Biography
John Hamilton Davidson (born December 13, 1941) is an American actor, singer, and game-show host known for hosting That's Incredible!, Time Machine, and Hollywood Squares in the 1980s, and a revival of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1991. Davidson was born to two Baptist ministers, Dr. James Allie Davidson (1908–1984) and Elizabeth Emma Beck (1908–1996), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, lived in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and graduated from White Plains High School (in White Plains, New York), before entering Denison University. He thought about following in his parents' footsteps, but ultimately decided that he would rather sing about love than preach it.Davidson worked in television programs including sitcoms, game shows, variety shows, and talk shows. He appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of The Fantastiks in 1964 (with Ricardo Montalbán and Susan Watson). In the summer of 1966, he was the host to two prime-time variety hours titled The Kraft Summer Music Hall and The John Davidson Show (which included George Carlin and Richard Pryor).As the 1980s began, he became well known for hosting, alongside Fran Tarkenton and Cathy Lee Crosby, That's Incredible! (1980–84), a human-interest/stunt-themed series whose creation, by Alan Landsburg, followed in the tradition of the 1950s television show You Asked for It.
Filmography
all 55
TV Shows 31
self 27
Movies 24
I Am Richard Pryor (2019)
The Pixar Story (2007)
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness (2006)
The Family Band Album (2004)
Starting Over (2003)
Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Search for Haunted Hollywood (1989)
The Great American Quiz Show (1987)
The Squeeze (1987)
The New Hollywood Squares (1986)
Scene of the Crime (1985)
Time Machine (1985)
Hotel (1982)
That's Incredible! (1980)
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders II (1980)
Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
The Carpenters... Space Encounters (1978)
The John Davidson Christmas Special (1977)
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (1977)
Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (1977)
The Captain and Tennille (1976)
The Sonny & Cher Show (1976)
Shell Game (1975)
Tony Orlando and Dawn (1974)
The Sandy Duncan Special (1974)
Sandy in Disneyland (1974)
The Girl with Something Extra (1973)
Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973)
A Time For Love (1973)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
Roberta (1969)
The John Davidson Show (1969)
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
D-Day on Mars (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Daniel Boone (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Kraft Music Hall (1958)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Entertainers
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-12-13 (82 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
Religionatheism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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