Chuck Woolery (1941–2024), Love Connection host

Chuck Woolery was a longtime game show host best known for “Love Connection” and as the original daytime host of “Wheel of Fortune.” 

Roxanne (1929–2024), Beat the Clock model and actress

Dolores Rosedale , aka Roxanne , was a model and actress known for her time as an assistant on “Beat the Clock” and for appearing in “The Seven Year Itch” with . 

Bob Barker (1923–2023), longtime host of The Price Is Right

Bob Barker was the Emmy Award-winning host of the long-running game show “The Price Is Right.”

Shelley Smith (1952–2023), The Associates star  

Shelley Smith was an actress best known for her starring role alongside Martin Short in the 1979 sitcom “The Associates.” 

Adam Wade (1935–2022), singer, actor, and pioneering game show host

Adam Wade was a singer and actor, as well as the first Black game show host in U.S. TV history.

Betty White (1922–2021), beloved star of “The Golden Girls”

Betty White was a beloved American actress who starred in "The Golden Girls" and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Elfrida von Nardroff (1925–2021), discredited winner in 1950s TV quiz show scandal

Elfrida von Nardroff  was a big winner on the fixed 1950s TV quiz show "Twenty-One."

Brayden Smith (1996–2021), five-time “Jeopardy!” champion

Brayden Smith was a five-time “Jeopardy!” champion, who appeared on the show in some of last episodes.

Alex Trebek (1940–2020), beloved 'Jeopardy!' host

Alex Trebek was the beloved host of the iconic game show “Jeopardy!” for more than 35 years.

Tom Kennedy (1927–2020), legendary TV game show host

Tom Kennedy wasa legendaryTV game show hostknown for Name That Tune and Split Second.

Regis Philbin (1931–2020), hosted talk shows and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”

Regis Philbin was host of the long-running talk shows “Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee” and “Live! With Regis and Kelly,” as well as the first host of the U.S. version of the popular game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

Herb Stempel (1926–2020), 1950s TV quiz show whistleblower

Herb Stempel was the contestant on the 1950s TV quiz show “Twenty-One” who exposed that the game was rigged. His story was told in the movie “Quiz Show.”   

Monty Hall (1921–2017), slick-talking host of “Let’s Make a Deal”

Co-creator and host of the classic game show “Let’s Make a Deal.”

Sir Bruce Forsyth (1928 - 2017), Strictly Come Dancing host

British TV legend hosted "Strictly Come Dancing" and "The Generation Game"...

Patti Deutsch (1943 - 2017), Match Game comedian

Voice actress often appeared on “Match Game”…

Chuck Barris (1929–2017), The Newlywed Game creator

Chuck Barris, the "dangerous mind" behind game shows including "The Newlywed Game" and "The Gong Show," died Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was 87.

Positively Tom Poston

If a TV show was funny any time in the second half of the 20th century, there's a good chance Tom Poston was involved with it. Whether he was a regular cast member, a recurring character or a one-time guest, and whether the show was a sitcom, game show, variety or talk show, chances are that Poston was there, making it funnier.