Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 87
Charles Hirsch Barris was an American game show creator, producer, and host, author, and songwriter.
Chuck Barris is read about 479 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.
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The Gong Show with Dave AttellSeries, Creator2006
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The EdgeFilm2002
Confessions of a Dangerous MindFilm, Writer1997
Hugo PoolFilm, Irwin1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries1980
The Gong Show MovieFilm, Director, Writer1978The $1.98 Beauty ShowSeries, CreatorThe Chuck Barris Rah-Rah ShowSeries1976
The Gong ShowSeries, Creator, Producer1972
Sanford and SonSeries1969
The Mama Cass Television ProgramFilm, Producer1968How's Your Mother-in-Law?Series, Creator1966
The Newlywed GameSeries, Producer1965
The Dating GameSeries, Creator1956Treasure HuntSeries, Creator1929Born3 June 1929People around Chuck
Close ties
Robert Downey Sr. Directed Hugo Pool (1997)
George Clooney Directed Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003)
Steven Soderbergh Produced Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Andrew Lazar Produced Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003)- Jonathan Gordon Produced Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Rand Ravich Produced Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 6
27 credits on file
Television 16
Media & music
About this person
A key crew member of several hugely successful television game shows, he was the creator of The Dating Game (1965-2021), the original producer of The Newlywed Game (1966-2013) both for the ABC network and syndication, and the host and producer of The Gong Show from 1976 to 1980, for the NBC network and syndication.
