Just looking from 1973-1982 half hour episodes. Not including Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.

Two MASH-ers to start: Gary Burghoff and Loretta Swit

Fannie Flagg

Dick Gautier

Joan Collins
Gina Hecht
Linda Kaye Henning
Elaine Joyce

Dick Gautier

Sorry, no. Passed away in 2017.


Joyce Bulifant is still alive.

Jamie Farr?

Jamie Farr?

I cannot ever recall Farr being on the 70s Match Game.

It would be interesting to go back to the 60s version. Although not a panelist, Dick DeBartolo, who made some tweaks to the 60s version to add humor in the questions and to keep the 60s MG from being the proto-Family Feud, is still with us.

Also from the 60s version still with us as of 04/13/2025:

Rita Moreno (I think returned to the show 1979 or 80)
E.J. Peaker
Shani Wallis

Just from memory….and had to check Wiki to verify still being with us….dunno any male celebs from that version still with us, just DeBartolo.

I KNOW there’s a site that listed celebs from the 60s version—maybe gathered from TV Guides then. I will try to look for more.

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WOW—if this is the definitive site, I found about 20 more celebrities from the 60s Match Game, still with us as of 04/13/2025.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0055688/fullcredits/

I won’t list them all, but two quite famous males stand out: Paul Anka &’Bobby Vinton.

I remember that the original MG loved athletes, and Sandy Koufax & Carl Yastrzemski are among the celebs.

Others include:

June Lockhart (at 99)
Michele Lee
Nancy Sinatra
Bill Cosby
William Shatner
Leslie Uggams
Brenda Vaccaro
Barbara Feldon
Carol Lawrence
Dionne Warwick
Shirley Jones

….and a few that I didn’t bother to look up if they were still alive….wow!

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Vicki Lawrence

Jamie Farr was just a guess since he appeared on other game shows.

I've read that only a few of the 60s version exist, and only one from after it went to color in 1963.

There are 11 shows from the 60s making the rounds, and the 1969 Peggy Cass/Tony Randall ep is only at the Paley Center.

Sure it wasn’t as LOL funny as the 70s version—but I enjoyed the scoring system, especially as the score was on a scrolling wheel. I had always wondered “how high” that scoring wheel went—only DeBartolo could tell me!

A couple of 1964 shows should be on YT, to give an idea of the score wheel.

One 1965 ep on YT is audio only, and chock full of baseball stars.

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I like Fanny alot :)

Jimmie Walker

Sorry, no. Passed away in 2017.


Joyce Bulifant is still alive.

I'm sorry he's no longer with us. My bad.

Anson Williams

Bart Braverman

WOW—if this is the definitive site, I found about 20 more celebrities from the 60s Match Game, still with us as of 04/13/2025.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0055688/fullcredits/

I won’t list them all, but two quite famous males stand out: Paul Anka &’Bobby Vinton.

I remember that the original MG loved athletes, and Sandy Koufax & Carl Yastrzemski are among the celebs.

Others include:

June Lockhart (at 99)
Michele Lee
Nancy Sinatra
Bill Cosby
William Shatner
Leslie Uggams
Brenda Vaccaro
Barbara Feldon
Carol Lawrence
Dionne Warwick
Shirley Jones

….and a few that I didn’t bother to look up if they were still alive….wow!

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I was thinking this thread would be about the most famous version of the show (you know, the one Buzzr tends to beat to death) but yeah, that’s more people still around from the ‘60s version than I would have guessed.

I was thinking this thread would be about the most famous version of the show (you know, the one Buzzr tends to beat to death) but yeah, that’s more people still around from the ‘60s version than I would have guessed.

Yes and I apologize for derailing the thread.

The 60s version wasn’t really known for having “regulars” as such.

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Juliet Mills

Yes and I apologize for derailing the thread.

The 60s version wasn’t really known for having “regulars” as such.

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No, it’s fine. Title does say “Gene Rayburn hosted Match Game”. The ‘60s version is a Gene Rayburn hosted Match Game. So no derailing problems.

Valerie Bertinelli did a week in 1978

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And a Match Game PM that as far as I know hasn’t resurfaced

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Carol Burnett

^ Sorry, but although Carol is still with us, she never appeared on MG as a panelist. Vicki Lawrence, indeed; Carol, no, unless it was the 60s version, and I didn’t see her name.

Carol was a superstar during the 70s run, and woulda commanded a king’s ransom to be a panelist! It’s possible, and come to think of it, I think she DID do a surprise visit to the MG set which was right near her studio—but not as a panelist. Can somebody verify that? It might be on YouTube. I know that Burt Reynolds popped up the same way in the 70s run (he WAS a celeb on the 60s version).

Hollywood Squares with Peter Marshall always seemed to get the bigger stars, and MG the remains! I’m sure that the budget for Squares was astronomical compared to MG.

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Oh my! YES I remember this—technically this doesn’t count, although Carol and the cast played along!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rkYIDWGPFy8

There was a time on 70s MG & I remember this. The Super Match had this to fill in:

BESS ______

There was Truman and Myerson, but the $100 response was Bess Armstrong. Everyone on stage was puzzled—Who’s Bess Armstrong? One of the celebs said something like “An actress, NOT very well known…..”

To that, Charles Nelson Reilly said, “You mean the kind that would be on THIS panel?” That was a riot.

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Jamie Lee Curtis (who might be bigger today than ever)

Jamie is awesome!!

Jackie Joseph

Jaye P. Morgan

Three cast members from The Love Boat: Fred "Gopher" Grandy, Ted "Isaac" Lange, and Bernie "Doc" Kopell.

Two cast members from the Emmy-winning drama series Lou Grant: Robert Walden and Daryl Anderson.

Jamie Farr?

Jamie "Klinger" Farr appeared as a panelist on The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour in either '83 or '84, along with his fellow M*A*S*H castmates Gary "Radar" Burghoff, Larry "Frank Burns" Linville, and McLean "Henry Blake" Stevenson. To the best of my knowledge, Jamie never appeared on the classic '70s Match Game, although he popped up on The Gong Show and Tattletales during that same period.

Adrienne Barbeau.

Three cast members from CHiPs: Robert Pine, Randi Oakes, and Brianne Leary. (Coincidentally, Brianne Leary had appeared as a contestant on Match Game in '76 before returning as a panelist less than three years later.)

Three of "Barker's Beauties" from The Price Is Right: Anitra Ford, Janice Pennington, and Holly Hallstrom.

Both Landers sisters, Judy and Audrey

Nancy Dussault
Lynda Day George
Michael Learned
Lee Meriwether

Jo Ann Pflug.

Both Landers sisters, Judy and Audrey

Doggone it. I completely forgot about both Judy and Audrey Landers. Thanks for commenting.

Kate Jackson.

William Shatner.

Loni Anderson.

Ann Elder
Roz Kelly
Charlene Tilton

Bill Anderson.

Tom Dreesen, Guich Koock, Pat Finley, Anita Gillette, Sarah Kennedy, Trish Stewart, Marjorie Wallace, Jamie Lynn Bauer, Donna Pescow, Meg Bennett, Barbara Sharma, Melody Thomas Scott, Adam Arkin, Brenda Dickson, Lee Meredith, Sydney Goldsmith, Tom Hallick, Stephanie Edwards, and Willie Tyler (and Lester).

Clifton Davis.

Three cast members from Eight Is Enough: Susan Richardson, Laurie Walters, and Brian Patrick Clarke.

Sarah Purcell.

Connie Stevens.

Willie Tyler (and Lester).

Willie is still alive but I hear Lester died in a tragic drunken wood chipper incident.

Willie is still alive but I hear Lester died in a tragic drunken wood chipper incident.

Very funny. Thanks for making me laugh.

Lorna Patterson.

Dolly Martin.

Jim Staahl (from Mork and Mindy)

Barbara Rhoades

Marcia Rodd

Susan Howard.

Jo Anne Worley

Wesley Eure

Loretta Swit

I think this is this the first person we've lost since I started this topic.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=489826

Alfie Wise.

Carol Lawrence.

Rona Barrett.

Donna Mills.

Paul Williams.

Steve Kanaly.

Its good that so many are still about!!

Dolly Martin.

They couldn’t afford to get Dolly PARTON, so they had to settle for the next best thing.

Just kidding, Dolly M!

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Dolly Martin.

They couldn’t afford to get Dolly PARTON*, so they had to settle for the next best thing.

Just kidding, Dolly M!

[I shudder to think how Gene Rayburn or Richard Dawson would treat Dolly P.]

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Its good that so many are still about!!

I know, right? Even though the heavy hitters--Brett, Charles, Richard, Betty, Nipsey, Scoey, Patti Deutsch, Dick Martin, Patty Duke, Bob Barker, Mary Wickes, Bill Daily, Marcia Wallace, Ed Asner, George Kennedy, Mary Ann Mobley, Avery Schreiber, Ethel Merman, Bill Cullen, Louisa Moritz, Robert Donner, Eva Gabor, Dick Gautier, and Debralee Scott, to name only a few--are long gone, there are several panelists (Fannie Flagg, Jimmie Walker, Elaine Joyce, Bart Braverman, Dolly Martin, Joyce Bulifant, Fred Grandy, Lee Meriwether, Bill Anderson, Robert Walden, Susan Richardson, Gary Burghoff, and Rita Moreno) that are still alive and kicking.

Bennye Gatteys.

Bennye Gatteys.

Was she on Buzzr today? I saw her and thought she looked young enough to still be around but I didn’t really recognize her and wasn’t paying full enough attention to catch the name (I thought it said Betty but maybe it was Bennye)

Was she on Buzzr today? I saw her and thought she looked young enough to still be around but I didn’t really recognize her and wasn’t paying full enough attention to catch the name (I thought it said Betty but maybe it was Bennye)

It indeed was Bennye. I will have to go to Wiki to find what she was famous for!

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Lorrie Mahaffey.

It indeed was Bennye. I will have to go to Wiki to find what she was famous for!

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I searched her out. Looks like her big claim to fame was 182 episodes of Days Of Our Lives between 1973 and 1976.

Helaine Lembeck.

Nancy Lane.

Alfie Wise.

I read today he died back on July 22, a few weeks after this was posted.

I read today he died back on July 22, a few weeks after this was posted.

Ever since this thread began, three panelists have kicked the proverbial bucket: Loretta Swit, Loni Anderson, and the aforementioned Alfie Wise. Thank you for commenting, opus.

They couldn’t afford to get Dolly PARTON*, so they had to settle for the next best thing.

Just kidding, Dolly M!

[I shudder to think how Gene Rayburn or Richard Dawson would treat Dolly P.]

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Had Dolly Parton actually appeared as a panelist on Match Game during the zenith of its popularity, there would've been numerous wisecracks from the other panelists (and possibly from Gene himself) referring to Dolly's "assets."

Ever since this thread began, three panelists have kicked the proverbial bucket: Loretta Swit, Loni Anderson, and the aforementioned Alfi Wise

Meg Bennett has also died (4/11/24)

Meg Bennett has also died (4/11/24)

Thanks for commenting, Zoneboy. I had no idea Meg Bennett died last year.

Ever since this thread began, three panelists have kicked the proverbial bucket: Loretta Swit, Loni Anderson, and the aforementioned Alfie Wise. Thank you for commenting, opus.

When I started this thread it was inevitable such things would happen. The only mystery was the "who would it be"

Louise Sorel

Rosey Grier.

Rosey Grier.

WOW I just looked that up. I thought he died looooong ago! He was on the SIXTIES MG as well; many sports stars were on it (more than there should have been IMO, like Sonny Jurgensen and Y.A. Tittle, to which the average American would have said, who??).

To prove it, on YouTube there is an audio-only 1965 episode all with athletes of the time.

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Diana Soviero.

Lilibet Stern.

Jenilee Harrison.

Edie McClurg.

Pat Delany.

Jonelle Allen.

Boy many of them!!

Not yet mentioned (on the lower tier middle):

Richard Thomas

Not yet mentioned (on the lower tier middle):

Richard Thomas

Oh, snap! I totally overlooked the fact that Richard "John Boy Walton" Thomas had appeared as a guest panelist on Match Game alongside his fellow Waltons castmate, Michael "Olivia Walton" Learned, early in the '70s run! Thanks for commenting, biffbronson!

Thank you for your efforts on this thread!

I may have caught an addition to the list today: I was watching a very early episode, I think it was no. 13 from 1973, and there was Ruta Lee !

I haven't been able to find Ruta mentioned in this thread. She was on the lower tier, on the right (Loretta Swit - Dawson - Ruta).

Thank you for your efforts on this thread!

I may have caught an addition to the list today: I was watching a very early episode, I think it was no. 13 from 1973, and there was Ruta Lee !

I haven't been able to find Ruta mentioned in this thread. She was on the lower tier, on the right (Loretta Swit - Dawson - Ruta).

My number one favorite Ruta! Just ahead of Baga.

Thank you for your efforts on this thread!

I may have caught an addition to the list today: I was watching a very early episode, I think it was no. 13 from 1973, and there was Ruta Lee !

I haven't been able to find Ruta mentioned in this thread. She was on the lower tier, on the right (Loretta Swit - Dawson - Ruta).

You have a really sharp eye, biffbronson! Outstanding job! Keep 'em coming!

Didi Carr

(with mention by Rayburn of the very short lived series "Sugar Time!")

Karen Morrow.

Bowzer -

Jon "Bowzer" Bauman

(appeared seated to Brett's right on the upper tier)

Irlene Mandrell.