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David Susskind

David Susskind

Production · Born 1920-12-19 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

David Howard Susskind (December 19, 1920 – February 22, 1987) was an American producer of TV, movies, and stage plays and also a TV talk show host. His talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of others of the day. His first job after the war was as a press agent for Warner Brothers. Next, he was a talent agent for Century Artists, ultimately ending up in the Music Corporation of America's newly minted television programming department, managing Dinah Shore, Jerry Lewis, and others. In New York, Susskind formed Talent Associates, representing creators of material rather than performers. In 1954, Susskind became a producer of the NBC legal drama Justice, based on case files of the Legal Aid Society of New York. His program Open End began in 1958 on New York City's commercial independent station WNTA-TV and was so titled because the program continued until Susskind or his guests were too tired to continue. In 1961, Open End was constrained to two hours and went into national syndication. The show was retitled The David Susskind Show for its telecast on Sunday night, October 2, 1966. In the 1960s it was the first nationally…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
  2. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) — On-screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
  3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  4. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) — Self - Trailor Narrator (uncredited)
  5. What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Panelist
  6. Simon (1980) — Himself
  7. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  8. The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) — Self (archive footage)
  9. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
  10. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  11. Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine (1962) — Cameo
  12. The David Susskind Show (1959) — Self - Host
  13. Fear on Trial (1975) — Self
  14. The David Susskind Show: Give 'em Hell Harry (2012) — Self
  15. David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (1963) — himself
  16. David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
  17. The Carol Lawrence Show (1970) — Self
  18. The Phil Donahue Show (1967) — Self

Directed

  1. David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All — Director
  2. David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (1963) — Director
  3. David Susskind Archive: Gay Rights Pro and Con — Director
  4. Howard Hughes: the Watergate Connection (1973) — Director
  5. David Susskind Archive: I Was a Hitman for the Mafia (2020) — Director