2020-07-01
1921-02-14105 years, 8 months, and 23 days old
Place of birth:
Akron, Ohio, USA
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugh Malcolm Downs (February 14, 1921 – July 1, 2020) was an American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer. A regular television presence from the 1940s through the 1990s, he had several successful roles on morning television, prime time television, and late night television. Downs served as announcer/sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar from 1957 to 1962, co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978 to 1999. Among other shows during his career, he also hosted the PBS talk show Over Easy, and was the sometime co-host of the syndicated talk show Not for Women Only.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 35
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oh, God! Book II | NBC Newscaster | 5.5 | 1980-10-03 | 1.3611 | ||
Led Zeppelin Played Here | Self (archive footage) | 8 | 2014-10-11 | 1.1544 | ||
Our Barbara | Self - Co-Host, 'Today Show' & '20 / 20' (archive footage) | 10 | 2023-01-01 | 0.4326 | ||
The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Self (archive Footage) | 6.434 | 2021-09-17 | 2.4871 | ||
Survival of Spaceship Earth | Self - Narrator / Host | 10 | 1972-01-01 | 0.5852 | ||
Woman of the Year | Hugh Downs | 7 | 1976-07-28 | 0.7173 | ||
Mike Wallace Is Here | (archive footage) | 6.5 | 2019-07-26 | 1.2588 | ||
The Devil Worshippers | 0 | 1985-05-16 | 0.3945 | |||
New York City Opera: The Merry Widow | Himself - Host | 9 | 1996-03-27 | 0.4451 | ||
Jack Paar: Smart Television | Self | 8 | 2003-11-29 | 1.2196 |