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Gene Rayburn was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as the host of various editions of the American television game show Match Game for over two decades.
Birth Name
Eugene Rubessa
Born
Saturday, 22 December 1917
Died
Monday, 29 November 1999
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Orson Bean Show | (archive footage) | 8696 |
| Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop | Self | 2023 |
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
| Game Changers | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Self | 2016 |
| The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blanks | Himself (Archive Footage) / Self | 2006 |
| Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self | 2005 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Orson Bean Show | (archive footage) | 8696 |
| Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop | Self | 2023 |
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| The Story of Late Night | Self | 2021 |
| Game Changers | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Self | 2016 |
| The Real Match Game Story: Behind the Blanks | Himself (Archive Footage) / Self | 2006 |
| Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self | 2005 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| Riptide | Gene Rayburn | 1984 |
| Wheel of Fortune | Self - Match Game Host | 1983 |
| Just Men! | Self | 1983 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Aloha Paradise | Jerry | 1981 |
| Here's Boomer | Emcee Bob Warren | 1980 |
| Card Sharks | Self | 1978 |
| The Jim Nabors Show | Self | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | George Finley / Lyle / Mason Randolph | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Bob Barclay | 1977 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self | 1975 |
| Match Game PM | Self - Host | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self / Self - Guest Host | 1974 |
| Match Game | Himself - Host / Self - Host | 1973 |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | Himself - Celebrity Contestant | 1973 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist | 1972 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1969 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Panelist | 1968 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Host / Self - Team Captain / Himself - Host / Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest Host | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest / Himself | 1961 |
| It Happened to Jane | Gene Rayburn - WTIC-TV Reporter | 1959 |
| The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show | Self - Announcer / Self | 1958 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist / Self - Guest Host / Self - Guest Panelist | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Announcer / Self / Johnson Wax Pitchman / Sketch Actor | 1956 |
| Make the Connection | Host / Self - Host | 1955 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Announcer / Himself - Announcer / Self - Guest Host / Self - Substitute Host / Himself - Substitute Host | 1954 |
| Choose Up Sides | Self - master of ceremonies | 1953 |
| The Name's the Same | Self / Self - Panelist | 1951 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1967 | Emmy | Program and Individual Achievements in Daytime Programming - Individuals | Nominated |
