William Armstrong (born January 19, 1932, Gloucester, Massachusetts – January 2, 2000, Frazier Park, California)[1] was an American television game show announcer and producer. He produced The Hollywood Squares for several years, and later was a business partner with Squares host Peter Marshall in a production company.[2] He received two Emmy Award nominations as producer of Hollywood Squares.[3]
Bill Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Armstrong January 19, 1932 |
| Died | January 2, 2000 (aged 67) Frazier Park, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Television announcer Game show host |
| Years active | 1974-1998 |
Armstrong also co-produced and announced on Celebrity Sweepstakes[4] and The Reel to Reel Picture Show.[5] During the 1974-75 season, Armstrong served as host of KTLA's Liar's Club,[3] a role he continued in its first year of syndication, and would later serve as announcer for the first half of the 1988 revival.[6]
He was executive producer of the 1987-88 syndicated dating series Matchmaker, for which he occasionally announced as well.
Credits
edit- Celebrity Sweepstakes — announcer
- Stumpers! — announcer
- Liar's Club — host (1976-1977), announcer (1988)
- Fantasy — announcer
- The Reel to Reel Picture Show — announcer
References
edit- ↑ "Bill Armstrong". IMDb.
- ↑ Marshall, Peter; Armstrong, Adrienne (2002). Backstage with the original Hollywood square. Thomas Nelson, Inc. ISBN 9781418566005.
- 1 2 "Bill Armstrong: Game Show Veteran". San Bernardino County Sun. July 20, 1975. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ "No title". Broadcasting. 99: 101. October 1980.
- ↑ Sedore, David (December 9, 1998). "'REEL' PRODUCER'S DISAPPEARANCE LEAVES EVERYBODY REELING". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- ↑ New Liar's Club slated for fall of 1988 (October 4, 1987). "New Liars Club hosted by slated for fall of 1988". Pasco, Washington: Tri-City Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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