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Hugh Downs


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The auditorium at his high school alma mater, Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, is named in his honor. See more trivia »
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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations See more awards »

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Filmography

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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)
 
1956-1957 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
Announcer
 
1942 Roxie Hart
Reporter in Bar (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1975 Nothing by Chance (documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (54 titles)
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
 
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
 
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
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
 
1993 Turning Point (TV series documentary)
Himself
Pilot (1993) … Himself (voice)
 
1978-1999 20/20 (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Co-Anchor
Episode dated 6 October 1989 (1989) … Himself - Co-Anchor
Baby Snatchers (1988) … Himself
 
1986 Liberty Weekend (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
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 movie)
Himself - Host, New York City
 
1967 NBC Children's Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host
Carnival of the Animals (1967) … Himself - Host
 
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 Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 December 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
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-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
Episode dated 13 October 1961 (1961) … Himself - Announcer
 
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 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
 
1957 Home (TV series)
Himself - Announcer
Episode dated 25 March 1957 (1957) … 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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Infomercial for Where There's a Will, There's an A (2/2003)

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Trivia:

The auditorium at his high school alma mater, Shawnee High School in Lima, Ohio, is named in his honor. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius