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Bob Newhart
Born · September 5, 1929
Died · July 18, 2024 (94 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Bio
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: A Legacy of Laughter
Himself (Archive Footage)
0.0
2024
Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter
Himself · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
Bob and Don: A Love Story
Self
7.0
2023
Once Upon a Studio
Bernard (voice) (archive footage)
8.3
2023
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
7.5
2021
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.2
2020
Young Sheldon
Professor Proton · (3 episodes)
8.1
2017
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
4.3
2016
The Librarians
Judson · (3 episodes)
7.3
2014
Don Rickles: One Night Only
Self
7.6
2014
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
7.1
2013
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Self
0.0
2012
Inside Comedy
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2012
Five
Dr. Roth
7.0
2011
Horrible Bosses
Lou Sherman
6.6
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
Hot in Cleveland
Bob Sr. · (2 episodes)
7.4
2010
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
Judson
6.3
2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
6.8
2007
The Big Bang Theory
Arthur Jeffries · (6 episodes)
7.9
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2007
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Judson
6.3
2006
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
(1 episode)
0.0
2005
Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned
0.0
2005
Committed
Blinky · (1 episode)
5.0
2005
Desperate Housewives
Morty Flickman · (3 episodes)
7.9
2004
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Judson
6.3
2004
Elf
Papa Elf
6.7
2003
NCIS
Dr. Walter Magnus · (1 episode)
7.6
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Sid Post
5.7
2003
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
0.0
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
0.0
2002
The Sports Pages
Doc Waddems
6.0
2001
Yesterday's Tomorrows
Self
0.0
1999
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Leonard (voice)
6.0
1998
George & Leo
George Stoody · (22 episodes)
0.0
1997
In & Out
Tom Halliwell
6.5
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996
MADtv
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
6.9
1995
ER
Ben Hollander · (3 episodes)
7.8
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self - Host
6.0
1992
Bob
Bob McKay · (33 episodes)
6.8
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert
Self
0.0
1992
Bob Newhart: Off the Record
6.0
1992
The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special
Bob Hartley
0.0
1991
The Entertainers
Todd Wilson
0.0
1991
The Rescuers Down Under
Bernard (voice)
6.6
1990
The Simpsons
Bob Newhart (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Murphy Brown
Dr. Bob Hartley · (1 episode)
6.4
1988
Rickles... On the Loose
Self
0.0
1986
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
0.0
1986
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
8.0
1985
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
6.0
1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Self
8.0
1983
Newhart
Robert Hartley · (1 episode)
7.2
1982
Newhart
Dick Loudon · (184 episodes)
7.2
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
1982
This Week
(1 episode)
9.0
1981
First Family
President Manfred Link
3.0
1980
Little Miss Marker
Regret
6.5
1980
Marathon
Walter Burton
4.0
1980
The Rescuers
Bernard (voice)
6.8
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1974
Thursday's Game
Marvin Ellison
5.2
1974
Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking
Self
0.0
1972
The Bob Newhart Show
Robert Hartley · (142 episodes)
7.4
1972
The Don Rickles Show
Brother-in-law · (8 episodes)
5.0
1972
Decisions! Decisions!
John Hobson
0.0
1971
Cold Turkey
Merwin Wren
6.2
1971
The Don Knotts Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1970
Catch-22
Maj. Major Major
6.7
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Dr. Mason Hume
6.6
1970
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · (3 episodes)
5.8
1969
Playboy After Dark
(1 episode)
1.0
1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self
7.6
1968
Hot Millions
Willard C. Gnatpole
6.6
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self - Cameo · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1967
Captain Nice
Lloyd Larchmont · (1 episode)
5.7
1967
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Himself
10.0
1966
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
(12 episodes)
0.0
1966
Salute to Stan Laurel
Self
0.0
1965
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Comedian · (3 episodes)
4.5
1964
The Judy Garland Show
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Charles Fenton · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (25 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (75 episodes)
7.4
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Gerald Swinney · (1 episode)
7.8
1962
Hell Is for Heroes
James E. Driscoll
6.4
1962
The Bob Newhart Show
(34 episodes)
9.0
1961
Insight
Marvin · (133 episodes)
6.0
1960
Insight
God · (133 episodes)
6.0
1960
Playboy's Penthouse
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1956
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1950
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (5 episodes)
6.6
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
6.8
1944