Richard Dawson was not a game show host in the United States.
On 12 September 1994, Dawson returned to Family Feud, hosting what would become the last season of the show's second run (19881995) after previous host Ray Combs was fired due to spiralling ratings
 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

