John Davidson (entertainer)
| John Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Hamilton Davidson December 13, 1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, game show host |
| Years active | 1958–present |
John Hamilton Davidson, Sr. (born December 13, 1941) is an American singer, actor, 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 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in White Plains, New York, before entering Denison University. He went on to work in various television roles, including sitcoms, game shows, variety shows, and talk shows. He is well known for hosting 1980–84's That's Incredible!, a human interest/stunt-themed series created in the tradition of the 1950s television show You Asked for It.
Davidson made his film debut in The Happiest Millionaire in 1967, playing opposite Lesley Ann Warren. The next year saw them co-starring again in The One and Only, Genuine, Original, Family Band.
During an appearance on the game show Scrabble in 1987, he told the national TV audience that he appeared as an underwear model in the 1959 Sears catalogue; he would have been 17 at the time. Davidson made his Broadway debut in the 1964 production of Foxy, which starred Bert Lahr. He also appeared in State Fair in 1996. He was a member of the regular repertory company on the short-lived CBS variety show The Entertainers (1964–65). He made more than one hundred appearances on the original Hollywood Squares during its 1966–1981 run. He was a regular player on many anthology and variety series of the 1970s–1980s, including such shows as The Ed Sullivan Show, The Bobby Goldsboro Show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, Love American Style, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Spenser: For Hire.
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