Bill Rafferty

William Rafferty (June 17, 1944-August 11, 2012, known professionally as Bill Rafferty) was a stand-up comedian and game show host. He appeared on Super Password during the week of March 16 to 20, 1987. At the time of his Super Password appearance, he was then currently hosting Card Sharks in syndication, and Blockbusters on NBC. As he arrived on stage on Super Password, he was credited for his role on Blockbusters.

Before his game show career launched in 1984 with Every Second Counts, he was a star on the reality TV series Real People, which ran from 1979 to 1984.

Rafferty died on August 11, 2012 from congestive heart failure at age 68. Several years prior to his death, he was the host of the TV series Retired and Wired on RLTV, and his final TV appearance was during an interview on GSN Live on Game Show Network in 2008.