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Bill Todman(1916-1979)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Bill Todman was born on 31 July 1916 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Tattletales (1974), Call My Bluff (1965) and Password (1973). He was married to Frances Burson. He died on 29 July 1979 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 31, 1916
DiedJuly 29, 1979(62)
BornJuly 31, 1916
DiedJuly 29, 1979(62)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Tattletales (1974)
Tattletales
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Call My Bluff (1965)
Call My Bluff
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Password
TV Series
  • Writer
Password (1961)
Password
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer



  • Play for Keeps!
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Richard Dawson, Fannie Flagg, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Somers, and Betty White in Match Game PM (1975)
    Match Game PM
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1975–1981
  • Joyce Bulifant, Richard Dawson, Patti Deutsch, Fannie Flagg, Elaine Joyce, Dick Martin, Johnny Olson, Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Nipsey Russell, Brett Somers, Marcia Wallace, and Betty White in Match Game (1973)
    Match Game
    8.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1973–1980
  • Beat the Clock (1979)
    Beat the Clock
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979–1980
  • Tom Kennedy in Password Plus (1979)
    Password Plus
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Lois Hamilton, Janice Baker, and Jim Perry in Card Sharks (1978)
    Card Sharks
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1978–2019
  • Drew Carey in The Price Is Right (1972)
    The Price Is Right
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1972–1976
  • I've Got a Secret
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Tattletales (1974)
    Tattletales
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • senior executive producer
    • 1974–1976
  • Showoffs (1975)
    Showoffs
    5.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Password (1961)
    Password
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • series producer
    • co-executive producer ...
    • 1961–1975
  • What's My Line? At 25
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1975
  • Jack Narz and Johnny Olson in Now You See It (1974)
    Now You See It
    7.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1974–1989
  • Arlene Francis and Soupy Sales in What's My Line? (1968)
    What's My Line?
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • production
    • 1968–1973
  • To Tell the Truth (1969)
    To Tell the Truth
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1969–1973

Writer



  • Question de Charme (1991)
    Question de Charme
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1991–1992
  • Call My Bluff (1965)
    Call My Bluff
    7.1
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1965–1984
  • What's My Line? (1984)
    What's My Line?
    5.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1984–2011
  • Drew Carey in The Price Is Right (1972)
    The Price Is Right
    7.5
    TV Series
    • created by
    • 1972–1981
  • Password
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • 1973–1974
  • What's My Line?
    7.0
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1973–1974
  • Isobel Barnett, Michael Denison, Gilbert Harding, and Barbara Kelly in What's My Line (1951)
    What's My Line
    7.0
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • 1951–1963
  • Play Your Hunch
    TV Series
    • deviser
    • 1961
  • The Name's the Same
    TV Series
    • devised by
    • 1953–1954

Additional Crew



  • Bennett Cerf, John Daly, Arlene Francis, and Dorothy Kilgallen in What's My Line? (1950)
    What's My Line?
    8.5
    TV Series
    • in association with
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • A Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Production
  • Born
    • July 31, 1916
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 29, 1979
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart condition)
  • Spouse
    • Frances BursonDecember 17, 1950 - July 29, 1979 (his death, 2 children)

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  • Trivia
    Radio and TV game show creator/producer with business partner Mark Goodson.

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