Why Richard Dawson Was Actually The Most Feared Man In Television

Richard Dawson's Dark Side: The Match Game Star Producers Feared Thank you for watching! Please support the channel with a like and subscription.    / @thepanellight   America called him the friendliest man on television. The people who worked beside him used a different word. They used the word feared. This is the story of the second Richard Dawson — the one behind the carnation and the kiss. Born Colin Lionel Emm in a English port town, evacuated during the war, ran away to sea at fourteen, and spent the rest of his life making sure no one ever found the boy he used to be. He built Family Feud into the number one show on daytime television. He banned his own producer from the stage. He kissed twenty thousand women on camera — almost none of them asked first. And in 1987, he played a smiling game show villain who sent people to their deaths for ratings. People who knew him said he wasn't acting. Richard Dawson's Dark Side: The Match Game Star Producers Feared Thank you for watching! Please support the channel with a like and subscription.    / @thepanellight   Family Feud is still running with Steve Harvey — but the man who built it from nothing deserves his full story told. Richard Dawson was born Colin Emm, became someone else entirely, and spent forty years making sure you never noticed the difference. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories from classic Hollywood and game show history. 💬 Did you know Richard Dawson's real name was Colin Emm? Drop your thoughts below. ───────────────────────── 00:00 — The Two Richard Dawsons 01:15 — Born Colin Lionel Emm 03:00 — Ran Away to Sea at Fourteen 05:10 — Building a New Man from Scratch 07:20 — Match Game and the Rise to Power 09:30 — Family Feud and the Kingdom He Built 11:45 — The Producer He Banned from His Own Show 13:20 — The Kiss, Looked at Honestly 15:00 — The Running Man and the Real Richard Dawson ───────────────────────── ▶ Also watch: Why Hollywood Squares Couldn't Survive Without Paul Lynde →    • Why Hollywood Squares Couldn't Survive Wit...   ▶ Also watch: What Charles Nelson Reilly Hid From Match Game Audiences for 40 Years →    • What Charles Nelson Reilly Hid From Match ...   ▶ Also watch: Brett Somers' Marriage to Jack Klugman Was Stranger Than Anyone Knew →    • Brett Somers' Marriage to Jack Klugman Was...   #RichardDawson #FamilyFeud #MatchGame #ClassicTV #OldHollywood This video is produced for educational and documentary purposes under Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act, Title 17, Section 107. All clips, images, and audio excerpts are used solely for commentary, criticism, and biographical storytelling. No copyright infringement is intended.