Wink Martindale, a pioneer of game show frontmen and the host of “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “Gambit” and “High Rollers,” died Tuesday.

Wink Martindale, a radio and television entertainer known to audiences as host of classic game shows including “Tic-Tac-Dough ...

Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show who hosted 'Tic-Tac-Dough,' 'Gambit' and 'High Rollers,' died Tuesday.

He was involved in more than 20 game shows, most memorably as the host of “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” in the 1970s and ’80s.

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first ...

Wink Martindale ... to be my friend until the day he died.” In 1959, Martindale released a spoken-word rendition of Deck of Cards, a narrative song that told the story of a soldier using ...

Wink Martindale ... the career of a young Presley. Martindale himself released a number of successful records, including the spoken-word track “Deck of Cards,” which peaked at seventh on ...

Wink Martindale, a radio and television entertainer known to audiences as host of classic game shows including “Tic-Tac-Dough” and “Gambit,” has died. He was 91. Martindale’s death was ...

Wink Martindale, a beloved and enduring presence in American television and radio, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91 in Rancho Mirage, California. Known to generations of vie ...