Bill Armstrong (announcer)
American television announcer (1932–2000)
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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]
January 19, 1932
Game show host
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
- Celebrity Sweepstakes — announcer
- Stumpers! — announcer
- Liar's Club — host (1976-1977), announcer (1988)
- Fantasy — announcer
- The Reel to Reel Picture Show — announcer