Theater actor and self-described game show fixture Charles Nelson. A Perfect MatchBy ROB HOERBURGERNY Times Magazine - The Lives They Lived. Are we sure that's Dawson? The repartee was hardly the stuff of. White for her defense of animals when they were used snidely in a clue. On 'The Match Game,' Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Richard Dawson would tease Ms. Somers basically retired, while Reilly returned to the stage and guest TV appearances.
