Bill Todman

Bill Todman
Todman at left with Mark Goodson and Johnny Roventini for the radio version of What's My Line? in 1952.
Born	(1916-07-31)July 31, 1916 New York City, New York, United States
Died	July 29, 1979(1979-07-29) (aged 62) New York City, New York, United States
Cause of death	Heart problems
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1938)
Occupation	Television producer
Years active	1948–1979,
Known for	TV game shows and Goodson-Todman Productions
Spouse(s)	Frances Holmes Burson
Children	2

William S. "Bill" Todman (July 31, 1916 – July 29, 1979) was an American television producer and personality born in New York City. He produced many of television's longest running shows with business partner Mark Goodson.

Bill Todman was the son of a Wall Street accountant, Frederick S. Todman, CPA, whose accounting firm was known as Frederick S. Todman & Co. and for many years was located at 111 Broadway, downtown Manhattan. The firm represented some of the United States biggest companies, including , , Polaroid, Eastman Kodak, Chase Manhattan Bank among many others. Frederick S. Todman lectured in post World War II Japan as part of that country's economic reconstruction and wrote several quintessential books on Wall Street Accounting. Bill Todman's brother, Howard, was Vice President and Treasurer for Goodson-Todman Productions.

Todman teamed up with Mark Goodson for radio shows. According to radio historian J. David Goldin, among their early work together was the show Treasury Salute, a program syndicated by the Treasury Department which honored military members. They later collaborated in producing game shows for radio, then moved into television, where they produced some of the longest-running game shows in history. Their many shows included Beat the Clock, Card Sharks, Family Feud, Match Game, Password, Tattletales, The Price Is Right, To Tell the Truth and What's My Line?.