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Peter Marshall (entertainer)
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Not to be confused with
Peter Marshall (UK broadcaster)
.
Peter Marshall
Marshall in 1965.
Born
Ralph Pierre LaCock
March 30, 1926
(age 94)
Huntington, West Virginia
, U.S.
Occupation
Actor, singer, TV host, radio personality
Years active
1950–present
Known for
Original host of
Hollywood Squares
(1966–1981)
Spouse(s)
Nadene R. Teaford
​
​
(
m.
1947;
div.
1973)
​
Sally Carter-Ihnat
​
​
(
m.
1977;
div.
1983)
​
Laurie Stewart
​
​
(
m.
1989)
​
Children
4, including
Pete LaCock
Relatives
Joanne Dru
(sister)
Ralph Pierre LaCock
(born March 30, 1926), better known by his stage name
Peter Marshall
, is an American game show host,
television
and
radio personality
,
singer
, and
actor
. He was the original host of
The Hollywood Squares
from 1966 to 1981 and has almost fifty television,
movie
, and
Broadway
credits.
Marshall has corrected a false claim that his stage name derived from the college in his home town (Marshall College, which became
Marshall University
in 1961).
[1]
[2]
Contents
1
Early life
2
Early career
3
Career
3.1
The Hollywood Squares
3.2
Television
3.3
Radio
3.4
Time Life
3.5
Other work
3.6
Theater
3.6.1
Broadway
3.6.2
West End
4
Personal life
5
Awards
6
Selected filmography
7
References
8
External links
Early life
[
edit
]
Marshall was born
Ralph Pierre LaCock
on March 30, 1926, to Ralph and Jean LaCock, a show business family,
[3]
in
Huntington, West Virginia
. Following his father's suicide when Marshall was ten, he moved to
New York City
to be with his mother, a
costume designer
. After he graduated from high school, he was drafted into the Army in 1944 and stationed in
Italy
. He was originally in the artillery, but was recruited to be a disc jockey at a radio station in
Naples
. He was discharged in 1946 with the rank of
staff sergeant
.
[4]
His elder sister Joan became the film and television actress known as
Joanne Dru
.
[5]
She was best known for her roles in such films as
Red River
,
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
, and
All the King's Men
.
[
citation needed
]
Early career
[
edit
]
In the 1950s, Marshall earned his living as part of a comedy act with
Tommy Noonan
,
[6]
and they appeared in
night clubs
, on television
variety shows
, and in films including
Starlift
(1951),
The Rookie
(1959) and
Swingin' Along
(1962).
[7]
He appeared in the 1958 episode "The Big Hoax" of the
syndicated
television series
Harbor Command
. In 1963, he appeared as Lucy's brother-in-law, Hughie, in
The Lucy Show
episode "Lucy's Sister Pays A Visit".
[8]
Career
[
edit
]
The Hollywood Squares
[
edit
]
Although Marshall occasionally worked in film and television, he could not find regular work in the industry until his friend
Morey Amsterdam
recommended him to fill in for
Bert Parks
(who emceed the pilot) as the host of the game show
The Hollywood Squares
in 1966. Though Marshall did not initially want the job, he took it in order to ensure that rival comic
Dan Rowan
would not get it. He expected to spend 13 weeks as host, then return to Broadway, but ultimately hosted for 15 years and more than 5,000 episodes.
[9]
[10]
The show had a long run on daytime network TV and in
syndication
, making Marshall as familiar to viewers as the celebrities who appeared on the show. The easygoing and unflappable Marshall was a perfect foil for the wicked wit of such panelists as Amsterdam and his
Dick Van Dyke Show
castmate
Rose Marie
,
Paul Lynde
,
Jan Murray
, and
Wally Cox
.
The Hollywood Squares
was canceled by the
NBC
network in 1980,
[11]
but production continued in
syndication
into 1981.
Television
[
edit
]
After the completion of the final run of
The Hollywood Squares
in 1981, Marshall continued working in game shows and playing character roles. He appeared on the game shows
Fantasy
(1982) with cohost
Leslie Uggams
,
[12]
All-Star Blitz
(1985),
[4]
Yahtzee
(1988),
[4]
the "East Hollywood Squares" skit on
In Living Color
(1994),
[13]
and
Reel to Reel
(1998).
[14]
In 1986, he portrayed Bob Kenny, game show host accused of murder of a game show contestant on an episode "To Live and Die on TV" on
Sledge Hammer!
.
[15]
In 1989, Marshall hosted the unaired pilot for
3rd Degree!
(a Burt & Bert Production in association with
Kline & Friends
). When the series was picked up for syndication, show producer
Bert Convy
decided to leave his position as the host of the syndicated edition of
Win, Lose or Draw
and take Marshall's place on
3rd Degree
. Marshall filed a lawsuit against Convy for the action, but later dropped it after Convy's diagnosis of terminal brain cancer was made public.
[16]
In 2002, he returned to the new version of
The Hollywood Squares
as a panelist during a Game Show Week hosted by
Tom Bergeron
. Marshall occupied the prestigious center square. For one day that week, Marshall took his old position at the podium to host while Bergeron was the center square.
[4]
Radio
[
edit
]
Marshall has been hosting a popular mid-day radio show for more than 15 years on the
Music of Your Life
syndicated radio network, currently broadcasting on AM, FM, and HD terrestrial radio stations across the United States, and around the world via the Internet
here
.
Time Life
[
edit
]
Marshall, along with co-host, singer
Debby Boone
, are featured in a successful
infomercial
presented by
Time Life
, the
Music of Your Life Collection
. Featuring hit songs from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, the infomercial was re-released in 2016 after selling more than a million CDs a few years prior.
[17]
Other work
[
edit
]
In 1979, he sang "
Back Home Again in Indiana
" at the
Indianapolis 500
.
[18]
In 1982, he had a small role in the film adaptation of
Annie
as radio announcer Bert Healy.
In 2002, he published a book about his experiences,
Backstage With The Original Hollywood Square
.
[19]
In 2009, Marshall appeared on television promoting compact disc hits from the Big Band era, and also hosted a two-hour PBS special,
The Big Band Years
. In 2010, Marshall, along with
Monty Hall
and
Wink Martindale
, appeared with their wives on a special Game Show Legend version of
The Newlywed Game
. The special was hosted by
Bob Eubanks
; the Martindales won the game.
[20]
In 2014, Marshall returned to West Virginia to host four games of
The West Virginia Squares
as part of Charleston's FestivALL. The game, which featured questions about the state's history, included West Virginia notables such as
Joyce Dewitt
and
Landon Murphy
.
[21]
[22]
Theater
[
edit
]
Broadway
[
edit
]
Marshall's Broadway credits include
Skyscraper
,
[23]
La Cage aux Folles
[24]
and
The Music Man
.
West End
[
edit
]
In London's 1962
West End
production, Marshall appeared in the stage musical
Bye Bye Birdie
,
[25]
a satire on American popular culture in the 1950s inspired by singer
Elvis Presley
receiving a
draft notice
into the
Army
. Marshall played the lead character of Albert Peterson, who writes a song for the pop-singing sensation Conrad Birdie (played by
Marty Wilde
), opposite
Chita Rivera
[26]
. The production ran for 268 performances.
[27]
Personal life
[
edit
]
He is married to his third wife, Laurie Stewart, and has four children and two stepchildren from his previous marriages. He has a home in
Palm Desert, California
.
[28]
His son,
Pete
, is a former
Major League Baseball
player. The retired
first baseman
spent nine years playing for the
Chicago Cubs
and
Kansas City Royals
.
[29]
Awards
[
edit
]
Marshall won the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
four times.
[11]
In 2006 he received the annual Bill Cullen Award for Lifetime Achievement, from the non-profit organization,
Game Show Congress
.
[30]
On October 13, 2007, Marshall was one of the first inductees into the
American TV Game Show Hall of Fame
in
Las Vegas
.
[31]
In November 2013, Marshall was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
[32]
He was introduced by his friend,
Nick Clooney
.
Selected filmography
[
edit
]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1953
The 49th Man
Leo Wayne
1959
The Rookie
MSgt. Pete Marshall
1961
Swingin' Along
Duke
1964
Ensign Pulver
Carney
The Cavern
Lt. Peter Carter
1968
Maryjane
1974
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Greg Carter
TV movie
1982
Annie
Burt Healy