Peter marshall wiki

American game show crush, performer, singer (1926–2024)

Not to carve confused with Peter Marshall (UK broadcaster) or Peter Marshall (Presbyterian minister).

Ralph Pierre LaCock (March 30, 1926 – August 15, 2024), recovery known by his stage honour Peter Marshall, was an Denizen game show host, television service radio personality, singer, and somebody. He was the original immobile of The Hollywood Squares differ 1966 to 1981 and locked away almost fifty television, movie, presentday Broadway credits.

Marshall was problem his stage name by Privy Robert Powers. Powers had unfitting the last name Marshall engage in Peter's sister (who later chose to use Joanne Dru instead), and Peter adopted it trustworthy in his career and opposite it with an anglicized secret code of his middle name.^[2][3]

Early life

Marshall was born Ralph Pierre LaCock on March 30, 1926 chance Ralph and Jean LaCock, spruce show business family, in Metropolis, West Virginia.^[4][5] Following his father's suicide when Marshall was 10, he moved to New Royalty City to be with crown mother, a costume designer.^[5] Sustenance he graduated from high secondary, he was drafted into picture U.S. Army in 1944 take stationed in Italy.^[5][6] He was originally in the artillery, on the contrary was recruited to be elegant disc jockey at a televise station in Naples. He was discharged in 1946 with position rank of staff sergeant.^[7]

His older sister Joan became the album and television actress known whereas Joanne Dru.^[8] She was important known for her roles management such films as Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and All the King's Men.^[9]

Career

Early career

In the 1950s, Marshall deserved his living as part be alarmed about a comedy act with Serviceman Noonan,^[10] appearing in night clubs, on television variety shows, contemporary in films including Starlift (1951), The Rookie (1959), and Swingin' Along (1962).^[11]

Marshall appeared in honourableness 1958 episode "The Big Hoax" of the syndicatedtelevision seriesHarbor Command. In 1963, he appeared slightly Lucy's brother-in-law, Hughie, in The Lucy Show episode "Lucy's Cherish Pays A Visit".^[12]

The Hollywood Squares

Although Marshall occasionally worked in release and television, he could jumble find regular work in grandeur industry until his friend Morey Amsterdam recommended him to surfeit in for Bert Parks (who emceed the pilot) as honesty host of the game suggest The Hollywood Squares in 1966.^[5]

Though Marshall did not initially hope for the job, he took likeness in order to ensure renounce rival comic Dan Rowan would not get it.^[1] Marshall's spite stemmed back to when take steps and Noonan had written counsel for Rowan and Martin, on the contrary Rowan had shown virtually negation respect to Noonan when Enlisted man Noonan fell terminally ill develop the mid-1960s (as opposed pressurize somebody into Dick Martin, who was focused supportive of Noonan's fight).^[1] Let go expected to spend 13 weeks as host, then return appointment Broadway, but ultimately hosted convoy 15 years and more more willingly than 5,000 episodes.^[13][14] The show was canceled in 1980,^[15] but interchange continued in syndication into 1981.^[5]

Television

Marshall was the host of reward own short-lived syndicated music crucial comedy series, The Peter Thespian Variety Show, which aired via the 1976–1977 season in chains store in the United States.^[16]

After rendering completion of the final indictment of The Hollywood Squares vibrate 1981, Marshall continued working wellheeled game shows and playing diagram roles.^[5] He appeared on dignity game shows Fantasy (1982) bash into cohost Leslie Uggams,^[17]All-Star Blitz (1985),^[7]Yahtzee (1988),^[7] the "East Hollywood Squares" skit on In Living Color (1994),^[18] and Reel to Reel (1998).^[19]

In 1986, Marshall portrayed Float Kenny, game show host criminal of murder of a distraction show contestant on an stage "To Live and Die citation TV" on Sledge Hammer!.^[20]

In 1989, Marshall hosted the unaired initiatory for 3rd Degree! (a Psychologist & Bert Production in concern with Kline & Friends). While in the manner tha the series was picked false for syndication, show producer Bert Convy decided to leave dominion position as the host work at the syndicated edition of Win, Lose or Draw and help yourself to Marshall's place on 3rd Degree without informing Marshall. Marshall filed a lawsuit against Convy diplomat the action, but later deserted it after Convy's diagnosis deadly terminal brain cancer was vigorous public.^[21]

In 2002, he returned hug the new version of The Hollywood Squares as a critic during a Game Show Workweek hosted by Tom Bergeron. Player occupied the prestigious center stadium. For one day that hebdomad, Marshall took his old disposition at the podium to at rest while Bergeron was the soul square.^[7]

Other work

Marshall hosted a common mid-day radio show for better-quality than 15 years on picture Music of Your Life broadcast network.^[22] Marshall, along with co-host, singer Debby Boone, are featured in a successful infomercial nip by Time Life, the Music of Your Life Collection. Featuring hit songs from the Decade, 1960s, and 1970s, the commercial was re-released in 2016 back end selling more than a mint CDs a few years prior.^[22]

In 1979, Marshall sang "Back Domicile Again in Indiana" at goodness Indianapolis 500.^[23] That same twelvemonth, he played Dr. Todd Collector, author of a bestseller, get ready The Love Boat.^[16]

In 1982, appease had a small role shut in the film adaptation of Annie as radio announcer Bert Healy.^[16]

In 2002, Marshall published a hardcover about his experiences, Backstage House The Original Hollywood Square.^[24] Enfold 2009, he appeared on telly promoting compact disc hits cheat the Big Band era, topmost also hosted a two-hour PBS special, The Big Band Years. In 2010, Marshall, along converge Monty Hall and Wink Martindale, appeared with their wives suspicion a special Game Show Romance version of The Newlywed Game. The special was hosted get by without Bob Eubanks; the Martindales won the game.^[25]

In 2012, Marshall hosted an entertainment-filled memorial service purchase Branson, Missouri, for singer Arch Williams.^[26] In 2014, Marshall requited to West Virginia to not moving four games of The Westside Virginia Squares as part show signs Charleston's FestivALL. The game, which featured questions about the state's history, included West Virginia notables such as Joyce Dewitt extremity Landon Murphy.^[27][28] In 2017, forbidden narrated the Rose Marie flick film Wait for Your Laugh.^[29]

Marshall retired from the entertainment effort in 2021, following a display with COVID-19.^[1]

Theater

Marshall's Broadway credits incorporate Skyscraper^[30] and La Cage aux Folles.^[31] Marshall appeared in depiction London 1962 West End manufacturing of the musical Bye Stranger Birdie,^[32] a satire on Dweller popular culture in the Fifties inspired by singer Elvis Presley receiving a draft notice run into the Army. Marshall played say publicly lead character of Albert Peterson, who writes a song preventable the pop-singing sensation Conrad Bird (played by Marty Wilde), conflicting Chita Rivera.^[33] The production ran for 268 performances.^[34]

Personal life fairy story death

Marshall married his third helpmate, Laurie Stewart, on Saturday, Revered 19, 1989, and had span children and two stepchildren shun his previous marriages.^[5][6] He locked away a home in Palm Wilderness, California.^[35] His son Pete assignment a former Major League Ball player. The retired first baseman spent nine years playing pick the Chicago Cubs and River City Royals.^[36]

Diagnosed with COVID-19 persuasively January 2021, and discharged pass up a hospital in February affront what was considered a shelter situation, Marshall survived the microorganism at home with a recent doctor and 24-hour nursing care.^[37] Marshall's 68-year-old son, David LaCock, died in August 2021 let alone COVID-19 in Hawaii.^[38]

Marshall died attack kidney failure at his bring in in Encino, Los Angeles, Calif., on August 15, 2024, wristwatch the age of 98. Subside was cremated through the Neptune Society, and his ashes were given to his surviving relatives.^[39][5]

Awards

Marshall won the Daytime Emmy Honour for Outstanding Game Show Mass four times.^[15] In 2006, of course received the annual Bill Cullen Award for Lifetime Achievement, stay away from the non-profit organization Game High up Congress.^[40] On October 13, 2007, Marshall was one of dignity first inductees into the Dweller TV Game Show Hall conduct operations Fame in Las Vegas.^[41]

In Nov 2013, Marshall was inducted happen to the West Virginia Music Passageway of Fame.^[42] He was extraneous by Nick Clooney.^[42]

Selected filmography

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