Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson

Was an English-American actor, comedian, game show panelist, and host. He is best known for his role as Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes, being the original host of the Family Feud game show from 1976–1985 and from 1994 to 1995, and for being a regular panelist on the 1970s version of Match Game on CBS from 1973 to 1978. He is also famous for, to date, his final film role, that of Damon Killian, the host of "The Running Man" in the hit 1987 film, The Running Man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dawson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Title: Richard Dawson
  • Popularity: 6.198
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1932-11-20
  • Place of Birth: Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As:
img

Richard Dawson Movies

  • 1987
    imgMovies

    The Running Man
    The Running Man

    6.5 1987 HD

    By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government...

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Devil's Brigade
    The Devil's Brigade

    6.3 1968 HD

    At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite...

    img
  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Munster, Go Home!
    Munster, Go Home!

    6.4 1966 HD

    Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and...

    img
  • 1977
    imgMovies

    US Against the World
    US Against the World

    1 1977 HD

    This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the...

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    The Gentleman Tramp
    The Gentleman Tramp

    6.6 1976 HD

    A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin.

    img
  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
    Game Show Moments Gone Bananas

    7.5 2008 HD

    Relive the most outrageous moments, outtakes and bloopers from popular game shows all around the world -- ranging from the 1950s through the present...

    img
  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Treasure Island
    Treasure Island

    5.5 1973 HD

    Young Jim Hawkins, a pirate mouse named Hiccup, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney hire a ship to find the legendary treasure of notorious late pirate...

    img
  • 2002
    imgMovies

    The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
    The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

    1 2002 HD

    Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks and Bill Maher. Hollywood legend...

    img
  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Oliver and the Artful Dodger
    Oliver and the Artful Dodger

    6.5 1972 HD

    An animated sequel to the story of "Oliver Twist". Oliver is adopted by Mr. Brownlow. When Mr. Brownlow dies, his will cannot be found so his nephew...

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    The Longest Day
    The Longest Day

    7.6 1962 HD

    The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the...

    img
  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
    Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

    1 1979 HD

    Hugh Hefner invites you to Playboy’s Roller Disco and Pajama Party! With your host, Richard Dawson!

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Promises! Promises!
    Promises! Promises!

    4.8 1963 HD

    After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    King Rat
    King Rat

    7 1965 HD

    When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi...

    img
  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Game Changers
    Game Changers

    7.4 2018 HD

    Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    How to Pick Up Girls!
    How to Pick Up Girls!

    2 1978 HD

    The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an...

    img
  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
    Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

    1 1985 HD

    This documentary presents the story of Dorothy Stratten, who was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Year in 1980. Stratten was murdered by her...

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
    Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

    6 1965 HD

    Bing emcees and performs in this special Christmas show packed with guest stars including the cast of Hogan's Heroes, a comedy dog, and more.

    img
  • 1970
    imgS5 E22

    The Odd Couple
    The Odd Couple

    7.831 1970 HD

    Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different...

    img
  • 1961
    imgS5 E32

    The Dick Van Dyke Show
    The Dick Van Dyke Show

    7.4 1961 HD

    The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at...

    img
  • 1983
    imgS6 E20

    Mama's Family
    Mama's Family

    7.6 1983 HD

    Thelma Harper and her spinster sister Fran open their home to Thelma's recently divorced son Vinton and his teenage son and daughter. It's quite an...

    img
  • 1979
    imgS2 E24

    Angie
    Angie

    6.5 1979 HD

    Angie is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast by the ABC network from February of 1979 to October of 1980.

    img
  • 1965
    imgS6 E24

    Hogan's Heroes
    Hogan's Heroes

    7.5 1965 HD

    Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was...

    img
  • 1967
    imgS6 E24

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.4 1967 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

    img
  • 1974
    imgS49 E1

    The Daytime Emmy Awards
    The Daytime Emmy Awards

    10 1974 HD

    An annual awards ceremony in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming.

    img
  • 1956
    imgS5 E31

    The Steve Allen Show
    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgS1 E17

    Mr. Terrific
    Mr. Terrific

    7.1 1967 HD

    Mister Terrific is an American TV sitcom that aired on CBS Television from January 9, to May 8, 1967. It starred Stephen Strimpell in the title role,...

    img
  • 1963
    imgS2 E17

    The Outer Limits
    The Outer Limits

    7.8 1963 HD

    The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.

    img
  • 1973
    imgS1 E1443

    Match Game
    Match Game

    7.5 1973 HD

    The five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with those of...

    img
  • 1967
    imgS6 E24

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.4 1967 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

    img
  • 1962
    imgS31 E74

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

    img
  • 1969
    imgS5 E62

    Love, American Style
    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

    An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories...

    img
  • 1971
    imgS3 E24

    The New Dick Van Dyke Show
    The New Dick Van Dyke Show

    4 1971 HD

    The New Dick Van Dyke Show is an American sitcom starring Dick Van Dyke that aired on CBS from 1971 to 1974. It was Van Dyke's first return to series...

    img
  • 1950
    imgS15 E27

    The Jack Benny Program
    The Jack Benny Program

    7.733 1950 HD

    Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

    img
  • 1967
    imgS6 E24

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.4 1967 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

    img
  • 1961
    imgS22 E21

    The Mike Douglas Show
    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

    img
  • 1977
    imgS10 E4

    The Love Boat
    The Love Boat

    6.3 1977 HD

    Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation...

    img
  • 1971
    imgS6 E6

    McMillan & Wife
    McMillan & Wife

    7.3 1971 HD

    McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and...

    img
  • 1969
    imgS5 E62

    Love, American Style
    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

    An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories...

    img
  • 1962
    imgS3 E29

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    7.8 1962 HD

    A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and...

    img
  • 1969
    imgS5 E62

    Love, American Style
    Love, American Style

    5.8 1969 HD

    An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories...

    img
  • 1978
    imgS7 E22

    Fantasy Island
    Fantasy Island

    6.4 1978 HD

    A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all...

    img