Regulars on match game

Betty is still going strong at the age of In the s he got his start entertaining patrons as a carhop at The Varsity, an Atlanta drive-in. He the s he began performing a comedy act in nightclubs, which is where he was discovered.

In between these years he was a panelist on a number of game shows and really had a showcase on Match Game — especially for the self-written poems he would recite. Suffering from cancer, he died in at the age of In writing his book and researching the show and its performers, a few more names come to mind for Ashley.

Fun fact: she was also married to game show host Chuck Woolery! And she and Brett Somers became best friends. More than 30 years later and they were all still very close. Marcia died on October 25, at the age of 70, suffering from breast cancer, pneumonia and sepsis.

And then there was the master of ceremonies, Gene Rayburn, who genuinely seemed to enjoy his interactions with the stars. Nobody better. Self - Panelist 20 episodes, Bonnie Franklin Self - Panelist 20 episodes, Joyce Brothers Self - Panelist 20 episodes, Eva Gabor Self - Panelist 20 episodes, Allen Ludden Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Charlie Brill Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Clifton Davis Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Arte Johnson Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Lynda Day George Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Juliet Mills Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Louisa Moritz Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Loni Anderson Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Della Reese Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Mitzi McCall Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Bart Braverman Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Susan Sullivan Self - Panelist 15 episodes, Connie Stevens Self - Panelist 13 episodes, Robert Pine Self - Panelist 11 episodes, Jo Ann Harris Self - Panelist 11 episodes, Robert Walden Self - Panelist 11 episodes, Donna Pescow Self - Panelist 11 episodes, Leslie Nielsen Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Robert Vaughn Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Jack Cassidy Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Pat Harrington Jr.

Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Anson Williams Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Donald Ross Self - Panelist 10 episodes, William Shatner Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Ron Masak Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Larry Hovis Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Tom Poston Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Jon 'Bowzer' Bauman Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Guich Koock Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Stu Gilliam Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Vicki Lawrence Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Anne Meara Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Meredith MacRae Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Adrienne Barbeau Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Dolly Read Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Conny Van Dyke Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Kate Jackson Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Rona Barrett Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Juliet Prowse Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Roz Kelly Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Donna Mills Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Susan Howard Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Isabel Sanford Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Rosemary Forsyth Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Meg Bennett Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Lorrie Mahaffey Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Didi Carr Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Anita Gillette Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Madlyn Rhue Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Kaye Ballard Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Nanette Fabray Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Gary Crosby Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Didi Conn Self - Panelist 10 episodes, Dick Smothers Self - Panelist 9 episodes, Joe Santos Self - Panelist 6 episodes, Foster Brooks Self - Panelist 6 episodes, Susan Richardson Self - Panelist 6 episodes, Melinda O.

Self - Panelist 6 episodes, Raymond Burr Self - Panelist 6 episodes, Michael Landon Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Robert Culp Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Jim Backus Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Robert Q. Self - Panelist 5 episodes, James Darren Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Richard Long Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Robert Morse Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Don Adams Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Mike Evans Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Joe Flynn Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Steve Allen Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Alejandro Rey Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Roosevelt Grier Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Larry Blyden Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Jack Narz Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Gene Wood Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Robert Urich Self - Panelist 5 episodes, Jack Albertson Self - Panelist 5 episodes, John Forsythe But wait, There's more.

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Noted for his sharp tongue, Lynde was a popular fixture in the centre square from to Uncle Arthur is a warlock who is Samantha's uncle and Endora's brother. Arthur is famous for playing practical jokes and using his magic to do mischievous things which annoy Darrin, especially when he uses his witchcraft in front of mortals.

She could also play dumb with the best of them, particularly when it came to prompts of a lascivious nature. You know Betty White. You love Betty White. I bet she was great. White was pretty perfect, because she was great at playing the game, and was also, of course, hilarious. Every answer, it seems, was prefaced by a funny joke related to what she had written on her card. It really speaks to the quality of the following top three that White is only fourth on this list.

This is going to be a divisive pick. Deutsch is a polarizing figure in the world of Match Game. Yes, she was an oddball. Deutsch was certainly the weirdest of the weirdos. She was also awesome. She had a small role in Mr.

Mom , and has done a little voiceover work, but this was all post- Match Game. What sets Deutsch apart from other celebrity panelists is that she seemed, to some degree, to be doing a bit.

This assertion is based upon her appearances on Tattletales with her husband Douglas Ross, wherein she appears a bit less spacey, and where her voice also seems to be ratcheted down a bit. Because Deutsch does have a, shall we say, idiosyncratic voice. It always seemed like she was getting over a head cold.

That added to her comedic delivery though, and she also had excellent timing. The reason that Deutsch is so polarizing is that her reputation is of somebody who gave ridiculous, impossible to match answers.

And, yes, she gave some oddball answers, but they were almost always very funny. Perhaps she curbed that a bit in later years, but usually she gave a plausible answer—but she would dress it up.

Furthermore, she was impeccable when it came to her introductions. Some would just give a wave or whatever. A lot of times they would write something on a card.