‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98

ABC News ^ | August 15, 2024 | Andrew Dalton

[OttawaFreeper]

Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98.

He died Thursday of kidney failure at his home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, publicist Harlan Boll said.

Marshall helped define the form of the smooth, professional, but never-too-serious modern game show host on more than 5,000 episodes of the series that ran on NBC from 1966 to 1981.

[Ann Archy]

I learned MORE on Hollywood Squares than i did in a public high school!

[OttawaFreeper]

Art James did a Canadian version of Pay Cards, called “Super Pay Cards”, back in about 1981. One of my all time favourites and he was, as you say, a very likeable guy.

[hole_n_one]

Bert Convy (Tattletales…Daytime Emmy/Outstanding Game Show Host-1977)

[hole_n_one]

Bert Convy @ #4

[Leaning Right]

He was the right age, so I looked it up. Peter Marshall was a WW2 vet. He served in the Italian campaign.

RIP

[Dr. Sivana]

Art James did a Canadian version of Pay Cards, called “Super Pay Cards”, back in about 1981.

I had the home version of Pay Cards. Also Eye Guess, Jeopardy!, Concentration, Who What or Where Game?

[9YearLurker]

That was a full life!

[GreenHornet]

Question for George Gobel: "George, true or false: Research has indicated that excessive consumption of alcohol can destroy brain cells"

George Gobel: "Well Peter, I'll go with the obvious and say.....the Civil War"

[Fledermaus]

Wow, 98.

I’ll take Charlie Weaver for the block.

[Dr. Sivana]

Bert Convy (Tattletales…Daytime Emmy/Outstanding Game Show Host-1977)

I never liked him, or the shows he did. Came across as phony. Alex Trebek gave me the same vibe in his early work, though he was certainly more talented.

I hated Tattletales and he was a poor successor on password. Win, Lose or Draw did not benefit from his hosting.

However, Dick Clark was good on the $10,000 Pyramid.

I hated Diamondhead Game (having a game show on a beach in Hawaii was dumb).

[Dr. Sivana]

I’ll take Charlie Weaver for the block.

IndyTiger beat you to it. (Post 22).

Maybe you can try Marty Allen ("Hello Dere")

[llevrok]

What? No Jan Murray or Bill Cullen?

[Fledermaus]

Loved Hollywood Squares.

Charlie Weaver
Wally Cox
JoAnn Worley
Phyllis Dillard
Joan Rivers
And Paul Lynnde were frequented

Lots of others occasionally.

[Fledermaus]

A few beat me.

[AbolishCSEU]

No one has mentioned Bowling for Dollars yet.

[ConservativeMind]

All of those were great to watch.

RIP.

[Dr. Sivana]

“Bill” was listed in the first post. I don’t know any other game show host of stature named Bill.

I also mentioned him as a favorite in post #40.

[Fledermaus]

Or Dialing for Dollars

[Dr. Sivana]

No one has mentioned Bowling for Dollars yet.

No, the host was not memorable. No one mentioned any of the hosts of the Dating Game, either. They just didn't have it.

[Dr. Sivana]

I only knew Jan Murray as a celebrity panelist. I hadn’t known he was a major host in the ‘50s. Good info!