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Gene Rayburn (1917–1999)

Actor

Gene Rayburn was born on December 22, 1917, in Christopher, Illinois. After his father died at a very young age, his mother moved to Chicago and married Milan Rubessa, and Gene adopted his stepfather's name. As Gene Rubessa, he acted in high school plays and hoped to follow an acting career. He moved to New York City in the 1930s where he was a page for NBC... See full bio »

Born:

Eugene Rubessa
in Christopher, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
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1982 One Life to Live (TV series)
Quentin Frazier
 
1979-1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
George Finley / Lyle / Mason Randolph
– April in Boston/Saving Grace/Breaks of Life (1982) … George Finley
– Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Foreign Exchange (1980) … Lyle
– Love Me, Love My Dog/Poor Little Rich Girl/The Decision (1979) … Mason Randolph
 
1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Bob Barclay
– Forget Me Not/The Quiz Masters (1982) … Bob Barclay
 
1981 Aloha Paradise (TV series)
Jerry
– Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats (1981) … Jerry
 
1980 Here's Boomer (TV series)
Emcee
– Boomer and Miss 21st Century (1980) … Emcee
 
1959 It Happened to Jane
Gene Rayburn - WTIC-TV Reporter (uncredited)
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Announcer
– Episode #2.37 (1957) … Announcer
 
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– The Man Who Vanished (1956)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
1992 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 February 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1990 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
– Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers (1990) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1989 Sally Jessy Raphael (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 November 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Movie Masters (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Break the Bank (TV series)
Himself/Host (1985)
 
1985 Riptide (TV series)
Himself
– Gams People Play (1985) … Himself
 
1983-1984 Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (TV series)
Himself - Match Game Host / Hollywood Squares Panelist / Himself - Host
– Episode dated 27 July 1984 (1984) … Himself - Match Game Host/Hollywood Squares Panelist
– Episode dated 26 July 1984 (1984) … Himself - Match Game Host/Hollywood Squares Panelist
– Episode dated 25 July 1984 (1984) … Himself - Match Game Host/Hollywood Squares Panelist
– Episode dated 24 July 1984 (1984) … Himself - Match Game Host/Hollywood Squares Panelist
– Episode dated 23 July 1984 (1984) … Himself - Match Game Host/Hollywood Squares Panelist
See all 192 episodes »
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Himself
 
1983 Just Men! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1983) … Himself
 
1983 Party Line (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1980-1982 Password Plus (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
See all 21 episodes »
 
1973-1982 Match Game 73 (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Moderator / …
– Episode dated 1 February 1982 (1982) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 15 January 1982 (1982) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 5 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Host
– Episode #9.116 (1980) … Himself
– Jenny Jones, Contestant (1980) … Himself - Host
See all 221 episodes »
 
1975-1981 Match Game PM (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #6.28 (1981) … Himself - Host
– Episode #6.15 (1980) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 17 February 1979 (1979) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1975) … Himself - Host
 
1980 Card Sharks (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1968-1980 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 June 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 July 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #2.123 (1968) … Himself
See all 9 episodes »
 
1978 The Jim Nabors Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.49 (1978) … Himself
 
1975 Showoffs (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 19 June 1975 (1975) … Himself - Panelist
 
1974 Tattletales (TV series)
Himself / Substitute Host (1974, 1975)
 
1972-1974 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 1 December 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 27 July 1972 (1972) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1973 The (New) $25,000 Pyramid (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 November 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 The Amateur's Guide to Love (TV series)
Host
 
1971 All About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Insight (TV series)
Himself
– Prince of Apple Towns (1970) … Himself
 
1970 He Said, She Said (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1962-1969 The Match Game (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Guest Team Captain / …
– Episode dated 22 September 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 15 September 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 1 September 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 18 August 1969 (1969) … Himself - Host
See all 169 episodes »
 
1967-1968 Snap Judgment (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 1967 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1956-1967 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 August 1967 (1967) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 23 July 1967 (1967) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 16 July 1967 (1967) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 30 December 1956 (1956) … Himself - Panelist
 
1962-1965 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Substitute Host / …
– Episode dated 12 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 2 November 1964 (1964) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 16 March 1964 (1964) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 20 January 1964 (1964) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 14 October 1963 (1963) … Himself - Panelist
See all 14 episodes »
 
1956-1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Announcer / Himself / Johnson wax pitchman / …
– The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can' (1960) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.19 (1960) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.15 (1960) … Himself - Announcer
– 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.11 (1959) … Himself - Announcer
See all 135 episodes »
 
1960 Head of the Class (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1958 The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 August 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 Play Your Hunch (TV series)
62 / 62 to 11 / Himself / …
 
1958 Dough Re Mi (TV series)
Host
 
1953-1957 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Announcer / Himself - Substitute Host
– Finale (1957) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.68 (1956) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.29 (1956) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.25 (1956) … Himself - Announcer
– Episode #5.24 (1956) … Himself - Announcer
See all 52 episodes »
 
1956 Tic Tac Dough (TV series)
Daytime Host (1956-1958)
 
1955 Make the Connection (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 18 August 1955 (1955) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 11 August 1955 (1955) … Himself - Host
 
1955 Musical Chairs (TV series)
Himself/Co-Host
 
1953-1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Panelist / Himself
– Episode dated 3 January 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 27 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 20 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 13 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 6 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Panelist
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1954 The Sky's the Limit (TV series)
Host
 
1953 Choose Up Sides (TV series)
Host
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1966, July - August) Starred in "The Impossible Years" at the Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA. See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

When asked what his greatest fear was, he replied, "Being caught stealing something cheap." See more »

Trivia:

Shortly after World War II had ended, he worked with Jack Lescoulie, before Dee Finch, on a morning radio show at WNEW in New York. See more »

Trademark:

From about 1974 on "Match Game '7x", always carried a Sony ECM-51 microphone See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius