Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm) initially pursued career in stand-up comedy, and in 1954, appeared on ‘The Benny Hill Showcase’ that presented new artists. Next, he featured on BBC’s ‘A to Z: D’ (1958), and music panel-show ‘Juke Box Jury’ (1959).
After hosting a radio talk-show in 1961, Dawson was seen on ‘The Jack Benny Program’ (1963) and made guest-appearance on TV-sitcom ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ (1963). Following uncredited roles in war-film ‘The Longest Day’ (1962) and sex-comedy ‘Promises! Promises!’ (1963), he played small parts in war-film ‘King Rat’ (1965), and comedy-horror film ‘Munster, Go Home!’ (1966).
Dawson was cast as ‘Corporal Peter Newkirk’ in ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ (1965-1971), a sitcom set in WWII POW-camp, which brought him recognition. He further appeared as ‘Pvt. MacDonald’ in war-film ‘The Devil’s Brigade’ (1968).
In 1970, Dawson became regular performer on the sketch-comedy program ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ (1970-1973), and then, a regular panelist in game-show ‘Match Game-73’ (1973-1978), wherein his wit fetched popularity. This led to a spinoff game-show of his own, ‘Family Feud’ (1976-1985) which became a major hit, making him a household name. He gained the nickname ‘The Kissing Bandit’ for his habit of kissing every female contestant.
Dawson appeared in TV-comedy film ‘How to Pick-up Girls’ (1978) and in 1979-1980, he was guest host of several episodes of ‘Tonight Show.’ His role as malicious, arrogant game-show host ‘Damon Killian’ in action-film ‘The Running man’ (1987) earned praises.
Dawson again hosted the syndicated version of ‘Family Feud’ (1994-1995), after which he declared his retirement. He was host of in-all 2,334 episodes.
The Longest Day is a epic war film, which revolves around the events of the famous D-day, told from both the perspectives of the Allied Forces as well as the Germans.
During the Second World War, an elite group of Canadian commandos is teamed up with an American squad consisting of convicts from military prisons. Although initially they don’t get along with each other, eventually they develop a friendship, and soon, they are sent on a dangerous mission together to Italy.
The Running Man is set in a distant future where total anarchy reigns and all forms of entertainment are banned save a televised gladiator-style game where criminals called 'runners' are chased by assassins called 'stalkers' in a fight till death scenario. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a 'runner' and a wrongfully accused former policeman who brings down the mastermind of the game.
Homer is a butler who works for John Stamp, a secret agent. He overhears a plot to disrupt a concert, but since Stamp is absent, he is asked to assist. The job is to prevent the concert from being sabotaged by a criminal organization.
This romantic comedy film tells the story of two women who get drunk on a cruise ship, and shortly after, they both get pregnant. However, things get quite complicated since they don’t know who the fathers are.
Based on the famous novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island is an animated adventure film which tells the story of Dr Livesey and Jim Hawkins who are on a voyage to a Caribbean Island, hoping to find buried treasure. Unfortunately, they are not the only ones looking for the treasure.
