Phil Donahue
Acting
1935-12-21 · Dayton, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
BRATS
2024 · Movie
South to Black Power
2023 · Movie
Bella!
2023 · Movie
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023 · Series
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Series
The Swap
2016 · Movie
The Billboard Boys
2016 · Movie
The Making of Trump
2015 · Movie
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
2015 · Movie
Unity
2015 · Movie
Sunshine Superman
2015 · Movie
Finding Vivian Maier
2014 · Movie
Skum Rocks!
2013 · Movie
Project Censored the Movie
2013 · Movie
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
2011 · Movie
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
2011 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Sex: The Revolution
2008 · Series
Body of War
2007 · Movie
War Made Easy
2007 · Movie
Executing the Insane: The Case of Scott Panetti
2007 · Movie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Movie
Godless in America
2006 · Movie
Preventive Warriors
2004 · Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
Man of the Year
1995 · Movie
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Series
Frasier
1993 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 · Movie
The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White
1992 · Movie
Blossom
1990 · Series
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 · Movie
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990 · Movie
Free to Be... a Family
1988 · Movie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Movie
An Empire of Reason
1988 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Phil Donahue Examines the Human Animal
1986 · Series
First Steps
1985 · Movie
The Daytime Emmy Awards
1974 · Series
The Phil Donahue Show
1967 · Series