Richard Dawson, the charming actor and Emmy-winning host of Family Feud, one of television’s most popular game shows, died Saturday night from complications related to esophageal cancer at ...

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 ...

Richard Dawson, the kiss-happy original host of “Family Feud,” wasn’t the producers’ first choice for the job. Instead, he said, they wanted to boldly go with another popular actor of the era.

On June 14, 1985, original host Richard Dawson gave his heartfelt goodbye to the long-running game show Family Feud. “I had a deal with Mark Goodson,” Dawson recalled in an interview with the ...

Richard Dawson, the kiss-happy original host of “Family Feud,” wasn’t the producers’ first choice for the job. Instead, he said, they wanted to boldly go with another popular actor of the era.