated 22 February 1962 (1962) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode dated 21 February 1962 (1962) … Himself-Announcer
– Episode dated 7 November 1961 (1961) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode dated 27 October 1961 (1961) … Himself - Announcer
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1962 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– Rock Hudson Show (1962) … Himself
 
1961 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Himself
– Catch Me on the Paar Show (1961) … Himself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Cliff Arquette (1960) … Himself
 
1960 Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens (TV movie)
Himself - Announcer
 
1960 World Wide '60 (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Shape of Things (1960) … Himself - Host
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Himself
– The Talent Scouts Program (1960) … Himself
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.22 (1958) … Himself
 
1957-1958 The Arlene Francis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.116 (1958) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Himself
 
1954-1957 Home (TV series)
Himself - Announcer
– Episode dated 25 March 1957 (1957) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode dated 26 July 1954 (1954) … Himself - Announcer
 
1953 Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (TV series)
Himself - Announcer
– Episode dated 21 October 1953 (1953) … Himself - Announcer
 
???? My Most Unforgettable Character as Told by... Carroll O'Connor (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 

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Trivia:

Is the 1982 recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honorary brother of the fraternity. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius