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Hugh Downs

Actor | Producer

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The Guinness Book of World Records holder for greatest number of hours on network commercial television (1985). See more trivia »

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Hugh Malcolm Downs
in Akron, Ohio, USA
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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
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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
 
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
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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 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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Trivia:

The Guinness Book of World Records holder for greatest number of hours on network commercial television (1985). See more »

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Aquarius