Bob Newhart

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-09-05

Day of death

2024-07-18 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Bob Newhart

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.

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • ER

    ER

  • The View

    The View

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Rescuers

    The Rescuers

  • Elf

    Elf

  • Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio

  • Horrible Bosses

    Horrible Bosses

  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

    Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

  • In & Out

    In & Out

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

  • Catch-22

    Catch-22

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

  • All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

    All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

  • George & Leo

    George & Leo

  • The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

    The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice

  • Bob

    Bob

  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

  • Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

    Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

  • Christmas with Crosby & Kate

    Christmas with Crosby & Kate

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

  • This Week

    This Week

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Captain Nice

    Captain Nice

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • First Family

    First Family

  • The Sports Pages

    The Sports Pages

  • Hell Is for Heroes

    Hell Is for Heroes

  • The Entertainers

    The Entertainers

  • The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

  • Five

    Five

  • Playboy After Dark

    Playboy After Dark

  • Committed

    Committed

  • Salute to Stan Laurel

    Salute to Stan Laurel

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Don Rickles: One Night Only

    Don Rickles: One Night Only

  • Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

    Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

  • Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

  • Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

    Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Decisions! Decisions!

    Decisions! Decisions!

  • Dean Martin: King of Cool

    Dean Martin: King of Cool

  • Yesterday's Tomorrows

    Yesterday's Tomorrows

  • The Rescuers Down Under

    The Rescuers Down Under

  • Marathon

    Marathon

  • TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

    TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

  • Rickles... On the Loose

    Rickles... On the Loose

  • The Don Rickles Show

    The Don Rickles Show

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Playboy's Penthouse

    Playboy's Penthouse

  • Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

    Don Rickles: Alive And Kicking

  • George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

    George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

  • Thursday's Game

    Thursday's Game

  • Disney's Greatest Villains

    Disney's Greatest Villains

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Bob and Don: A Love Story

    Bob and Don: A Love Story

  • Hot Millions

    Hot Millions

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

  • Little Miss Marker

    Little Miss Marker

  • Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

    Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

  • The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special

    The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special

  • Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter

    Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter

  • Bob Newhart: Off the Record

    Bob Newhart: Off the Record

  • Bob Newhart:  Button-Down Concert

    Bob Newhart: Button-Down Concert

  • Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned

    Bob Newhart: Unbuttoned