Survey Says…

RIP, Newkirk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Dawson, the wisecracking British entertainer who was among the schemers in the 1960s TV comedy “Hogan’s Heroes” and a decade later began kissing thousands of female contestants as host of the game show “Family Feud” has died. He was 79.

Dawson, also known to TV fans as the Cockney prisoner-of-war Cpl. Peter Newkirk on “Hogan’s Heroes,” died Saturday night from complications related to esophageal cancer at Ronald Reagan Memorial Hospital, his son Gary said.

2 Responses to “Survey Says…”

1. JeffS says:

   June 4, 2012 at 12:20 pm

   Dang! He was an excellent entertainer. I watched “Family Feud” just to hear his banter, not to see the contestants beat on each other.

2. Gunslinger says:

   June 4, 2012 at 5:34 pm

   R.I.P Damon Killian.