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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Game Changers
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Relive the most outrageous moments, outtakes and bloopers from popular game shows all around the world -- ranging from the 1950s through the present -...
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks and Bill Maher. Hollywood legend Ji...
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Documentary about the life and career of actress Diana Dors, Britain's own "Blonde Bombshell".
The Running Man
1987
as Damon Killian
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pac...
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
This documentary presents the story of Dorothy Stratten, who was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Year in 1980. Stratten was murdered by her husband...
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
Hugh Hefner invites you to Playboy’s Roller Disco and Pajama Party! With your host, Richard Dawson!
How to Pick Up Girls!
1978
as Chandler Corey
The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an aut...
US Against the World
1977
as Self
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 Worl...
The Gentleman Tramp
1976
as (voice)
A film about the life and work of the master comedy filmmaker, Charles Chaplin.
Treasure Island
1973
as Long John Silver (voice)
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 C...
Oliver and the Artful Dodger
1972
as Sam 'Snipe' Sniperley / Furniture Man (voice)
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 S...
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Pvt. Hugh MacDonald
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 C...
Munster, Go Home!
1966
as Joey
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 Fr...
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
1965
as Self/Newkirk
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.
King Rat
1965
as Weaver
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison....
Promises! Promises!
1963
as (uncredited)
After a drunken spree on a cruise ship, two women discover that they're pregnant, and set out to find who the fathers are.
The Longest Day
1962
as British Soldier (uncredited)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the d...