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Credits
Cast Credits
Pioneers of Television (2008)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Game Shows (Jan 23, 2008)
- Episode 1x02: Late Night (Jan 9, 2008)
Family Guy (1999)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 3x08: The Kiss Seen Around the World (Aug 29, 2001)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 1995-06-28: Andrea Martin, Hugh Downs, Ron Popeil (Jun 28, 1995)
American Masters (1986)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 11x04: Jack Paar: As I Was Saying (May 7, 1997)
Guest starring as Host
- Episode 11x02: Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (Dec 10, 1996)
Call to Glory (1984)
Guest starring as News Reporter
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 13, 1984) [Uncredited]
20/20 (1978)
Starring as Anchor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2007-02-02: Revenge (Feb 2, 2007)
- Episode 1978-06-13: June 13, 1978 (Jun 13, 1978)
Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Guest starring as Host
(7 episodes)
- Episode 22x07: The Juilliard Opera: 'Hansel und Gretel' (Dec 17, 1997)
- Episode 21x02: New York City Opera: The Merry Widow (Mar 27, 1996)
- Episode 20x03: New York City Opera: La Traviata (Mar 28, 1995)
- Episode 17x05: New York City Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (Sep 30, 1992)
- Episode 15x03: New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (Aug 7, 1990)
- Episode 15x02: Yo-Yo Ma in Concert (Oct 14, 1990)
- Episode 14x05: Flicka and Friends: From Rossini to Show Boat (Apr 18, 1990)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 1975-12-15: Dec 15, 1978 (Dec 15, 1975)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 1x11: John Byner, Hugh Downs, James Garner, Flip Wilson, Paul Winchell, Pamela Austin, David Lipp (Apr 8, 1968) [Uncredited]
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 14x20: November 19-23, 1979 (DT) (Nov 19, 1979)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1989-06-12: Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Elliott, Chris Elliott, Hugh Downs, Judy Collins (Jun 12, 1989)
- Episode 1971-01-19: Jan 19, 1971 (Jan 19, 1971)
- Episode 1971-01-18: Jan 18, 1971 (Jan 18, 1971)
Guest starring as Guest Host
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1969-12-22: Dec 22, 1969 (Dec 22, 1969)
- Episode 1966-08-26: Aug 26, 1966 (Aug 26, 1966)
- Episode 1966-08-25: Aug 25, 1966 (Aug 25, 1966)
- Episode 1966-08-24: Aug 24, 1966 (Aug 24, 1966)
- Episode 1966-08-23: Aug 23, 1966 (Aug 23, 1966)
- Episode 1966-08-22: Aug 22, 1966 (Aug 22, 1966)
- Episode 1966-03-02: Mar 2, 1966 (Mar 2, 1966)
- Episode 1965-06-21: Jun 21, 1965 (Jun 21, 1965)
- Episode 1964-12-25: Dec 25, 1964 (Dec 25, 1964)
Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1971-11-18: Nov 18, 1971 (Nov 18, 1971)
- Episode 1970-08-20: Count Basie, Hugh Downs, Professor Irwin Corey, Yvonne Constant, Northern Calloway, Helen Gurley Brown, John Mack Carter (Aug 20, 1970)
- Episode 1970-04-01: Hugh Downs, Stanley Myron Handelman, Billy Joe Royal, Leonard Barr (Apr 1, 1970)
- Episode 1967-12-08: Paul Ford, Hugh Downs, Rudy Vallee, David Susskind, Phil Borneo, Mary Lou Collins (Dec 8, 1967)
- Episode 1963-01-14: Anita Colby, Ira Hirschman, Joe Phillips, Frank Di Rone, Hugh Downs (Jan 14, 1963)
- Episode 1962-10-01: Shelley Berman, Hugh Downs, Peter Nero (Oct 1, 1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
(4 episodes)
- Episode 12x162: Apr 17, 1973 (Apr 17, 1973)
- Episode 11x02: Aug 31, 1971 (Aug 31, 1971)
- Episode 3x244: Aug. 7, 1964 (Aug 7, 1964)
- Episode 3x240: Aug 3, 1964 (Aug 3, 1964)
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 1x11: Catch Me on the Paar Show (Nov 26, 1961)
Riverboat (1959)
Guest starring as Dan Flynn
- Episode 1x28: The Night of the Faceless Man (Mar 28, 1960)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Starring as Announcer
(129 episodes)
- Episode 1962-09-14: Sep 14, 1962 (Sep 14, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-12: Sep 12, 1962 (Sep 12, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-11: Sep 11, 1962 (Sep 11, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-10: Sep 10, 1962 (Sep 10, 1962)
- Episode 1962-09-04: Sep 4, 1962 (Sep 4, 1962)
- Episode 1962-08-08: Aug 8, 1962 (Aug 8, 1962)
- Episode 1962-07-18: Jul 18, 1962 (Jul 18, 1962)
- Episode 1962-07-06: Jul 6, 1962 (Jul 6, 1962)
- Episode 1962-06-29: Jun 29, 1962 (Jun 29, 1962)
- Episode 1962-06-18: Jun 18, 1962 (Jun 18, 1962)
- Episode 1962-06-12: Jun 12, 1962 (Jun 12, 1962)
- Episode 1962-06-04: Jun 4, 1962 (Jun 4, 1962)
- Episode 1962-06-01: Jun 1, 1962 (Jun 1, 1962)
- Episode 1962-05-29: May 29, 1962 (May 29, 1962)
- Episode 1962-05-25: May 25, 1962 (May 25, 1962)
- Episode 1962-05-24: May 24, 1962 (May 24, 1962)
- Episode 1962-05-16: May 16, 1962 (May 16, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-26: Apr 26, 1962 (Apr 26, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-25: Apr 25, 1962 (Apr 25, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-20: Apr 20, 1962 (Apr 20, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-16: Apr 16, 1962 (Apr 16, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-13: Apr 13, 1962 (Apr 13, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-12: Apr 12, 1962 (Apr 12, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-11: Apr 11, 1962 (Apr 11, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-10: Apr 10, 1962 (Apr 10, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-09: Apr 9, 1962 (Apr 9, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-06: Apr 6, 1962 (Apr 6, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-05: Apr 5, 1962 (Apr 5, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-04: Apr 4, 1962 (Apr 4, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-03: Apr 3, 1962 (Apr 3, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-02: Apr 2, 1962 (Apr 2, 1962)
- Episode 1962-03-22: March 22, 1962 (Mar 22, 1962)
- Episode 1962-02-22: Feb 22, 1962 (Feb 22, 1962)
- Episode 1962-02-14: Feb. 14, 1962 (Feb 14, 1962)
- Episode 1962-01-23: Jan 23, 1962 (Jan 23, 1962)
- Episode 1962-01-02: Jan 2, 1962 (Jan 2, 1962)
- Episode 1961-12-21: Dec 21, 1961 (Dec 21, 1961)
- Episode 1961-12-18: Dec 18, 1961 (Dec 18, 1961)
- Episode 1961-12-13: Dec 13, 1961 (Dec 13, 1961)
- Episode 1961-11-30: Nov 30, 1961 (Nov 30, 1961)
- Episode 1961-11-16: Nov 16, 1961 (Nov 16, 1961)
- Episode 1961-11-15: Nov 15, 1961 (Nov 15, 1961)
- Episode 1961-11-08: November 8, 1961 (Nov 8, 1961)
- Episode 1961-11-02: Nov 2, 1961 (Nov 2, 1961)
- Episode 1961-10-23: Oct 23, 1961 (Oct 23, 1961)
- Episode 1961-10-16: Oct 16, 1961 (Oct 16, 1961)
- Episode 1961-10-09: Oct 9, 1961 (Oct 9, 1961)
- Episode 1961-09-25: Sep 25, 1961 (Sep 25, 1961)
- Episode 1961-09-14: Sep 14, 1961 (Sep 14, 1961)
- Episode 1961-08-31: Aug 31, 1961 (Aug 31, 1961)
- Episode 1961-07-18: Jul 18, 1961 (Jul 18, 1961)
- Episode 1961-07-05: Jul 5, 1961 (Jul 5, 1961)
- Episode 1961-06-06: Jun 6, 1961 (Jun 6, 1961)
- Episode 1961-04-19: Apr 19, 1961 (Apr 19, 1961)
- Episode 1961-04-06: Apr 6, 1961 (Apr 6, 1961)
- Episode 1961-04-05: Apr 5, 1961 (Apr 5, 1961)
- Episode 1961-03-29: Mar 29, 1961 (Mar 29, 1961)
- Episode 1961-03-27: Mar 27, 1961 (Mar 27, 1961)
- Episode 1961-03-22: Mar 22, 1961 (Mar 22, 1961)
- Episode 1961-03-13: Mar 13, 1961 (Mar 13, 1961)
- Episode 1961-02-02: Feb 2, 1961 (Feb 2, 1961)
- Episode 1961-01-05: Jan 9, 1961 (Jan 5, 1961)
- Episode 1960-12-12: Dec 12, 1960 (Dec 12, 1960)
- Episode 1960-11-15: Nov 15, 1960 (Nov 15, 1960)
- Episode 1960-09-21: Sep 21, 1960 (Sep 21, 1960)
- Episode 1960-09-20: Sep 20, 1960 (Sep 20, 1960)
- Episode 1960-09-05: Sep 5, 1960 (Sep 5, 1960)
- Episode 1960-08-22: Aug 22, 1960 (Aug 22, 1960)
- Episode 1960-08-03: Aug 3, 1960 (Aug 3, 1960)
- Episode 1960-06-20: Jun 20, 1960 (Jun 20, 1960)
- Episode 1960-05-31: May 31, 1960 (May 31, 1960)
- Episode 1960-05-19: May 19, 1960 (May 19, 1960)
- Episode 1960-03-21: Mar 21, 1960 (Mar 21, 1960)
- Episode 1960-03-17: Mar. 17, 1960 (Mar 17, 1960)
- Episode 1960-02-09: Feb 9, 1960 (Feb 9, 1960)
- Episode 1959-12-28: Dec 28, 1959 (Dec 28, 1959)
- Episode 1959-12-01: Dec 1, 1959 (Dec 1, 1959)
- Episode 1959-11-11: Nov 11, 1959 (Nov 11, 1959)
- Episode 1959-11-10: Nov 10, 1959 (Nov 10, 1959)
- Episode 1959-10-29: Oct 29, 1959 (Oct 29, 1959)
- Episode 1959-10-12: Oct 12, 1959 (Oct 12, 1959)
- Episode 1959-09-09: Sep 9, 1959 (Sep 9, 1959)
- Episode 1959-07-03: Jul 3, 1959 (Jul 3, 1959)
- Episode 1959-04-21: Apr 21, 1959 (Apr 21, 1959)
- Episode 1959-04-20: Apr 20, 1959 (Apr 20, 1959)
- Episode 1959-04-02: Apr 2, 1959 (Apr 2, 1959)
- Episode 1959-03-27: Mar 27, 1959 (Mar 27, 1959)
- Episode 1959-03-23: Mar 23, 1959 (Mar 23, 1959)
- Episode 1959-03-12: Mar 12, 1959 (Mar 12, 1959)
- Episode 1959-02-12: Feb 12, 1959 (Feb 12, 1959)
- Episode 1959-01-15: Jan 15, 1959 (Jan 15, 1959)
- Episode 1959-01-08: Jan 8, 1959 (Jan 8, 1959)
- Episode 1959-01-07: Jan 7, 1959 (Jan 7, 1959)
- Episode 1959-01-05: Jan 5, 1959 (Jan 5, 1959)
- Episode 1958-11-25: Nov 25, 1958 (Nov 25, 1958)
- Episode 1958-11-20: Nov 20, 1958 (Nov 20, 1958)
- Episode 1958-10-29: Oct 29, 1958 (Oct 29, 1958)
- Episode 1958-10-27: Oct 27, 1958 (Oct 27, 1958)
- Episode 1958-10-20: Oct 20, 1958 (Oct 20, 1958)
- Episode 1958-09-25: Sep 25, 1958 (Sep 25, 1958)
- Episode 1958-08-12: Aug 12, 1958 (Aug 12, 1958)
- Episode 1958-08-07: Aug 7, 1958 (Aug 7, 1958)
- Episode 1958-07-17: Jul 17, 1958 (Jul 17, 1958)
- Episode 1958-07-14: Jul 14, 1958 (Jul 14, 1958)
- Episode 1958-05-27: May 27, 1958 (May 27, 1958)
- Episode 1958-05-14: May 14, 1958 (May 14, 1958)
- Episode 1958-05-12: May 12, 1958 (May 12, 1958)
- Episode 1958-04-22: Apr 22, 1958 (Apr 22, 1958)
- Episode 1958-04-11: Apr 11, 1958 (Apr 11, 1958)
- Episode 1958-04-07: Apr 7, 1958 (Apr 7, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-28: Feb 28, 1958 (Feb 28, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-27: Feb 27, 1958 (Feb 27, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-26: Feb 26, 1958 (Feb 26, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-25: Feb 25, 1958 (Feb 25, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-24: Feb 24, 1958 (Feb 24, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-21: Feb 21, 1958 (Feb 21, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-20: Feb 20, 1958 (Feb 20, 1958)
- Episode 1958-02-19: Feb 19, 1958 (Feb 19, 1958)
- Episode 1958-01-27: Jan 27, 1958 (Jan 27, 1958)
- Episode 1957-12-15: Dec 16, 1957 (Dec 15, 1957)
- Episode 1957-10-18: Oct 18, 1957 (Oct 18, 1957)
- Episode 1957-10-14: Oct 14, 1957 (Oct 14, 1957)
- Episode 1957-09-27: Sep 27, 1957 (Sep 27, 1957)
- Episode 1957-09-16: Sep 16, 1957 (Sep 16, 1957)
- Episode 1957-08-09: Aug 9, 1957 (Aug 9, 1957)
- Episode 1957-08-08: Aug 8, 1957 (Aug 8, 1957)
- Episode 1957-08-07: Aug 7, 1957 (Aug 7, 1957)
- Episode 1957-08-06: Aug 6, 1957 (Aug 6, 1957)
- Episode 1957-08-05: Aug 5, 1957 (Aug 5, 1957)
Guest starring as Hugh Downs
- Episode 1962-09-13: Sep. 13, 1962 (Sep 13, 1962)
Guest starring as Guest Host
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1962-08-16: Aug 16, 1962 (Aug 16, 1962)
- Episode 1962-08-13: Aug 13, 1962 (Aug 13, 1962)
- Episode 1961-12-27: Dec 27, 1961 (Dec 27, 1961)
- Episode 1960-12-29: Dec 29, 1960 (Dec 29, 1960)
- Episode 1959-10-08: Oct 8, 1959 (Oct 8, 1959)
- Episode 1959-01-28: Jan 28, 1959 (Jan 28, 1959)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1967-06-04: The 19th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1967 (Jun 4, 1967)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1948)
Starring as Host
- Episode 1954-11-25: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1954 (Nov 25, 1954)