Legendary longtime Hollywood Squares game show host Peter Marshall (real name, Ralph Pierre LaCock) has passed away at the age of 98. :\'(. No cause of death has been released.  :-\\

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/peter-marshall-dead-hollywood-squares-1236107914/

He was hired to host NBC’s long-running “The Hollywood Squares” starting in 1966, featuring regulars like Paul Lynde, Joan Rivers, Rose Marie and hundreds of guest stars. The giant tic-tac-toe format gave a variety of stars a chance to roll out suggestive patter and joke answers known as “zingers.”

Marshall went on to host “The Peter Marshall Variety Show,” “Big Bands From Disneyland,” the audience participation series “Fantasy” with Leslie Uggams and game shows “All-Star Blitz” and “Yahtzee.”

His TV guest appearances included “The Love Boat,” “Hotel,” “WKRP in Cincinnati,” “Love American Style,” “Lou Grant” and more. 8)

I am sorry to hear this but I thought he already died years ago.


Cat

I am sorry to hear this but I thought he already died years ago.


Cat


I was hoping he’d make it to 100 but it was not to be. :-\\

I am sorry to hear this but I thought he already died years ago.


Cat

I thought so too; maybe I was thinking of someone else.

I watched Hollywood Squares often as a teen - sad to say goodbye  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

R.I.P. Peter Marshall

I watched Hollywood Squares often as a teen - sad to say goodbye  :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

R.I.P. Peter Marshall

I remember the version with John Davidson during The mid 1980's.

98.  I had no idea he was that old.  When Tom Bergeron was hosting Hollywood Squares in the early 2000s, they did a Game Show Week and on one show, Peter was guest centre square and Tom asked to trade places and put Peter back in the drivers seat for old times sake.  The look on Peter's face when he read each square was worth $1,000 was priceless because in his day, each square was only worth like I think $50 lol

Very sad.....