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| image=Belloby.jpg
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| born_month= 7
| born_day= 11
| born_year= 1924
| death_month= 09
| death_day= 15
| death_year= 2007
| character= [[Belloby]]
| nationality= CA
| site=
| imdb= 0813827
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'''Brett Somers''' (July 11, 1924—September 15, 2007 in New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian-American actor.

Somers is well-known to most American television viewers as a panelist in the long-running CBS daytime and syndicated game show, ''[[w:Match Game|Match Game]]'', often serving as comedic foil to actor and fellow panelist [[imdb:nm0717650|Charles Nelson Reilly]].

Somers has enjoyed minor roles in several classic television shows, including ''Ben Casey'', ''The Fugitive'', ''Have Gun - Will Travel'', ''The F.B.I.'', ''Barney Miller'' and the ''Mary Tyler Moore Show''.

Somers most enduring recurring role was as Blanche Madison, the ex-wife of Oscar Madison (played by Somers's husband, [[w:Jack Klugman|Jack Klugman]]) in ''The Odd Couple''. Klugman and Somers separated in 1974, but did not divorce.

Somers portrayed [[Sire]]ss [[Belloby]] in the [[Original Series]] episode, "[[The Magnificent Warriors]]".

Somers has performed in New York nightclub shows as of 2003. She resided in Westport, Connecticut in 2005.

She passed away due to colon and stomach cancer.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/other_news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003641958|title=Actor-Comedian Brett Somers Dies at 83|date=17 September 2007|accessdate=18 September 2007|last=Horwitz|first=Simi|format=|language=}}</ref>

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