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Johnny Gilbert (born c. 1924) is a prolific American television game show announcer, best known for his 20-year association with TV's Jeopardy!. His other credits include Chain Reaction, Go, Supermarket Sweep, Card Sharks and The $25,000 Pyramid. Although he is widely credited as the only voice actor to have announced on both the Bill Cullen and Bob Barker versions of The Price Is Right, in reality he was not among the group of announcers requested to sub the CBS daytime format following the death of legendary Johnny Olson in 1985. A former nightclub singer and entertainer, he also emceed a number of game shows in the 1950s, eg Music Bingo.
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