Richard James Dawson was called home on September 4, 2024, after a final bout of pneumonia at the Des Moines VA Medical Center. He was born on June 6, 1949 in Des Moines, Iowa, to Glen Gerald Dawson ...
After rising to fame on Hogan’s Heroes, Richard Dawson began his stint as a game show star, serving as a panelist on Match Game and later hosting Family Feud. The British-born actor’s colleagues and ...
Family Feudpremiered in July 1976 with Richard Dawson as the game show’s first-ever host. Created by Mark Goodson, Family Feud features two teams of families as they compete against each other to ...