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Monty Hall(1921-2017)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Monty Hall
Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood, by best-selling and award-winning author/ screenwriter/ humourist Ian Ferguson (How To Be a Canadian), is a funny and investigative look at the long history and major influence Canadians have had on the development of American pop culture.
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Monty Hall was born Maurice Halperin on August 25, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba in 1945. He's the father of Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason, television writer/director Sharon Hall, and Emmy Award winner television writer/director Richard Hall. He has five grandchildren. He was awarded the Order of Canada for his charitable works for the Variety Clubs International, the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
BornAugust 25, 1921
DiedSeptember 30, 2017(96)
BornAugust 25, 1921
DiedSeptember 30, 2017(96)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Monty Hall and Jay Stewart in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1971)
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Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
Monty Hall
Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1971)
Monty Hall
Monty Hall
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Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)

Known for:

Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
Let's Make a Deal
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
That '70s Show
8.1
TV Series
  • Monty Hall
Love, American Style (1969)
Love, American Style
6.8
TV Series
  • Monty (segment "Love and the Man of the Year")
Marlo Thomas in That Girl (1966)
That Girl
7.2
TV Series
  • Dr. Pellman

Credits

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Producer

  • Let's Make a Deal
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Monty Hall in Split Second (1986)
    Split Second
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1986–1987
  • Let's Make a Deal
    • producer (1980-1981)
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • It's Anybody's Guess
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Let's Make a Deal
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1977
  • The McLean Stevenson Show (1976)
    The McLean Stevenson Show
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1976–1977
  • Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Let's Make a Deal
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1971–1976
  • Three for the Money
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • Masquerade Party
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Split Second
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Talking Pictures (1968)
    Talking Pictures
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 1968
  • Chain Letter
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Your First Impression (1961)
    Your First Impression
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1964

Actor

  • Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Topher Grace, and Laura Prepon in That '70s Show (1998)
    That '70s Show
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Providence (1999)
    Providence
    • Pageant Emcee
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • M.U.G.E.N (1999)
    M.U.G.E.N
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Fran Drescher in The Nanny (1993)
    The Nanny
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Annie Potts and Jay Thomas in Love & War (1992)
    Love & War
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
    The Wonder Years
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Jennifer Slept Here (1983)
    Jennifer Slept Here
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • The Courage and the Passion (1978)
    The Courage and the Passion
    • Gen. Sam Brewster
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    • Harry Morrison
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Lee Majors in ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek (1974)
    ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Movie
    • 1974
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    • Monty Hall
    • TV Series
    • 1973–1974
  • Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    • Monty (segment "Love and the Man of the Year")
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (aka Rowan & Martin) 1975
    Laugh-In
    • Guest Performer
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • Li'l Abner (1971)
    Li'l Abner
    • TV Movie
    • 1971

Director

  • Trato Hecho
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005

Videos3

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Trailer 0:46
Lunch
Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills
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Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills
Gone South: Trailer
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Gone South: Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Monty & Marilyn
  • Born
    • August 25, 1921
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Died
    • September 30, 2017
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Marilyn HallSeptember 28, 1947 - June 5, 2017 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Joanna Gleason
  • Parents
      Maurice Halperin Sr.
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Dentu-Creme
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Former Mayor of Hollywood.
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      Always asked contestants to make ever-pressing decisions as far as making deals.

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