Richard Dawson died on June 2nd, 2012.
 Following his discharge from the merchant service, he began pursuing a comedy career using the stage name Dickie Dawson; he later changed his alias to Richard Dawson, which he eventually adopted as his legal name
 In 1978, Dawson left Match Game due to a combination of the recent introduction of the "Star Wheel"which affected his being selected for the "Head-To-Head Match" portion of the show's "Super Match" bonus roundand burnout from his regular appearances on both Match Game and Family Feud

