Hugh Downs
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.
32 acting credits
Acting · 32
Family Guy
1999
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The View
1997
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Startime
1959
Riverboat
1959
The Nineties
2017
The Emmy Awards
1949
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
Concentration
1958
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Roxie Hart
1942
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Oh, God! Book II
1980
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
Our Barbara
2023
Old Friends... New Friends
1978
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
Woman of the Year
1976
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
1990
Survival of Spaceship Earth
1972
The Devil Worshippers
1985
Jack Paar: 'As I Was Saying...'
1997
New York City Opera: The Merry Widow
1996
Nothing by Chance
1975