Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Birthdate
September 5, 1929 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Date of Death
July 18, 2024
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
September 5, 1929 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Date of Death
July 18, 2024
Known For
Acting

Biography

George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024), known professionally as Bob Newhart, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached #1 on the Billboard pop music charts—it remains the 20th best-selling album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Again! was also a massive success, and both albums held the Billboard #1 and #2 spots simultaneously, a feat unequaled until the 1991 release of Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II by hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

Newhart later went into acting, starring in two long-running and prize-winning situation comedies, first as psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and then as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart. He also had a third sitcom that was short-lived and initially successful but was soon canceled, named Bob. Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. One of his most recent roles is the library head Judson in The Librarian.

Bob Newhart's LGBTQ+ Titles

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In & Out
Tom Halliwell

Acting (109)

2024
Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter as Himself (1 episode)
2024
Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter as Himself (Archive Footage)
2023
Bob and Don: A Love Story as Self
2023
Once Upon a Studio as Bernard (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self
2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2017
Young Sheldon as Professor Proton (3 episodes)
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2014
The Librarians as Judson (3 episodes)
2014
Don Rickles: One Night Only as Self
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
2012
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man as Self
2012
Inside Comedy as Self (1 episode)
2011
Five as Dr. Roth
2011
Horrible Bosses as Lou Sherman
2010
Conan as Self (1 episode)
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Bob Sr. (2 episodes)
2008
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice as Judson
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007
The Big Bang Theory as Arthur Jeffries (6 episodes)
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as Judson
2005
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (1 episode)
2005
Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned
2005
Committed as Blinky (1 episode)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Morty Flickman (3 episodes)
2004
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Judson
2003
Elf as Papa Elf
2003
NCIS as Dr. Walter Magnus (1 episode)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (2 episodes)
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Sid Post
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
2001
The Sports Pages as Doc Waddems
1999
Yesterday's Tomorrows as Self
1998
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as Leonard (voice)
1997
George & Leo as George Stoody (22 episodes)
1997
In & Out as Tom Halliwell
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (2 episodes)
1995
MADtv as Self - Special Guest (1 episode)
1994
ER as Ben Hollander (3 episodes)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as Self - Host
1992
Bob as Bob McKay (33 episodes)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
1992
Bob Newhart: Off the Record
1992
Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert as Self
1991
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special as Bob Hartley
1991
The Entertainers as Todd Wilson
1990
The Rescuers Down Under as Bernard (voice)
1989
The Simpsons as Bob Newhart (voice) (1 episode)
1988
Murphy Brown as Dr. Bob Hartley (1 episode)
1986
Rickles... On the Loose as Self
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines as Self
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1983
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business as Self
1982
Newhart as Dick Loudon (184 episodes)
1982
Newhart as Robert Hartley (1 episode)
1982
Late Night with David Letterman as Self (1 episode)
1981
This Week (1 episode)
1980
First Family as President Manfred Link
1980
Little Miss Marker as Regret
1980
Marathon as Walter Burton
1977
The Rescuers as Bernard (voice)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (2 episodes)
1974
Dinah! as Self (1 episode)
1974
Thursday's Game as Marvin Ellison
1972
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking as Self
1972
The Bob Newhart Show as Robert Hartley (142 episodes)
1972
The Don Rickles Show as Brother-in-law (8 episodes)
1971
Decisions! Decisions! as John Hobson
1971
Cold Turkey as Merwin Wren
1970
The Don Knotts Show as Self (1 episode)
1970
Catch-22 as Maj. Major Major
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever as Dr. Mason Hume
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self (3 episodes)
1969
Playboy After Dark (1 episode)
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self
1968
Hot Millions as Willard C. Gnatpole
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1967
The Carol Burnett Show as Self (1 episode)
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (3 episodes)
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self (1 episode)
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour as Self - Cameo (1 episode)
1967
Captain Nice as Lloyd Larchmont (1 episode)
1966
Christmas with Crosby & Kate as Himself
1965
Salute to Stan Laurel as Self
1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Comedian (3 episodes)
1963
The Judy Garland Show as Self (1 episode)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Charles Fenton (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (18 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host (71 episodes)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Gerald Swinney (1 episode)
1962
Hell Is for Heroes as James E. Driscoll
1961
The Bob Newhart Show (34 episodes)
1960
Insight as God (133 episodes)
1960
Insight as Marvin (133 episodes)
1959
Playboy's Penthouse as Self (1 episode)
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self (1 episode)
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self (1 episode)
1950
The Bob Hope Show as Self (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest (1 episode)
1949
The Emmy Awards as Self (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Comedian (2 episodes)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Comedian (2 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)

Writing (2)

1992
Bob Newhart: Off the Record • Writer
• Writer
1961
The Bob Newhart Show • Writer (34 episodes)
• Writer (34 episodes)