Peter Marshall (U.S. entertainer)

Peter Marshall
Marshall in 1965.
Born	Ralph Pierre LaCock (1926-03-30) March 30, 1926 (age 91) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, singer, TV host, radio personality
Years active	1950–present
Known for	Original host of Hollywood Squares
Spouse(s)	Nadene R. Teaford (m.1947-1973; divorced; 4 children) Sally Carter-Ihnat (m.1977-1983) Laurie Stewart (m.1989-present)

Ralph Pierre LaCock, better known by his stage name Peter Marshall (born March 30, 1926), is an American television and radio personality, singer, and actor. He is best remembered as the original host of The Hollywood Squares, from 1966 to 1981. He has almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits. His stage name reportedly derived from the college in his home town (Marshall College, which became Marshall University in 1961).

Peter Marshall was born Ralph Pierre LaCock on March 30, 1926, to Ralph and Jean LaCock, a show business family, in Huntington, West Virginia. Following his father's death when Marshall was a teenager, he moved to New York City to be with his mother, a costume designer. His elder sister Joan became a film and television actress known as Joanne Dru. She was best known for her roles in such films as Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and All the King's Men.

At the age of 15 he was a theater usher. In the 1950s, Marshall earned his living as part of a comedy act with Tommy Noonan, and they appeared in night clubs, on television variety shows, and in films including Starlift (1951), The Rookie (1959) and Swingin' Along (1962). In 1963, he appeared as Lucy's brother-in-law, Hughie, in The Lucy Show episode "Lucy's Sister Pays A Visit".