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Overview

Date of Death:

9 June 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

Posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; it is located... more

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Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination more

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Martin Scott, Businessman #1 / Paul Willis (2 episodes, 1978-1980) 1980 - 5.6 (1,094)
- 2. "Fantasy Island" (1978)   Judge Meyer (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 6.3 (627)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Futureworld (1976) Game Show Host 1976 - 5.7 (2,121)
- 4. It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1975) (TV)   Perry White 1975 - 4.7 (40)
AKAs:
  • Superman the Musical (Australia)
- 5. "Banacek" (1972)   Interviewer (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.8 (191)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Pet Set" (1971) Announcer (unknown episodes) 1971 - -
- 7. Talking Pictures (1968) (TV) Host 1968 - -
- 8. "The Milton Berle Show" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Batman" (1966)   David Dooley (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.7 (2,198)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "On the Carousel" (1954) Host (1953-1954) 1954 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Black and White Overnight" (2001) Host ('Password') 2001 - -
- 2. "Password Plus" (1979)   Himself - Host / 4 characters not shown (114 episodes, 1979-1981) 1981 - 7.6 (32)
114 TV episodes: 109 episodes not shown.
- 3. The Gossip Columnist (1980) (TV) Himself 1980 - 5.6 (24)
- 4. "Liar's Club" (1976) Himself / Host (unknown episodes, 1977-1978) 1977 - 6.8 (12)
- 5. "Dinah!" (1974)   Himself (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 6.5 (37)
AKAs:
  • Dinah! & Friends
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Stumpers!" (1976) Host (unknown episodes) 1976 - -
- 7. "Match Game PM" (1975) Panelist (unknown episodes) 1975 - 8.0 (44)
- 8. "Showoffs" (1975)   Himself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Password" (1961)   Himself - Host / 4 characters not shown (100 episodes, 1961-1975) 1975 - 7.8 (93)
AKAs:
  • Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
100 TV episodes: 95 episodes not shown.
- 10. "Match Game 73" (1973)   Himself (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 8.5 (320)
AKAs:
  • Match Game (USA: syndication title)
  • Match Game 74 (USA: second season title)
  • Match Game 75 (USA: third season title)
  • Match Game 76 (USA: fourth season title)
  • Match Game 77 (USA: fifth season title)
  • Match Game 78 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Match Game 79 (USA: seventh season title)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)   Himself / Co-Host (3 episodes, 1967-1974) 1974 - 7.6 (80)
3 TV episodes:
- 12. "The Odd Couple" (1970)   Himself (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.3 (584)
1 TV episode:
- 13. "The Joker's Wild" (1972)   Himself - Host (1 episode) 1972 - 6.1 (39)
1 TV episode:
- 14. "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" (1971)   Himself (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.6 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (13 episodes, 1962-1967) 1967 - 8.9 (268)
13 TV episodes: 8 episodes not shown.
- 16. "That Regis Philbin Show" (1964)   Himself (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
1 TV episode:
- 17. "The Steve Allen Playhouse" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
AKAs:
  • The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 18. "To Tell the Truth" (1956)   Guest Panelist (3 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - 8.1 (53)
3 TV episodes:
- 19. "The General Electric College Bowl" (1959)   Host (unknown episodes, 1959-1962) 1959 - 9.8 (10)
AKAs:
  • College Bowl (USA: alternative title)
  • The G.E. College Bowl (USA: short title)

Additional Details

Other Works:

While an Army officer during World War II, Allen Ludden was assigned to the entertainment division for the Pacific. There, he worked with Shakespearean actor Maurice Evans, who was an Army major at the time, to produce and direct more than 40 shows. At war's end, Ludden became personal manager and advance man for Evans during a nationwide tour of "Hamlet." more


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