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Hugh Downs

Hugh Downs

Actor · 1921 – 2020 · Akron, Ohio, USA

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.

Series16

  • TV7.5
  • TV7.4

    Family Guy

    1999 · 5.1K votes

  • TV4.3

    The View

    1997 · 113 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961 · 11 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962 · 12 votes

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  • TV6.4
  • TV7.0

    Concentration

    1958 · 3 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV6.8

    Startime

    1959 · 4 votes

  • TV6.5

    Riverboat

    1959 · 6 votes

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    The Nineties

    2017 · 23 votes

  • TV7.9

    The Emmy Awards

    1949 · 9 votes

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    Once Upon a Wheel

    1971 · 3 votes

Movies15

  • Movie6.4

    The Eyes of Tammy Faye

    2021 · 702 votes

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  • Movie8.0
  • Movie5.5

    Oh, God! Book II

    1980 · 47 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Mike Wallace Is Here

    2019 · 13 votes

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  • Movie7.0

    Roxie Hart

    1942 · 27 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Our Barbara

    2023 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Woman of the Year

    1976 · 1 votes

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  • Movie
  • Movie10.0

    Nothing by Chance

    1975 · 1 votes

  • Movie10.0
  • Movie9.0