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Hugh Downs(1921-2020)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Hugh Downs was born on 14 February 1921 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) and 20/20 (1978). He was married to Ruth Shaheen. He died on 1 July 2020 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
BornFebruary 14, 1921
DiedJuly 1, 2020(99)
BornFebruary 14, 1921
DiedJuly 1, 2020(99)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
  • Self - Host
  • Self - Announcer
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Car 54, Where Are You?
7.7
TV Series
  • Hugh Downs
Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
20/20
6.8
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Hugh Downs in Concentration (1958)
Concentration
7.8
TV Series
  • Self - Host

Credits

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Actor

  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2003
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Hugh Downs (voice)
    • 2001
  • Ashley Judd in Someone Like You (2001)
    Someone Like You
    6.1
    • Hugh Downs (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Craig T. Nelson in Call to Glory (1984)
    Call to Glory
    7.9
    TV Series
    • News Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Oh, God! Book II (1980)
    Oh, God! Book II
    5.3
    • NBC Newscaster
    • 1980
  • Woman of the Year
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Hugh Downs
    • 1976
  • Bob Hope, Liselotte Pulver, Elga Andersen, Michèle Mercier, and Miiko Taka in A Global Affair (1964)
    A Global Affair
    5.4
    • TV Newscaster
    • 1964
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
    Car 54, Where Are You?
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Hugh Downs
    • 1961
  • Riverboat (1959)
    Riverboat
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Dan Flynn
    • 1960
  • La sonrisa de la Virgen (1958)
    La sonrisa de la Virgen
    6.3
    • Narrator (US dubbed version) (voice)
    • 1958
  • Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery in Roxie Hart (1942)
    Roxie Hart
    6.9
    • Reporter in Bar (uncredited)
    • 1942

Additional Crew

  • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
    20/20
    6.8
    TV Series
    • correspondent
    • correspondant
    • 1983–1994

Writer

  • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
    20/20
    6.8
    TV Series
    • staff writer
    • 1985

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The Jack Paar Collection
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The Jack Paar Collection

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • February 14, 1921
    • Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • July 1, 2020
    • Scottsdale, Arizona, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth ShaheenFebruary 17, 1944 - March 28, 2017 (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Deirdre Lynn Downs
  • Parents
      Edith Elizabeth Hick
  • Other works
    (2003-06) Infomercial for "Where There's a Will, There's an A" elementary and secondary educational system.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was the son of Edith (Hicks) and Milton Howard Downs, who worked in business. He was a descendant of Davy Crockett, the 19th century frontiersman and later congressman from Tennessee.

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