Richard Dawson (b. 1932) is an actor and an Emmy Award-winning game show host best known as the original host of Family Feud. He was a regular panelist on the game show Match Game and, as an actor, he played Cpl. Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971) and guest starred on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Outer Limits, and The Love Boat.

Dawson appeared on Sesame Street in "Family Food", a Sesame spoof of his popular show.

In the 1970s, Dawson once appeared alongside Oscar the Grouch on Dinah Shore's talk show. On that show, guests stayed on the couch after their interviews were over. During the interview between Dinah and Oscar, the grouchy one heckled Dawson by asking "How are things on Hogan's Heroes?" Dawson responded with a long anecdote, which consumed the rest of Oscar's interview time.^[1]

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1. ↑ Caroll Spinney, The Wisdom of Big Bird, p. 71.

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• IMDb