Peter Marshall (born Ralph Pierre LaCock March 30, circa 1927, Huntington, West Virginia) is an American actor, singer and television personality.

Although he has almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits, he is best known as the original host and "The Master" of The Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1981. His stage name, Marshall, came from the name of the college in his home town (Marshall College became Marshall University in 1961).

Peter Marshall (born on 11 September 1938 in Derry) is an Irish broadcaster, educated at St. Columb's College in Derry. Having originally intended to train as a teacher, he started his working life as an actor, studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 1967 he became an announcer at Ulster Television and in 1970 he moved to Anglia Television. After a brief spell at Southern Television, he became well-known as an in-vision announcer for Thames Television from 1976, also announcing during this period for ATV, and HTV West and presenting a weekend show on BBC Radio 2. He remained a Thames announcer until the company ceased broadcasting as an ITV contractor, announcing on its final day (December 31, 1992) although by the end he was not seen in vision.

For a long period in the 1970s and 1980s he became famous for co-hosting the Miss United Kingdom beauty pageant (alongside Judith Chalmers) and for co-hosting the Miss World beauty pageant (alongside Alexandra Bastedo on one occasion). He also contributed to the Thames Television travel show Wish You Were Here...? (also fronted by Chalmers). In 1989, he also hosted the first UK revival of Sale of the Century, on the fledgling Sky TV satellite network. In 1994, he was behind the cameras (once again working for Thames) when he produced the first series of Infatuation UK, starring American emcee Bob Eubanks, for UK cable station, Living TV. Marshall also worked as a radio presenter, and spent several years as host of the evening show on London's Melody FM.

He now works as a property developer.

Reverend Dr. Peter Marshall (27 May 1902 – January 26, 1949), was a Scottish-American preacher, and twice served as Chaplain of the United States Senate. He is remembered most popularly from the biography A Man Called Peter, and the film made from it.

Born in Coatbridge (North Lanarkshire), Scotland, Marshall heard a strong calling to the ministry at a young age. Despite having no money, he nevertheless immigrated to New York in 1927 when he was 24. He graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1931, when he became the pastor of First Presbyterian Church, a small, rural church in Covington, Georgia. After a brief pastorate, Marshall accepted a call to Atlanta's Westminster Presbyterian Church in 1933. It was in Atlanta that he met his future wife, Catherine Wood, a student at Agnes Scott College whom he married in 1936. Marshall became pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. in 1937 and was appointed twice as U.S. Senate Chaplain, serving from January 4, 1947 until his sudden death just over two years later. He was 46 years old.

Marshall's widow Catherine went on to write her husband's biography, A Man Called Peter (1951), which was later made into an Oscar-winning film of the same title (1955) directed by Henry Koster and featuring Richard Todd as Peter Marshall. Todd studied tape recordings of several Peter Marshall sermons from 1947-48; some of these historic recordings were later released to the public by Caedmon Records.

Dr. Marshall is buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (Section C, Lot 344, Site 1) in Bladensburg, Maryland. He was survived by his wife and one son, Peter John Marshall.

Catherine Marshall eventually wrote over 20 books, including many editions of her late husband's sermons, several inspirational books, and the best-selling novel Christy. She later married divorcee Leonard LeSourd, editor of Guideposts magazine. Catherine died on March 18, 1983 and was buried next to Peter Marshall.

Marshall's son, Peter John Marshall, followed his father into the Presbyterian clergy and now runs a national ministry from Orleans, Massachusetts. He has also authored many books on the Christian faith in the United States.

Peter Marshall (born March 9, 1982) was a leading member of the Stanford University Men's Swim Team from 2000-2004. He is currently a professional swimmer, sponsored by Speedo and Mutual of Omaha. His speciality is the 100m backstroke.

Marshall is the former holder of the world record and American record in the 100m back (short course meters). He currently holds the US Open record and NCAA record in the 100m backstroke (short course meters), and was a part of the American team that set the world record in the 400m medley relay (now surpassed). He is a two-time National A team member (2001, 2004), a three-time National B team member (2002, 2005, 2006) and a six-time NCAA All-American. He earned his first national championship in the 100m backstroke in the summer of 2001 in Clovis, California. He was a member of the 2001 World University Games team, the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, the 2002 Short Course World Championships, the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2004 Short Course World Championships, and the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

He is a graduate of Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia (2000) and Stanford University (2004). He has one older sister (Heather) and two younger brothers (John and Gary). His cousin, Gary Marshall, also swam for Stanford after transferring from the University of Virginia.

Peter Marshall (born 12 May 1971, in Nottingham, United Kingdom) is a former professional squash player from England.

With his unique double-handed playing style, Marshall finished runner-up to the great Pakistani player Jansher Khan at the World Open in 1994 and the British Open in 1995. When he reached the World No. 2 ranking behind Jansher in November 1994, many observers felt he seemed a strong candidate to displace the aging Pakistani champion as World No. 1. However in 1995, Marshall was afflicted with Glandular Fever, the effects of which meant he was unable to play top-level squash for two years.

Marshall returned to the professional tour in 1997, re-claiming his place in the England squad which went on to win the World Team Squash Championships title in Malaysia. He broke back into the world's top-10 in 1999, and won his third British National Championship title in February 2000. (He was protecting a remarkable record, having been unbeaten in that event since December 1989.)

In February 2008, Marshall won the Over-35 National Championships in Manchester, beating world top 20 player Alex Gough and title holder Nick Taylor.

Peter Marshall (born 23 August 1946, Bognor Regis, England) is an English philosopher, historian, biographer, travel writer and poet. He has written fifteen books which are being translated into fourteen different languages. An occasional broadcaster, his circumnavigation of Africa was made into a 6-part TV series and his voyage around Ireland into a BBC Radio series.

Marshall became a boarder at Steyning Grammar School in the Sussex Downs. He then sailed around the world as a purser cadet in the Merchant Navy before teaching English in Senegal, West Africa. He returned to England to take a Bachelor of Arts in English, French and Spanish from the University of London and an Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in the History of Ideas from the University of Sussex. He has taught philosophy and literature at several British universities and art colleges.

In the 1970s Marshall was a founder member of a libertarian community called Redfield in Buckinghamshire, England. He went in 1980 to live in Snowdonia National Park in North Wales to write his first book and stayed on for 21 years, first living in a remote cottage in the mountains and then down by the sea. He now lives in Devon, England. He has two children, Emily and Dylan.

Marshall has made a major contribution to fields as diverse as anarchism, ecology, alchemy and archaeology. He has been described by Resurgence magazine as one of the 25 'visionary voices' who have shaped the new world view in the last quarter of a century. His philosophy of Liberation Ecology is presented in Riding the Wind (1998). In his life and writings, he has tried to expand freedom and to help all beings realize their full potential. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

This was the "Hollywood Squares" host's first - and only - attempt at a variety show of his own; Peter Marshall was already an accomplished singer, which not too many people were aware of when this show premiered (he even made a few albums in the mid-to-late 1960's). In addition to a talk-show style format, there were musical numbers, some of which Mr. Marshall performed with resident singing group The Chapter Five, as well as comedy sketches with regulars Rod Gist and Denny Evans. Sadly, Mr. Marshall's series lasted only five months; it was certainly a pleasant way to end a Sunday evening (or Saturday, depending on when and where Mr. Marshall's series was shown as it was syndicated). Written by William Bennett Warfield

Brother of actress Joanne Dru.

Erstwhile comedy partner of actor-entertainer Tommy Noonan. (See also John Ireland (I).)

Father of professional baseball player Pete LaCock.

His mother was president of the Motion Picture Mother's 1975-76.

Currently sings with Big Bands.

Peter first went to New York at age 12 (after the death of his pharmacist father, Ralph). He joined his mother, Jeanne, an aspiring costume designer who was working at Macy's as a saleswoman. His 16 year old sister, Joanne (later known as actress Joanne Dru), had started a modeling career.

In the 1950s, Marshall was part of a comedy team - Noonan (Tommy)& Marshall.

His children are 'Suzanne LaCock', Pete, David and Jaime.