Morton Downey, Jr.

Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the "trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show.

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Date of Birth

Dec 09, 1932

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Date of Death

Mar 12, 2001

Age

Known For

Acting

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Movie Credits

Predator 2

1990

Tony Pope

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

1992

Orrin Price

Meet Wally Sparks

1997

Morton Downey, Jr.

WWE WrestleMania V

1989

Himself

Driving Me Crazy

1991

Taj

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

2013

Self (archive footage)

Manufacturing Ignorance

2020

Himself (archive footage)

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TV Show Credits

Diagnosis: Murder

Carl Burke

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited)

Tales from the Crypt

Horton Rivers

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Self