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Ludden hosted many game shows, including the College Bowl, but he was most well known for hosting both the daytime and prime time versions of Password on CBS and ABC between 1961 and 1975.
Allen Ludden (b. October 5, 1917–d. June 9, 1981) was an American television emcee and game show host. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Password Plus was hosted by original Password host Allen Ludden from its debut until April 1980, when he took a leave of absence after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Bill Cullen, who at the time was hosting the show that preceded Password Plus on NBC, Chain Reaction, filled in until Ludden returned a month later. [1]
Password: With Allen Ludden, Jack Clark, John Harlan, Lee Vines. Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess words by giving one-word clues in this all-time classic game show.
The original host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl. Two revivals later aired on NBC: Password Plus from 1979 to 1982, and Super Password from 1984 to 1989, followed by a primetime version, Million Dollar Password, on CBS from 2008 to 2009. [2]
30 mar 2020 · Taped on October 5, 1980--Allen Ludden's birthday, Password Plus cast and crew unknowingly experience their final week of shows with the legendary Ludden as host. This is his final episode, which aired on October 27, 1980.
Allen Ellsworth Ludden (October 5, 1917–June 9, 1981) was the original host of Password. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, WI. He manned the original program and one of its later incarnations, Password Plus, until 1980, when his health deteriorated.
