John Davidson Biography (1941-)

Born December 13, 1941, in Pittsburgh, PA; son of a minister; married, wife'sname, Rhonda; children: John, Jr., Jennifer, Ashleigh Marie.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Birth Details: December 13, 1941; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

Credits; Television Appearances; Series
Regular, The Entertainers, CBS, 1964-65.
Host, The Kraft Summer Music Hall, NBC, 1966.
Host, The John Davidson Show, NBC, 1969.
John Burton, The Girl with Something Extra, NBC, 1973-74.
Host, The John Davidson Show, ABC, 1976.
Host, The John Davidson Show, syndicated, 1980-82.
Cohost, That's Incredible!, ABC, 1980-84.
Host, Time Machine, NBC, 1985.
Host, The New Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1986-88.
Host, Incredible Sunday, ABC, 1988.
Host, Holiday Gourmet, syndicated, 1990.
Host, The $100,000 Pyramid, syndicated, 1991.
Also appeared in Super Dave, 1987.
Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
Perry Como's Summer Show, NBC, 1966.
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1968.
John Kent, Roberta, NBC, 1969.
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1969.
Sandy in Disneyland, CBS, 1974.
The Sandy Duncan Show, CBS, 1974.
Star, The Stars and Stripes Show, NBC, 1975.
Host, The John Davidson Christmas Show, NBC, 1976.
Host, The John Davidson Christmas Show, ABC, 1977.
The Carpenters ... Space Encounters, ABC, 1978.
The Carpenters--Music, Music, Music, ABC, 1980.
ABC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars IX, ABC, 1980.
Cohost and the role of Ed, One Hundred Years of Golden Hits, NBC, 1981.
Member of ABC team, Battle of the Network Stars XII, ABC, 1982.
Host, From Hawaii with Love, syndicated, 1986.
A Crystal Christmas in Sweden, syndicated, 1987.
Game Show Biz, syndicated, 1987.
That's Incredible! Reunion, ABC, 1988.
Friday Night Surprise (also known as Surprise), NBC, 1988.
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments, syndicated, 1988.
Host, The Search for Haunted Hollywood, syndicated, 1989.
Host, The Mother/Daughter International Pageant, syndicated, 1989.

Host, The Mother/Daughter U.S.A. Pageant, syndicated, 1989.
Host, The Mother/Daughter U.S.A. Pageant, syndicated, 1990.
The Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1993.
Appeared as the ABC team captain, Battle of the Network Stars XIX, 1988;host of The Golden Globe Awards, Miss Hollywood Beauty Pageant, Miss World Competition, Miss Junior America, and Miss Hawaiian Tropics.
Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
Matt, "The Fantasticks," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1964.
"A Touch of Charity," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1969.
"Perilous Voyage," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1970.
"Love and the Young Executive," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
Guest host, The Ice Palace, CBS, 1971.
Guest host, The Golddiggers, syndicated, 1971.
"Libel Is a Dirty Word," Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC, 1972.
"Judas Goat," The F.B.I., ABC, 1972.
"Love and the Scroungers," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972.
"Lucy and the Professor," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1973.
Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.
"Mask of Death," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1974.
"Deceptions," Hotel, ABC, 1983.
"The Imposter," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1984.
"Vantage Point," Hotel, ABC, 1984.
"Girl of the Midnight Sun," Love Boat, ABC, 1985.
"Murder on the Rocks," Scene of the Crime, NBC, 1985.
Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986.
Frequent guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC; alsoappeared in an episode of The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters, syndicated.
Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
Dennis Burnham, Coffee, Tea, or Me?, CBS, 1973.
A Time for Love, NBC, 1973.
Terry Killian, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II, ABC, 1980.
Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
The NBC Follies, NBC, 1973.
Max Castle, Shell Game, CBS, 1975.
Roger Quentin, Roger and Harry: The Mitera Target (also known as Love forRansom), ABC, 1977.
King of the Road, CBS, 1978.
George Erskine, Goodbye Charlie, ABC, 1985.
Credits; Film Appearances
Angie Dule, The Happiest Millionaire, Buena Vista, 1967.
Joe Carder, The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band, Buena Vista, 1968.
Robert Palmer, Concorde--Airport '79 (also known as Airport '79, Airport'80, and The Concorde), Universal, 1979.
Honest Tom T. Murray, The Squeeze, TriStar, 1987.
Appeared as a television host in Edward Scissorhands, 1990.
Credits; Stage Appearances
Ben, Foxy, Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, 1961.
Curly, Oklahoma!, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1965.
Credits; Major Tours
Harold Hill, The Music Man, U.S. cities, 1988.
Also toured in Camelot, L'il Abner, Paint Your Wagon, The Fantasticks, Oklahoma!, and I Do, I Do, all U.S. cities.
Credits; Albums
John Davidson, Columbia Records, 1967.
Kind of Hush, Columbia Records, 1967.
My Cherie Amour, Columbia Records, 1969.
Other albums include Time of My Life, 1966; Everything Is Beautiful, 1973; Well, Here I Am, 1973; Closeup, Accord; and Everytime I Sing.
Writings
(With Cort Casady) The Art of the Singing Entertainer:A Contemporary Study of the Art and Business of Being a Professional, Alfred Publishing (ShermanOaks, CA), 1982.

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