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Overview
Trivia:
Got his start in network TV in 1949 when he won the job as announcer on... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
Hugh Downs Says Ratings Pressure Forces More Tabloid Fare (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 April 2008, 11:34 AM, PDT)
Who Wants To Be a Record Holder?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 20 August 2004)
US TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 17 | 10:00 PM | ABC | 20/20 | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- "Biography" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
- Wall Street: Culture & Capitalism (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - "American Masters" .... Host (1 episode, 1996)
- Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) TV episode .... Host - "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Host - Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1990-1996)
... aka "Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center" (USA)
- New York City Opera: The Merry Widow (1996) TV episode .... Host - Himself
- New York City Opera: La Traviata (1995) TV episode .... Host - Himself
- New York City Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (1992) TV episode .... Host - Himself
- Flicka and Friends: From Rossini to Show Boat (1990) TV episode .... Announcer - Call to Glory (1984) (TV) (uncredited) .... News reporter
- Oh, God! Book II (1980) .... NBC Newscaster
... aka Tracy and Friend (USA: poster title) - "NBC Children's Theatre" .... Host (1 episode, 1967)
- Carnival of the Animals (1967) TV episode .... Host - A Global Affair (1964) .... TV Newscaster
- "Riverboat" .... Dan Flynn (1 episode, 1960)
- The Night of the Faceless Men (1960) TV episode .... Dan Flynn - La sonrisa de la Virgen (1958) (voice) .... Narrator (US dubbed version)
... aka Little Angel (USA: dubbed version)
... aka The Smile of the Virgin (International: English title) - "Caesar's Hour" (1954) TV series .... Announcer (unknown episodes, 1956-1957)
- Roxie Hart (1942) (uncredited) .... Reporter in Bar
Producer:
- Nothing by Chance (1975) (executive producer)
Self:
- When the World Breaks (2009) (filming) .... Himself
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- "Family Guy" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka "Padre de familia" (USA: Spanish title)
- The Kiss Seen Around the World (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Someone Like You... (2001) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka Animal Attraction (UK) - The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (2000) (TV) .... Segment Presenter
- "Larry King Live" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 6 July 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Guest Host - Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- Mighty Mo: The Many Lives of the USS Missouri (1998) (TV) .... Himself - correspondent
- Tales from the Tomb: Lost Sons of the Pharaohs (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...' (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "Turning Point" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka "20/20 Wednesday" (USA: alternative title)
- Pilot (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1990)
... aka "Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center" (USA)
- Yo-Yo Ma in Concert (1990) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "20/20" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1999)
... aka "ABC News 20/20" (USA: informal title)
- Episode dated 6 October 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself - Co-Anchor
- Baby Snatchers (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- "Over Easy" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 14 October 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Woman of the Year (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- "Not for Women Only" (1968) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 1975-1976)
- Nothing by Chance (1975) .... Narrator
- Survival of Spaceship Earth (1972) .... Himself - Narrator/Host
- "Today" .... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 1962-1971)
... aka "NBC News Today" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "The Today Show" (USA)
- Episode dated 11 October 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 10 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 6 September 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Once Upon a Wheel (1971) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971)
... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 19 January 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 18 January 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1968)
... aka "Laugh-In"
- Episode #1.13 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.11 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 2 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Episode dated 29 December 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - The 18th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Host, New York City
- "Talent Scouts" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 20 August 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 11 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist - "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1958-1962)
... aka "The Jack Paar Show" (USA: new title)
... aka "The Jack Paar Tonight Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 21 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 June 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
- Episode dated 25 August 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 April 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 13 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
- Rock Hudson Show (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "Car 54, Where Are You?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- Catch Me on the Paar Show (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Cliff Arquette (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Esther Williams at Cypress Gardens (1960) (TV) .... Himself, Announcer
- "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Ford Startime"
... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
- The Talent Scouts Program (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "Concentration" (1958) TV series .... Host (August 1958-January 1969 daytime edition & 1961 nighttime edition) (unknown episodes)
- "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "The Dinah Shore Show" (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #2.22 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "The Arlene Francis Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
- Episode #1.116 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.2 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "Home" .... Himself - Announcer (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode dated 25 March 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer - "Hawkins Falls, Population 6200" .... Himself - Announcer (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 21 October 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer - My Most Unforgettable Character as Told by... Carroll O'Connor (????) (TV) .... Host
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