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David Downs Hartman is an American journalist and media host who began his media career as an actor. He currently anchors and hosts documentary programs on History and PBS. Hartman is best known as the first host of ABC's Good Morning America, from 1975 to 1987. As an actor, he starred in the 1970s as a young resident, Dr. Paul Hunter, on The Bold Ones: The New Doctors and as a teacher in the series Lucas Tanner. He acted in the 1973 TV movie remake of Miracle on 34th Street.
Birth Name
David Downs Hartman
Born
Sunday, 19 May 1935
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Amityville: An Origin Story | Self - Host, Good Morning America | 2023 |
| Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self - Host, Good Morning America | 2023 |
| Dark Side of the '90s | Self | 2021 |
| Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self | 2021 |
| Framing John DeLorean | Self | 2019 |
| The Seventies | Self - ABC News | 2015 |
| Phantasmagoria | Himself | 2005 |
| Good Morning America: Weekend Edition | Himself - Host / Himself - Co-Anchor / Self - Host | 1975 |
| The Island at the Top of the World | Prof. Ivarsson / Prof. John Ivarsson | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Amityville: An Origin Story | Self - Host, Good Morning America | 2023 |
| Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self - Host, Good Morning America | 2023 |
| Dark Side of the '90s | Self | 2021 |
| Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street | Self | 2021 |
| Framing John DeLorean | Self | 2019 |
| The Seventies | Self - ABC News | 2015 |
| Phantasmagoria | Himself | 2005 |
| Good Morning America: Weekend Edition | Himself - Host / Himself - Co-Anchor / Self - Host | 1975 |
| The Island at the Top of the World | Prof. Ivarsson / Prof. John Ivarsson | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Lucas Tanner | Lucas Tanner | 1974 |
| Miracle on 34th Street | Bill Schaffner | 1973 |
| You'll Never See Me Again | Ned Bliss | 1973 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Dr. Jerome Tannen | 1971 |
| The Feminist and the Fuzz | Officer Jerry Frazer / Jerry Frazer | 1971 |
| San Francisco International Airport | Ross Edwards | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Dr. Paul Hunter | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Tom Logan | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Norval Bates | 1968 |
| Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? | Constable | 1968 |
| Nobody's Perfect | Boats McCafferty | 1968 |
| The Ballad of Josie | Sheriff Fonse Pruitt | 1968 |
| Ironside | Dr. Paul Hunter / Lt. Fitch | 1967 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | 1967 |
| Coronet Blue | The Waiter | 1967 |
| The Mighty Hercules | Hercules | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Self / Himself - Guest Host | 1962 |
| The Virginian | David Sutton / George Foster | 1962 |
| General Electric Theater | Moving man | 1953 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Drama | Nominated |
