| Bud Collyer | |
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| Name: | Clayton "Bud" Collyer |
| Born: | June 18, 1908 |
| Died: | September 8, 1969 |
| Place of death: | Greenwich, CT |
| Occupation: | Host, Radio Personality |
| Years active: | 1940-1969 |
| Known for: | Voicing Superman & hosting Beat the Clock |
Clayton Johnson Heermance, Jr. (b. June 18, 1908 - d. September 8, 1969), better known as Bud Collyer, was an American television game show host. He began his career on the radio, where he became famous as the original voice of Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent. He also voiced Superman in the 1940s cartoons. In the late 1940s, he began hosting television game shows such as Winner Take All and the original Break the Bank. Collyer achieved his greatest fame in the 1950s as the host of two long-running game shows: Beat the Clock (1950-1961) and To Tell the Truth (1956-1968). Collyer's other game show credits include the short-lived series Feather Your Nest and Number Please.
Collyer died in Greenwich, Connecticut, due to a circulatory ailment on September 8, 1969. His death was the same day that To Tell the Truth relaunched in syndication with host Garry Moore.
Shows hosted[]
- Winner Take All (1948-50 on TV, 1950-52 on radio)
- This Is the Missus (1948)
- Time's a Wastin' (1948)
- Break the Bank (1) (1953 daytime)
- Beat the Clock (1950-61)
- Masquerade Party (1952)
- Quick as a Flash (1953-54)
- On Your Way (1953-54)
- Penny to a Million (1954 pilot)
- Feather Your Nest (1954-56)
- To Tell the Truth (1956-68)
- Number Please (1961)
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