LANGE, Jim 1933–

PERSONAL

Born August 15, 1933, in St. Paul, MN; married Nancy Fleming. Education: University of Minnesota, graduated (cum laude), 1954. Avocational Interests: Golf.

Career: Game show host and television personality. Worked for a local radio station in Minneapolis-St. Paul area, MN; KGO-Radio, San Francisco, CA, worked as all-night program host, beginning 1958; KSFO-Radio, San Francisco, afternoon program host, 1960s and 1970s; KMPC-Radio, Los Angeles, broadcaster, 1970, then c. 1983–88; KFRC-Radio, San Francisco, host of morning show, beginning c. 1990; KKSJ-Radio, San Jose, CA, affiliate, 1994; KABL-Radio, San Francisco, worked as morning music announcer, beginning 1997, then affiliate of Adult Standards KABL; host of the syndicated radio series Encore. Also golf commentator for tours and tournaments; host of charity events. Military service: U.S. Marine Corps, served for three years.

Member: National Association for the Visually Handicapped (honorary national chair).

CREDITS

Television Host; Series:

Announcer, The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show, beginning 1962.

Oh My Word, syndicated, 1965–69.

The Dating Game (also known as The New Dating Game), ABC, 1966.

Operation: Entertainment, ABC, 1968.

Give-n-Take, CBS, 1975.

Spin-Off, CBS, 1975.

Hollywood Connection, syndicated, 1977.

Bullseye (also known as Celebrity Bullseye), syndicated, 1980–82.

Take My Word for It, 1982.

The New Newlywed Game, ABC, 1984.

$100,000 Name That Tune (also known as The New $100,000 Name That Tune), syndicated, 1984–85.

$1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, syndicated, 1986.

Triple Threat, syndicated, 1988.

Head Over Heels, UPN, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Anything for a Laugh—Twenty Years of the Best of the Chuck Barris Show, ABC, 1985.

Game Show Biz, syndicated, 1987.

Host, The Fourth Annual Mrs. of the World Pageant, syndicated, 1988.

Host, Supermodel of the World, syndicated, 1989.

Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990.

Tennessee Ernie Ford: 50 Golden Years, The Nashville Network, 1990.

Cohost, The Most Outrageous Game Show Moments, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Master of ceremonies, "The Mother-in-law of the Year," Bewitched, ABC, 1971.

Himself, "The Dating Game," Laverne & Shirley, ABC, 1980.

"Remote Control Man," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985.

Himself, "Game Show Host," The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, syndicated, 1989.

Himself, "Parker Lewis Can't Win," Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Fox, 1991.

Himself, "The Short Story," Moesha, UPN, 1998.

Guest, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, multiple appearances, 2002.

Film Appearances:

Master of ceremonies at awards dinner, Shoot the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982.

Himself, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'un homme dangereux), Miramax, 2002.

Voice, The Weather Underground (documentary), Shadow Distribution, 2003.

Some sources cite appearance as the count in Mina and the Count, 2003.