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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Recipient of the Horatio Alger Award (1961). more
Awards:
2 wins
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Million Dollar Password: CBS Pulls Game Show, Will It Be Back? Will Regis Philbin?
(From TVSeriesFinale. 9 January 2009, 8:06 AM, PST)
Password: The Game Show Phoenix That Keeps Rising
(From TVSeriesFinale. 12 October 2007, 1:38 PM, PDT)
(From TVSeriesFinale. 9 January 2009, 8:06 AM, PST)
Password: The Game Show Phoenix That Keeps Rising
(From TVSeriesFinale. 12 October 2007, 1:38 PM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- "The Love Boat" .... Martin Scott, Businessman #1 / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
- Secretary to the Stars/Julie's Decision/The Horse Lover/Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse (1980) TV episode .... Paul Willis
- The Where Is It Written?/Julie's Aunt/Big Deal (1978) TV episode .... Martin Scott, Businessman #1 - "Fantasy Island" .... Judge Meyer (1 episode, 1980)
- Skater's Edge/Concerto of Death/The Last Great Race (1980) TV episode .... Judge Meyer - Futureworld (1976) .... Game Show Host
- It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1975) (TV) .... Perry White
... aka Superman the Musical (Australia) - "Banacek" .... Interviewer (1 episode, 1974)
- Horse of a Slightly Different Color (1974) TV episode .... Interviewer - "The Pet Set" (1971) TV series .... Announcer (unknown episodes)
- Talking Pictures (1968) (TV) .... Host
- "The Milton Berle Show" (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 18 November 1966 (1966) TV episode - "Batman" .... David Dooley (1 episode, 1966)
- Dizzoner the Penguin (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... David Dooley - "On the Carousel" (1954) TV series .... Host (1953-1954)
Self:
- "Black and White Overnight" (2001) TV series .... Host ('Password')
- "Password Plus" .... Himself - Host / ... (114 episodes, 1979-1981)
- Episode dated 30 January 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Host
- Episode dated 11 April 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 10 April 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 9 April 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 8 April 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
(109 more) - The Gossip Columnist (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "Liar's Club" (1976) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1977-1978)
- "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Dinah! & Friends
- Episode dated 1 September 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "Stumpers!" (1976) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- "Match Game PM" (1975) TV series .... Panelist (unknown episodes)
- "Showoffs" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 18 August 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - "Password" .... Himself - Host / ... (100 episodes, 1961-1975)
... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 28 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
(95 more) - "Match Game 73" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Match Game (USA: syndication title)
... aka Match Game 74 (USA: second season title)
... aka Match Game 75 (USA: third season title)
... aka Match Game 76 (USA: fourth season title)
... aka Match Game 77 (USA: fifth season title)
... aka Match Game 78 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Match Game 79 (USA: seventh season title)
- Episode dated 19 November 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1967-1974)
- Episode dated 8 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 1 January 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 October 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself/Co-Host - "The Odd Couple" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Password (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The Joker's Wild" .... Himself - Host (1 episode)
- Unaired Pilot (????) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Operation: Lady Luck (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (13 episodes, 1962-1967)
- Episode dated 16 July 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 5 February 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 28 August 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 29 May 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 26 September 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
(8 more) - "That Regis Philbin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode dated 20 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Playhouse" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 8 October 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
- Episode dated 8 July 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 13 May 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 10 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist - "The General Electric College Bowl" (1959) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes, 1959-1962)
... aka College Bowl (USA: alternative title)
... aka The G.E. College Bowl (USA: short title)
Archive Footage:
- The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
While an Army officer during World War II, Allen Ludden was assigned to the entertainment division for the Pacific. There, he worked with Shakespearean actor Maurice Evans, who was an Army major at the time, to produce and direct more than 40 shows. At war's end, Ludden became personal manager and advance man for Evans during a nationwide tour of "Hamlet."
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