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Jack Barry (I) (1918–1984)

Jack Barry was born March 20, 1918, In his adult years, he did saloon work until Dan Enright said they should go into game shows. He hosted Winky Dink and You, the first example of interactive TV. He later went on to host Juvenile Jury and Life Begins at 80. In 1956, he hosted Twenty-One, Tic Tac Dough and the first four episodes of Concentration... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (16 titles)
1984 Hot Potato (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1982 21 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1981 Private Lessons (executive producer)
 
1979 Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1977 Decisions, Decisions (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1976 Way Out Games (TV series) (producer)
 
1975 Blank Check (TV series) (producer)
 
1971 The Honeymoon Game (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1957 High Low Quiz (TV series) (producer)
 
1956 Twenty-One (TV series) (co-producer)
 
1953 Back That Fact (TV series) (producer)
 
1953 Winky-Dink and You (TV series) (producer)
 
1951 Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (TV series) (producer)
 
1950 Life Begins at Eighty (TV series) (producer - 1950-1956)
 
1950 The Joe DiMaggio Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1966 Batman (TV series)
The Newscaster
Smack in the Middle (1966) … The Newscaster (credit only)
Hi Diddle Riddle (1966) … The Newscaster
 
1965 The Addams Family (TV series)
Reporter
Gomez, the People's Choice (1965) … Reporter
 
1958 Gunman's Walk
Wranger (uncredited)
 
1953 Winky-Dink and You (TV series)
Host
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1972-1975 The Joker's Wild (TV series) (executive in charge of production)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1971 The Honeymoon Game (TV movie) (creator)
 
Show ShowSelf (18 titles)
1979 Joker! Joker!! Joker!!! (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1976-1977 Break the Bank (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 27 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 26 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 25 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 24 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Host
 
1972-1984 The Joker's Wild (TV series)
Host
 
1971 The Honeymoon Game (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 The Reel Game (TV series)
Host
 
1970 Juvenile Jury (TV series)
Himself
 
1969 The Generation Gap (TV series)
Host (April-May 1969)
 
1958 Concentration (TV series)
Host (1958 nighttime version)
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.211 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.37 (1957) … Himself
 
1956-1957 Twenty-One (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 11 March 1957 (1957) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 5 December 1956 (1956) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 28 November 1956 (1956) … Himself - Host
 
1957 High Low Quiz (TV series)
Himself/Host
 
1956 Tic Tac Dough (TV series)
Daytime Host (1956)
 
1955 The Big Surprise (TV series)
Host (1955-1956)
 
1954 Juvenile Jury (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 28 February 1954 (1954) … Himself - Host
 
1952 Wisdom of the Ages (TV series)
Host
 
1950 Life Begins at Eighty (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1947 Juvenile Jury #3 (short)
Himself - Host/Moderator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
American Justice (TV series documentary)
 
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Suffered a fatal heart attack while jogging in Central Park in May 1984. See more »

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