Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 21, 1935
Died
Aug 18, 2024
Place of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Credits
43 titles
Phil Donahue
Biography
Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first talk show format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television in America that began in Dayton, Ohio in 1967 and ended in New York City in 1996. His shows often focused on issues that divided liberals and conservatives in the United States, such as abortion, consumer protection, civil rights and war issues. His most frequent guest was Ralph Nader, for whom Donahue campaigned in 2000. Donahue also briefly hosted a talk show on MSNBC from July 2002 to March 2003. Donahue is one of the most influential talk show hosts and has been called the "king of daytime talk". Oprah Winfrey has stated, "If it weren't for Phil Donahue, there would never have been an Oprah Show." In 1996, Donahue was ranked #42 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Donahue, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
South to Black Power
Self
Bella!
Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
The Swap
Self (voice)
The Billboard Boys
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Trump
Self (archive footage)
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Self
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Sunshine Superman
Self (archive footage)
Finding Vivian Maier
Self - Talk Show Host
Skum Rocks!
Self
Project Censored the Movie
Self
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Self
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Sex: The Revolution
Self
Body of War
Director
War Made Easy
Self (archive footage)
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti
Narrator
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self (archive footage)
Godless in America
Himself
Preventive Warriors
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
The View
Self
Man of the Year
Himself
Intimate Portrait
Self
Frasier
Larry (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self (archive footage)
The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White
Self
Blossom
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
Free to Be... a Family
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
An Empire of Reason
Self
L.A. Law
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue Examines the Human Animal
First Steps
Self
The Daytime Emmy Awards
Self
The Phil Donahue Show
Self - Host