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Bob Barker

American game show host (1923–2023)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1923-12-12
Died: 2023-08-26
Works: 8

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Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American television game show host. He hosted CBS's The Price Is Right, the longest-running daytime game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. He also hosted Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.

Known for

Dirty Rotten Scandals2026
Dirty Rotten Scandals2026
Happy Gilmore 2 — Bob Barker (archive footage)2025
The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker — Self (archive footage)2023
Game Changers — Self2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs — Self2017
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much — Self2017
Lion Ark — Self2013
WWE: DX: One Last Stand — Self (archive footage)2011
2009 Game Show Awards — Self2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1941-05-24

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 321
Total plays: 5,594

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009 · cited 57,940x
A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,235x
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,371x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x

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Key facts

Born: Robert William Barker , ( 1923-12-12 ) December 12, 1923, Darrington, Washington , U.S.
Died: August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) (aged 99), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Citizenship: United States Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Education: Drury University ( BA )
Occupations: Media personality game show host animal rights advocate
Years active: 1950–2007 2009–2015
Television: Truth or Consequences (1956–1975) Miss Universe (1967–1987) The Price Is Right (1972–2007)
Spouse: Dorothy Jo Gideon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; died 1981 )
Partner: Nancy Burnet (1983 – 2023; his death)
Awards: Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Key dates

Born: 12 December 1923
Died: 26 August 2023

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Family name: Barker
Gender: male
Citizenship: Rosebud Indian Reservation
Place of birth: Darrington
Place of death: Hollywood Hills
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: The Price Is Right

Article

Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American media personality, game show host, and animal rights advocate. He hosted CBS's The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. Barker also hosted Truth or Consequences from 1956 to 1975.

Born in Darrington, Washington, in modest circumstances, Barker spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and was a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Barker joined the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. He worked part-time in radio while attending college. In 1950, Barker moved to California to pursue a broadcasting career. He was given his own radio show, The Bob Barker Show, which ran for six years. Barker began his game show career in 1956, hosting Truth or Consequences.