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Hugh Malcolm Downs is a retired American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as co-host of the NBC News program Today from 1962–71, host of the Concentration game show from 1958–69, and anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20 from 1978–99. He also served as announcer/sidekick for Tonight Starring Jack Paar, host of the PBS talk show Over Easy, and sometime co-host of the syndicated talk show Not for Women Only.
Birth Name
Hugh Malcolm Downs
Born
Monday, 14 February 1921
Died
Wednesday, 01 July 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Self - Host, 20 / 20 | 2022 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan | Self - Host, 20 / 20 | 2021 |
| The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Self (Archival Footage) | 2021 |
| Gossip | Self | 2021 |
| Dark Side of the '90s | Self | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | ABC Newscaster | 2021 |
| Marvel 616 | Self | 2020 |
| Console Wars | Self | 2020 |
| Mike Wallace Is Here | Self / (archive footage) | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Self - Host, 20 / 20 | 2022 |
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan | Self - Host, 20 / 20 | 2021 |
| The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Self (Archival Footage) | 2021 |
| Gossip | Self | 2021 |
| Dark Side of the '90s | Self | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | ABC Newscaster | 2021 |
| Marvel 616 | Self | 2020 |
| Console Wars | Self | 2020 |
| Mike Wallace Is Here | Self / (archive footage) | 2019 |
| Apollo: Missions to the Moon | Self - The Today Show, NBC | 2019 |
| Lorena | Self | 2019 |
| Spielberg | Self | 2017 |
| The Nineties | Self - ABC News | 2017 |
| The Eighties | Self - ABC News / 20 / Self - 20 | 2016 |
| The Seventies | Self - ABC News | 2015 |
| The Joe Show | Self | 2014 |
| Led Zeppelin Played Here | Self | 2013 |
| Nautilus the Next Generation | Self | 2010 |
| When the World Breaks | Self | 2010 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Someone Like You | Hugh Downs | 2001 |
| Family Guy | Hugh Downs | 1999 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Liberty Weekend | Self - Host | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self / Self - Host | 1986 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| Call to Glory | News Reporter | 1984 |
| This Week | Self | 1981 |
| Oh, God! Book II | NBC Newscaster | 1980 |
| Old Friends... New Friends | Self | 1978 |
| Over Easy | Self - Host | 1977 |
| Live from Lincoln Center | Self - Host / Self - Announcer | 1976 |
| Nothing by Chance | Narrator | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Once Upon a Wheel | Self | 1974 |
| Jack Paar Tonite | Self | 1973 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| Survival of Spaceship Earth | Self - Narrator / Host | 1972 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1967 |
| A Global Affair | Self - TV Newscaster | 1964 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest Host / Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Host / Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself / Himself - TV Personality / Himself - TV Host | 1961 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Hugh Downs | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| World Wide '60 | Self - Host | 1960 |
| Startime | Self | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Dan Flynn | 1959 |
| The Smile of the Virgin | Narrator (US dubbed version) | 1958 |
| Concentration | Host / Self - Host | 1958 |
| Invention for Destruction | Self - Announcer | 1958 |
| The Arlene Francis Show | Self - Announcer / Himself / Self - - Announcer | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself - Announcer / Himself - Guest Host / Self - Announcer / Self - Guest Host / Himself -Announcer | 1957 |
| America After Dark | Self - Regular | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Caesar's Hour | Self - Announcer | 1954 |
| Home | Self / Self - Announcer | 1954 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Self | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self - Guest | 1948 |
| Kukla, Fran and Ollie | Self - Announcer | 1947 |
| Roxie Hart | Reporter in Bar | 1942 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Nothing by Chance | 1975 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Individuals | Nominated |
| 1969 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Individuals | Nominated |
