Richard Dawson Biography
Richard Dawson (November 20, 1932 – June 2, 2012) was an English-American actor, comedian, game show panelist, and host. He is best known for his role as Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes, being the original host of the Family Feud game show from 1976–1985 and from 1994 to 1995, and for being a regular panelist on the 1970s version of Match Game on CBS from 1973 to 1978.
He is also famous for, to date, his final film role, that of Damon Killian, the host of "The Running Man" in the hit 1987 film, The Running Man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Dawson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Audience Enthusiasm for Damon Killian
Damon Killian: [on video]
And who loves you, and who do you LOVE?!
Studio Audience:
KILLIAN!!!
Killian: [zoom in; zoom in further; "KILLIAN IS LYING TO YOU" appears on the screen]
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!!
Audience member:
Hey, what's going on?!
Killian: [on video; stills appear of the corpses that Amber found in the locker room]
We don't lie - lie - lie... like our previous winners Whitman, Price, and Haddad. You remember them! There they are at this very moment, basking under the Maui sun, their debt to society paid in full. Watch that screen.
Dispatcher: [to Richards]
Yankee Nine-Niner, what's the status of the crowd?
Ben Richards:
Food riot in progress. Approximately 1,500 civilians. No weapons are evident.
Dispatcher:
Proceed with Plan Alpha, eliminate anything moving.
Richards:
I said the crowd is unarmed! There are lots of women and children down there. All they want is some food, for God's sake!
Dispatcher:
As you were, Richards. Proceed with Plan Alpha. All rioters must be eliminated.
Richards:
The hell with you! I will not fire at helpless human beings!
Dispatcher:
You have your orders, Yankee Nine-Niner, proceed with Plan Alpha.
Tony:
Where's it coming from?
Brenda:
The network satellite.
Stevie: [menacingly]
Don't touch that dial!
Richards:
Abort mission. We return to base...
Dispatcher:
Saunders, do you copy? Take command. Detain Richards and proceed as ordered.
Soldier:
Richards, what the fuck are you doing?!
Killian:
Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen, if you'll please bear with us, we're experiencing technical difficulties!
Agnes McArdle:
Bullshit!!
Richards:
It's showtime!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Choosing a Victor in a Deadly Game
Damon Killian:
OK Agnes. Who do you think is going to make the next kill? Fireball or Dynamo?
Agnes McArdle: [thinks; Audience boos]
Boy, that is a toughie. Umm...I am going to go with...Ben Richards.
Killian:
Agnes, Ben Richards is a Runner. You have to elect a Stalker.
Agnes:
I can vote for anyone I want and I endorse...Ben Richards. That boy is one mean motherfucker!
Bettor: [at street bookie; other bettors join the bidding; bookie shrugs shoulders and sets up the board at RICHARDS: 100-1]
Two hundred dollars for Richards!!!!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
