Bill Armstrong
Born
William Armstrong

(1932-01-19)January 19, 1932
DiedJanuary 2, 2000(2000-01-02) (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Television announcer
Game show host
Years active1974-1998

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 nominations as producer for Hollywood Squares.[3]

Armstrong also co-produced and announced on Celebrity Sweepstakes[4] and The Reel to Reel Picture Show.[5] He was the announcer of KTLA's Liar's Club,[3] a role he continued in its first year of syndication and returned to in 1988.[6]

He was the executive producer of Matchmaker, for which he occasionally announced as well.

Credits

References

  1. "Bill Armstrong". IMDb.
  2. Marshall, Peter; Armstrong, Adrienne (2002). Backstage with the original Hollywood square. Thomas Nelson, Inc. ISBN 9781418566005.
  3. 1 2 "Bill Armstrong: Game Show Veteran". San Bernardino County Sun. July 20, 1975. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "No title". Broadcasting. 99: 101. October 1980.
  5. Sedore, David (December 9, 1998). "'REEL' PRODUCER'S DISAPPEARANCE LEAVES EVERYBODY REELING". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  6. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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