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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

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

Most Famous Work

The Outer Limits
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8

The Outer Limits

(1963) Oliver Fair (as Dick Dawson)
The Running Man
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7

The Running Man

(1987) Damon Killian
The Longest Day
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8

The Longest Day

(1962) British Soldier (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
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8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(1962) Robert Johnson
The Devil's Brigade
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6

The Devil's Brigade

(1968) Pvt. Hugh MacDonald
King Rat
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7

King Rat

(1965) Weaver
Match Game
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8

Match Game

(1973) Self
Game Changers
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7

Game Changers

(2018) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 Self (archive footage)
2008 Himself
1987 Damon Killian
1985 N/A
1983 N/A
1979 N/A
N/A
1978 Chandler Corey
1977 Bert Buchanan
Self
1976 (voice)
1974 N/A
1973 N/A
Self
1972 Sam Sniperley / Furniture Man (voice)
1971 N/A
1970 Richard Dawson
1968 Pvt. Hugh MacDonald
1967 Regular Performer
Self
Max
1966 Joey
1965 Weaver
Peter Newkirk
1963 Oliver Fair (as Dick Dawson)
(uncredited)
1962 British Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Johnson
1961 Tracy Rattigan
1956 Self - cameo with fiance Diana Dors
Self - Host
Year Character Movie/Tv

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