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Overview

Date of Birth:
22 December 1917, Christopher, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
29 November 1999, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA more
Mini Biography:
Gene Rayburn was born on December 22, 1917, in Christopher, Illinois.... more
Trivia:
Has a daughter, Lynn (born October 5, 1942). more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Match Game: A Saucy Update of the Classic Game Show
 (From TVSeriesFinale. 24 June 2008, 9:10 AM, PDT)
Gene Rayburn Dead At 81
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 December 1999)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Quentin Frazier (unknown episodes, 1982)
  2. "The Love Boat" .... George Finley / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1982)
        - April in Boston/Saving Grace/Breaks of Life (1982) TV episode .... George Finley
        - Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Foreign Exchange (1980) TV episode .... Lyle
        - Decision, The/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog (1979) TV episode .... Mason Randolph
  3. "Fantasy Island" .... Bob (1 episode, 1982)
        - Forget Me Not/The Quiz Masters (1982) TV episode .... Bob
  4. "Aloha Paradise" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats (1981) TV episode
  5. "Here's Boomer" .... Emcee (1 episode, 1980)
        - Boomer and Miss 21st Century (1980) TV episode .... Emcee

  6. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Announcer / ... (74 episodes, 1956-1960)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (1960) TV episode .... Announcer
        - Episode #5.19 (1960) TV episode .... Announcer
        - Episode #5.15 (1960) TV episode .... Announcer
        - Episode #4.35 (1959) TV episode .... Announcer
        - Salute to the U.S. Army (1959) TV episode .... Announcer
          (69 more)

  7. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - The Man Who Vanished (1956) TV episode
Self:
  1. "The Howard Stern Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1992)
    ... aka The Howard Stern Summer Show (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode dated 23 May 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 March 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 February 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers (1990) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself

  3. This Is Your Life (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  4. NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) .... Himself
  5. "Break the Bank" (1985) TV series .... Himself/Host (1985)
  6. "Riptide" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
        - Gams People Play (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour" .... Himself - Host (20 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Episode dated 17 December 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 19 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 18 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 17 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 16 July 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (15 more)
  8. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "Just Men!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Episode #1.9 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Password Plus" .... Himself (21 episodes, 1980-1982)
        - Episode dated 18 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
          (16 more)
  11. "Match Game 73" .... Host - Himself / ... (200 episodes, 1973-1982)
    ... 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 1 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Host - Himself
        - Episode dated 15 January 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Host
        - Episode dated 5 September 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Host
        - Episode #9.116 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
        - Jenny Jones, Contestant (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (195 more)

  12. "Match Game PM" .... Host (1 episode, 1979)
        - Episode dated 17 February 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Host
  13. "Showoffs" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 8 September 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 19 June 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself/panelist
  15. "Tattletales" (1974) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes)
  16. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1974)
        - Episode dated 1 December 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself/guest panelist
        - Episode dated 27 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
  17. "The $10,000 Pyramid" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka New $25,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $20,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $25,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $50,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
    ... aka The New $100,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode dated 5 November 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (4 episodes, 1968-1973)
        - Episode dated 10 September 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 3 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 17 February 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 19 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  19. "The Amateur's Guide to Love" (1972) TV series .... Host
  20. "All About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "Insight" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Prince of Apple Towns (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "He Said, She Said" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  23. "The Match Game" .... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 1962-1969)
        - Episode dated 16 September 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Guest Team Captain
        - Florence Henderson & Paul Ford (1963) TV episode .... Host
        - Peggy Cass & Bennett Cerf (1963) TV episode .... Himself/Host
        - Gisele MacKenzie & Milt Kamen (1963) TV episode .... Himself/Host
        - Arlene Francis & Skitch Henderson (1962) TV episode .... Himself/Host
          (1 more)
  24. "Snap Judgment" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Episode dated 12 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 28 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 19 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1967)
        - Episode dated 27 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 23 July 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 16 July 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 30 December 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Panelist
  26. "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself - Panelist / ... (14 episodes, 1962-1965)
        - Episode dated 12 July 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 2 November 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 16 March 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 20 January 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 14 October 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
          (9 more)
  27. Head of the Class (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Host

  28. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Announcer (61 episodes, 1956-1959)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.11 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.10 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.9 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.8 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
          (56 more)
  29. It Happened to Jane (1959) (uncredited) .... Himself - WTIC-TV reporter
    ... aka Jane from Maine (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Twinkle and Shine (USA: reissue title)
  30. "The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 24 August 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "Play Your Hunch" (1958) TV series .... 62 / ... (unknown episodes)
  32. "Dough Re Mi" (1958) TV series .... Host
  33. "Tonight!" .... Announcer / ... (52 episodes, 1953-1957)
    ... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
    ... aka The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title)
        - Finale (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.68 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.29 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
        - Episode #5.25 (1956) TV episode .... Announcer
        - Episode #5.24 (1956) TV episode .... Announcer
          (47 more)
  34. "Tic Tac Dough" (1956) TV series .... Daytime Host (1956-1958)
  35. "Make the Connection" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1955)
        - Episode dated 18 August 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 11 August 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  36. "Musical Chairs" (1955) TV series .... Himself/Co-Host
  37. "The Name's the Same" .... Himself / ... (22 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
        - Episode dated 27 December 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 20 December 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 13 December 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Episode dated 6 December 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself/panelist
          (17 more)
  38. "The Sky's the Limit" (1954) TV series .... Host
  39. "Choose Up Sides" (1953) TV series .... Host
Archive Footage:
  1. The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments (2002) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Host on the NBC Radio weekend program "Monitor" from 1961 until 1973, making him its longest-tenured host. more
Genres:
Game-Show | Family | Comedy | Talk-Show more
Plot Keywords:
Non Fiction | Character Name In Title | Partially Lost TV Series | Quiz Show more

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