After gaining television fame on the show "Hogan's Heroes", Dawson moved on in a variety of games shows as well as TV shows such as "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1973-1974). He began hosting the show "Match Game" in 1975, but quickly changed switched to "Family Feud", for which he later won a Daytime Emmy for Best Game Show Host in 1978. He continued his work in the genre until his death in 2012 at the age of 79.