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Gene Rayburn

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Biography

Gene Rayburn was born on December 22nd, 1917 in Christopher, Illinois. His father died when he was an infant, and his mother re-married to…more

Born

12/22/1917, Christopher, Illinois (Died in Gloucester, Massachusetts)

Died

11/29/1999

Birth Name

Eugene Rubessa

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- Match Game '73
  Host
  - S 7: Ep 16 MG79-16 (The Last Broadcast on CBS-TV)
    4/18/79
  - S 7: Ep 15 MG79-15
    4/16/79
  - S 7: Ep 14 MG79-14
    4/10/79
  - S 7: Ep 13 MG79-13
    4/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 12 MG79-12
    3/26/79
  - + 294 More Credits
- Match Game PM
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 12 Match Game PM #1-12
    11/24/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 Match Game PM #1-11
    11/17/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Match Game PM #1-10
    11/10/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 Match Game PM #1-09
    11/3/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Match Game PM #1-08
    10/27/75
  - + 74 More Credits
- Amateur's Guide To Love
  Host
- Break the Bank
  Host (1985-86 version)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Pilot
- The Match Game
  Host
  - S 7: Ep 57 Betty White & Brian Keith (The Last MATCH GamE)
    9/22/69
  - S 7: Ep 56 Burt Reynolds & Don Meredith
    9/15/69
  - S 7: Ep 55 Brenda Vaccaro & Tom Kennedy
    9/8/69
  - S 7: Ep 54 Chelsea Brown & Robert Morse
    9/1/69
  - S 7: Ep 53 Helen O'Connell & Nipsey Russell
    8/25/69
  - + 347 More Credits
- To Tell the Truth (1956)
  Sub-Moderator (1964 & 1965)
  - S 2: Ep 21 January 14, 1958
    1/14/58
  - S 2: Ep 20 January 7, 1958
    1/7/58
  - S 2: Ep 19 December 31, 1957
    12/31/57
  - S 2: Ep 18 December 24, 1957
    12/24/57
  - S 2: Ep 17 December 17, 1957
    12/17/57
  - + 54 More Credits
- The Tonight Show
  Announcer
- The Name's the Same
  Panelist
  - S 2: Ep 27 Episode dated 24 February 1953
    2/24/53
  - S 2: Ep 26 Episode dated 10 February 1953
    2/10/53
  - S 2: Ep 21 Episode #20
    12/31/52
  - S 2: Ep 20 Episode #19
    12/24/52
  - S 2: Ep 19 Episode # 18
    12/17/52
  - + 19 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Password Plus
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 11 PWP-160
    3/15/82
  - S 3: Ep 25 PWP-129
    7/20/81
  - S 3: Ep 6 PWP-110
    2/9/81
  - S 2: Ep 186 PWP-91
    9/22/80
  - S 2: Ep 116 PWP-376
    6/16/80
- The Steve Allen Show
  Series Regular / Announcer
  - S 4: Ep 34 Cyril Ritchard; Irene Kral; Eli Mintz; The Axidentals; The Ruth Walton Dancers
    5/24/59
  - S 4: Ep 33 Diahann Carroll; George Gobel; Marty Ingels; Vaughan Monroe; The Naval Aviation Cadet Choir
    5/17/59
  - S 4: Ep 31 Tony Bennett; Jimmie Rodgers; Jean Shepherd; The Modernaires; Betty Walker
    4/26/59
  - S 4: Ep 29 Diana Dors; George Jessel; Don Elliott; Mark Murphy; Richard Dawson (cameo)
    4/12/59
  - S 4: Ep 28 Lenny Bruce; The Three Stooges; Connie Russell; David Allen
    4/5/59
  - + 105 More Credits
- The Steve Allen Show
  Series Regular
  - S 3: Ep 25 Lena Horne; Keenan Wynn; Jack E. Leonard; Mark Murphy; Carmen Basilio
    3/16/58
  - S 3: Ep 21 Dale Robertson; Peggy King; Don Adams; The Hi-Lo's
    2/16/58
  - S 2: Ep 45 Andy Williams; Lou Costello; Liberace; Abbey Lincoln; Jean Fenn
    8/18/57
Guest Star (20)

Role
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 2 Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers
    10/6/90
- Riptide
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Gams People Play
    1/8/85
- Just Men!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Week 9
    2/28/83
- Fantasy Island
  Bob
  - S 5: Ep 20 Forget-Me-Not / The Quiz Masters
    4/10/82
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 12 April 5, 1982
    4/5/82
  - S 3: Ep 15 December 8, 1975
    12/8/75
  - S 3: Ep 4 September 22, 1975
    9/22/75
  - S 2: Ep 30 April 1, 1975
    4/1/75
  - S 2: Ep 14 December 10, 1974
    12/10/74
- Here's Boomer
  Emcee
  - S 1: Ep 1 Boomer and Miss 21st Century
    12/7/80
- The Love Boat
  Lyle Warwick
  - S 3: Ep 22 Not So Fast, Gopher/Haven't We Met Before?/Seoul Mates
    2/9/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 October 16, 1975
    10/16/75
  - S 1: Ep 117 April 16, 1975
    4/16/75
  - S 1: Ep 44 December 30, 1974
    12/30/74
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 13: Ep 56 Week of November 18, 1974
    11/18/74
- Tattletales
  Himself/Guest Host
  - S 1: Ep 21 July 9, 1974
    7/9/74
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Judy Carne & Gene Rayburn
    11/29/73
  - S 2: Ep 9 Judy Carne & Gene Rayburn
    11/5/73
  - S 1: Ep 13 Betsy Palmer & Gene Rayburn
    6/18/73
- Insight
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 11 Prince of Apple Towns
    11/15/70
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 26 February 17-21, 1969
    2/17/69
  - S 2: Ep 30 February 19-23, 1968
    2/19/68
  - S 14: Ep 77 June 9-13, 1980
    6/9/80
  - S 14: Ep 45 February 11-17, 1980 (2)
    2/11/80
  - S 14: Ep 27 December 3-9, 1979 (2)
    12/3/79
  - + 14 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Himself (as Star Team Captain)
  - S 7: Ep 3 Michele Lee & Gene Rayburn (Ed McMahon Hosting)
    9/16/68
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 18: Ep 52 EPISODE #875
    8/27/67
  - S 18: Ep 47 EPISODE #870
    7/23/67
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Team
  - S 18: Ep 46 EPISODE #869
    7/16/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 58 November 23, 1966
    11/23/66
  - S 14: Ep 117 February 24, 1976
    2/24/76
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Dolph
  - S 11: Ep 10 Heroes Walk on Sand
    12/11/57
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 23 The Man Who Vanished
    2/13/56
- Versatile Varieties
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 12/2/1949
    12/2/49

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- Gene became close friends with Charles Nelson Reilly, one of the regulars on Match Game, while taking part in the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie in the early 60's.
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- Gene, along with the Match Game panelists, was known to have sipped alcoholic beverages in between tapings of the show.
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- Gene not only had a Croatian background, he could also speak the language.
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