| Rich Jeffries | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1949 |
| Occupation | Announcer and audience warm-up |
| Years active | 1981-1987 (game shows), 1987-1990 (commercials) |
Rich Jeffries (born August 18, 1949) is a former American television announcer, who announced on the revival of Blockbusters in 1987.
Jeffries also was the first announcer of Super Password until November 23, 1984, and would substitute sporadically afterwards, while regularly assisting main announcer Gene Wood in warming up the audience. He was also a substitute announcer on Password Plus, The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, Time Machine, and the original Bill Cullen-hosted Blockbusters, during the last two weeks of 1982, filling in for original announcer Bob Hilton. He was also an interim announcer on The Price is Right after the death of Johnny Olson in 1985 and before the selection of Rod Roddy as Olson's successor. His last substitute announcing job was on Love Connection in 1987, filling in for Wood, a third time.
| Preceded by Gene Wood on Password Plus |
Voice, Super Password 1984 |
Succeeded by Gene Wood (1984-'89) |