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Richard Dawson (born November 20, 1932) is a popular English actor, comedian, game show panelist of the 1970s, and game show host of the 1980s, best known for hosting the Family Feud game show from 1976-1985 and again in 1994 after the firing of the late Ray Combs. Before his tenure on the ABC game show, Dawson also appeared as a panelist on Gene Rayburn's revamped 1970s version of Match Game on CBS, a game show from which Family Feud spun off.
Early life to 1973
Dawson was born in Gosport, England as Colin Emm. At the age of 14, he ran away from home to join the Merchant Marine, where he pursued a boxing career. Having married British sex symbol Diana Dors, Dawson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he gained fame in the hit show Hogan's Heroes as Cpl. Peter Newkirk. The war-related sitcom was one of the highest-rated shows on television during its six-year run from 1965 to 1971. Dawson and Dors eventually divorced, and Dawson gained custody of both their children, Gary and Mark. Immediately following the cancellation of Heroes, Dawson performed as a regular on the popular NBC variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In from 1972 to 1973, and would also be a regular on The New Dick Van Dyke Show from 1973 to 1974.1973-1985
After Laugh-In left the airwaves in 1973, game show pioneer Mark Goodson signed Dawson to appear as a regular on Match Game '73. Dawson proved to be a solid gameplayer and was the frequent choice of contestants for the "Head-to-Head Match" portion of the show's bonus round, in which the contestant and Dawson had to obtain an exact match to the requested prompt. Match Game was soon the most popular show in the history of daytime television. More on [ Richard Dawson ]
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