Heatter died of cancer on October 8, 2017. Employees Kenny Williams was the announcer on all of Heatter-Quigley's game shows except two: Temptation (announced by Carl King) and The Magnificent Marble Machine (announced by Johnny Gilbert); both shows were hosted by Art James. Many hosts would become famous for the shows they did for HQ. Peter Marshall became most famous for The Hollywood Squares, Wink Martindale would have his first big hit with Gambit, and Alex Trebek would see his first hit in America (after a long run with Reach for the Top in his native Canada) with High Rollers. Titles by Heatter-Quigley Productions Video Village/Video Village, Jr. (1960–1962) Double Exposure (1961) People Will Talk (1963) The Celebrity Game (1964) Shenanigans (1964–1965) PDQ (1966–1969) Showdown (1966) Hollywood Squares/Storybook Squares (1966–1981 version) Temptation (1967–1968) Funny You Should Ask (1968–1969) Wacky Races (1968–1970, co-produced with Hanna-Barbera Productions, rights owned by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (via Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation); the only non-game show produced by the company, although it was intended to have a game show element) Name Droppers (1969) Gambit (1972–1976) Runaround (1972–1973); a British version of this show aired 1975–81 The Amateur's Guide to Love (1972) Baffle (1973), a revival of PDQ. All-Star Baffle (1974), Baffle with "civilian" contestants playing the bonus round, picked from the studio audience. High Rollers (1974–1976; 1978–1980) The Magnificent Marble Machine (1975–1976) Hot Seat (1976) To Say the Least (1977–1978) Bedtime Stories (1979) Las Vegas Gambit (1980–1981) Titles by Merrill Heatter Productions Battlestars (1981–1982) Fantasy (1982–1983) (co-produced by Earl Greenberg Productions and Columbia Pictures Television) The New Battlestars (1983) All-Star Blitz (1985) (co-produced by Peter Marshall Enterprises) Bargain Hunters (1987) (co-produced by Josephson Communications, Inc.) High Rollers (1987–1988) (co-produced by Century Towers Productions and syndicated by Orion Television Syndication) The Last Word (1989–1990) (syndicated by Turner Program Services) Hollywood Teasers (1993; unsold revival of All-Star Blitz, distributed by MCA TV) Catch 21 (2008–2016, 2019–2020) (co-produced by Scott Sternberg Productions) Notes and references Mass media companies established in 1960 Television production companies of the United States Mass media companies disestablished in 1981 Former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer subsidiaries Filmways