Monty Hall Biography (1921?-)

Original name, Monty Halparin; born August 25, 1921 (some sources cite 1923 or 1924), in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; immigrated to the United States, 1955; son of Maurice Harvey (a slaughterhouse owner) and Rose (maiden name, Rusen) Halparin; married Marilyn Plottel (an actress, writer, and producer), September 28, 1947; children: Joanna Gleason (an actress), Richard David, Sharon Fay. Addresses: Office: 519 North Arden Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Monty Hall Enterprises, 7833 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Television producer, television performer, actor, writer
Birth Details: August 25, 1921?; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Host, The Little Revue, 1953
Host, Floor Show, 1953
Host, Matinee Party, 1953
Anchor, Monitor, NBC, 1955-1960
Host and narrator, Cowboy Theatre, NBC, 1956-1957
Emcee, Keep Talking, CBS, 1958-1959, then ABC, 1959-1960
Host, Byline: Monty Hall, CBS, 1959
Emcee, Video Village, CBS, 1960
Emcee, Let's Make a Deal, NBC, 1963-1968, ABC, 1968-1977, revivedfrom Vancouver, British Columbia, and syndicated, 1980
Host, NBC Comedy Playhouse (also known as Bob Hope Presents theChrysler Theatre, The Chrysler Theater, and Universal Star Time), NBC, 1968
Host, It's Anybody's Guess, NBC, 1977
Host, Beat the Clock (also known as The All-New Beat the Clock), CBS, 1979-1980
Host, The All-New Let's Make a Deal (also known as Let's Make aDeal), CBS, 1984-1986
Host, Split Second, syndicated, 1986-1987
Host, Let's Make a Deal, NBC, 1990-1991
Made television debut as substitute emcee, Strike It Rich, CBS; also appeared on Fun in the Morning.
Pilots
Host, Madhouse 90, ABC, 1972
General Sam Brewster, The Courage and the Passion, NBC, 1978
Specials
Li'l Abner, NBC, 1971
Himself, ABC Funshine Saturday Sneak Peek, 1974
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys, CBS, 1975
Host, Lights, Camera, Monty!, ABC, 1975
Host, Monty Hall's Variety Hour, ABC, 1976
Those Wonderful TV Game Shows, NBC, 1984
All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, CBS, 1984
An All-Star Party for "Dutch" Reagan, CBS, 1985
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood, CBS, 1986
Host, Split Second, syndicated, 1987

Guest, It's Howdy Doody Time (also known as It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration), syndicated, 1987
Host, All-Star Party for Joan Collins, CBS, 1987
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
Host, The Comedy Concert II, TNN, 1990
Himself, Bob Crane: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 1998
Episodic
Monty Hall, "Let's Make a Deal," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1973
"Love and the Man of the Year," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, 1973
Voice of Monty Hall, "Mama Loves Monty," Wait `till Your Father Gets Home (animated), syndicated, 1974
Himself, "A Different Drummer," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1974
Harry Morrison, "The Parents Know Best/A Selfless Love/Nubile Nurse," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
Guest, Password Plus, 1979
Himself, "Calendar Girl," Jennifer Slept Here, 1983
"The Test," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992
Himself, "The Taxman Cometh," The Nanny, CBS, 1996
Himself, "The Long and Winding Short Cut," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1999
Himself, "Monty Hall: Let's Make a Deal," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
"Parenthood," Providence, NBC, 2001
Himself, "The Promise Ring," That '70s Show, Fox, 2001
Himself, "Talent Show," The Surreal Life, 2003
Himself, "Talent Show," Let's Make a Deal, 2003
Himself, "Game Show Week," The Hollywood Squares, 2003
Also appeared in That Girl, ABC; The Flip Wilson Show, NBC;The Dean Martin Show, NBC; as himself, Love & War, CBS; and as himself, The Charlie Horse Music Pizza, PBS.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, Your First Impression, NBC, 1960
Creator and producer (with Stefan Hatos), Let's Make a Deal, beginning 1963
Executive producer, Masquerade Party, syndicated, 1974
Executive producer, The McLean Stevenson Show, NBC, 1976
Executive producer, It's Anybody Guess, NBC, 1977
Executive producer, Split Second, 1986
Creator, Let's Make a Deal, 1990
Creator, Big Deal, Fox, 1996
Executive producer and creator, Let's Make a Deal, 2003
Film Appearances
The Canadian Conspiracy, 1986
(Uncredited) Himself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's, 1997
Stage Appearances; Major Tours
Lead role, High Button Shoes, U.S. cities, 1978
WRITINGS
Television Pilots
For the People, 1986
Books
(With Bill Libby) Emcee: Monty Hall, Grosset & Dunlap, 1973
Newsletters
Memo from Monty, 1955

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, December 9, 1996, p. 154

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